Chiefs
The Chiefs represent the five provincial unions that occupy the upper middle portion of the North Island – these being the South Auckland-based Counties Manukau, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, King Country and the franchise’s host provincial union, Waikato. The franchise’s catchment area stretches from the Southern motorway in Auckland city down to the water's edge of Lake Taupo in the central North Island. Counties Manukau and Thames Valley were previously affiliated to the Blues. The current franchise was established in 1999. The Northland and North Harbour provincial unions contributed to the first three years of the Chiefs prior to being realigned with the Blues.
Head To Head
13 Wins
22 Wins
Draws: 1
Results
1996: Highlanders v Chiefs, 5-22
1997: Chiefs v Highlanders, 18-34
1998: Highlanders v Chiefs, 29-11
1999: Chiefs v Highlanders, 16-27
2000: Highlanders v Chiefs, 38-6
2001: Chiefs v Highlanders, 50-19
2002: Highlanders v Chiefs, 24-29
2003: Chiefs v Highlanders, 16-29
2004: Highlanders v Chiefs, 31-36
2005: Chiefs v Highlanders, 31-8
2006: Chiefs v Highlanders, 16-13
2007: Highlanders v Chiefs, 34-38
2008: Chiefs v Highlanders, 39-24
2009: Highlanders v Chiefs, 10-14
2010: Chiefs v Highlanders 27-21
2011: Highlanders v Chiefs 23-13 & Chiefs v Highlanders 20-7
2012: Chiefs v Highlanders, 19-23 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 21-27
2013: Highlanders v Chiefs, 27-41 & Chiefs v Highlanders, 19-7
2014: Chiefs v Highlanders, 21-19 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 29-25
2015: Chiefs v Highlanders, 17-20 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 36-9 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 24-14
2016: Chiefs v Highlanders, 13-26 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 25-15
2017: Highlanders v Chiefs, 15-24
2018: Chiefs v Highlanders, 27-22 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 22-45
2019: Chiefs v Highlanders, 27-30 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 31-31
2020: Highlanders v Chiefs, 28-27 & Chiefs v Highlanders, 31-33
2021: Chiefs v Highlanders, 23-39 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 23-26
2022: Chiefs v Highlanders, 26-16
2023: Chiefs v Highlanders, 28-7 & Highlanders v Chiefs, 28-52
Honours Board
Finalists
2020
Quarter-Finalists
2016
Quarter-Finalists
2015
Champions
2013
Champions
2012
Finalists
2009
