The Sunwolves made history Saturday with their first-ever Super Rugby away win, beating two-time champions the Chiefs 30-15 at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Having only ever won in Tokyo and their secondary home grounds in Singapore and Hong Kong, the Sunwolves achieved just their second win over a New Zealand side and improved to 1-2 for the season thanks to a superb first half and brave second stanza.

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"It's pretty amazing," Sunwolves captain Michael Little said. "The boys put in a lot of work this week and we knew we could do it. It's not just the 23 (players in the squad), it's the entire staff."

The Sunwolves made the perfect start when Shuhei Matsuhashi crossed in the second minute following good work in the build-up by Little and Uwe Helu.

Hayden Parker slotted the extras from the sidelines to make it 7-0, then added a penalty, but not before the Sunwolves' injury crisis worsened with Shane Gates stretchered off in the fifth minute.

(Shuhei Matsuhashi)[Getty for SUNWOLVES/Kyodo]

With Japan internationals Hendrik Tui, Helu and Matsuhashi prominent, the Sunwolves dominated territory and possession. And although they gave up a penalty to Damian McKenzie with 22 minutes on the clock, the visitors' defense held firm whenever the Chiefs did get their hands on the ball.

A second penalty from Parker restored the 10-point advantage, however, as the Sunwolves continued to stretch the Chiefs' defense with a clever combination of pick-and-gos and breaks out wide.

A second injury saw Kaito Shigeno leave the field but the Sunwolves remained positive with ball in hand and they were rewarded with a try by Helu following some great interaction between forwards and backs.

Parker was once again on target with the conversion and then kicked a third penalty as the Sunwolves went into the break leading 23-3 following a dominant 40 minutes.

The Chiefs came out firing after the break, desperate to put their poor first half behind them, and a try from Alex Nankivell, converted by McKenzie, saw them reach double figures.

The score lifted the Chiefs, who started moving the match stats closer to parity.

But the Sunwolves weathered the storm and Gerhard van den Heever finished off some scrappy rugby from both sides in the 57th minute to score his third try in a week.

(Gerhard van den Heever)[Getty for SUNWOLVES/Kyodo]

Parker's deadly left boot added the extras as his 100 percent kicking record for the season saw the Sunwolves lead 30-10.

With a rash of penalties going against the Sunwolves, Etene Nanai-Seturo closed the gap with a try in the corner.

But the Sunwolves defense held on the rest of the way for a famous victory over the 2012 and 2013 Super Rugby champions.