The Hurricanes-Chiefs rivalry has been both close and intense since the teams first met in 1996.

The Hurricanes won that first meeting, 23-15 in Rotorua with tries to Mark Allen and Jason O'Halloran and the two clubs have been going at it ever since.

Check out the rivalry by the numbers below:

10 The Hurricanes have won their last ten matches in a row, their last loss was to the Sharks at Durban on 7 May 2016 and the last New Zealand side to beat them was the Chiefs in Wellington on 23 April 2016.

3 The record for most tries scored by a Hurricanes player in a match against the Chiefs is three, by hooker Andrew Hore in Wellington in 2006.

3 The record for the most tries scored by a Chiefs player in a match against the Hurricanes, by Bruce Reihana in Wellington in 2001 and by Nick Collins in Hamilton in 2002.

6 The most tries the Hurricanes have scored in a match against the Chiefs, on two occasions in Wellington in 2008 and 2014.

15 The number of times the Hurricanes have beaten the Chiefs after 28 matches. There have been 12 losses and one draw.

7 Ma'a Nonu has scored the highest number of tries for the Hurricanes against the Chiefs with seven including two in a match on two occasions. Julian Savea has scored five tries, also including two tries in a match on two occasions.

154 The number of points the Hurricanes have aggrevated so far in 2017, made up of 24 tries and 17 conversions. They have conceded 23 points made up of three tries (all scored in the same match against the Sunwolves), one conversion and two penalties.

295 The Hurricanes have scored just one more try against all New Zealand sides than they have conceded (294).

100 Aaron Cruden's aggregate number of points scored in Hurricanes-Chiefs matches, scoring 27 for the Hurricanes against the Chiefs between 2010 and 2011 and a record of 73 points for the Chiefs after moving in 2012 during just seven appearances against the Hurricanes.

657 The aggregrate number of points the Hurricanes have scored against the Chiefs, made up of 78 tries, 51 conversions, 53 penalties, and two drop goals.

50 The Hurricanes 50th win was agaisnt the Chiefs in Wellington on April 1, 2005.

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