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1997 Chiefs (rugby union) season

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Chiefs
1997 season
Head coachBrad Meurant
CaptainIan Jones
StadiumWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
Owen Delany Park, Taupo
North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Placing11th
RecordWon 4, Lost 7
Top try scorerAll: Eric Rush (6)
Top points scorerAll: Matthew Cooper (106)

1997 was a tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. They won 4 of their 11 games and finished 10th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Brad Meurant and captain by Ian Jones.

Standing

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Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 New Zealand Auckland Blues 11 10 1 0 435 283 152 8 50
2 Australia ACT Brumbies 11 8 0 3 406 291 115 9 41
3 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes 11 6 0 5 416 314 102 10 34
4 South Africa Sharks 11 5 2 4 321 350 −29 6 30
5 South Africa Gauteng Lions 11 5 1 5 302 346 −44 6 28
6 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders 11 5 1 5 272 235 37 4 26
7 South Africa Free State 11 5 0 6 301 327 −26 5 25
8 South Africa Northern Transvaal 11 3 3 5 264 342 −78 4 22
9 Australia NSW Waratahs 11 4 0 7 255 296 −41 4 20
10 Australia Queensland Reds 11 4 0 7 263 318 −55 4 20
11 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs 11 4 0 7 272 295 −23 3 19
12 New Zealand Otago Highlanders 11 3 0 8 299 409 −110 5 17

Coaching staff

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Job Name
Coach Brad Meurant
Assistant coach John Boe
Manager Steve Gilbert
Physio Dennis Shepherd
Physio Chris McCullough
Doctor Chris Milne
Doctor Steve Reid
Trainer Peter White

Results

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Round 1 28 February 1997 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 18 – 23 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs The Showgrounds, Palmerston North  
Try: Jarrod Cunningham,
Tana Umaga
Con: Jon Preston
Pen: Jon Preston (2)
Scoreboard[1] Try: Eric Rush,
Glen Osborne, Walter Little
Con: Matthew Cooper
Pen: Matthew Cooper (2)
Referee: New Zealand Colin Hawke


Round 2 8 March 1997 NSW Waratahs Australia 26 – 33 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Try: Matt Burke,
Richard Harry
Con: Matt Burke (2)
Pen: Matt Burke (4)
Scoreboard[2] Try: Eric Rush (2),

Errol Brain
Con: Matthew Cooper (3)
Pen: Matthew Cooper (4)

Referee: Australia Andrew Cole


Round 3 15 March 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 16 – 26 New Zealand Auckland Blues North Harbour Stadium, Albany  
Try: Scott McLeod
Con: Bruce Reihana
Pen: Bruce Reihana (2), Matt Cooper
Try: Joeli Vidiri, Zinzan Brooke, penalty try
Con: Carlos Spencer
Pen: Carlos Spencer (2)
Drop: Carlos Spencer
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: New Zealand Paddy O'Brien


Round 4 22 March 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 31 – 16 Australia Queensland Reds Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Try: Bruce Reihana, Dion Matthews, Matt Cooper
Con: Matt Cooper (2)
Pen: Matt Cooper (4)
Try: Ben Tune
Con: John Eales
Pen: John Eales (3)
Referee: New Zealand Colin Hawke


Round 5 29 March 1997 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 24 – 15 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Fraser Park, Timaru  
Try: Daryl Gibson, Kevin Nepia
Con: Andrew Mehrtens
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Drop: Andrew Mehrtens
Try: Paul Mitchell, Rhys Duggan
Con: Matt Cooper
Pen: Matt Cooper
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: New Zealand Glen Wahlstrom


Round 7 11 April 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 15 – 33 South Africa Sharks North Harbour Stadium, Albany  
Try: Glen Osborne, Glenn Taylor
Con: Blair Feeney
Pen: Blair Feeney
Try: Adrian Garvey (2), Cabous van der Westhuisen
Con: Gavin Lawless (3)
Pen: Gavin Lawless (4)
Referee: New Zealand Paddy O'Brien


Round 8 19 April 1997 Northern Transvaal South Africa 34 – 27 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Graeme Bouwer, Jacques Olivier (2), Nicky van der Walt
Con: Casper Steyn (4)
Pen: Casper Steyn (2)
Try: Dean Anglesey, Glen Osborne
Con: Matt Cooper
Pen: Matt Cooper (5)
Referee: South Africa Ian Rogers


Round 9 26 April 1997 Free State South Africa 27 – 13 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein  
Try: Hendrik Jordaan Kruger, Jan-Harm van Wyk, Rassie Erasmus, Wybrand Els
Con: MJ Smith (2)
Pen: MJ Smith
Try: Michael Collins
Con: Matt Cooper
Pen: Matt Cooper (2)
Referee: South Africa Tappe Henning


Round 10 3 May 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 47 – 9 South Africa Gauteng Lions Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Try: Caleb Ralph (2), Deon Muir, Scott McLeod
Con: Matt Cooper (5)
Pen: Matt Cooper (4)
Pen: Gavin Johnson (3) Referee: New Zealand Paul Honiss


Round 11 9 May 1997 ACT Brumbies Australia 48 – 34 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Try: George Gregan, Joe Roff (2), Mitch Hardy, Owen Finegan, Stephen Larkham, Troy Coker
Con: David Knox (5)
Pen: David Knox
Try: Aaron Hopa, Eric Rush (3)
Con: Ian Foster (4)
Pen: Matt Cooper (2)
Attendance: 13,742
Referee: Australia Stuart Dickinson


Round 12 16 May 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 18 – 34 New Zealand Otago Highlanders Owen Delany Park, Taupō  
Try: Caleb Ralph, Glenn Taylor
Con: Blair Feeney
Pen: Ian Foster (2)
Try: Doug Howlett (3)
Con: Simon Culhane (2)
Pen: Simon Culhane (4), Tony Brown
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: New Zealand Paul Honiss

Squad

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The Chiefs Squad for the 1997 Super 12 Season were:

1997 Chiefs Squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-Halves

Fly-halves

Midfield

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c)

denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.

References

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  1. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Wellington Hurricanes 18–23 The Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 28 February 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – New South Wales Waratahs 26–33 The Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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