SYDNEY (AP) — The New South Wales Waratahs’ first Super Rugby match without suspended fullback Israel Folau turned into an impressive victory on Saturday.The Waratahs overcame a 20-7 halftime deficit and held Australian conference leaders Melbourne Rebels scoreless over the final 40 minutes to register a 23-20 victory Anthony Hitchens Jersey , moving them within four points of the Rebels.Folau was suspended last week for anti-gay social media comments and is awaiting a code of conduct hearing which will decide his future, both with the Waratahs and the Australia national team. Rugby Australia said it intends to sever its contract with the 30-year-old test veteran.Without Folau, who is Super Rugby’s record try-scorer, flyhalf Bernard Foley scored a try and kicked two conversions and three penalties to account for all 16 of the Waratahs’ points in the second half.Kurtley Beale, who replaced Folau at fullback, had a strong kicking game while Foley outplayed his opposite No. 10 Quade Cooper.“We knew if we stuck to our game plan and sharpened up in our penalties we were a real shot,” said Waratahs captain Michael Hooper, who played his 100th match for the team.“That bloke has so much ticker,” Hooper said of Foley. “He rises to the challenge when he gets put under the pump. He had a great game and led us so well.”The Canberra-based ACT Brumbies also made up ground in the Aussie conference with a 19-17 win in South Africa over the Stormers.The Brumbies jumped out to a 12-3 lead with tries by forwards Peter Samu and Rory Arnold in the first 10 minutes in Cape Town.Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies made up for his kick being charged for Arnold’s try with a break late in the half. It ended a meter from the try-line with him being cut down by a high tackle by Brumbies winger Tony Pulu.After a video review Chad Henne Jersey , Pulu went to the sin-bin and the Stormers were awarded a penalty try, then scored again early in the second through prop Wilco Louw.Down 17-12, the Brumbies created a third try for fullback Tom Banks in the 58th minute and Christian Lealiifano’s conversion proved to be the match-winning points as the Brumbies defended resolutely for the remainder of the game, racking up a monumental 226 tackles by the end.“We couldn’t really unlock our backline the way we wanted,” Lealiifano said. “We had to find other ways and our defense was that today.”Overall standings leaders the Crusaders had a bye weekend and didn’t play but second-place Rebels couldn’t capitalize and are 10 points behind the defending champions. The third-placed Bulls, the South African conference leaders, also had a bye.In an earlier game Saturday, a second-half penalty try helped lift the Highlanders to a 24-12 win over the Blues in a New Zealand derby.The Blues’ 33-26 victory over the Highlanders in round six was, and remains Kendall Fuller Jersey , their first and only win over a New Zealand opponent in three years. Their subsequent match in the New Zealand conference resulted in a narrow loss to the Hamilton-based Chiefs.Buoyed by wins over the Waratahs and South Africa’s Stormers, the Blues entered Saturday’s match as favorites but the Highlanders’ strong second half called into question their touted revival.A huge scrum surge in the 50th minute brought the Highlanders a penalty try which made their lead comfortable and it became decisive with a 40-meter intercept touchdown by Matt Faddes six minutes later.“I’m just glad we stuck to what we’ve been practising all week and put it out there on the field,” Highlanders captain Ben Smith said. “These New Zealand games are always tough.” The NFL schedule is out — and here’s a rundown of the best and worst of it for the Chiefs"The National Football League released its complete 2019 schedule on Wednesday night, and it’s time to figure out which will be the best and worst parts of it for the Kansas City Chiefs...Top-level takeawayIt’s pretty obvious the NFL and the television networks expect the Chiefs to be serious contenders in 2019.Just like last season, there are games against top AFC and NFC contenders in the last four weeks of the season, along with two division games.The best game(s) of the yearFive contenders: Chiefs-Patriots Week 14 in Foxborough, Packers-Chiefs Week 8 at Arrowhead, Chiefs-Bears Week 16 in Chicago, and Chiefs-Chargers Week 11 in Mexico City or Week 17 at Arrowhead.Take your pick.But with what is now known Eric Murray Jersey , it’s hard not to see the matchup with the Patriots as one of the best games of the whole season — not just the Chiefs season.But the Bears should be very tough in 2019, and the two games against the Chargers will be critical.Whether or not the Packers game will be a good matchup will primarily depend on what happens during the first seven weeks of the season.If the Packers come out strong under new head coach Matt LaFleur, it could be quite a game.Either way, as a primetime game between Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes, it will draw lots of national attention.Once again... a late bye week!Yes! Nothing at all wrong with having a late bye week; I always feel bad for the teams that have them in Week 6. Perfect time to rest and recover for the big push at the end of the season.The worst part of the scheduleI see it as the final six games of the season: four division games — two of them against the Chargers — and two of the four games we just addressed: the Patriots and the Bears.The good news is that three of the four division games will be at Arrowhead, and the Chiefs will get their bye week after the first game of the stretch: the Mexico City game against the Chargers.Unless they arrive in Mexico City 10-0 — and the Ravens, Colts, Texans and Packers will all have something to say about that — it’s likely the Chiefs will need to win nearly every one of these last six games.Say what you want about the rest of the AFC West, but division games are rarely cakewalks — and both the Raiders and the Broncos have the potential to play more capably than we expect in 2019.Viva Estadio Azteca!For the second consecutive year Terrance Smith Jersey , the Chiefs are scheduled to play a Monday night game against a team from Los Angeles — this time the Chargers — during Week 11 in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca. Once again, the Chiefs will be designated as the away team, so there will be no worries about giving up a home game in order to play in the NFL’s International Series.Like last year, it should be a great game that will be very entertaining for local fans — provided, of course, that the game is actually played there. After last season’s debacle, it’s almost inconceivable that the stadium won’t be ready for an NFL game.But then again, at this time a year ago, I would have put the odds that the Week 11 game would be moved to Los Angeles on the Tuesday before the game at well over 100-1 — and that calculation would have been based largely on the possibility of an earthquake.Five primetime gamesThe Chiefs are scheduled for five nationally-televised primetime games.Three will be on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Then there’s the Chargers game in Mexico City on Monday Night Football Xavier Williams Jersey , and a Thursday night game at Mile High against the Broncos.Only two of the primetime games will be played at Arrowhead. Then there is the neutral-field game at Estadio Azteca.Finally, the Patriots game at Foxborough in Week 14 is now set for 3:25 p.m., which means it will likely be seen nearly nationwide.2019 Chiefs SchedulePrimetime games in bold — all times Arrowhead Time