1998 Chiefs (rugby union) season
# 1998 Chiefs (rugby union) season

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 |

## 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. |
