2015 Chiefs season

2015 Chiefs season
Stadiums Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui
ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Head coach Dave Rennie
Captains Liam Messam
Aaron Cruden
Rank 5th (Overall competition)
3rd (N.Z. Conference)
Record Won 10, Lost 7
Top points scorer Aaron Cruden (93)
Top try scorers Charlie Ngatai (6)
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2015 was another tough year for the Chiefs rugby team. They won 10 of their Super Rugby games and finished 5th overall on the table for the 2nd year in a row, and 3rd behind the Hurricanes and Highlanders in the New Zealand Conference. Playing the Highlanders in the qualifying finals in Dunedin was always going to be tough losing 24-14.

Standings

The final standings of the 2015 Super Rugby season were:

New Zealand New Zealand Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Hurricanes 16 14 0 2 458 288 +170 58 31 9 1 66
2 Highlanders 16 11 0 5 450 333 +117 54 40 6 3 53
3 Chiefs 16 10 0 6 372 299 +73 40 27 4 4 48
4 Crusaders 16 9 0 7 481 338 +143 56 39 8 2 46
5 Blues 16 3 0 13 282 428 −146 29 50 2 6 20
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Hurricanes 16 14 0 2 458 288 +170 58 31 9 1 66
2 Australia Waratahs 16 11 0 5 409 313 +96 50 41 5 3 52
3 South Africa Stormers 16 10 1 5 373 323 +50 32 35 2 1 45
4 New Zealand Highlanders 16 11 0 5 450 333 +117 54 40 6 3 53
5 New Zealand Chiefs 16 10 0 6 372 299 +73 40 27 4 4 48
6 Australia Brumbies 16 9 0 7 369 261 +108 45 21 6 5 47
7 New Zealand Crusaders 16 9 0 7 481 338 +143 56 39 8 2 46
8 South Africa Lions 16 9 1 6 342 364 −22 33 41 2 2 42
9 South Africa Bulls 16 7 0 9 397 388 +9 37 39 4 6 38
10 Australia Rebels 16 7 0 9 319 354 −35 35 42 3 5 36
11 South Africa Sharks 16 7 0 9 338 401 −63 37 43 3 3 34
12 South Africa Cheetahs 16 5 0 11 357 531 −174 44 65 4 2 26
13 Australia Reds 16 4 0 12 247 434 −187 32 53 3 3 22
14 New Zealand Blues 16 3 0 13 282 428 −146 29 50 2 6 20
15 Australia Force 16 3 0 13 245 384 −139 28 43 3 4 19

Results

The following fixtures were released on 18 September 2014:[1]

Squad

The Chiefs squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season were:

2015 Chiefs squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose Forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Midfield

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.

Nathan Harris[36] and Tawera Kerr-Barlow[37] were both omitted from the squad after injuries ruled them out for the entire season.

Player statistics

The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 2015 Super Rugby season are:

Player Apps Tries Cons Pens DGs Pts YC RC
Allardice, MichaelMichael Allardice 7 - - - - - - -
Alainu'uese, BrianBrian Alainu'uese 2 - - - - - - -
Bardoul, JohanJohan Bardoul 8 - - - - - - -
Cane, SamSam Cane 15 4 - - - 20 2 -
Crosswell, MitchellMitchell Crosswell 3 - - - - - - -
Cruden, AaronAaron Cruden 8 1 14 20 - 93 - -
Elliot, HikaHika Elliot 15 1 - - - 5 - 1
Filipo, RossRoss Filipo 2 - - - - - - -
Firth, JarrodJarrod Firth 2 - - - - - - -
Fitzgerald, MichaelMichael Fitzgerald 15 - - - - - 1 -
Gear, HoseaHosea Gear 6 - - - - - - -
Graham, MitchellMitchell Graham 11 - - - - - - -
Hammington, KayneKayne Hammington 0 - - - - - - -
Heem, BryceBryce Heem 16 4 - - - 20 - -
Horrell, AndrewAndrew Horrell 13 1 4 6 - 31 - -
Koloamatangi, TevitaTevita Koloamatangi 2 - - - - - - -
Leitch, MichaelMichael Leitch 13 3 - - - 15 1 -
Lienert-Brown, AntonAnton Lienert-Brown 6 - - - - - - -
Lowe, JamesJames Lowe 11 5 - - - 25 3 -
MacDonald, QuentinQuentin MacDonald 13 - - - - - - -
Mackintosh, JamieJamie Mackintosh 5 - - - - - - -
Manu, PauliasiPauliasi Manu 16 - - - - - - -
Marshall, RhysRhys Marshall 4 - - - - - - -
Marshall, TomTom Marshall 14 2 - - - 10 1 -
McKenzie, DamianDamian McKenzie 16 - 7 9 - 41 1 -
McKenzie, MartyMarty McKenzie 6 - 4 5 - 23 - -
Messam, LiamLiam Messam 14 3 - - - 15 1 -
Nanai-Williams, TimTim Nanai-Williams 9 2 - 1 - 13 - -
Ngatai, CharlieCharlie Ngatai 11 6 - - - 30 - -
Polwart, SeanSean Polwart 1 - - - - - - -
Pulu, AugustineAugustine Pulu 16 3 - - - 15 - -
Retallick, BrodieBrodie Retallick 8 1 - - - 5 - -
Squire, LiamLiam Squire 4 1 - - - 5 1 -
Symons, MattMatt Symons 14 - - - - - 1 -
Tamanivalu, SetaSeta Tamanivalu 6 - - - - - - -
Tameifuna, BenBen Tameifuna 15 - - - - - 1 -
Tokolahi, SiateSiate Tokolahi 17 - - - - - - -
Vaipulu, MaamaMaama Vaipulu 10 - - - - - - -
Weber, BradBrad Weber 17 - - - - - - -
Williams, Sonny BillSonny Bill Williams 10 1 - - - 5 - -
try, penaltypenalty try - 3 - - - 15 - -
Total 17 41 29 41 - 386 13 1

Notes and references

  1. "SupeRugby Fixtures 2015" (PDF). SANZAR (Press release). 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. "Chiefs do enough to beat Blues". SANZAR. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 18-23 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. "Cruden wins it at the death". SANZAR. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 19-17 Brumbies". South African Rugby Union. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. "Chiefs thump the Crusaders". SANZAR. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 40-16 Crusaders". South African Rugby Union. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  8. "Highlanders steal it at the death". SANZAR. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 17-20 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. "Chiefs send Stormers to their first defeat". SANZAR. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  11. "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Stormers 19-28 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  12. "13-man Sharks edge the Chiefs". SANZAR. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  13. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 12-11 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  14. "Chiefs accelerate to victory". SANZAR. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  15. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 37-27 Toyota Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  16. "Chiefs win ninth in a row over Blues". SANZAR. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  17. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 23-16 Blues". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  18. "Chiefs make a statement against Crusaders". SANZAR. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  19. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Crusaders 9-26 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  20. "Chiefs top Force in exciting clash". SANZAR. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  21. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 35-27 Force". South African Rugby Union. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  22. "Rebels stun Chiefs in Melbourne". SANZAR. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  23. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Rebels 16-15 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  24. "Nonu double sinks Chiefs". SANZAR. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  25. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hurricanes 22-18 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  26. "Chiefs run away from Bulls in Rotorua". SANZAR. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  27. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 34-20 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  28. "Highlanders re-ignite season with BP win". SANZAR. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  29. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Highlanders 36-9 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  30. "Chiefs spoil Genia, Horwill's farewell". SANZAR. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  31. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Reds 3-24 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  32. "Hurricanes triumph in New Plymouth". SANZAR. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  33. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 13-21 Hurricanes". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  34. "Highlanders move on to semi-finals". SANZAR. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  35. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Highlanders 24-14 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  36. "Hika Elliot to rejoin Chiefs" (Press release). Chiefs. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  37. "Size returns to create strong Chiefs backline". Waikato Times. Fairfax NZ. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

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