1998 Chiefs (rugby union) season
| 1998 season | |||
| Head coach | Ross Cooper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Errol Brain | ||
| Stadium | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua North Harbour Stadium, Albany | ||
| Placing | 7th | ||
| Record | Won 6, Lost 5 | ||
| Top try scorer | All: Roger Randle (6) | ||
| Top points scorer | All: Ian Foster (56) | ||
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1998 was another tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 tournament, winning 6 of their 11 games and finishing 7th overall on the table. This year the team was coached by Ross Cooper and captained by Errol Brain.
Standing[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Blues | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 388 | 296 | +92 | 7 | 43 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 340 | 260 | +80 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 |  Sharks | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 329 | 263 | +66 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 | Highlanders | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 343 | 279 | +64 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 |  Reds | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 273 | 229 | +44 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Waratahs | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 306 | 276 | +30 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Chiefs | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 279 | 291 | −12 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Hurricanes | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 313 | 342 | −29 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Stormers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 248 | 364 | −166 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 | Brumbies | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 228 | 308 | −80 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 | Bulls | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 249 | 306 | −57 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Cats | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 266 | 346 | −80 | 7 | 15 |
Results[edit]
| 28 February 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs | 25–23 | Canterbury Crusaders |
| Try: McLeod Little Pen: MacDonald (5) | Try: Mehrtens Kerr Marshall Mayerhofler Pen: Mehrtens |
| North Harbour Stadium, Albany Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
| 7 March 1998 |
| Queensland Reds | 25–28 | Waikato Chiefs |
| Try: Smith Flatley Horan Con: Flatley (2) Pen: Flatley (2) | Try: Reihana Cooper Randle Con: MacDonald Cooper Pen: Foster Cooper |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Referee: Johan Meuwesen (South Africa) |
| 13 March 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs | 19–22 | Wellington Hurricanes |
| Try: Robinson Randle Pen: Foster MacDonald (2) | Try: Telea (2) Leaupepe Umaga Con: Preston |
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand) |
| 21 March 1998 |
| Auckland Blues | 25–23 | Waikato Chiefs |
| Try: Vidiri Con: Cashmore Pen: Cashmore (6) | Try: Marsh Randle Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Cooper (3) |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
| 4 April 1998 |
| Otago Highlanders | 29–11 | Waikato Chiefs |
| Try: Wilson Stanley Leslie Falaniko Con: Culhane (3) Pen: Culhane | Try: McLeod Pen: Cooper (2) |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
| 11 April 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs | 37–25 | Northern Transvaal |
| Try: Marsh Collins Cooksley Miller Flavell Con: Foster (2) Cooper Pen: Foster (2) | Try: Van Schalkwyk Grobbelaar Van der Westhuizen Con: Smith (2) Pen: Smith (2) |
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Andrew Cole (New Zealand) |
| 18 April 1998 |
| Golden Cats | 35–36 | Waikato Chiefs |
| Try: Van der Walt Swanepoel Con: De Beer (2) Pen: De Beer (7) | Try: Brain Marsh Moore Little (2) Con: Foster (4) Pen: Foster |
| Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
| 25 April 1998 |
| Coastal Sharks | 52–18 | Waikato Chiefs |
| Try: Wessels Terblanche (4) Brink Minnaar Con: Wessels Honiball (6) Pen: Honiball | Try: Larsen Osborne Con: Little Pen: Cooper (2) |
| Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Referee: Andrew Cole (New Zealand) |
| 2 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs | 26–7 | Western Stormers |
| Try: McLeod (2) Con: Foster (2) Pen: Foster (4) | Try: Penalty try Con: Koen |
| Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) |
| 8 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs | 35–15 | ACT Brumbies |
| Try: Reihana (2) Randle (2) Con: Foster (2) Cooper Pen: Foster (3) | Try: Birch Larkham Mortlock |
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa) |
| 15 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs | 21–33 | Waratahs |
| Try: Cooper Randle Con: Cooper Pen: Cooper (3) | Try: Welborn Dowling (2) Con: Burke (3) Pen: Burke (4) |
| North Harbour Stadium, Albany Referee: Johan Meuwesen (South Africa) |
Squad[edit]
The Chiefs squad for the 1998 season was:[citation needed]
| 1998 Chiefs squad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Props Hookers Locks | Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves | Midfield Wings Fullbacks |
| (c) denotes team captain,Bold denotes player is internationally capped. |
