After a year and a half of not having to travel outside of New Zealand for games, the Chiefs are going to do their best to make up for it over the next few weeks.
For the opening three rounds of Super Rugby Transtasman, the Chiefs will be travelling back and forth from New Zealand to Australia, with matches in Perth, Hamilton and Townsville to open their campaign. They will also have to travel to Sydney for their final game of the campaign, with only themselves and the Crusaders scheduled to play away from home three times during the short five-round competition.
Between Perth, Townsville and Sydney, with trips back to Hamilton in between, the Chiefs have the added battle of travel for much of the season - with only back-to-back home games in weeks three and four.
It's an added layer to the challenge of the competition which allows the Chiefs to get straight back into their work after falling short in the Super Rugby Aotearoa final last weekend.
"It will test our environment and challenge us as a team to bounce back and deliver on the field once again this weekend in Perth," Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan said.