Hurricanes (10) 29 / Chiefs (13) 26 (Final Score) 

The Hurricanes hosted the Chiefs at the Westpac Stadium, Wellington at 08:35 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD and CSN on TV in SA.

Scorers:

Hurricanes: 3 Penalties & 1 Conversion Aaron Cruden, 1 Conversion & 2 Penalties Daniel Kirkpatrick, 1 Try John Schwalger, 1 Try Tyson Keats

Chiefs: 1 Conversion & 2 Penalties & 1 Try Stephen Donald, 1 Penalty Mike Delany, 1 Try Scott Waldrom, 1 Try Tim Nanai-Williams

Teams:

Hurricanes: 15 Cory Jane, 14 Julian Savea, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Jayden Hayward, 11 Andre Taylor, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Chris Eaton, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Jack Lam, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 James Broadhurst, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore (captain), 1 John Schwalger.
Replacements: 16  Dane Coles, 17 Anthony Perenise, 18 Mark Reddish, 19 Faifili Levave, 20 Tyson Keats, 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 22 Charlie Ngatai.

Chiefs: 15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Dwayne Sweeney, 12 Tana Umaga, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Liam Messam (captain), 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Scott Waldrom, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Ben May.
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Sona Taumalolo, 18 Romana Graham, 19 Fritz Lee, 20 Taniela Moa, 21 Mike Delany, 22 Jackson Willison.

Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Joey Salmans (South Africa)
TMO: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)