2012 Chiefs (rugby union) season explained

Club:	Chiefs
Season:	2012
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Cup1:	Overall Competition
Cup1 Result:	2nd
Cup2:	N.Z. Conference
Cup2 Result:	1st
Cup3:	Play-offs
Cup3 Result:	Champions
Prevseason:	2011
Nextseason:	2013

In 2012, following the disappointing results of previous years, the Chiefs underwent a significant change in personnel. This included the recruitment of new coaches, including Dave Rennie and Wayne Smith, and players, including Aaron Cruden, Ben Tameifuna, Brodie Retallick and Sonny Bill Williams. The changes had an immediate impact as the Chiefs finished at the top of the New Zealand conference, qualifying for a home semi-final, which they won, defeating the 20–17. They subsequently hosted the final for the first time in the teams's history, comprehensively defeating the by 37–6, claiming their first title. They also set many club records in the 2012 season, including: most home wins, best home streak, best season winning streak, and most points and tries scored.^[1]

Standings

The final standings of the 2012 Super Rugby season were:

New Zealand Conference
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	-- Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts -->
1		18	12	0	4	2	444	358	+86	47	30	5	3	64
2		18	11	0	5	2	485	343	+142	47	34	5	4	61
3		18	10	0	6	2	489	429	+60	58	39	8	1	57
4		18	9	0	7	2	359	385	-26	36	31	2	4	50
5		18	4	0	12	2	359	430	-71	34	50	2	6	32

Overall Standings
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	-- Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts -->
1		18	14	0	2	2	350	254	+96	28	21	0	2	66
2		18	12	0	4	2	444	358	+86	47	30	5	3	64
3		18	11	0	5	2	359	347	+12	38	36	4	2	58
4		18	11	0	5	2	485	343	+142	47	34	5	4	61
5		18	10	0	6	2	472	369	+103	50	38	6	5	59
6		18	10	0	6	2	436	348	+88	47	31	7	4	59
7		18	10	0	6	2	404	331	+73	41	31	5	5	58
8		18	10	0	6	2	489	429	+60	58	39	8	1	57
9		18	9	0	7	2	359	385	-26	36	31	2	4	50
10		18	5	0	11	2	391	458	-67	35	47	3	7	38
11		18	4	0	12	2	346	407	-61	33	43	3	8	35
12		18	4	0	12	2	359	430	-71	34	50	2	6	32
13		18	4	0	12	2	362	520	-158	37	59	3	5	32
14		18	3	0	13	2	306	440	-134	30	49	2	5	27
15		18	3	0	13	2	317	460	-143	30	52	2	3	25

Results

The results of the Chiefs during the 2012 Super Rugby season were:

Squad

The Chiefs squad for the 2012 Super Rugby season were:^[2]

2013 Chiefs squad
Props Ben Afeaki Shane Cleaver Josh Hohneck Toby Smith Ben Tameifuna Sona Taumalolo Hookers Marcel Cummings-Toone Hika Elliot Mahonri Schwalger Locks Craig Clarke (c) Michael Fitzgerald Romana Graham Brodie Retallick Kane Thompson	Loose forwards Alex Bradley Sam Cane Tanerau Latimer Fritz Lee Liam Messam (c) Scott Waldrom Scrum-halves Tawera Kerr-Barlow Brendon Leonard Augustine Pulu Fly-halves Aaron Cruden Andrew Horrell	Midfield Richard Kahui Asaeli Tikoirotuma Sonny Bill Williams Jackson Willison Wingers Lelia Masaga Tim Nanai-Williams Maritino Nemani Declan O'Donnell Fullbacks Robbie Robinson

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

Player statistics

The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 2012 Super Rugby season are:

Player		Tries
	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	18	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	16	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	18	3	43	50	-	251	-	-
	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	12	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	14	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	11	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	16	2	-	-	-	10	-	-
	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	8	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	13	6	-	-	-	30	-	-
	17	4	-	-	-	20	-	-
	13	4	-	-	-	20	-	-
	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	8	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	17	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	15	2	-	-	-	10	-	-
	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	8	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	16	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	18	9	-	-	-	45	-	-
	13	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
	15	7	-	-	-	35	-	-
	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	18	5	-	-	-	25	-	-
	13	1	-	-	-	5	-	-
Total	18	53	43	50	-	501	2	-

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 2012 Super Rugby end of season awards.
Web site: Chiefs 2012 Super Rugby Squad . SuperXV . 30 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630095643/http://www.superxv.com/chiefs-super-rugby/chiefs-2012-super-rugby-squad/ . 30 June 2016.