Jul 02

AFC West

Chiefs roll on unbeaten as Highlanders upset Brumbies

Tokyo (AFP) – Damian McKenzie was in sparkling form as the Waikato Chiefs maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a rout of the Sunwolves, while the Otago Highlanders converted a last-gasp try to stun the ACT Brumbies.McKenzie, who missed last year's World Cup in Japan because of injury, capped a superb performance with 11 points from a try and three conversions in Tokyo as the Chiefs ran away with a 43-17 victory.A Folau Fainga'a hat-trick wasn't enough for the Brumbies with Teariki Ben-Nicholas scoring a try after the full-time buzzer and Josh Ioane converting to ensure the Highla…

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