2015 was another tough year for the Chiefs rugby team. They won 10 of their Super Rugby games and finished 5th overall on the table for the 2nd year in a row, and 3rd behind the Hurricanes and Highlanders in the New Zealand Conference. Playing the Highlanders in the qualifying finals in Dunedin was always going to be tough losing 24-14.
Standings
The final standings of the 2015 Super Rugby season were:
New Zealand Conference Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 16 14 0 2 458 288 +170 58 31 9 1 66 2 16 11 0 5 450 333 +117 54 40 6 3 53 3 16 10 0 6 372 299 +73 40 27 4 4 48 4 16 9 0 7 481 338 +143 56 39 8 2 46 5 16 3 0 13 282 428 −146 29 50 2 6 20
Overall standings Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 16 14 0 2 458 288 +170 58 31 9 1 66 2 16 11 0 5 409 313 +96 50 41 5 3 52 3 16 10 1 5 373 323 +50 32 35 2 1 45 4 16 11 0 5 450 333 +117 54 40 6 3 53 5 16 10 0 6 372 299 +73 40 27 4 4 48 6 16 9 0 7 369 261 +108 45 21 6 5 47 7 16 9 0 7 481 338 +143 56 39 8 2 46 8 16 9 1 6 342 364 −22 33 41 2 2 42 9 16 7 0 9 397 388 +9 37 39 4 6 38 10 16 7 0 9 319 354 −35 35 42 3 5 36 11 16 7 0 9 338 401 −63 37 43 3 3 34 12 16 5 0 11 357 531 −174 44 65 4 2 26 13 16 4 0 12 247 434 −187 32 53 3 3 22 14 16 3 0 13 282 428 −146 29 50 2 6 20 15 16 3 0 13 245 384 −139 28 43 3 4 19
Results
The following fixtures were released on 18 September 2014:
Squad
The Chiefs squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season were:
2015 Chiefs squadProps Jarrod Firth Mitchell Graham Jamie Mackintosh Pauliasi Manu Ben Tameifuna Siate Tokolahi
Hookers Hika Elliot Quentin MacDonald Rhys Marshall
Locks Michael Allardice Brian Alainu'uese Michael Fitzgerald Brodie Retallick (c) Matt SymonsLoose forwards Johan Bardoul Sam Cane Mitchell Crosswell Ross Filipo Tevita Koloamatangi Michael Leitch Liam Messam (c) Sean Polwart Liam Squire Maama Vaipulu
Scrum-halves Kayne Hammington Augustine Pulu Brad Weber
Fly-halves Aaron Cruden (c) Marty McKenzieMidfield Andrew Horrell Anton Lienert-Brown Charlie Ngatai Seta Tamanivalu Sonny Bill Williams
Wingers Hosea Gear Bryce Heem James Lowe Tim Nanai-Williams
Fullbacks Tom Marshall Damian McKenzie (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped. Nathan Harris and Tawera Kerr-Barlow were both omitted from the squad after injuries ruled them out for the entire season.
Player statistics
The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 2015 Super Rugby season are:
Player Tries 7 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - 15 4 - - - 20 2 - 3 - - - - - - - 8 1 14 20 - 93 - - 15 1 - - - 5 - 1 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 15 - - - - - 1 - 6 - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 16 4 - - - 20 - - 13 1 4 6 - 31 - - 2 - - - - - - - 13 3 - - - 15 1 - 6 - - - - - - - 11 5 - - - 25 3 - 13 - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 16 - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 14 2 - - - 10 1 - 16 - 7 9 - 41 1 - 6 - 4 5 - 23 - - 14 3 - - - 15 1 - 9 2 - 1 - 13 - - 11 6 - - - 30 - - 1 - - - - - - - 16 3 - - - 15 - - 8 1 - - - 5 - - 4 1 - - - 5 1 - 14 - - - - - 1 - 6 - - - - - - - 15 - - - - - 1 - 17 - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - 17 - - - - - - - 10 1 - - - 5 - - - 3 - - - 15 - - Total 17 41 29 41 - 386 13 1
Notes and references
External links Official Chiefs website Official Super Rugby website Official Facebook page