2015 Chiefs season

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.

Chiefs
2015 season
Head coachDave Rennie
CaptainsLiam Messam
Aaron Cruden
StadiumWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui
ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Overall competition5th
N.Z. Conference3rd
RecordWon 10, Lost 7
Top try scorerAll: Charlie Ngatai (6)
Top points scorerAll: Aaron Cruden (93)

Standings

The final standings of the 2015 Super Rugby season were:

New Zealand Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Hurricanes161402458288+17058319166
2 Highlanders161105450333+11754406353
3 Chiefs161006372299+7340274448
4 Crusaders16907481338+14356398246
5 Blues163013282428−14629502620
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Hurricanes161402458288+17058319166
2 Waratahs161105409313+9650415352
3 Stormers161015373323+5032352145
4 Highlanders161105450333+11754406353
5 Chiefs161006372299+7340274448
6 Brumbies16907369261+10845216547
7 Crusaders16907481338+14356398246
8 Lions16916342364−2233412242
9 Bulls16709397388+937394638
10 Rebels16709319354−3535423536
11 Sharks16709338401−6337433334
12 Cheetahs165011357531−17444654226
13 Reds164012247434−18732533322
14 Blues163013282428−14629502620
15 Force163013245384−13928433419

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
Michael Allardice7-------
Brian Alainu'uese2-------
Johan Bardoul8-------
Sam Cane154---202-
Mitchell Crosswell3-------
Aaron Cruden811420-93--
Hika Elliot151---5-1
Ross Filipo2-------
Jarrod Firth2-------
Michael Fitzgerald15-----1-
Hosea Gear6-------
Mitchell Graham11-------
Kayne Hammington0-------
Bryce Heem164---20--
Andrew Horrell13146-31--
Tevita Koloamatangi2-------
Michael Leitch133---151-
Anton Lienert-Brown6-------
James Lowe115---253-
Quentin MacDonald13-------
Jamie Mackintosh5-------
Pauliasi Manu16-------
Rhys Marshall4-------
Tom Marshall142---101-
Damian McKenzie16-79-411-
Marty McKenzie6-45-23--
Liam Messam143---151-
Tim Nanai-Williams92-1-13--
Charlie Ngatai116---30--
Sean Polwart1-------
Augustine Pulu163---15--
Brodie Retallick81---5--
Liam Squire41---51-
Matt Symons14-----1-
Seta Tamanivalu6-------
Ben Tameifuna15-----1-
Siate Tokolahi17-------
Maama Vaipulu10-------
Brad Weber17-------
Sonny Bill Williams101---5--
penalty try-3---15--
Total17412941-386131

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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