| 1998 season | |||
| Head coach | Ross Cooper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Errol Brain | ||
| Stadium |
Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua North Harbour Stadium, Albany | ||
| Placing | 7th | ||
| Record | Won 6, Lost 5 | ||
| Top try scorer | All: Roger Randle (6) | ||
| Top points scorer | All: Ian Foster (56) | ||
| |||
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blues
|
11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 388 | 296 | +92 | 7 | 43 |
| 2 |
Crusaders
|
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 340 | 260 | +80 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 |
Sharks
|
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 329 | 263 | +66 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |
Highlanders
|
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 343 | 279 | +64 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 |
Reds
|
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 273 | 229 | +44 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 |
Waratahs
|
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 306 | 276 | +30 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 |
Chiefs
|
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 279 | 291 | −12 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 |
Hurricanes
|
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 313 | 342 | −29 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 |
Stormers
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 248 | 364 | −166 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 |
Brumbies
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 228 | 308 | −80 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 |
Bulls
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 249 | 306 | −57 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 |
Cats
|
11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 266 | 346 | −80 | 7 | 15 |
| 28 February 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 25–23 |
Canterbury Crusaders |
| Try:
McLeod Little Pen: MacDonald (5) | Try:
Mehrtens Kerr Marshall Mayerhofler Pen: Mehrtens |
|
North Harbour Stadium,
Albany Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand) |
| 7 March 1998 |
| Queensland Reds
| 25–28 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Smith Flatley Horan Con: Flatley (2) Pen: Flatley (2) | Try:
Reihana Cooper Randle Con: MacDonald Cooper Pen: Foster Cooper |
|
Ballymore Stadium,
Brisbane Referee: Johan Meuwesen ( South Africa) |
| 13 March 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 19–22 |
Wellington Hurricanes |
| Try:
Robinson Randle Pen: Foster MacDonald (2) | Try:
Telea (2) Leaupepe Umaga Con: Preston |
|
Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom ( New Zealand) |
| 21 March 1998 |
| Auckland Blues
| 25–23 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Vidiri Con: Cashmore Pen: Cashmore (6) | Try:
Marsh Randle Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Cooper (3) |
|
Eden Park,
Auckland Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand) |
| 4 April 1998 |
| Otago Highlanders
| 29–11 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Wilson Stanley Leslie Falaniko Con: Culhane (3) Pen: Culhane | Try:
McLeod Pen: Cooper (2) |
|
Carisbrook,
Dunedin Referee: Paul Honiss ( New Zealand) |
| 11 April 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 37–25 |
Northern Transvaal |
| Try:
Marsh Collins Cooksley Miller Flavell Con: Foster (2) Cooper Pen: Foster (2) | Try:
Van Schalkwyk Grobbelaar Van der Westhuizen Con: Smith (2) Pen: Smith (2) |
|
Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton Referee: Andrew Cole ( New Zealand) |
| 18 April 1998 |
| Golden Cats
| 35–36 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Van der Walt Swanepoel Con: De Beer (2) Pen: De Beer (7) | Try:
Brain Marsh Moore Little (2) Con: Foster (4) Pen: Foster |
|
Vodacom Park,
Bloemfontein Referee: Stuart Dickinson ( Australia) |
| 25 April 1998 |
| Coastal Sharks
| 52–18 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Wessels Terblanche (4) Brink Minnaar Con: Wessels Honiball (6) Pen: Honiball | Try:
Larsen Osborne Con: Little Pen: Cooper (2) |
|
Boet Erasmus Stadium,
Port Elizabeth Referee: Andrew Cole ( New Zealand) |
| 2 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 26–7 |
Western Stormers |
| Try:
McLeod (2) Con: Foster (2) Pen: Foster (4) | Try:
Penalty try Con: Koen |
|
Rotorua International Stadium,
Rotorua Referee: Peter Marshall ( Australia) |
| 8 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 35–15 |
ACT Brumbies |
| Try:
Reihana (2) Randle (2) Con: Foster (2) Cooper Pen: Foster (3) | Try:
Birch Larkham Mortlock |
|
Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton Referee: Tappe Henning ( South Africa) |
| 15 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 21–33 |
Waratahs |
| Try:
Cooper Randle Con: Cooper Pen: Cooper (3) | Try:
Welborn Dowling (2) Con: Burke (3) Pen: Burke (4) |
|
North Harbour Stadium,
Albany Referee: Johan Meuwesen ( South Africa) |
The Chiefs squad for the 1998 season was:[ citation needed]
| 1998 Chiefs squad | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Props Hookers Locks |
Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Midfield Wings Fullbacks |
| (
c)
denotes team captain,Bold denotes player is internationally capped. |
| 1998 season | |||
| Head coach | Ross Cooper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Errol Brain | ||
| Stadium |
Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua North Harbour Stadium, Albany | ||
| Placing | 7th | ||
| Record | Won 6, Lost 5 | ||
| Top try scorer | All: Roger Randle (6) | ||
| Top points scorer | All: Ian Foster (56) | ||
| |||
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blues
|
11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 388 | 296 | +92 | 7 | 43 |
| 2 |
Crusaders
|
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 340 | 260 | +80 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 |
Sharks
|
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 329 | 263 | +66 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |
Highlanders
|
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 343 | 279 | +64 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 |
Reds
|
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 273 | 229 | +44 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 |
Waratahs
|
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 306 | 276 | +30 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 |
Chiefs
|
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 279 | 291 | −12 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 |
Hurricanes
|
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 313 | 342 | −29 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 |
Stormers
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 248 | 364 | −166 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 |
Brumbies
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 228 | 308 | −80 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 |
Bulls
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 249 | 306 | −57 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 |
Cats
|
11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 266 | 346 | −80 | 7 | 15 |
| 28 February 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 25–23 |
Canterbury Crusaders |
| Try:
McLeod Little Pen: MacDonald (5) | Try:
Mehrtens Kerr Marshall Mayerhofler Pen: Mehrtens |
|
North Harbour Stadium,
Albany Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand) |
| 7 March 1998 |
| Queensland Reds
| 25–28 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Smith Flatley Horan Con: Flatley (2) Pen: Flatley (2) | Try:
Reihana Cooper Randle Con: MacDonald Cooper Pen: Foster Cooper |
|
Ballymore Stadium,
Brisbane Referee: Johan Meuwesen ( South Africa) |
| 13 March 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 19–22 |
Wellington Hurricanes |
| Try:
Robinson Randle Pen: Foster MacDonald (2) | Try:
Telea (2) Leaupepe Umaga Con: Preston |
|
Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom ( New Zealand) |
| 21 March 1998 |
| Auckland Blues
| 25–23 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Vidiri Con: Cashmore Pen: Cashmore (6) | Try:
Marsh Randle Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Cooper (3) |
|
Eden Park,
Auckland Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand) |
| 4 April 1998 |
| Otago Highlanders
| 29–11 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Wilson Stanley Leslie Falaniko Con: Culhane (3) Pen: Culhane | Try:
McLeod Pen: Cooper (2) |
|
Carisbrook,
Dunedin Referee: Paul Honiss ( New Zealand) |
| 11 April 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 37–25 |
Northern Transvaal |
| Try:
Marsh Collins Cooksley Miller Flavell Con: Foster (2) Cooper Pen: Foster (2) | Try:
Van Schalkwyk Grobbelaar Van der Westhuizen Con: Smith (2) Pen: Smith (2) |
|
Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton Referee: Andrew Cole ( New Zealand) |
| 18 April 1998 |
| Golden Cats
| 35–36 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Van der Walt Swanepoel Con: De Beer (2) Pen: De Beer (7) | Try:
Brain Marsh Moore Little (2) Con: Foster (4) Pen: Foster |
|
Vodacom Park,
Bloemfontein Referee: Stuart Dickinson ( Australia) |
| 25 April 1998 |
| Coastal Sharks
| 52–18 |
Waikato Chiefs |
| Try:
Wessels Terblanche (4) Brink Minnaar Con: Wessels Honiball (6) Pen: Honiball | Try:
Larsen Osborne Con: Little Pen: Cooper (2) |
|
Boet Erasmus Stadium,
Port Elizabeth Referee: Andrew Cole ( New Zealand) |
| 2 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 26–7 |
Western Stormers |
| Try:
McLeod (2) Con: Foster (2) Pen: Foster (4) | Try:
Penalty try Con: Koen |
|
Rotorua International Stadium,
Rotorua Referee: Peter Marshall ( Australia) |
| 8 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 35–15 |
ACT Brumbies |
| Try:
Reihana (2) Randle (2) Con: Foster (2) Cooper Pen: Foster (3) | Try:
Birch Larkham Mortlock |
|
Waikato Stadium,
Hamilton Referee: Tappe Henning ( South Africa) |
| 15 May 1998 |
| Waikato Chiefs
| 21–33 |
Waratahs |
| Try:
Cooper Randle Con: Cooper Pen: Cooper (3) | Try:
Welborn Dowling (2) Con: Burke (3) Pen: Burke (4) |
|
North Harbour Stadium,
Albany Referee: Johan Meuwesen ( South Africa) |
The Chiefs squad for the 1998 season was:[ citation needed]
| 1998 Chiefs squad | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Props Hookers Locks |
Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Midfield Wings Fullbacks |
| (
c)
denotes team captain,Bold denotes player is internationally capped. |