1998 Chiefs (rugby union) season

Chiefs

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)
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1998 was another tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. This year winning 6 of their 11 games and finished 7th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Ross Cooper and captain by Errol Brain.

Standing

	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

Results

Round 1	28 February 1998	Waikato Chiefs	25 – 23	Canterbury Crusaders	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Scott McLeod, Walter Little Pen: Leon MacDonald (5)		Try: Andrew Mehrtens, James Kerr, Justin Marshall, Mark Mayerhofler Pen: Andrew Mehrtens	Referee: Steve Walsh

Round 2	7 March 1998	Queensland Reds	25 – 28	Waikato Chiefs	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
		Try: Damien Smith, Elton Flatley, Tim Horan Con: Elton Flatley (2) Pen: Elton Flatley (2)		Try: Bruce Reihana, Matt Cooper, Roger Randle Con: Leon MacDonald, Matt Cooper Pen: Ian Foster, Matt Cooper	Referee: Johan Meuwesen

Round 3	13 March 1998	Waikato Chiefs	19 – 22	Wellington Hurricanes	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Mark Robinson, Roger Randle Pen: Ian Foster, Leon MacDonald (2)		Try: Alex Telea (2), George Leaupepe, Tana Umaga Con: Jon Preston	Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom

Round 4	21 March 1998	Auckland Blues	25 – 23	Waikato Chiefs	Eden Park, Auckland
		Try: Joeli Vidiri Con: Adrian Cashmore Pen: Adrian Cashmore (6)		Try: Glen Marsh, Roger Randle Con: Matt Cooper (2) Pen: Matt Cooper (3)	Referee: Steve Walsh

Round 6	4 April 1998	Otago Highlanders	29 – 11	Waikato Chiefs	Carisbrook, Dunedin
		Try: Jeff Wilson, Jeremy Stanley, John Leslie, Lio Falaniko Con: Simon Culhane (3) Pen: Simon Culhane		Try: Scott McLeod Pen: Matt Cooper (2)	Referee: Paul Honiss

Round 7	11 April 1998	Waikato Chiefs	37 – 25	Northern Transvaal	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Glen Marsh, Justin Collins, Mark Cooksley, Todd Miller, Troy Flavell Con: Ian Foster (2), Matt Cooper Pen: Ian Foster (2)		Try: Danie van Schalkwyk, Derrick Grobbelaar, Joost van der Westhuizen Con: Franco Smith (2) Pen: Franco Smith (2)	Referee: Andrew Cole

Round 8	18 April 1998	Golden Cats	35 – 36	Waikato Chiefs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Try: Jannie van der Walt, Werner Swanepoel Con: Jannie de Beer (2) Pen: Jannie de Beer (7)		Try: Errol Brain, Glen Marsh, Nick Moore, Walter Little (2) Con: Ian Foster (4) Pen: Ian Foster	Referee: Stuart Dickinson

Round 9	25 April 1998	Coastal Sharks	52 – 18	Waikato Chiefs	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Try: Boeta Wessels, Stefan Terblanche (4), Stephen Brink, Walter Minnaar Con: Boeta Wessels, Henry Honiball (6) Pen: Henry Honiball		Try: Blair Larsen, Glen Osborne Con: Walter Little Pen: Matt Cooper (2)	Referee: Andrew Cole

Round 10	2 May 1998	Waikato Chiefs	26 – 7	Western Stormers	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
		Try: Scott McLeod (2) Con: Ian Foster (2) Pen: Ian Foster (4)		Try: Penalty Try Con: Louis Koen	Referee: Peter Marshall

Round 11	8 May 1998	Waikato Chiefs	35 – 15	ACT Brumbies	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Bruce Reihana (2), Roger Randle (2) Con: Ian Foster (2), Matt Cooper Pen: Ian Foster (3)		Try: Josh Birch, Stephen Larkham, Stirling Mortlock	Referee: Tappe Henning

Round 12	15 May 1998	Waikato Chiefs	21 – 33	Waratahs	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Matt Cooper, Roger Randle Con: Matt Cooper Pen: Matt Cooper (3)		Try: John Welborn, Matthew Dowling (2) Con: Matt Burke (3) Pen: Matt Burke (4)	Referee: Johan Meuwesen

Squad

The Chiefs Squad for the 1998 season were:

1998 Chiefs Squad
Props Con Barrell Michael Collins Hookers Greg Smith Locks Mark Cooksley Ian Jones	Loose forwards Errol Brain Blair Larsen Glen Marsh Justin Collins Nick Holten Scrum-halves Brett McCormack Fly-halves Ian Foster	Midfield Scott McLeod Walter Little Wings Roger Randle Bruce Reihana Fullbacks Leon MacDonald Glen Osborne Todd Miller
(c) denotes team captain,Bold denotes player is internationally capped.

External links

• Official Chiefs website
• Official Super Rugby website Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Facebook page