1997 Chiefs (Super Rugby) season

November 2015 November 2015 Chiefs 1997 Waikato Stadium Owen Delany Park North Harbour Stadium Head coach Brad Meurant Ian Jones Placing 11th Won 4, Lost 7 Matthew Cooper (106) Eric Rush (6) 1996 1998 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 Pos.TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts 1 NZL Auckland Blues 111010435283152850 2 AUS ACT Brumbies11803406291115941 3 NZL Wellington Hurricanes116054163141021034 4 RSA Sharks (Currie Cup)11524321350−29630 5 RSA Gauteng Lions11515302346−44628 6 NZL Canterbury Crusaders1151527223537426 7 RSA Free State11506301327−26525 8 RSA Northern Transvaal11335264342−78422 9 AUS NSW Waratahs11407255296−41420 10 AUS Queensland Reds11407263318−55420 11 NZL Waikato Chiefs11407272295−23319 12 NZL Otago Highlanders11308299409−110517 Coaching staff 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 Round 1 28 February 1997 Scoreboard13290 4255 4119 236 Wellington Hurricanes 18 23 The Chiefs 28 February 1997 15 March 2016 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 18 – 23 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Jarrod Cunningham,Tana Umaga Jon Preston Jon Preston (2) Eric Rush,Glen Osborne, Walter Little Matthew Cooper Matthew Cooper (2) The Showgrounds, Palmerston North New Zealand Colin Hawke Round 2 8 March 1997 NSW Waratahs Australia 26 – 33 Scoreboard5300 3734 4119 236 New South Wales Waratahs 26 33 The Chiefs 8 March 1997 15 March 2016 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Matt Burke,Richard Harry Matt Burke (2) Matt Burke (4) Eric Rush (2), Errol Brain Matthew Cooper (3) Matthew Cooper (4) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia Andrew Cole Round 3 15 March 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 16 – 26 New Zealand Auckland Blues Scott McLeod Bruce Reihana Bruce Reihana (2), Matt Cooper Joeli Vidiri, Zinzan Brooke, penalty try Carlos Spencer Carlos Spencer (2) Carlos Spencer North Harbour Stadium, Albany 25,000 New Zealand Paddy O'Brien Round 4 22 March 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 31 – 16 Australia Queensland Reds Bruce Reihana, Dion Matthews, Matt Cooper Matt Cooper (2) Matt Cooper (4) Ben Tune John Eales John Eales (3) Waikato Stadium, Hamilton NZL Colin Hawke Round 5 29 March 1997 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 24 – 15 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Daryl Gibson, Kevin Nepia Andrew Mehrtens Andrew Mehrtens (3) Andrew Mehrtens Paul Mitchell, Rhys Duggan Matt Cooper Matt Cooper Fraser Park, Timaru 8,500 NZL Glen Wahlstrom Round 7 11 April 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 15 – 33 South Africa Sharks Glen Osborne, Glenn Taylor Blair Feeney Blair Feeney Adrian Garvey (2), Cabous van der Westhuisen Gavin Lawless (3) Gavin Lawless (4) North Harbour Stadium, Albany NZL Paddy O'Brien Round 8 19 April 1997 Northern Transvaal South Africa 34 – 27 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Graeme Bouwer, Jacques Olivier (2), Nicky van der Walt Casper Steyn (4) Casper Steyn (2) Dean Anglesey, Glen Osborne Matt Cooper Matt Cooper (5) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria RSA Ian Rogers Round 9 26 April 1997 Free State South Africa 27 – 13 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Hendrik Jordaan Kruger, Jan-Harm van Wyk, Rassie Erasmus, Wybrand Els MJ Smith (2) MJ Smith Michael Collins Matt Cooper Matt Cooper (2) Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein RSA Tappe Henning Round 10 3 May 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 47 – 9 South Africa Gauteng Lions Caleb Ralph (2), Deon Muir, Scott McLeod Matt Cooper (5) Matt Cooper (4) Gavin Johnson (3) Waikato Stadium, Hamilton NZL Paul Honiss Round 11 9 May 1997 ACT Brumbies Australia 48 – 34 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs George Gregan, Joe Roff (2), Mitch Hardy, Owen Finegan, Stephen Larkham, Troy Coker David Knox (5) David Knox Aaron Hopa, Eric Rush (3) Ian Foster (4) Matt Cooper (2) Canberra Stadium, Canberra 13,742 AUS Stuart Dickinson Round 12 16 May 1997 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 18 – 34 New Zealand Otago Highlanders Caleb Ralph, Glenn Taylor Blair Feeney Ian Foster (2) Doug Howlett (3) Simon Culhane (2) Simon Culhane (4), Tony Brown Owen Delany Park, Taupō 10,000 NZL Paul Honiss Squad The Chiefs Squad for the 1997 Super 12 Season were: 1997 Chiefs SquadProps NZL Michael Collins NZL Richard Loe NZL Lee Lidgard Hookers FIJ Greg Smith NZL Paul Mitchell Locks NZL Ian Jones NZL Glenn TaylorLoose forwards NZL Aaron Hopa NZL Deon Muir NZL Errol Brain NZL Dean Anglesey NZL Blair Larsen NZL Richard Coventry WAL Brett Sinkinson Scrum-Halves NZL Rhys Duggan NZL Mark Robinson Fly-halves NZL Ian Foster NZL Blair FeeneyMidfield NZL Matthew Cooper NZL Scott McLeod NZL Frank Bunce NZL Walter Little NZL Pita Alatini Wingers NZL Eric Rush NZL Caleb Ralph NZL Dion Matthews NZL Damon Kaui NZL Bruce Reihana Fullbacks NZL Glen Osborne (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped. References External links Official Chiefs website Official Facebook page 1997 Category:1997 in New Zealand rugby union Category:1997 Super 12 season by team