<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Official website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.chiefs.co.nz </Td> </Tr> <P> The Chiefs (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs and officially called the Gallagher Chiefs for sponsorship reasons) are a professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand . The team competes in the Super Rugby competition, previously known as the Super 12 and Super 14, and are one of the competition's five New Zealand teams . Playing in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys, their primary home ground is Waikato Stadium . </P> <P> Until 2004, the Chiefs were the only New Zealand side never to have qualified for the Super 12 semi-finals . In that year the Chiefs earned their first semi-final berth, and in the end achieved fourth place (defeated 37--20 in the semi-final by the ACT Brumbies). They subsequently reached the 2009 final, but found themselves on the short end of a record 61--17 defeat by the Bulls . </P>

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