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Braunias: Secret Diary of The Chiefs
COMMENT: The boys are hurting over their loss to the Hurricanes. But that's rugby. At the end of the day we just have to take it on the chin and move on.
COMMENT: The boys are hurting over their loss to the Hurricanes. But that's rugby. At the end of the day we just have to take it on the chin and move on.
The Chiefs bosses will wake up tomorrow and hope the last 48 hours was just a bad dream.
Comments made by the Chiefs' major sponsor in the wake of allegations of inappropriate contact with a stripper, have been described as 'appalling and disappointing'.
Steve Hansen has reminded his players of what is expected of them as All Blacks in the wake of the Chiefs stripper scandal.
The Chiefs are in further hot water after hiring a stripper who claims the players were touching her despite being warned not to.
The story of the both the Chiefs' season and their semifinal defeat can be told in two numbers.
All the action as the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs in the first Super Rugby semifinal at Westpac Stadium.
There's nothing quite like x-factor to get the job done. And there's no one with x-factor like Beauden Barrett and Ardie Savea.
The Hurricanes will host the Super Rugby final for the second straight campaign, proving far too strong for the Chiefs.
A Super Rugby semifinal needs no supplementary narratives. Yet, tonight in Wellington, it will be difficult to ignore the battle brewing for the All Blacks' No10 jersey.
In a pure meritocracy like professional sport, why has the Chiefs' halfback job been so evenly shared?
The Hurricanes have lost all six of their playoff games against fellow Kiwi teams. Not a good omen heading into tomorrow's semifinal with the Chiefs
The reinforcements have arrived for the Chiefs, with Sam Cane, Seta Tamanivalu and Michael Leitch all set for Saturday's semifinal.
Hurricanes captain Dane Coles will be given until match day to prove his fitness for Saturday's Super Rugby semifinal against the Chiefs at Westpac Stadium.
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has reiterated his intention to head offshore after Steve Hansen earlier in the week extended his All Blacks
The Chiefs have received a couple of positive pieces of injury news, with both Sam Cane and Seta Tamanivalu close to fitness.
The semifinal spotlight will fall squarely on the two young Hurricanes hookers charged with stepping into Dane Coles' shoes to face the Chiefs.
Will it be an all-New Zealand Super Rugby final or will the Lions spoil the party?
The top-qualifying Hurricanes will next weekend host the Chiefs in Wellington, while the defending champion Highlanders will travel to Johannesburg.
There's no questioning the Hurricanes' quality, writes Justin Marshall. Tonight against the Sharks is about learning the lessons of their past.
Stephen Donald has been handed another momentous task, named at second five for the Chiefs' do-or-die clash in Cape Town.
Will either the Chiefs or the Stormers benefit from the disparity in their respective schedules in Sunday's quarter-final?
COMMENT: Of all the strange rugby decisions made this season, the Liam Messam one has got to be the craziest, writes Scotty Stevenson.
Liam Messam has been ruled ineligible by Sanzaar for Sunday morning's Super Rugby quarter-final against the Stormers.
If the Chiefs' playoff task appears much trickier than what was forecast a week ago, that challenge is only enhanced when assessing their midfield stocks.
The quarter-final lineup is set in Super Rugby after the Hurricanes thrashed the Crusaders and the Highlanders overcame the Chiefs. Were those matches of test intensity? The All Blacks will release a new jersey in the coming days. How will it differ from the others? More golden point heartbreak for the Warriors after going down late to Manly in Perth.
All the action as the Highlanders hosted the Chiefs in a vital Super Rugby clash at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
A wild night and a conference turned upside down ended with a familiar outcome - the Highlanders in title-winning form.
There's something about the Chiefs that makes them sit a little aloof from the rest of the title contenders.
Liam Messam's last Super Rugby start showed the Chiefs just how hard it can be to win on the road in the playoffs. It was more than