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
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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
![Super Rugby Aotearoa](/assets/Honours-Board/Super-Rugby-Aotearoa__ScaleMaxWidthWzEwMF0.jpg)
Finalists
2020
![super 15](/assets/Honours-Board/super-15__ScaleMaxWidthWzEwMF0.jpg)
Quarter-Finalists
2016
![super 15](/assets/Honours-Board/super-15__ScaleMaxWidthWzEwMF0.jpg)
Quarter-Finalists
2015
![super 15](/assets/Honours-Board/super-15__ScaleMaxWidthWzEwMF0.jpg)
Champions
2013
![super 15](/assets/Honours-Board/super-15__ScaleMaxWidthWzEwMF0.jpg)
Champions
2012
![super 14](/assets/Honours-Board/super-14__ScaleMaxWidthWzEwMF0.jpg)
Finalists
2009
![super 12](/assets/Honours-Board/super-12__ScaleMaxWidthWzEwMF0.jpg)