1996 was the first year of the Super 12 tournament and the Waikato Chiefs rugby team. They won 6 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, but they did not make the playoffs. The team was coached by Brad Meurant and captained by Richard Turner.
Standings
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts 1 Queensland Reds1190232024773541 2 Auckland Blues1180340835454941 3 Northern Transvaal11803329208121638 4 Natal Sharks11605389277112933 5 ACT Brumbies1170430627333432 6 Waikato Chiefs1160529126922428 7 NSW Waratahs1150631229022828 8 Otago Highlanders11506329391−62626 9 Wellington Hurricanes11308290353−63517 10 Transvaal11308228299−71416 11 Western Province11317251353−101115 12 Canterbury Crusaders11218234373−139213
Results
Squad
The Chiefs squad for the 1996 Super 12 season were:
1996 Chiefs squadProps Craig Stevenson Joeli Veitayaki Steve Simpkins
Hookers Paul Mitchell Slade McFarland
Locks Mark Cooksley Glenn Taylor Ian Jones Steve GordonLoose forwards Dean Anglesey Liam Barry Blair Larsen Duane Monkley Richard Turner
Scrum-halves Boyd Gillespie Simon Crabb
Fly-halves Ian Foster Warren Burton Warren JohnstonMidfield Frank Bunce Scott McLeod Walter Little
Wingers Norm Berryman Eric Rush Milton Going Peter Woods
Fullbacks Glen Osborne (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.
Player statistics Player Tries 10 1 — — — 5 7 — — — — — 11 — — — — — 3 1 — — — 5 9 1 — — — 5 9 4 — — — 20 11 1 — — — 5 8 4 — — — 20 3 — — — — — 8 2 18 15 1 94 11 3 — — — 15 11 2 — — — 10 6 — — — — — 6 — — — — — 3 2 — — — 10 9 1 — — — 5 7 2 — — — 10 3 — — — — — 9 2 — — — 10 6 1 — — — 5 5 1 — — — 5 6 — — — — — 2 — — — — — 0 — — — — — 3 — — — — — 7 1 — — — 5 5 0 7 11 0 47 3 1 — — — 5 — 2 — — — 10 Total 11 32 25 26 1 291
Notes and references
External links Official Chiefs website Official Super Rugby website Official Facebook page