Waratahs 45 Chiefs 25
The NSW Waratahs played not like their Super Rugby season was on the line, but their very lives.
The Waratahs knew if they lost to the Chiefs at Allianz Stadium in Sydney last night their chances of winning the Australian conference title would have been remote.
But they produced their best game of the year to upset the Chiefs 45-25 and stay on top of the Australian conference. There are only three games left in the regular season after the   June break. The only negative for the Waratahs was that they did not come away with a bonus point for scoring three or more tries than the Chiefs. 
If the Brumbles beat the Sunwolves in Canberra tonight with a bonus point, they will be equal with the Waratahs on 34 points. You could see from the opening whistle the Waratahs were up for it.
With veteran No 8 Wycliff Palu setting the tone physically, they fought, they scrapped, they niggled, they got in the Chiefs' faces.
It was not the flashy. They played direct, they played hard, but in the end they beat the Chiefs at their own game with a superb display of offloading, New Zealand-style, in a six tries to four scoring feast. Waratahs captain Michael Hooper scored his first career double, while outside centre Israel Folau was simply outstanding, causing havoc for the Chiefs' defence in the midfield.
Folau scored a critical intercept try from 95m out in the first half, was instrumental in a try to rookie fullback Andrew Kellaway and then scored another midway through the second half.
Bouncing back from their 19-point loss to the Crusaders last week, it was the Waratahs' first win against a New Zealand team this season, putting a big dent in the Kiwi domination of Australian sides.
The only previous few losses to Australian teams were the Hurricanes to the Brumbies and Highlanders to the Reds.
The Waratahs led 17-13 at halftime after both teams scored two tries. NSW were anxious to make good start after getting out of the blocks slowly in so many games and produced their best of the -season.
Waratahs five-eighth Bernard Foley opened the scoring with a penalty goal in the second minute and outside centre Israel Folau scored the first six minutes later after taking an intercept 5m from NSW's line.
It was a 14-pont turnaround because the Chiefs would have scored had Folau not taken the intercept.
The Waratahs led 10-0, but went into a lull and allowed the Chiefs to get back into the game.
Chiefs outside centre Seta Tamanivalu got the visitors on the scoreboard with a try in the 12th minute. Tamanivalu chipped and chased in the Waratahs' 22 and when halfback Nick Phipps failed to secure ball in goal he reached over and grounded it.
They levelled the score with a try to five-eighth Aaron Cruden in the 18th minute. From a ruck 15m out, halfback Brad Weber ran to the blindside to create a three-on- two situation, and linked with -McKenzie, who turned it inside to Cruden.
The Waratahs were reduced to 14 players when Palu received a yellow card in the 25th minute for neck roll on Tamanivalu, but a penalty goal by McKenzie were the only points the Chiefs scored while he was in the bin.
The Waratahs regained the lead with a try by captain Michael Hooper in the 38th minute. After a sloppy lineout win Palu broke away from a ruck and on one knee offloaded to second rower Will Skelton, who found himself in space. Skelton drew two Chiefs' defenders and put Hooper away.
The Chiefs are the best second- half team in the competition and regained the lead with a try by hooker Nathan Harris in the 47th minute in the left-hand corner after a 10-phase build-up.
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