Dave Rennie doesn't have Jamie Joseph's injury problems, but the Chiefs coach will have to manage his team wisely ahead of Friday night's match against the Highlanders.

Seven competition points represents a good South African trip for the Chiefs but other, less positive, numbers are worrying coach Dave Rennie.

The Chiefs have secured a bonus point victory against the Southern Kings, but had to withstand a big comeback from the home side, which was expected to struggle against the defending champions.

For a player who didn't practise his goalkicking much in pre-season, Chiefs fullback Gareth Anscombe is doing an excellent job of bluffing his way through.

The Chiefs and Blues have been the most potent New Zealand sides in the early stages of the Super 15.

Images from the Chiefs 22-27 defeat of the Brumbies in the Super 15 final match.

Amidst talk of how far the Blues can go this season and the poor starts of the Crusaders and Hurricanes , the Chiefs are once again flying under the radar.

He is happy to have another string to his bow, but Gareth Anscombe isn't ready to give up on the No10 jersey just yet.

Richard Kahui sees himself as unlucky rather than being a victim of a position that takes lumps out of even the most robust.

One of the biggest changes in rugby as it continues to get to grips with professionalism is the way players move from one club or franchise to another.

Super rugby is billed as a massive tri-nations provincial series. But tonight looks more like an event for sparklers rather than any whizz-bang skyrockets and trumpets flourish.

Young workaholic fullback Piutau is raring to for Auckland against Highlanders after recovering from a foot injury.

Chiefs midfielder Richard Kahui has put an end to the speculation and confirmed he is leaving New Zealand to play rugby in Japan.

During the ITM Cup, new Chiefs midfielder Bundee Aki would have had few troubles producing a skite tape to impress the coaching staff of the Super Rugby champions.

A good season for the Chiefs has often meant something relatively trivial like winning more games than they lost. Starting badly and finishing with a pointless roar was their speciality.

With the five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises naming their squads today, APNZ looks at how each side stands heading into the 2013 season.