Richard Loe runs the rule over the New Zealand Super 14 sides after a poor weekend for the Chiefs, Crusaders and Blues in The New Zealand Herald.
"Rugby's a cruel sport. The second match wasn't much kinder. Being a rowing champs, there were plenty of Waikato folk in the bar.
"I can tell you this with some certainty: when things go wrong Waikato fans start pointing the finger. They start pointing the finger at the coaching and at the selection. There is no doubt the Chiefs have the personnel - they fronted up pretty well against the Crusaders in round one - but for whatever reason they seem unable to get the best out of themselves.
"It is almost unbelievable that they couldn't put away a side which was disintegrating in front of their eyes. The Waratahs had fallen to pieces but the Chiefs could not finish them off. There has to be a real worry about the tight five after that set-piece display."
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