Round 6 kicks off with the in-form Chiefs back at home against a desperate Highlanders side.
Jamie Jospeh’s men haven’t been able to buy a win at home. Will they be able to upset the champions, given that their hosts have just returned from a long, albeit successful, tour of the Republic?
Kick-off is at 08h35 SA time.
Chiefs: 15 Gareth Anscombe, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Tim Nanai-Williams, 12 Andrew Horrell, 11 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Nick Crosswell, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Michael Fitzgerald, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Pauliasi Manu.
Replacements: 16 Rhys Marshal, 17 Ben Afeaki, 18 Romana Graham/Fritz Lee, 19 Tanerau Latimer, 20 August Pulu, 21 Charlie Ngatai, 22 Richard Kahui/Patrick Osborne.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Jason Emery, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Elliot Dixon, 7 John Hardie, 6 Jarrad Hoeata, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Brad Thorn (captain), 3 Chris King, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Joe Wheeler, 19 Tim Boys, 20 Frae Wilson, 21 Lima Sopoaga, 22 Phil Burleigh.
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Go Chiefs, give me that SB point.
i had a nightmare the sharks lost to the rebels pretty badly 😯
@Mutley (Comment 1) : iv gvn up on super bru super rugby i still play but im in the middle im not even in the top 50 lol, but vodacom cup im near the top gonna concentrate on that instead
chiefs by 8
Why no predictions for this weekend??
Chiefs v Hurricanes. Chiefs by 13
Crusaders v Kings. Crusaders by 20+
Reds v Bulls. Reds by 10
Force v Cheetahs. Cheetahs by 5
Sharks v Rebels. Sharks by 10
Stormers v Brumbies. Brumbies by 9.
Warathas v Blues. Blues by 9
@Mutley (Comment 5) : I went with Stormers and Tahs
@Seth101 (Comment 4) : sorry bro – I got called away to an urgent customer problem yesterday. Had no time.
Score?
Chiefs 13
Highlanders 7
Halftime
Chiefs win 19-7
Chiefs win by 12, I was close