 Chikwata cheChiefs chakavambwa muna 1996 seWaikato Chiefs mumwaka wavo wekutanga weSuper 12 muna 1996. Pamberi peSuper 12, makwikwi eSuper 10 aive aripo, ayo zvikwata zveNPC zvakatora chikamu, kusanganisira Waikato. Mugore rokutanga remakwikwi Chiefs akaisa 6th muzvikwata zvose, achirasikirwa nekugadzira magumo; kukunda 6 yemitambo yavo 11 yemwaka wenguva dzose. Mumwaka wakatevera Chiefs yakaiswa pachinzvimbo chegumi nerimwe, ichikunda mitambo mina uye kurasikirwa nemitambo minomwe. Muna 1998 Chiefs yakaita pedyo neyakajairwa mwaka wavo wa1996 uye yakaiswa pachinhanho chechinomwe mumatanho ekupedzisira. Muna 1999 divi vakakwanisa kuita nani uye akati 6th nzvimbo pamusoro manera asi vakanga vachiri kuita playoffs. 