Chiefs 2007
Results
|
Year |
Date |
Versus |
Venue |
Result |
F |
A |
|
|
2007 |
3 Feb |
Brumbies |
Hamilton |
L |
15 |
21 |
|
|
2007 |
9 Feb |
Hurricanes |
Hamilton |
L |
32 |
39 |
|
|
2007 |
16 Feb |
Stormers |
Cape Town |
L |
16 |
21 |
|
|
2007 |
24 Feb |
Bulls |
Pretoria |
L |
27 |
30 |
|
|
2007 |
2 Mar |
Cheetahs |
Bloemfontein |
D |
22 |
22 |
|
|
2007 |
16 Mar |
Lions |
Hamilton |
W |
34 |
7 |
|
|
2007 |
24 Mar |
Reds |
Brisbane |
W |
21 |
19 |
|
|
2007 |
31 Mar |
Blues |
Hamilton |
L |
11 |
18 |
|
|
2007 |
7 Apr |
Highlanders |
Queenstown |
W |
38 |
34 |
|
|
2007 |
14 Apr |
Force |
Hamilton |
W |
64 |
36 |
|
|
2007 |
21 Apr |
Sharks |
Hamilton |
W |
35 |
27 |
|
|
2007 |
27 Apr |
Waratahs |
Sydney |
W |
28 |
23 |
|
|
2007 |
4 May |
Crusaders |
Christchurch |
W |
30 |
24 |
Overall results
Played 13, won 7, drew 1, lost 5
Points for 373, against 321
Chiefs finished 6th out of 14 teams and missed the semi-finals
The Chiefs were 13th out of 14 after five weeks, but a storming second half saw them miss the playoffs by only two points.
The Chiefs took ten bonus points, equal with the Crusaders, including a consolation point (within seven) in every loss.
The 64 points scored against the Force was a new team record.
Match scorers
|
Versus |
Tries |
Con |
PG |
DG |
|
Brumbies |
Anesi (2), Masaga |
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Hurricanes |
Leonard, Messam, Kinikinilau, Willis |
Donald (3) |
Donald (2) |
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Stormers |
Sweeney |
Donald |
Donald (3) |
|
|
Bulls |
Masaga (2), Sweeney |
Donald (3) |
Donald (2) |
|
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Cheetahs |
Masaga |
Donald |
Donald (5) |
|
|
Lions |
Donald (2), Holah, Messam, Tuipulotu |
Sweeney (2), Donald |
Donald |
|
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Reds |
Ormsby (2) |
Donald |
Donald (3) |
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Blues |
Lavea |
Donald (2) |
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Highlanders |
Sivivatu (2), Masaga (2), Ta'auso |
Donald (5) |
Donald |
|
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Force |
Kinikinilau (3), Leonard (3), Masaga, Latimer, Lavea |
Donald (5) |
Donald (3) |
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Sharks |
Lavea (2), Masaga, Leonard |
Donald (3) |
Donald (3) |
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Waratahs |
Sivivatu, Messam, Tuipulotu |
Donald (2) |
Donald (3) |
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Crusaders |
Sivivatu (2) |
Donald |
Donald (6) |
The match against the Force was the first in which two Chiefs players had both scored hat-tricks. Kinikinilau and Leonard were the eighth and ninth Chiefs to score a hat-trick in Super Rugby.
Season scoring
|
Player |
T |
C |
P |
D |
Pts |
|
Donald, Stephen |
2 |
26 |
34 |
164 |
|
|
Masaga, Lelia |
8 |
40 |
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Leonard, Brendon |
5 |
25 |
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Sivivatu, Sitiveni |
5 |
25 |
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Kinikinilau, Roy |
4 |
20 |
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Lavea, Tasesa |
4 |
20 |
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Messam, Liam |
3 |
15 |
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Sweeney, Dwayne |
2 |
2 |
14 |
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Anesi, Sosene |
2 |
10 |
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Ormsby, Kristian |
2 |
10 |
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Tuipulotu, Tane |
2 |
10 |
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Holah, Marty |
1 |
5 |
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Latimer, Tanerau |
1 |
5 |
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Ta'auso, Niva |
1 |
5 |
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Willis, Tom |
1 |
5 |
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|
TOTALS |
43 |
28 |
34 |
0 |
373 |
For the second consecutive season Stephen Donald set a new season scoring record. His 2006 total was 133.
The Chiefs set a new team record for most tries in a season, and equalled existing marks for both conversions and penalty goals. Not unexpectedly, a new record was set for most points scored in a season.
Appearances
|
Player |
Bru |
Hur |
Sto |
Bul |
Che |
Lio |
Red |
Blu |
Hig |
For |
Sha |
War |
Cru |
Ttl |
Repl |
|
Anesi, Sosene |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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|
Bates, Steven |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
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|
Castle, Ben |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
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Davison, Simms |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
|
|
de Malmanche, Aled |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
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|
Donald, Stephen |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
|
|
Gibbes, Jono |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
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Holah, Marty |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
|
|
Kahui, Richard |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Kelleher, Byron |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
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Kinikinilau, Roy |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
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Latimer, Tanerau |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
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Lauaki, Sione |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
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Lavea, Tasesa |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
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Leonard, Brendon |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
|
|
Lynn, Toby |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
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Masaga, Lelia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
|
|
Messam, Liam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
|
Muliaina, Mils |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Nutbrown, Jamie |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
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Ormsby, Kristian |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
6 |
|
Payne, Jared |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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Robinson, Keith |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
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Sivivatu, Sitiveni |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
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|
Sweeney, Dwayne |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
Ta'auso, Niva |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
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Tahana, Anthony |
1 |
1 |
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Player |
Bru |
Hur |
Sto |
Bul |
Che |
Lio |
Red |
Blu |
Hig |
For |
Sha |
War |
Cru |
Ttl |
Repl |
|
Tuipulotu, Tane |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
|
|
van der Heijden, Andrew |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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West, Craig |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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White, Nathan |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
|
Williams, Murray |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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|
Willis, Tom |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
The Chiefs used 33 players in 2007, equalling the highest number used in any season (2001).
Aled de Malmanche, in his first season, made nine appearances as a replacement, equalling the Chiefs record.
At the end of the season the following were Chiefs records:
Highest score: 64 v Force at Hamilton 2007
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
3 by Keith Lowen v Blues at Rotorua 2001
3 by Danny Lee v Highlanders at Rotorua 2001
3 by Bruce Reihana v Hurricanes at Wellington 2001
3 by Nick Collins v Hurricanes at Hamilton 2002
3 by Sitiveni Sivivatu v Highlanders at Hamilton 2005
3 by Roy Kinikinilau v Force at Hamilton 2007
3 by Brendon Leonard v Force at Hamilton 2007
Most conversions in a match: 6 by Glen Jackson v Highlanders at Rotorua 2001
6 by David Hill v Bulls at Hamilton 2002
6 by David Hill v Cats at Hamilton 2005
Most penalty goals in a match: 6 by Glen Jackson v Reds at Rotorua 2001
6 by Stephen Donald v Crusaders at Christchurch 2007
Most points in a match: 24 by Glen Jackson v Bulls at Pretoria 2001
Most appearances: 82 by Michael Collins 1997-2004
