1996 Chiefs (rugby union) season
# 1996 Chiefs (rugby union) season

1996 was the 1st 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 didn't make the playoffs. The team was coached by Brad Meurant and captain by Richard Turner.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Queensland Reds | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 320 | 247 | 73 | 5 | 41 |
| 2 | Auckland Blues | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 408 | 354 | 54 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 | Northern Transvaal | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 329 | 208 | 121 | 6 | 38 |
| 4 | Natal Sharks | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 389 | 277 | 112 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | ACT Brumbies | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 306 | 273 | 33 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Waikato Chiefs | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 291 | 269 | 22 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | NSW Waratahs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 312 | 290 | 22 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Otago Highlanders | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 329 | 391 | −62 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Wellington Hurricanes | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 290 | 353 | −63 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Transvaal | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | Western Province | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 251 | 353 | −101 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Canterbury Crusaders | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 234 | 373 | −139 | 2 | 13 |

## Squad

The Chiefs squad for the 1996 Super 12 season were:

| 1996 Chiefs squad |
| - |
| Props Craig Stevenson Joeli Veitayaki Steve Simpkins Hookers Paul Mitchell Slade McFarland Locks Mark Cooksley Glenn Taylor Ian Jones Steve Gordon | Loose forwards Dean Anglesey Liam Barry Blair Larsen Duane Monkley Richard Turner Scrum-halves Boyd Gillespie Simon Crabb Fly-halves Ian Foster Warren Burton Warren Johnston | Midfield 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

The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 1996 Super Rugby 12 are:

| Player | Apps | Tries | Cons | Pens | DGs | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blair Larsen | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Boyd Gillespie | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Craig Stevenson | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dean Anglesey | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Duane Monkley | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Eric Rush | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | 20 |
| Frank Bunce | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Glen Osborne | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 20 |
| Glenn Taylor | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ian Foster | 8 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 94 |
| Ian Jones | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 |
| Joeli Veitayaki | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Liam Barry | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Cooksley | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milton Going | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Norm Berryman | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Paul Mitchell | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Peter Woods | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richard Turner | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Scott McLeod | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Simon Crabb | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Slade McFarland | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Gordon | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Moore | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Simpkins | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walter Little | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Warren Burton | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 47 |
| Warren Johnston | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| penalty try | - | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | 11 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 291 |
