It's been a closely-contested first half with both teams struggling in a few areas of their match. Chiefs continue to struggle with completing their attacks and have had a few missed opportunities. The Highlanders have also struggled but with discipline at times as well as being clinical in their attacks. Their attacks have been strong to begin with but fizzle out too quickly for their liking. Both kickers for either team have also struggled to convert penalty kicks and it could come back to bite them at the end of the match! If the second half is anything like the first, we're in for quite a treat!

Tupaea is forced off the field with injury as McKenzie puts his team five points ahead and ends the half!

HT: Highlanders 5-10 Chiefs

Highlanders win their lineout and get a good head of steam as they get over their ten metre line but Lienert-Brown has other ideas as he forces the turnover and gets the penalty. McKenzie will have another crack at goals from around 45 metres out

Tupaea stays on the ground as he receives some medical attention but he's back on his feet soon afterwards

Hunt clears the ball for touch over his ten metre line

Highlanders force the turnover and receive the penalty on their five metre line as they also sigh a breath of relief

Chiefs looking dangerous now as they win their lineout

Gregory concedes a high tackle penalty on Brown and Chiefs retain their referral. Trask will clear for touch from the Highlanders ten metre line just shy of the their 22

Chiefs making some good headway as they get close to the Highlanders 22 but concede a scrum but Weber makes a captain's referral for a possible high tackle

McKenzie fails to convert the penalty, maybe kicking it a bit too hard. Hunt clears from his 22 once again and Chiefs gather just inside their half