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Chiefs: Can they compete or are they just a filler?
By David van der Merwe - Super Rugby Writer
The Chiefs are one of the NZRU teams that competes annually in the Super Rugby competition. Although they have sported some All Black players they have never really lived up to expectations. It took them till 2004 to reach a semi-final and 2009 to reach a final. They lost both of these encounters. At most they are a middle of the log team that can show some brilliance at times but not nearly enough to compete on a consistent level with the big names.
They have finished consistently between 6th and 8th place on the log. The best they have done is losing in the 2009 Final to the Bulls by 61-17. This was a season where they were the team to beat. Given that there were one or two decisions that went against them in that game, but in the end they were outplayed. they seem to have what it takes, but never live up to their potential.
The Chiefs are one of the NZRU teams that competes annually in the Super Rugby competition. Although they have sported some All Black players they have never really lived up to expectations. It took them till 2004 to reach a semi-final and 2009 to reach a final. They lost both of these encounters. At most they are a middle of the log team that can show some brilliance at times but not nearly enough to compete on a consistent level with the big names.
They have finished consistently between 6th and 8th place on the log. The best they have done is losing in the 2009 Final to the Bulls by 61-17. This was a season where they were the team to beat. Given that there were one or two decisions that went against them in that game, but in the end they were outplayed. they seem to have what it takes, but never live up to their potential.