| Team | | 1. Jamie MacKintosh | | 2. Jason Rutledge | | 3. Ma'afu Fia | | 4. Jarrad Hoeata | | 5. Nick Crosswell | | 6. Adam Thomson | | 7. Tim Boys | | 8. Nasi Manu | | 9. Aaron Smith | | 10. Chris Noakes | | 11. Hosea Gear | | 12. Phil Burleigh | | 13. Tamati Ellison | | 14. Kade Poki | | 15. Ben R Smith |
| Replacements | | 16. Andrew Hore | | 17. Chris King | | 18. Josh Bekhuis | | 19. James Haskell | | 20. Jimmy Cowan | | 21. Mike Delany | | 22. Buxton Popoalii |
| | | Blow by Blow | | 82 | Highlanders lose the ball in the tackle and the ball is kicked into touch. Chiefs win 21-27. | | 80 | Highlanders with possession in Chiefs half, with no time left and trailing by six. | | 76 | Conversion - Delany converts the try | | 75 | Try - Chiefs chip the ball away and DeLany and Ben Smith startr a good counter attack as they move into the Chiefs 22m and are the Highlanders are metres away from scoring. Gear picks the ball up from the base of the ruck and powers his way over the Chiefs try line to score. | | 68 | Penalty - Cruden converts the penalty | | 67 | Highlanders letting themselves down in defence as they get blown up again and Cruden will have a relatively easy kick to extend the lead. | | 64 | Penalty - Cruden converts the penalty | | 63 | Thomson blown up for being offside and Cruden will have a shot at goal. | | 62 | Chiefs run from deep in their and a combination of good ball retention and awesome interplay sees the Chiefs take play to the Highlanders 22m area and almost score. | | 58 | Good passage of play by the Highlanders sees them move into the Chiefs 22m area and after numerous phases a loose pass spoils the good attacking opportunity. | | more |
| Match Stats | | 2 | Tries | 2 | | 1 | Conversions | 1 | | 3 | Penalties | 5 | | 0/0 | Drop Goals | 0/0 | | Kicking Stats | | 4/7 | Total | 6/8 | | 1/2 | Conversions | 1/2 | | 3/5 | Penalties | 5/6 | | Cards | | 0 | Yellow | 0 | | 0 | Red | 0 |
| | | Team | | 1. Toby Smith | | 2. Mahonri Schwalger | | 3. Ben Tameifuna | | 4. Craig Clarke | | 5. Brodie Retallick | | 6. Liam Messam | | 7. Tanerau Latimer | | 8. Kane Thompson | | 9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow | | 10. Aaron Cruden | | 11. Asaeli Tikoirotuma | | 12. Sonny Bill Williams | | 13. Jackson Willison | | 14. Tim Nanai-Williams | | 15. Robbie Robinson |
| Replacements | | 16. Hikawera Elliott | | 17. Sona Taumalolo | | 18. Michael Fitzgerald | | 19. Sam Cane | | 20. Brendon Leonard | | 21. Andrew Horrell | | 22. Augustine Pulu |
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