1996 Chiefs (rugby union) season

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Chiefs
1996 season
Head coach Brad Meurant
Captain Richard Turner
Stadium Waikato 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 1st 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 didn't make the playoffs. The team was coached by Brad Meurant and captain by Richard Turner.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Reds 1190232024773541
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland Blues 1180340835454941
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Northern Transvaal 11803329208121638
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Natal Sharks 11605389277112933
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg ACT Brumbies 1170430627333432
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Waikato Chiefs 1160529126922428
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg NSW Waratahs 1150631229022828
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago Highlanders 11506329391−62626
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Hurricanes 11308290353−63517
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Transvaal 11308228299−71416
11 Flag of South Africa.svg Western Province 11317251353−101115
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury Crusaders 11218234373−139213

Results

Week 13 March 1996Waikato Chiefs Flag of New Zealand.svg 27 – 26 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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: Flag of New Zealand.svg Glenn Wahlstrom
Week 210 March 1996Queensland Reds Flag of Australia (converted).svg 26 – 22 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Keogh
Week 317 March 1996Natal Sharks Flag of South Africa.svg 63 – 25 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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: Flag of South Africa.svg André Watson
Week 423 March 1996Transvaal Flag of South Africa.svg 26 – 23 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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: Flag of South Africa.svg Tappe Henning
Week 530 March 1996Waikato Chiefs Flag of New Zealand.svg 44 – 17 Flag of South Africa.svg 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: Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Walsh
Week 63 April 1996Waikato Chiefs Flag of New Zealand.svg 26 – 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg ACT Brumbies Lowe Walker Stadium, Whangarei  
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: Flag of New Zealand.svg Glenn Wahlstrom
Week 711 April 1996Waikato Chiefs Flag of New Zealand.svg 17 – 9 Flag of South Africa.svg 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: Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Walsh
Week 816 April 1996Otago Highlanders Flag of New Zealand.svg 5 – 22 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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: Flag of New Zealand.svg Colin Hawke
Week 920 April 1996Auckland Blues Flag of New Zealand.svg 39 – 31 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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: Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Walsh
Week 1028 April 1996Waikato Chiefs Flag of New Zealand.svg 39 – 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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: Flag of New Zealand.svg Glenn Wahlstrom
Week 114 May 1996Waikato Chiefs Flag of New Zealand.svg 15 – 23 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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: Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 1996 Super Rugby 12 are:

PlayerAppsTriesConsPensDGsPts
Blair Larsen 101---5
Boyd Gillespie 7-----
Craig Stevenson 11-----
Dean Anglesey 31---5
Duane Monkley 91---5
Eric Rush 94---20
Frank Bunce 111---5
Glen Osborne 84---20
Glenn Taylor 3-----
Ian Foster 821815194
Ian Jones 113---15
Joeli Veitayaki 112---10
Liam Barry 6-----
Mark Cooksley 6-----
Milton Going 32---10
Norm Berryman 91---5
Paul Mitchell 72---10
Peter Woods 3-----
Richard Turner 92---10
Scott McLeod 61---5
Simon Crabb 51---5
Slade McFarland 6-----
Steve Gordon 2-----
Steve Moore 0-----
Steve Simpkins 3-----
Walter Little 71---5
Warren Burton 50711047
Warren Johnston 31---5
penalty try -2---10
Total113225261291

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.

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