title: 1996 Chiefs (rugby union) season
text: # 1996 Chiefs (rugby union) season
  
  1996 was the 1st year of the Super 12 Tournament and the Waikato Chiefs rugby team. They won 6 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, but they didn't make the playoffs. The team was coached by Brad Meurant and captain by Richard Turner.
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Queensland Reds | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 320 | 247 | 73 | 5 | 41 |
  | 2 | Auckland Blues | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 408 | 354 | 54 | 9 | 41 |
  | 3 | Northern Transvaal | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 329 | 208 | 121 | 6 | 38 |
  | 4 | Natal Sharks | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 389 | 277 | 112 | 9 | 33 |
  | 5 | ACT Brumbies | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 306 | 273 | 33 | 4 | 32 |
  | 6 | Waikato Chiefs | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 291 | 269 | 22 | 4 | 28 |
  | 7 | NSW Waratahs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 312 | 290 | 22 | 8 | 28 |
  | 8 | Otago Highlanders | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 329 | 391 | −62 | 6 | 26 |
  | 9 | Wellington Hurricanes | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 290 | 353 | −63 | 5 | 17 |
  | 10 | Transvaal | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 4 | 16 |
  | 11 | Western Province | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 251 | 353 | −101 | 1 | 15 |
  | 12 | Canterbury Crusaders | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 234 | 373 | −139 | 2 | 13 |
  
  ## Squad
  
  The Chiefs squad for the 1996 Super 12 season were:
  
  | 1996 Chiefs squad |
  | - |
  | Props Craig Stevenson Joeli Veitayaki Steve Simpkins Hookers Paul Mitchell Slade McFarland Locks Mark Cooksley Glenn Taylor Ian Jones Steve Gordon | Loose forwards Dean Anglesey Liam Barry Blair Larsen Duane Monkley Richard Turner Scrum-halves Boyd Gillespie Simon Crabb Fly-halves Ian Foster Warren Burton Warren Johnston | Midfield Frank Bunce Scott McLeod Walter Little Wingers Norm Berryman Eric Rush Milton Going Peter Woods Fullbacks Glen Osborne |
  | (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped. |
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 1996 Super Rugby 12 are:
  
  | Player | Apps | Tries | Cons | Pens | DGs | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Blair Larsen | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | Boyd Gillespie | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Craig Stevenson | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dean Anglesey | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | Duane Monkley | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | Eric Rush | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | 20 |
  | Frank Bunce | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | Glen Osborne | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 20 |
  | Glenn Taylor | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ian Foster | 8 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 94 |
  | Ian Jones | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 |
  | Joeli Veitayaki | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
  | Liam Barry | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mark Cooksley | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Milton Going | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
  | Norm Berryman | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | Paul Mitchell | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
  | Peter Woods | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Richard Turner | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
  | Scott McLeod | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | Simon Crabb | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | Slade McFarland | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Steve Gordon | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Steve Moore | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Steve Simpkins | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Walter Little | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | Warren Burton | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 47 |
  | Warren Johnston | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
  | penalty try | - | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
  | Total | 11 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 291 |
  