Chiefs fullback Shaun Stevenson dives across the line for a try at FMG Stadium Waikato
Photo: Photosport/ Bruce Lim
The so-far unbeaten Chiefs have won on home turf 34:24 against defending champions the Crusaders.
It was a tense game in front of a sell-out crowd of 23,000 fans at Hamilton’s FMG Stadium Waikato, taking the Chiefs run of wins to nine in a row and placing them squarely at the top of the table for this season.
The Chiefs took the lead with a crucial Damian McKenzie penalty kick in the second half before Tyrone Thompson scored the winning try off the back of a powerful Chiefs scrum in the final minutes.
Earlier this season the Chiefs bested the Crusaders 31-10 in the first match of the season. Going into this game the Crusaders were sitting fourth on the table, with their only other loss this season being to the Fijian Drua.
Chiefs co-captain Brad Weber said before the game that he was expecting a fierce response from the Crusaders.
“They’ve been the best team for a number of years, it’s always a huge challenge, but they just pressure you in every area really – there’s not a hell of a lot of weakness to them, so you know you’ve got your work cut out for you.
“And they’ve got a few game breakers that can really open you up if you’re not on.”
Recap – read RNZ’s pay-by-play coverage of the game:
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