Chiefs 1998

Results

Year

Date

Versus

Venue

Result

F

A

1998

28 Feb

Crusaders

Albany

W

25

23

1998

7 Mar

Reds

Brisbane

W

28

25

1998

13 Mar

Hurricanes

Hamilton

L

19

22

1998

21 Mar

Blues

Auckland

L

23

25

1998

4 Apr

Highlanders

Dunedin

L

11

29

1998

11 Apr

Bulls

Hamilton

W

37

25

1998

18 Apr

Cats

Bloemfontein

W

36

35

1998

25 Apr

Sharks

Port Elizabeth

L

18

52

1998

2 May

Stormers

Rotorua

W

26

7

1998

8/May

Brumbies

Hamilton

W

35

15

1998

15 May

Waratahs

Albany

L

21

33

 

Overall results

Played 11, won 6, lost 5

Points for 279, against 291

Chiefs finished 7th out of 12 teams and did not make the semi-finals

 

Match scorers

Versus

Tries

Con

PG

Crusaders

McLeod, Little

MacDonald (5)

Reds

Cooper, Reihana, Randle

Cooper, MacDonald

Foster (2), Cooper

Hurricanes

Randle, Robinson

MacDonald (2), Foster

Blues

Randle, Marsh

Cooper (2)

Cooper (3)

Highlanders

McLeod

Cooper (2)

Bulls

Miller, Marsh, Flavell, J Collins, Cooksley

Foster (2), Cooper

Foster (2)

Cats

Little (2), Marsh, Moore, Brain

Foster (4)

Foster

Sharks

Larsen, Osborne

Little

Cooper (2)

Stormers

McLeod (2)

Foster (2)

Foster (4)

Brumbies

Reihana (2), Randle (2)

Foster (2), Cooper

Foster (3)

Waratahs

Randle, Cooper

Cooper

Cooper (3)

 

Season scoring

Player

T

C

P

D

Pts

Foster, Ian

10

13

59

Cooper, Matthew

2

6

11

55

Randle, Roger

6

30

MacDonald, Leon

1

7

23

McLeod, Scott

4

20

Little, Walter

3

1

17

Marsh, Glen

3

15

Reihana, Bruce

3

15

Brain, Errol

1

5

Collins, Justin

1

5

Cooksley, Mark

1

5

Flavell, Troy

1

5

Larsen, Blair

1

5

Miller, Todd

1

5

Moore, Nick

1

5

Osborne, Glen

1

5

Robinson, Mark

1

5

TOTALS

30

18

31

0

279

 

Appearances

Player

Cru

Red

Hur

Blu

Hig

Bul

Cat

Sha

Sto

Bru

War

Ttl

Repl

Barrell, Jason

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

1

Botica, Frano

1

1

Brain, Errol

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

Bunce, Frank

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

2

Collins, Justin

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

4

Collins, Michael

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

Cooksley, Mark

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

Cooper, Matthew

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

2

Flavell, Troy

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

6

Foster, Ian

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

4

Hammond, Jason

1

1

1

1

4

4

Holten, Nick

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

3

Jones, Ian

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

Larsen, Blair

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

10

2

Little, Walter

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

1

MacDonald, Leon

1

1

1

1

1

5

Marsh, Glen

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

10

1

McCormack, Brett

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

3

McGrath, Craig

1

1

1

McLeod, Scott

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

Miller, Todd

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

1

Moore, Nick

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

7

Osborne, Glen

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

1

Randle, Roger

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

Reihana, Bruce

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

3

Robinson, Mark

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

Rush, Eric

1

1

1

Player

Cru

Red

Hur

Blu

Hig

Bul

Cat

Sha

Sto

Bru

War

Ttl

Repl

Smith, Greg

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

 

As well as those who played, Paul Thomson was in the squad but never took the field.

Nick Moore set a new Chiefs record by making seven appearances during the season as a replacement.

Troy Flavell made his first six appearances of the year as a replacement, in consecutive matches.

 

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

                5 by Leon MacDonald v Crusaders at Albany 1998

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

Most appearances: 30 by Ian Jones 1996-98


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