1998 Chiefs (Super Rugby) season

October 2025 November 2015 July 2026 Chiefs 1998 Waikato Stadium Rotorua International Stadium North Harbour Stadium Head coach Ross Cooper Errol Brain Placing 7th Won 6, Lost 5 Ian Foster (56) Roger Randle (6) 1997 1999 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 PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts1NZL Blues11902388296+927432NZL Crusaders11803340260+809413RSA Sharks11704329263+668364NZL Highlanders11704343279+646345AUS Reds11614273229+445316AUS Waratahs11614306276+304307NZL Chiefs11605279291−125298NZL Hurricanes11506313342−296269RSA Stormers11308248364−16661810AUS Brumbies11308228308−8051711RSA Bulls11308249306−5741612RSA Cats11209266346−80715 Results 28 February 1998 Waikato Chiefs NZL 25–23 NZL Canterbury Crusaders McLeodLittle MacDonald (5) MehrtensKerrMarshallMayerhofler Mehrtens North Harbour Stadium, Albany Steve Walsh (New Zealand) 7 March 1998 Queensland Reds AUS 25–28 NZL Waikato Chiefs SmithFlatleyHoran Flatley (2) Flatley (2) ReihanaCooperRandle MacDonaldCooper FosterCooper Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Johan Meuwesen (South Africa) 13 March 1998 Waikato Chiefs NZL 19–22 NZL Wellington Hurricanes RobinsonRandle FosterMacDonald (2) Telea (2)LeaupepeUmaga Preston Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand) 21 March 1998 Auckland Blues NZL 25–23 NZL Waikato Chiefs Vidiri Cashmore Cashmore (6) MarshRandle Cooper (2) Cooper (3) Eden Park, Auckland Steve Walsh (New Zealand) 4 April 1998 Otago Highlanders NZL 29–11 NZL Waikato Chiefs WilsonStanleyLeslieFalaniko Culhane (3) Culhane McLeod Cooper (2) Carisbrook, Dunedin Paul Honiss (New Zealand) 11 April 1998 Waikato Chiefs NZL 37–25 RSA Northern Transvaal MarshCollinsCooksleyMillerFlavell Foster (2)Cooper Foster (2) Van SchalkwykGrobbelaarVan der Westhuizen Smith (2) Smith (2) Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Andrew Cole (New Zealand) 18 April 1998 Golden Cats RSA 35–36 NZL Waikato Chiefs Van der WaltSwanepoel De Beer (2) De Beer (7) BrainMarshMooreLittle (2) Foster (4) Foster Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Stuart Dickinson (Australia) 25 April 1998 Coastal Sharks RSA 52–18 NZL Waikato Chiefs WesselsTerblanche (4)BrinkMinnaar WesselsHoniball (6) Honiball LarsenOsborne Little Cooper (2) Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Andrew Cole (New Zealand) 2 May 1998 Waikato Chiefs NZL 26–7 RSA Western Stormers McLeod (2) Foster (2) Foster (4) Penalty try Koen Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Peter Marshall (Australia) 8 May 1998 Waikato Chiefs NZL 35–15 AUS ACT Brumbies Reihana (2)Randle (2) Foster (2)Cooper Foster (3) BirchLarkhamMortlock Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Tappe Henning (South Africa) 15 May 1998 Waikato Chiefs NZL 21–33 AUS Waratahs CooperRandle Cooper Cooper (3) WelbornDowling (2) Burke (3) Burke (4) North Harbour Stadium, Albany Johan Meuwesen (South Africa) Squad The Chiefs squad for the 1998 season was:June 2024 1998 Chiefs squadProps NZL Con Barrell NZL Michael Collins Hookers FIJ Greg Smith Locks NZL Mark Cooksley NZL Ian JonesLoose forwards NZL Errol Brain NZL Blair Larsen NZL Glen Marsh NZL Justin Collins NZL Nick Holten Scrum-halves NZL Brett McCormack Fly-halves NZL Ian FosterMidfield NZL Scott McLeod NZL Walter Little Wings NZL Roger Randle NZL Bruce Reihana Fullbacks NZL Leon MacDonald NZL Glen Osborne NZL Todd Miller (c) denotes team captain,Bold denotes player is internationally capped. Notes and references 1998 Category:1998 in New Zealand rugby union Category:1998 Super 12 season by team