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1996 Chiefs (Super Rugby) season

Chiefs
1996 season
Head coachBrad Meurant
CaptainRichard Turner
StadiumWaikato Stadium, Hamilton (Rugby Park)
Toll Stadium, Whangārei (Lowe Walker Stadium)
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Placing6th
RecordWon 6, Lost 5
Top try scorerAll: Eric Rush
Glen Osborne (4)
Top points scorerAll: Ian Foster (89)
1997 →

1996 was the first year of the Super 12 tournament and the Waikato Chiefs rugby team. They won 6 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, but they did not make the playoffs. The team was coached by Brad Meurant and captained by Richard Turner.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Australia Queensland Reds 11 9 0 2 320 247 73 5 41
2 New Zealand Auckland Blues 11 8 0 3 408 354 54 9 41
3 South Africa Northern Transvaal 11 8 0 3 329 208 121 6 38
4 South Africa Natal Sharks 11 6 0 5 389 277 112 9 33
5 Australia ACT Brumbies 11 7 0 4 306 273 33 4 32
6 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs 11 6 0 5 291 269 22 4 28
7 Australia NSW Waratahs 11 5 0 6 312 290 22 8 28
8 New Zealand Otago Highlanders 11 5 0 6 329 391 −62 6 26
9 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes 11 3 0 8 290 353 −63 5 17
10 South Africa Transvaal 11 3 0 8 228 299 −71 4 16
11 South Africa Western Province 11 3 1 7 251 353 −101 1 15
12 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders 11 2 1 8 234 373 −139 2 13

Results

Week 1 3 March 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 27–26 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: Glen Osborne,
Eric Rush
Con: Ian Foster
Pen: Ian Foster (5) 		Scoreboard[1] Try: Adrian Tukaki,
Brad Fleming
Con: Andy Miller (2)
Pen: Andy Miller (3)
Drop: Andy Miller 		Referee: New Zealand Glenn Wahlstrom


Week 2 10 March 1996 Queensland Reds Australia 26–22 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Ballymore, Brisbane  
Try: Damian Smith,
Ben Tune
Con: John Eales (2)
Pen: John Eales (4) 		Scoreboard[2] Try: Joeli Veitayaki,
Walter Little, Penalty try
Con: Ian Foster (2)
Pen: Ian Foster 		Referee: Australia Mick Keogh


Week 3 17 March 1996 Natal Sharks South Africa 63–25 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs King's Park, Durban  
Try: James Small (3),
André Joubert, Dick Muir,
Joos Joubert, Ollie le Roux
Con: André Joubert (5)
Pen: André Joubert (5),
Henry Honiball 		Scoreboard[3] Try: Frank Bunce,
Richard Turner, Blair Larsen
Con: Ian Foster (2)
Pen: Ian Foster
Drop: Ian Foster 		Referee: South Africa André Watson


Week 4 23 March 1996 Transvaal South Africa 26–23 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Try: Jopie Adlam,
Francois Pienaar
Con: Gavin Lawless (2)
Pen: Gavin Lawless (4) 		Scoreboard[4] Try: Glen Osborne (2)
Con: Warren Burton (2)
Pen: Warren Burton (3) 		Referee: South Africa Tappe Henning


Week 5 30 March 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 44–17 South Africa Western Province Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: Milton Going (2),
Joeli Veitayaki, Craig Stevenson,
Ian Foster
Con: Ian Foster (4),
Warren Burton
Pen: Warren Burton (3) 		Scoreboard[5] Try: Justin Swart (2)
Con: Joel Stransky (2)
Pen: Joel Stransky 		Referee: New Zealand Steve Walsh


Week 6 3 April 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 26–18 Australia ACT Brumbies Lowe Walker Stadium, Whangārei  
Try: Scott McLeod,
Duane Monkley
Con: Warren Burton (2)
Pen: Warren Burton (4) 		Scoreboard[6] Try: John Langford,
Patricio Noriega
Con: Adam Friend
Pen: Adam Friend (2) 		Referee: New Zealand Glenn Wahlstrom


Week 7 11 April 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 17–9 South Africa Northern Transvaal Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: Glen Osborne,
Norm Berryman
Con: Warren Burton (2)
Pen: Warren Burton 		Scoreboard[7] Pen: Dawie du Toit,
Jannie Kruger
Drop: Jannie Kruger 		Referee: New Zealand Steve Walsh


Week 8 16 April 1996 Otago Highlanders New Zealand 5–22 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill  
Try: Matthew Cooper Scoreboard[8] Try: Paul Mitchell,
Richard Turner, Simon Crabb
Con: Ian Foster (2)
Pen: Ian Foster 		Referee: New Zealand Colin Hawke


Week 9 20 April 1996 Auckland Blues New Zealand 39–31 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Eden Park, Auckland  
Try: Joeli Vidiri,
Jonah Lomu, Ofisa Tonu'u,
Zinzan Brooke, Penalty try
Con: Carlos Spencer (3),
Adrian Cashmore
Pen: Adrian Cashmore,
Carlos Spencer 		Scoreboard[9] Try: Eric Rush,
Paul Mitchell, Penalty try
Con: Ian Foster (2)
Pen: Ian Foster (4) 		Referee: New Zealand Steve Walsh


Week 10 28 April 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 39–17 Australia NSW Waratahs Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: Ian Jones (3),
Eric Rush (2)
Con: Ian Foster (4)
Pen: Ian Foster
Drop: Ian Foster 		Scoreboard[10] Try: Alistair Murdoch,
Jason Madz
Con: Matt Burke (2)
Pen: Matt Burke 		Referee: New Zealand Glenn Wahlstrom


Week 11 4 May 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 15–23 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes Rotorua Int'l Stadium, Rotorua  
Try: Dean Anglesey,
Warren Johnston
Con: Ian Foster
Pen: Ian Foster 		Scoreboard[11] Try: Jason O'Halloran,
Mark Allen
Con: Jon Preston (2)
Pen: Jon Preston (3) 		Referee: New Zealand Glenn Wahlstrom

Squad

The Chiefs squad for the 1996 Super 12 season were:

1996 Chiefs squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Midfield

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.

Player statistics

Player Apps Tries Cons Pens DGs Pts
Blair Larsen 10 1 — — — 5
Boyd Gillespie 7 — — — — —
Craig Stevenson 11 — — — — —
Dean Anglesey 3 1 — — — 5
Duane Monkley 9 1 — — — 5
Eric Rush 9 4 — — — 20
Frank Bunce 11 1 — — — 5
Glen Osborne 8 4 — — — 20
Glenn Taylor 3 — — — — —
Ian Foster 8 2 18 15 1 94
Ian Jones 11 3 — — — 15
Joeli Veitayaki 11 2 — — — 10
Liam Barry 6 — — — — —
Mark Cooksley 6 — — — — —
Milton Going 3 2 — — — 10
Norm Berryman 9 1 — — — 5
Paul Mitchell 7 2 — — — 10
Peter Woods 3 — — — — —
Richard Turner 9 2 — — — 10
Scott McLeod 6 1 — — — 5
Simon Crabb 5 1 — — — 5
Slade McFarland 6 — — — — —
Steve Gordon 2 — — — — —
Steve Moore 0 — — — — —
Steve Simpkins 3 — — — — —
Walter Little 7 1 — — — 5
Warren Burton 5 0 7 11 0 47
Warren Johnston 3 1 — — — 5
penalty try — 2 — — — 10
Total 11 32 25 26 1 291

Notes and references

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 27–26 Canterbury Crusaders". South African Rugby Union. 3 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Queensland Reds 26–22 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Natal 63–25 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Transvaal 26–23 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 44–17 Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 26–18 ACT Brumbies". South African Rugby Union. 3 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 17–9 Northern Transvaal". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Otago Highlanders 5–22 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Auckland Blues 39–31 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 20 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 39–17 NSW Waratahs". South African Rugby Union. 28 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 15–23 Wellington Hurricanes". South African Rugby Union. 4 May 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Chiefs_(rugby_union)_season