1997 was a tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. They won 4 of their 11 games and finished 10th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Brad Meurant and captain by Ian Jones.
Standing
Pos.TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts 1 Auckland Blues 111010435283152850 2 ACT Brumbies11803406291115941 3 Wellington Hurricanes116054163141021034 4 11524321350−29630 5 Gauteng Lions11515302346−44628 6 Canterbury Crusaders1151527223537426 7 Free State11506301327−26525 8 Northern Transvaal11335264342−78422 9 NSW Waratahs11407255296−41420 10 Queensland Reds11407263318−55420 11 Waikato Chiefs11407272295−23319 12 Otago Highlanders11308299409−110517
Coaching staff
Job Name Coach Brad Meurant Assistant coach John Boe Manager Steve Gilbert Physio Dennis Shepherd Physio Chris McCullough Doctor Chris Milne Doctor Steve Reid Trainer Peter White
Results
Squad
The Chiefs Squad for the 1997 Super 12 Season were:
1997 Chiefs SquadProps
Michael Collins Richard Loe Lee Lidgard
Hookers
Greg Smith Paul Mitchell
Locks
Ian Jones Glenn TaylorLoose forwards
Aaron Hopa Deon Muir Errol Brain Dean Anglesey Blair Larsen Richard Coventry Brett Sinkinson
Scrum-Halves
Rhys Duggan Mark Robinson
Fly-halves
Ian Foster Blair FeeneyMidfield
Matthew Cooper Scott McLeod Frank Bunce Walter Little Pita Alatini
Wingers
Eric Rush Caleb Ralph Dion Matthews Damon Kaui Bruce Reihana
Fullbacks
Glen Osborne (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.
References
External links Official Chiefs website
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