2015 Chiefs (rugby union) season explained

Club:Chiefs
Season:2015
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Cup1:Overall competition
Cup1 Result:5th
Cup2:N.Z. Conference
Cup2 Result:3rd
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

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 Conference
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts<-- Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts-->
1 16 14 0 2 458 288 +170 58 31 9 1 66
2 16 11 0 5 450 333 +117 54 40 6 3 53
3 16 10 0 6 372 299 +73 40 27 4 4 48
4 16 9 0 7 481 338 +143 56 39 8 2 46
5 16 3 0 13 282 428 −146 29 50 2 6 20
Overall standings
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts<-- Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts-->
1 16 14 0 2 458 288 +170 58 31 9 1 66
2 16 11 0 5 409 313 +96 50 41 5 3 52
3 16 10 1 5 373 323 +50 32 35 2 1 45
4 16 11 0 5 450 333 +117 54 40 6 3 53
5 16 10 0 6 372 299 +73 40 27 4 4 48
6 16 9 0 7 369 261 +108 45 21 6 5 47
7 16 9 0 7 481 338 +143 56 39 8 2 46
8 16 9 1 6 342 364 −22 33 41 2 2 42
9 16 7 0 9 397 388 +9 37 39 4 6 38
10 16 7 0 9 319 354 −35 35 42 3 5 36
11 16 7 0 9 338 401 −63 37 43 3 3 34
12 16 5 0 11 357 531 −174 44 65 4 2 26
13 16 4 0 12 247 434 −187 32 53 3 3 22
14 16 3 0 13 282 428 −146 29 50 2 6 20
15 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[2] and Tawera Kerr-Barlow[3] 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:

PlayerTries
7 - - - - - - -
2 - - - - - - -
8 - - - - - - -
15 4 - - - 20 2 -
3 - - - - - - -
8 1 14 20 - 93 - -
15 1 - - - 5 - 1
2 - - - - - - -
2 - - - - - - -
15 - - - - - 1 -
6 - - - - - - -
11 - - - - - - -
0 - - - - - - -
16 4 - - - 20 - -
13 1 4 6 - 31 - -
2 - - - - - - -
13 3 - - - 15 1 -
6 - - - - - - -
11 5 - - - 25 3 -
13 - - - - - - -
5 - - - - - - -
16 - - - - - - -
4 - - - - - - -
14 2 - - - 10 1 -
16 - 7 9 - 41 1 -
6 - 4 5 - 23 - -
14 3 - - - 15 1 -
9 2 - 1 - 13 - -
11 6 - - - 30 - -
1 - - - - - - -
16 3 - - - 15 - -
8 1 - - - 5 - -
4 1 - - - 5 1 -
14 - - - - - 1 -
6 - - - - - - -
15 - - - - - 1 -
17 - - - - - - -
10 - - - - - - -
17 - - - - - - -
10 1 - - - 5 - -
- 3 - - - 15 - -
Total 17 41 29 41 - 386 13 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. SupeRugby Fixtures 2015 . SANZAR . 18 September 2014 . 18 September 2014 . 17 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017012727/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/sanzar/assets/2015%20Fixture%20Booklet/2015%20Draw%20(Clean).pdf . dead .
  2. Hika Elliot to rejoin Chiefs . Chiefs . 26 November 2014 . 25 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113064812/http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/hika-elliot-to-re-join-chiefs.html . 13 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Size returns to create strong Chiefs backline . Fairfax NZ . Waikato Times . 29 October 2014 . 28 October 2014.

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