Waikato Chiefs have to reverse a thumping loss the last time they played the ACT Brumbies if they are to keep their Super Rugby title defence alive this weekend. The back-to-back champions take on the Brumbies in Canberra tomorrow in a rematch of last year’s final while South Africa’s Coastal Sharks have home advantage over New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders in Durban in the opening week of the season play-offs. The Chiefs were clobbered 41-23 in Canberra in April with the Brumbies outscoring the Kiwis five tries to two but coach Dave Rennie says it will be different this time. Read more about Sharks, Brumbies hold edge
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