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1996 Chiefs (rugby union) season

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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)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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