Taniwha Unleashed: Inside The Chiefs Rugby Club

November 28, 2024

Honour and pride are on the line, as the men's team make a desperate bid to restore Chiefs Mana in their preseason trip to Japan. New players and staff are ceremoniously welcomed at the Whatanoa Gate. Former Black Fern Chelsea Semple makes a triumphant post-baby return to the women's game, but is it enough for the Manawa to bury the ghosts of last year's soul destroying grand final loss?

The men's team get their Super Rugby season underway with a shot at redemption. The women's title charge suffers a massive setback. And club legend and former All Black Liam Messam reminds everyone, at the ripe old age of 40, that he can still unleash the beast.

Former All Blacks Captain Sam Cane returns to Chiefs Country to inspire the men's heroic charge into the finals. The women's coaching staff face a grand final selection nightmare and two young emerging superstars look set to write their names into New Zealand's rugby folklore.