Chiefs 1997

Results

Year

Date

Versus

Venue

Result

F

A

1997

28 Feb

Hurricanes

Palmerston North

W

23

18

1997

8 Mar

Waratahs

Sydney

W

33

26

1997

15 Mar

Blues

Albany

L

16

26

1997

22 Mar

Reds

Hamilton

W

31

16

1997

29 Mar

Crusaders

Timaru

L

15

24

1997

11 Apr

Natal

Albany

L

15

33

1997

19 Apr

Northern Transvaal

Pretoria

L

27

34

1997

26 Apr

Free State

Bloemfontein

L

13

27

1997

3 May

Gauteng

Hamilton

W

47

9

1997

9 May

Brumbies

Canberra

L

34

48

1997

16 May

Highlanders

Taupo

L

18

34

 

Overall results

Played 11, won 4, lost 7

Points for 272, against 295

Chiefs finished 11th out of 12 teams and did not make the semi-finals

 

Match scorers

Versus

Tries

Con

PG

Hurricanes

Little, Rush, Osborne

Cooper

Cooper (2)

Waratahs

Rush (2), Brain

Cooper (3)

Cooper (4)

Blues

McLeod

Reihana

Reihana (2), Cooper

Reds

Reihana, Cooper, Mathews

Cooper (2)

Cooper (4)

Crusaders

Duggan, Mitchell

Cooper

Cooper

Natal

Osborne, Taylor

Feeney

Feeney

Northern Transvaal

Osborne, Anglesey

Cooper

Cooper (5)

Free State

Collins

Cooper

Cooper (2)

Gauteng

Ralph (2), McLeod, Muir, penalty try

Cooper (5)

Cooper (4)

Brumbies

Rush (3), Hopa

Foster (4)

Cooper (2)

Highlanders

Ralph, Taylor

Feeney

Foster (2)

 

Season scoring

Player

T

C

P

D

Pts

Cooper, Matthew

1

14

25

108

Rush, Eric

6

30

Osborne, Glen

3

15

Ralph, Caleb

3

15

Foster, Ian

4

2

14

Reihana, Bruce

1

1

2

13

McLeod, Scott

2

10

Taylor, Glenn

2

10

Feeney, Blair

2

1

7

Anglesey, Dean

1

5

Brain, Errol

1

5

Collins, Michael

1

5

Duggan, Rhys

1

5

Hopa, Aaron

1

5

Little, Walter

1

5

Mathews, Dion

1

5

Mitchell, Paul

1

5

Muir, Deon

1

5

Penalty try

1

5

TOTALS

28

21

30

0

272

 

Appearances

Player

Hur

War

Blu

Red

Cru

Nat

NT

OFS

Gau

Bru

Hig

Ttl

Repl

Alatini, Pita

1

1

1

3

Anglesey, Dean

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

Brain, Errol

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

Bunce, Frank

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

Collins, Michael

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

Cooper, Matthew

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

Coventry, Richard

1

1

1

3

3

Duggan, Rhys

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

Feeney, Blair

1

1

1

1

4

2

Foster, Ian

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

Hopa, Aaron

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

1

Jones, Ian

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

Kaui, Damon

1

1

2

2

Larsen, Blair

1

1

1

3

Lidgard, Lee

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

4

Little, Walter

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

Loe, Richard

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

Mathews, Dion

1

1

1

3

1

McLeod, Scott

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

1

Mitchell, Paul

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

4

Muir, Deon

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

1

Osborne, Glen

1

1

1

1

1

5

Ralph, Caleb

1

1

1

3

Reihana, Bruce

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

1

Robinson, Mark

1

1

1

1

1

5

1

Rush, Eric

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

1

Sinkinson, Brett

1

1

1

3

Smith, Greg

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

2

Taylor, Glenn

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

 

As well as those who played, Duane Monkley was is the squad but never took the field.

 

At the end of the season the following were Chiefs records:

Highest score: 47 v Gauteng at Hamilton 1997

Biggest winning margin: 38 points (47-9) v Gauteng at Hamilton 1997

Most tries in a match: 3 by Ian Jones v Waratahs at Hamilton 1996

                3 by Eric Rush v Brumbies at Canberra 1997

Most conversions in a match: 5 by Matthew Cooper v Gauteng at Hamilton 1997

Most penalty goals in a match: 5 by Ian Foster v Crusaders at Hamilton 1996

                5 by Matthew Cooper v Northern Transvaal at Pretoria 1997

Most points in a match: 22 by Matthew Cooper v Gauteng at Hamilton 1997

Most appearances: 22 by Ian Jones 1996-97


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