Chiefs v Brumbies - Top Opta Facts

Due to the farcical nature of Super Rugby’s conference system the Brumbies will qualify for the finals ahead of the Chiefs (as top seed from the Australian conference), even though the Chiefs are likely to pick up twice as many wins and an extra 24 competition points than their opponents.

Here’s some more facts from Opta that cover the entire history of this fixture. It doesn’t make good reading for the Brumbies.

• The Chiefs have won four of their last six games against the Brumbies, and will be looking for three victories in a row against the team from the Australian capital for the first time in Super Rugby history.
• The Chiefs have won each of their last four games when hosting the Brumbies, though they’ve allowed them a losing bonus point on each occasion.
• The Chiefs have won nine of their last 10 games against Australian opposition, and haven’t lost to an Australian team when playing at home since 2014.
• The Brumbies have lost on their last eight visits to New Zealand by an average margin of 15 points, last winning in Round 4, 2014 against the Hurricanes.
• The Canberra squad have been kept tryless in the opening half of three of their last six games, scoring only five tries in total across that span.