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Chiefs vs Reds Super Rugby Pacific qualifying finals preview as the sides meet at FMG Stadium Waikato.
The Chiefs finished second in the table with 51 points from 11 wins and three defeats during the year. This was the joint-best record in the league with the Hurricanes, but finished four points behind the league leaders.
The Reds finished fifth with eight wins and six defeats from 14 games. They finished just one point behind the Blues, who finished in fourth.
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Chiefs (Home team):
ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScoreWon30th May 2026Super RugbyBlues59-34Loss22nd May 2026Super RugbyCrusaders36-32Won15th May 2026Super RugbyHighlanders42-12Won8th May 2026Super RugbyReds21-31Won26th April 2026Super RugbyFijian Drua42-22
The Chiefs won eight of their final nine games of the season, with their only loss in this run coming away to the Crusaders. In the final round of the season, they produced a 25-point win over the Blues. The match was close at half-time with the scores sitting at 19-15. In the second-half, six Chiefs tries set them up for a 59-34 win.
Reds (Away team):
ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScoreWon29th May 2026Super RugbyFijian Drua45-24Won23rd May 2026Super RugbyMoana Pasifika31-33Loss16th May 2026Super RugbyWestern Force19-14Loss8th May 2026Super RugbyChiefs21-31Won2nd May 2026Super RugbyBrumbies30-21
The Reds won their final two games of the season to seal their position in the top six. The final game saw them win by 21 against the Fijian Drua. They flew out to an early lead and were 21-5 in front after 35 minutes. The Drua scored three tries either side of halftime to find themselves 24-21 behind. The Reds went on to score four tries in the final 25 minutes to seal the game.
Chiefs vs Reds head-to-head record (last five matches):
DateCompetitionWinnerScore8th May 2026Super RugbyChiefs21-314th April 2025Super RugbyChiefs27-157th June 2024Super Rugby PlayoffsChiefs43-219th March 2024Super RugbyReds25-1910th June 2023Super Rugby PlayoffsChiefs29-20
The Chiefs have won four of the last five meetings between the teams and five of the last six in Hamilton, with the only defeat coming by three points.