The year 2014 was a challenging year for the Chiefs rugby team as they looked for their third straight super rugby title. They won eight of their Super Rugby games and finished fifth overall on the table, and second behind the Crusaders in the New Zealand Conference. Playing the Brumbies in the qualifying finals, they had a narrow loss, losing 32-30, which ended their super rugby season.
Standings
The final standings of the 2014 Super Rugby season were:
New Zealand Conference Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 16 11 0 5 445 322 +123 41 36 4 3 51 2 16 8 2 6 384 378 +6 44 35 5 3 44 3 16 8 0 8 401 442 −41 39 52 5 5 42 4 16 8 0 8 439 374 +65 49 36 6 3 41 5 16 7 0 9 419 395 +24 46 43 6 3 37
Overall standings Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 16 12 0 4 481 272 +209 55 24 9 1 58 2 16 11 0 5 445 322 +123 41 36 4 3 51 3 16 11 0 5 406 293 +113 29 22 2 4 50 4 16 10 0 6 412 378 +34 49 35 4 1 45 5 16 8 2 6 384 378 +6 44 35 5 3 44 6 16 8 0 8 401 442 −41 39 52 5 5 42 7 16 8 0 8 439 374 +65 49 36 6 3 41 8 16 9 0 7 343 393 −50 37 40 3 1 40 9 16 7 1 8 365 335 +30 28 29 3 5 38 10 16 7 0 9 419 395 +24 46 43 6 3 37 11 16 7 0 9 290 326 −36 30 29 2 2 32 12 16 7 0 9 367 413 −46 31 46 2 1 31 13 16 5 0 11 374 493 −119 42 52 4 4 28 14 16 4 1 11 372 527 −155 38 59 3 3 24 15 16 4 0 12 303 460 −157 29 49 1 4 21
Results
The following fixtures were released 7 October 2013.
Squad
The Chiefs squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season were:
2014 Chiefs squadProps Ben Afeaki Nick Barrett Josh Hohneck Jamie Mackintosh Pauliasi Manu Ben Tameifuna
Hookers Hika Elliot Nathan Harris Rhys Marshall Mahonri Schwalger
Locks Ross Filipo Michael Fitzgerald Brodie Retallick (c) Matt Symons Kane ThompsonLoose forwards Carl Axtens Sam Cane Nick Crosswell Tevita Koloamatangi Tanerau Latimer Liam Messam (c) Liam Squire
Scrum-halves Tawera Kerr-Barlow Augustine Pulu Brad Weber
Fly-halves Aaron Cruden (c) Andrew HorrellMidfield Bundee Aki Robbie Fruean Anton Lienert-Brown Charlie Ngatai Jordan Payne Dwayne Sweeney
Wingers James Lowe Tom Marshall Tim Nanai-Williams Asaeli Tikoirotuma
Fullbacks Gareth Anscombe Mils Muliaina Robbie Robinson (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.
Player statistics
The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 2014 Super Rugby season are:
Player Tries 1 - - - - - - - 11 4 - - - 20 - - 14 3 9 17 - 84 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 12 1 21 19 - 104 - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 16 1 - - - 5 2 - 4 1 - - - 5 - - 10 - - - - - - - 13 2 - - - 10 - - 11 - 3 - - 6 - - 15 2 - - - 10 - - 5 1 - - - 5 - - 15 2 - - - 10 - - 3 - - - - - - - 10 2 - - - 10 1 - 17 1 - - - 5 - - 17 1 - - - 5 1 - 9 - - - - - - - 15 3 - - - 15 - - 17 3 - - - 15 - - 6 1 - - - 5 - - 17 7 - - - 35 2 - 6 2 - - - 10 - - 2 - - - - - - - 11 2 - - - 10 - - 16 1 - - - 5 1 - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - - - - - 10 1 - - - 5 - - 8 1 - - - 5 - - 14 1 - - - 5 1 - 17 2 - - - 10 1 - 6 - - - - - - - 12 2 - - - 10 - - 7 1 - - - 5 - - Total 17 48 34 35 - 413 9 -
Notes and references
External links Official Chiefs website Official Super Rugby website Official Facebook page