1998 was another tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. This year winning 6 of their 11 games and finished 7th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Ross Cooper and captain by Errol Brain.

Standing

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Blues	11	9	0	2	388	296	+92	7	43
2	Crusaders	11	8	0	3	340	260	+80	9	41
3	Sharks	11	7	0	4	329	263	+66	8	36
4	Highlanders	11	7	0	4	343	279	+64	6	34
5	Reds	11	6	1	4	273	229	+44	5	31
6	Waratahs	11	6	1	4	306	276	+30	4	30
7	Chiefs	11	6	0	5	279	291	−12	5	29
8	Hurricanes	11	5	0	6	313	342	−29	6	26
9	Stormers	11	3	0	8	248	364	−166	6	18
10	Brumbies	11	3	0	8	228	308	−80	5	17
11	Bulls	11	3	0	8	249	306	−57	4	16
12	Cats	11	2	0	9	266	346	−80	7	15

Results

Round 1	28 February 1998	Waikato Chiefs	25 – 23	Canterbury Crusaders	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Scott McLeod, Walter Little Pen: Leon MacDonald (5)		Try: Andrew Mehrtens, James Kerr, Justin Marshall, Mark Mayerhofler Pen: Andrew Mehrtens	Referee: Steve Walsh

Round 2	7 March 1998	Queensland Reds	25 – 28	Waikato Chiefs	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
		Try: Damien Smith, Elton Flatley, Tim Horan Con: Elton Flatley (2) Pen: Elton Flatley (2)		Try: Bruce Reihana, Matt Cooper, Roger Randle Con: Leon MacDonald, Matt Cooper Pen: Ian Foster, Matt Cooper	Referee: Johan Meuwesen

Round 3	13 March 1998	Waikato Chiefs	19 – 22	Wellington Hurricanes	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Mark Robinson, Roger Randle Pen: Ian Foster, Leon MacDonald (2)		Try: Alex Telea (2), George Leaupepe, Tana Umaga Con: Jon Preston	Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom

Round 4	21 March 1998	Auckland Blues	25 – 23	Waikato Chiefs	Eden Park, Auckland
		Try: Joeli Vidiri Con: Adrian Cashmore Pen: Adrian Cashmore (6)		Try: Glen Marsh, Roger Randle Con: Matt Cooper (2) Pen: Matt Cooper (3)	Referee: Steve Walsh

Round 6	4 April 1998	Otago Highlanders	29 – 11	Waikato Chiefs	Carisbrook, Dunedin
		Try: Jeff Wilson, Jeremy Stanley, John Leslie, Lio Falaniko Con: Simon Culhane (3) Pen: Simon Culhane		Try: Scott McLeod Pen: Matt Cooper (2)	Referee: Paul Honiss

Round 7	11 April 1998	Waikato Chiefs	37 – 25	Northern Transvaal	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Glen Marsh, Justin Collins, Mark Cooksley, Todd Miller, Troy Flavell Con: Ian Foster (2), Matt Cooper Pen: Ian Foster (2)		Try: Danie van Schalkwyk, Derrick Grobbelaar, Joost van der Westhuizen Con: Franco Smith (2) Pen: Franco Smith (2)	Referee: Andrew Cole

Round 8	18 April 1998	Golden Cats	35 – 36	Waikato Chiefs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Try: Jannie van der Walt, Werner Swanepoel Con: Jannie de Beer (2) Pen: Jannie de Beer (7)		Try: Errol Brain, Glen Marsh, Nick Moore, Walter Little (2) Con: Ian Foster (4) Pen: Ian Foster	Referee: Stuart Dickinson

Round 9	25 April 1998	Coastal Sharks	52 – 18	Waikato Chiefs	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Try: Boeta Wessels, Stefan Terblanche (4), Stephen Brink, Walter Minnaar Con: Boeta Wessels, Henry Honiball (6) Pen: Henry Honiball		Try: Blair Larsen, Glen Osborne Con: Walter Little Pen: Matt Cooper (2)	Referee: Andrew Cole

Round 10	2 May 1998	Waikato Chiefs	26 – 7	Western Stormers	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
		Try: Scott McLeod (2) Con: Ian Foster (2) Pen: Ian Foster (4)		Try: Penalty Try Con: Louis Koen	Referee: Peter Marshall

Round 11	8 May 1998	Waikato Chiefs	35 – 15	ACT Brumbies	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Bruce Reihana (2), Roger Randle (2) Con: Ian Foster (2), Matt Cooper Pen: Ian Foster (3)		Try: Josh Birch, Stephen Larkham, Stirling Mortlock	Referee: Tappe Henning

Round 12	15 May 1998	Waikato Chiefs	21 – 33	Waratahs	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Matt Cooper, Roger Randle Con: Matt Cooper Pen: Matt Cooper (3)		Try: John Welborn, Matthew Dowling (2) Con: Matt Burke (3) Pen: Matt Burke (4)	Referee: Johan Meuwesen

Squad

The Chiefs Squad for the 1998 season were:

Notes and references

External links

• Official Chiefs website
• Official Super Rugby website Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Facebook page