1999 Chiefs (rugby union) season

1999 was another tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. This year winning 5 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Ross Cooper and captained by Michael Collins.

Chiefs
1999 season
Head coachRoss Cooper
CaptainMichael Collins
StadiumWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe (Growers Stadium)
Placing6th
RecordWon 5, Lost 6
Top try scorerAll: - (-)
Top points scorerAll: - (-)

Standing

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1   Queensland Reds 11 8 1 2 233 170 +63 2 36
2   Stormers 11 8 0 3 290 244 +46 4 36
3   Otago Highlanders 11 8 0 3 280 203 +77 3 35
4   Canterbury Crusaders 11 7 1 3 324 262 +62 3 33
5   ACT Brumbies 11 5 0 6 278 195 +83 8 28
6   Waikato Chiefs 11 5 0 6 248 301 −53 6 26
7   Sharks 11 5 1 5 241 232 +9 3 25
8   Waratahs 11 4 1 6 246 248 −2 6 24
9   Auckland Blues 11 4 1 6 202 201 +1 5 23
10   Wellington Hurricanes 11 4 1 6 213 226 −13 4 22
11   Cats 11 4 0 7 312 341 −29 6 22
12   Northern Bulls 11 1 0 10 203 447 −244 3 7

Results

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Round 1 26 February 1999 Canterbury Crusaders   48 – 3   Waikato Chiefs Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Try: Afato So'oalo, Daryl Gibson, James Kerr, Scott Robertson, Steve Lancaster
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (5)
Pen: Blair Feeney Referee:   Paul Honiss


Round 2 6 March 1999 Waikato Chiefs   17 – 19   Queensland Reds Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Try: Rhys Duggan
Pen: Matt Cooper (4)
Try: Damien Smith, Mark Connors, Warwick Waugh
Con: Nathan Spooner (2)
Referee:   Andrew Turner


Round 3 13 March 1999 Waratahs   36 – 30   Waikato Chiefs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Try: Christian Warner, Matthew Dowling, Michael Brial, Phil Kearns, Tiaan Strauss
Con: Christian Warner
Pen: Christian Warner (2)
Try: Glen Marsh, Roger Randle, Walter Little
Con: Matt Cooper (3)
Pen: Matt Cooper (3)
Referee:   André Watson


Round 5 26 March 1999 Waikato Chiefs   18 – 29   Auckland Blues Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Try: Walter Little, Dylan Mika
Con: Matt Cooper
Pen: Matt Cooper (2)
Try: Xavier Rush, Rua Tipoki
Con: Adrian Cashmore (2)
Pen: Adrian Cashmore (4)
Drop: Carlos Spencer


Round 6 3 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs   16 – 27   Otago Highlanders Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  


Round 7 10 April 1999 ACT Brumbies   13 – 16   Waikato Chiefs Canberra Stadium, Canberra  


Round 8 16 April 1999 Wellington Hurricanes   21 – 24   Waikato Chiefs Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  


Round 9 24 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs   44 – 42   Cats Growers Stadium, Pukekohe  


Round 10 30 April 1999 Waikato Chiefs   32 – 19   Sharks Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  


Round 11 8 May 1999 Stormers   16 – 9   Waikato Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Attendance: 49,170


Round 12 14 May 1999 Northern Bulls   31 – 39   Waikato Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  

Notes and references

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http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/match-centre/?historicalView=1&season=1999&competition=205&match=599053 (BLUES VS CHIEFS GAME, 26 March 1999)

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