1999 Chiefs (rugby union) season

Chiefs
1999 season
Head coachRoss Cooper
CaptainMichael Collins
StadiumWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe (Growers Stadium)
Placing6th
RecordWon 5, Lost 6
Top try scorerAll: - (-)
Top points scorerAll: - (-)

1999 was another tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. This year winning 5 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Ross Cooper and captained by Michael Collins.

Standing[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Australia Queensland Reds 11 8 1 2 233 170 +63 2 36
2 South Africa Stormers 11 8 0 3 290 244 +46 4 36
3 New Zealand Otago Highlanders 11 8 0 3 280 203 +77 3 35
4 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders 11 7 1 3 324 262 +62 3 33
5 Australia ACT Brumbies 11 5 0 6 278 195 +83 8 28
6 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs 11 5 0 6 248 301 −53 6 26
7 South Africa Sharks 11 5 1 5 241 232 +9 3 25
8 Australia Waratahs 11 4 1 6 246 248 −2 6 24
9 New Zealand Auckland Blues 11 4 1 6 202 201 +1 5 23
10 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes 11 4 1 6 213 226 −13 4 22
11 South Africa Cats 11 4 0 7 312 341 −29 6 22
12 South Africa Northern Bulls 11 1 0 10 203 447 −244 3 7

Results[edit]

Round 1 26 February 1999 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 48 – 3 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Try: Afato So'oalo, Daryl Gibson, James Kerr, Scott Robertson, Steve Lancaster
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (5)
Pen: Blair Feeney Referee: New Zealand Paul Honiss


Round 2 6 March 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 17 – 19 Australia Queensland Reds Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Try: Rhys Duggan
Pen: Matt Cooper (4)
Try: Damien Smith, Mark Connors, Warwick Waugh
Con: Nathan Spooner (2)
Referee: South Africa Andrew Turner


Round 3 13 March 1999 Waratahs Australia 36 – 30 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Try: Christian Warner, Matthew Dowling, Michael Brial, Phil Kearns, Tiaan Strauss
Con: Christian Warner
Pen: Christian Warner (2)
Try: Glen Marsh, Roger Randle, Walter Little
Con: Matt Cooper (3)
Pen: Matt Cooper (3)
Referee: South Africa André Watson


Round 5 26 March 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 18 – 29 New Zealand Auckland Blues Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Try: Walter Little, Dylan Mika
Con: Matt Cooper
Pen: Matt Cooper (2)
Try: Xavier Rush, Rua Tipoki
Con: Adrian Cashmore (2)
Pen: Adrian Cashmore (4)
Drop: Carlos Spencer


Round 6 3 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 16 – 27 New Zealand Otago Highlanders Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  


Round 7 10 April 1999 ACT Brumbies Australia 13 – 16 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Canberra Stadium, Canberra  


Round 8 16 April 1999 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 21 – 24 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  


Round 9 24 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 44 – 42 South Africa Cats Growers Stadium, Pukekohe  


Round 10 30 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 32 – 19 South Africa Sharks Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  


Round 11 8 May 1999 Stormers South Africa 16 – 9 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Attendance: 49,170


Round 12 14 May 1999 Northern Bulls South Africa 31 – 39 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  

Squad[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/match-centre/?historicalView=1&season=1999&competition=205&match=599053 (BLUES VS CHIEFS GAME, 26 March 1999)

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