Mosese Bason won the DJ Graham Medal as the best player in the Super Rugby Under 20 tournament in Taupo.
While injuries will inevitably play a part in next year's Super Rugby campaign, Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan has selected seven loose forwards who he hopes will be able to bear the brunt of the load throughout the season.
Former Bay of Plenty coach Clayton McMillan made it clear a few years ago that the best way to ensure continued success at provincial level was to boast a large number of full-time professional players. The latest squad boasts exactly that.
The never-ending depth of New Zealand rugby has apparently claimed another casualty, with one of the nation's most talented players set for a shift to Japan.
Former All Black and Chiefs co-captain Liam Messam and Taranaki loose forward Tom Florence have been called into the Chiefs squad as injury replacements.
The Gallagher Chiefs return refreshed from their bye week to venture south this Saturday to take on the inform Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
While the Chiefs may have lost Sam Cane for the remainder of the Super Rugby Aotearoa season, the return of one of last year's stars could help plug the gap left by their co-captain.
Sam Cane won't feature again in Super Rugby Aotearoa this year and while he'll prove difficult for the Chiefs to replace, it's his absence for the All Blacks that will prove most intriguing.
After losing their 10th consecutive match to extend their worst-ever losing run, how did the Chiefs rate against the Highlanders?
The surprise package for the Chiefs in their first team naming for 2021 has got to be the inclusion of young loose forward and part-time injury replacement Samipeni Finau.