A chaotic night in Hamilton sees the Chiefs and the Hurricanes both lose, but with the quarterfinal rematch still to come, the fans are the real winners.
To say Shaun Stevenson’s ride with the Chiefs since making his Super Rugby debut against the Crusaders hasn’t been smooth would be something of a kind description. On Saturday night, the talented outside back will earn his 50th cap.
The Southern Hemisphere edition of the 2020 RugbyPass FIFA Pros competition has come to a fitting end, with Shaun Stevenson of the Chiefs coming up against the Brumbies' Pete Samu in the tournament final.
It's not often an individual perfectly personifies a team's season, but Chiefs outside back Shaun Stevenson has done exactly that.
The Blues have walked away from a hastily-arranged game-of-three-halves undefeated after beating the Crusaders and Chiefs in Cambridge.
Utility back Damian McKenzie has been named to start in the Chiefs' final warm-up of the year - but not in his usual fullback position.
The Chiefs have returned from last year's winless Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign with two first-up pre-season victories over the Blues and Hurricanes in Upper Hutt on Saturday.