A difficult kick but Cooper gets it

Reds bring the ball down into a driving maul off a lineout, 10 metres from the Chiefs tryline. A great maul that sees Schatz fall onto the tryline.

Gareth Anscombe got on the outside of his defender on the wing and then popped the ball back inside to Aki as he gets tackled out and Aki scores a great try in the corner

Reds scrum penalised basically in front of the posts and Anscombe nails the kick.

Intercepts Cruden's pass and is completely unchallenged as he scores under the posts.

The Reds have come out firing! They have already made a break and messed up what could have been a try.

I agree, Cooper needs to build his confidence so he can run the game how he used to.

Make or break for Cooper

The Chiefs will be looking to end a 3 game losing streak today against the Reds who have beaten the Chiefs the last 2 times they've met in Waikato. The dynamic duo, Genia and Cooper for the Reds will be looking to run the game but it will be a difficult task coming up against a classy Chiefs backline with a lot of flair, particularly in Cruden and Nanai-Williams.