2013 was a successful year for the Chiefs rugby team winning 12 of their Super rugby games to top the table and then went on to beat Crusaders in the Semi-final and Brumbies in the final. The Chiefs also became the New Zealand Conference winners and take out the BNZ Cup
Standings
The final standings of the 2013 Super Rugby season were:
New Zealand ConferencePosTeamRndWDLByePFPAPDTFTATBLBPts 1 18 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66 2 18 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60 3 18 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44 4 18 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41 5 18 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29
Overall StandingsPosTeamRndWDLByePFPAPDTFTATBLBPts 1 18 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66 2 18 12 0 4 2 448 330 +118 41 34 5 2 63 3 18 10 2 4 2 430 295 +135 43 31 5 3 60 4 18 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60 5 18 10 2 4 2 321 296 +25 31 23 4 2 58 6 18 10 0 6 2 382 358 +24 38 32 2 4 54 7 18 9 0 7 2 346 292 +54 30 18 1 5 50 8 18 8 0 8 2 384 305 +79 40 31 3 5 48 9 18 8 0 8 2 411 371 +40 45 34 1 4 45 10 18 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44 11 18 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41 12 18 5 0 11 2 382 515 −133 44 65 4 5 37 13 18 4 1 11 2 267 366 −99 26 34 0 5 31 14 18 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29 15 18 3 1 12 2 298 564 −266 27 69 2 0 24
Results
The results of the Chiefs during the 2013 Super Rugby season were:
Squad
The Chiefs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season were:
2013 Chiefs squadProps Ben Afeaki Josh Hohneck Pauliasi Manu Solomona Sakalia Toby Smith Ben Tameifuna
Hookers Hika Elliot Mike Kainga Rhys Marshall Mahonri Schwalger
Locks Craig Clarke (c) Ross Filipo Michael Fitzgerald Romana Graham Brodie RetallickLoose forwards Sam Cane Nick Crosswell Tanerau Latimer Fritz Lee Liam Messam (c) Matt Vant Leven
Scrum-halves Tawera Kerr-Barlow Brendon Leonard Augustine Pulu
Fly-halves Aaron Cruden Andrew Horrell Daniel WaengaMidfield Bundee Aki Richard Kahui Charlie Ngatai Asaeli Tikoirotuma Savenaca Tokula
Wingers Lelia Masaga Tim Nanai-Williams Patrick Osborne
Fullbacks Gareth Anscombe Robbie Robinson (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.
Player statistics
The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 2013 Super Rugby season are:
Player Tries 12 1 - - - 5 - - 14 6 - - - 30 1 - 13 5 30 27 - 166 - - 17 2 - - - 10 - - 14 1 - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 1 - 18 2 10 24 - 102 - - 16 1 - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - - - 15 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 1 1 - - 7 - - 4 1 - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - - - 13 1 - - - 5 1 - 18 1 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - 9 1 - - - 5 - - 16 5 - - - 25 - - 17 2 - - - 10 - - 12 6 - - - 30 - - 14 3 - - - 15 - - 9 2 - - - 10 - - 16 - - - - - 1 - 18 1 - - - 5 - - 10 1 - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - 17 6 - - - 30 1 - 18 4 - - - 20 - - 2 - - - - - - - 9 1 - - - 5 - - 1 - - - - - - - Total 18 54 41 51 - 505 5 -
Notes and references
External links Official Chiefs website Official Super Rugby website Official Facebook page