The Waratahs will be smarting from last week's loss to the Highlanders at Invercargill where they probably arrived expecting to win without having to work too hard. Instead they lost and that could have been just the shake up they needed.
Match detail
We are waiting for the kick off.
The match is underway.
2.00: Wow, Drew Mitchell gives the Waratahs the perfect start. He darts through a hole and then chip kicks, chases and then regathers and scores the first try of the match. Brilliant skills.
3.00: Berrick Barnes misses the conversion.
5.00: Beale steps through the Chiefs defence and takes Phil Waugh with him. They get to within 5m but its slow and they have to change sides.
6.00: The Waratahs put 22 phases through and get the advantage and Waught kicks through but we go back for the penalty.
9.00: The Waratahs opt for the line out. They win the line out but then a ruck forms and Burgess knocks on.
11.00: The Waratahs are intent on playing the game in the Chiefs half. They scrum is having some early trouble.
12.00: The Waratahs go on attack but the pass goes out on the full.
13.00: The Chiefs win the line out and Sweeney has a run but gives away a penalty.
17.00: The Chiefs are coming into the game much more now. The Waratahs are however still playing the game in the Chiefs half but the Chiefs have them closer to the half way line.
20.00: Waratahs still on attack, Rob Horne makes good ground and Waugh is there in support but the Chiefs manage to stop the attack. Waugh and Beale are having great games. Burgess is not having a good time.
21.00: Bourke tries to kick the ball upfield and misses - handing the ball to the Waratahs. They pile on the pressure again and they have a penalty advantage but Mowen breaks through and scores !!
23.00: Berrick Barnes adds the conversion.
26.00: A huge brawl breaks out between Al Baxter and Nathan White. Messam comes in as White throws a couple of punches. Penalty to the Waratahs. They kick for touch.
28.00: Nathan White gives away a penalty for killing the ball and being clearly offside. The Waratahs drive over the line and score !! Tatafu Polota-Nau comes up with the ball.
29.00: Berrick Barnes misses the conversion.
33.00: The Waratahs are still banging away at the Chiefs in the Chiefs half. It's a well structured peformance. They swing the ball throght 13 phases. Then 14, but it becomes uplayable.
37.00: Some relentless attack from the Waratahs forces the Chiefs into an error. Ben Afeaki is the guilty party this time. Berrick Barnes adds the penalty and the Tahs lead by 20.
38.00: From the restart, Barnes makes a break and takes the Waratahs straight back into the Chiefs 25. The Chiefs turn it over though and they boot the ball straight into the Waratahs attack.
39.00: The Chiefs give away a penalty as the Tahs attack so the Waratahs go for the line out. After the line out they lose the ball forward.
40.00: The siren sounds for half time.
The half time score is Chiefs 0 Waratahs 20
The second half is underway.
41.00: The Waratahs again get the perfect start. Berrick Barnes gets an intercept pass and flies off and scores under the posts in the opening minute of the half. It's the bonus point.
42.00: Barnes converts his try.
44.00: The Chiefs enjoy their best spell of play but as they get into the Wartatahs 25 they knock on.
46.00: Beale makes another break for the line and the Tahs look dangerous but the Chiefs stop him.
48.00: The Tahs recycle and go again after a couple of phases Kane Douglas goes over for a try but gives away a penalty for not releasing as he was tackled just before the line.
52.00: Waratahs still on attack. They get to the tryline but just can't get over. We have a Waratahs 5m scrum.
53.00: After a couple of resets the Chiefs win a scrum, Leonard boots the ball to Beale and he pops it over the defence and sets up a line out in the Chiefs 25 which sums up how things have gone for the Chiefs in this.
55.00; The Waratahs work the ball yet again into the Chiefs 25. They go through several phases and then they go wide but the ball goes out. It's been relentless from the Tahs.
59.00: The Chiefs suddenly take a big step up as Leonard snipes and the Chiefs get up to the try line BUT the Waratahs steal the ball and they kick to safety.
62.00: The Chiefs finally manage to stretch the Waratahs defence and Tim Nanai-Williams scores in the corner untouched. Callum Bruce misses the conversion.
63.00: From the re-start Barnes gets the ball and makes some ground. The Waratahs recycle and Beale spots and opening, tells Barnes who kicks through and Beale chases and scores.
64.00; Daniel Halangahu takes the conversion and nails it. Barnes comes off.
66.00;Kurtley Beale again breaches the Chiefs defence and puts in a grubber for Lachie Turner who chases, regathers and scores.
67.00; Halangahu misses the conversion.
69.00: The Chiefs get the overlap and Bourke makes good ground but the Waratahs go over the ball illegally so the Chiefs get a penalty. They kick for touch.
71.00: The Chiefs win the line out and swing the ball out to Jackson Willison who scores the Chiefs second try.
72.00: Callum Bruce adds the conversion which makes the Chiefs score lot a more respectable.
75.00: Tim Nanai-Williams gets the ball in open play and runs into space, Leonard takes the pass and makes even more ground. The Tahs get back but the Chiefs recycle and keep the Tahs under pressure.
76.00: The Chiefs keep up their attack and then Jackson Willison shrugs off three uncommitted tackles and scores his second try.
77.00: Dwayne Sweeney adds the conversion.
79.00: From the restart Lachie Turner creates space and the Waratahs attack. Mowen makes more spaces and passes to Damien Fitzpatrick who scores the Waratahs 7th try.
80.00: The siren sounds - Halangahu nails the conversion for a record score.
The full time score is Chiefs 19 Waratahs 46
Scorers
Chiefs
Tries - T Nanai-Williams, J Willison 2
Pen -
Con - C Bruce, D Sweeney
Drop -
Cards -
Waratahs
Tries - D Mitchell, B Mowen, T Polota-Nau, B Barnes, K Beale, L Turner, D Fitzpatrick
Pen - B Barnes
Con - B Barnes 2, D Halangahu 2
Drop -
Cards -
Match Officials
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Matthew Stanish (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Teams
Chiefs - 15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Dwayne Sweeney, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Jackson Willison, 11 Jason Hona, 10 Callum Bruce, 9 Junior Poluleuligaga, 8 Colin Bourke, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam (c), 5 Kevin O'Neill, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Reserves: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 Ben Afeaki, 18 Culum Retallick, 19 Luke Braid 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Phil Burleigh, 22 Save Tokula.
Waratahs - 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Phil Waugh (c), 6 Patrick McCutcheon, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Reserves: 16 Damien Fitzpatrick, 17 Dan Palmer/ Jeremy Tilse, 18 Chris Thomson, 19 Dave Dennis, 20 Josh Holmes, 21 Daniel Halangahu, 22 Sosene Anesi.
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