The Hamiltonians return to their fourth straight final against either the Hurricanes or Blues.

Departing coach Rob Penney expects his Canterbury Crusaders to bounce back next year after the 13-time Super Rugby champions' season-ending record loss to the "smoking hot" Waikato Chiefs. But at the ...

Our five takeaways from the Chiefs' 49-12 victory over the Crusaders in their Rugby Pacific semi-final in Hamilton on Friday.

The Chiefs demolished the defending champion Crusaders 42-12 to advance to the final stage of Super Rugby Pacific.

An emphatic first-half blitz, where they simply blew the Crusaders away, set up the Chiefs' Super Rugby Pacific 49-12 semi-final win on Friday. The home side were sublime, scoring six tries to the ...

Crusaders 12. Sweet revenge for the Chiefs. The Super Rugby Pacific trophy will be hoisted by a contrasting champion after the Chiefs ruthlessly killed off the Crusaders’ hopes ...

The Chiefs and Crusaders have named strong line-ups for this year's first Super Rugby Pacific semi-final in Hamilton on Friday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Chiefs and Hurricanes’ one-sided wins over the Crusaders and Blues in the semifinals of ...

The Waikato Chiefs stood alone with a perfect Super Rugby Pacific record on Friday after they beat the New South Wales Waratahs 24-14 and the Canterbury Crusaders downed the previously unbeaten ACT ...

Waikato Chiefs rode a spectacular ⁠first-half display to dethrone the reigning champion Canterbury Crusaders and charge into a fourth straight Super Rugby ⁠Pacific final with a 49-12 victory in ...

The Waikato Chiefs are bracing for a Canterbury Crusaders backlash on Saturday when they host the Super Rugby champions in Hamilton. The Chiefs, the competition's only unbeaten side, stunned the ...