2013 Chiefs (rugby union) season

2013 was a successful year for the Chiefs rugby team winning 12 of their Super rugby games to top the table and then went on to beat Crusaders in the Semi-final and Brumbies in the final. The Chiefs also became the New Zealand Conference winners and take out the BNZ Cup

Chiefs
2013 season
Head coachDave Rennie
CaptainsCraig Clarke
Liam Messam
StadiumWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui
ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
Overall Competition1st
N.Z. Conference1st
Play-offsChampions
RecordWon 14, Lost 4
Top try scorerAll: Bundee Aki,
Tim Nanai-Williams and
Ben Tameifuna (6)
Top points scorerAll: Gareth Anscombe (166)

Standings

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The final standings of the 2013 Super Rugby season were:[1]

  New Zealand Conference
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Chiefs 18 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66
2 Crusaders 18 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60
3 Blues 18 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44
4 Hurricanes 18 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41
5 Highlanders 18 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29
Overall Standings
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1   Chiefs 18 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66
2   Bulls 18 12 0 4 2 448 330 +118 41 34 5 2 63
3   Brumbies 18 10 2 4 2 430 295 +135 43 31 5 3 60
4   Crusaders 18 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60
5   Reds 18 10 2 4 2 321 296 +25 31 23 4 2 58
6   Cheetahs 18 10 0 6 2 382 358 +24 38 32 2 4 54
7   Stormers 18 9 0 7 2 346 292 +54 30 18 1 5 50
8   Sharks 18 8 0 8 2 384 305 +79 40 31 3 5 48
9   Waratahs 18 8 0 8 2 411 371 +40 45 34 1 4 45
10   Blues 18 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44
11   Hurricanes 18 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41
12   Rebels 18 5 0 11 2 382 515 −133 44 65 4 5 37
13   Force 18 4 1 11 2 267 366 −99 26 34 0 5 31
14   Highlanders 18 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29
15   Southern Kings 18 3 1 12 2 298 564 −266 27 69 2 0 24

Results

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The results of the Chiefs during the 2013 Super Rugby season were:[2]


Round 2 22 February 2013 Highlanders 27–41 Chiefs Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin  
19:35 Try: Ben Smith   12'
Hosea Gear   38'
Kade Poki   48'
Con: Lima Sopoaga   13', 39', 49' (3/3)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga   44', 57' (2/3)
Scoreboard[3] Try: Tim Nanai-Williams   15'65'
Patrick Osborne   46'
Asaeli Tikoirotuma   61'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   16', 62', 66' (3/4)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   4', 21', 25', 70', 74' (5/5)
Attendance: 17,611
Referee:   Steve Walsh


Round 3 2 March 2013 Chiefs 45–3 Cheetahs Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Liam Messam   25'
Ben Afeaki   42'
Asaeli Tikoirotuma   64'
Gareth Anscombe   67'
Rhys Marshall   73'
Ben Tameifuna   79'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   26', 43', 65', 68', 74', 80' (6/6)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   18' (1/1)
Scoreboard[4] Pen: Johan Goosen   15' (1/4) Attendance: 11,893
Referee:   Mike Fraser


Round 4 9 March 2013 Stormers 36–34 Chiefs DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
17:05 Try: Gio Aplon   7'38'
Nic Groom   52'
Con: Joe Pietersen   8', 39', 53' (3/3)
Pen: Joe Pietersen   3', 15', 26', 33', 60' (5/5)
Scoreboard[5] Try: Charlie Ngatai   16'56'
Tim Nanai-Williams   36'
Andrew Horrell   71'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   17', 37', 57', 72' (4/4)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   11', 46' (2/3)
Cards: Tawera Kerr-Barlow   32' to 42'
Nick Crosswell   75'
Attendance: 37,178
Referee:   Jaco Peyper


Round 5 15 March 2013 Southern Kings 24–35 Chiefs Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:10 Try: Sergeal Petersen   39'
Jacques Engelbrecht   61'
Con: Demetri Catrakilis   40' (1/2)
Pen: Demetri Catrakilis   14', 28', 66', 72' (4/4)
Scoreboard[6] Try: Lelia Masaga   20'31'53'
Sam Cane   50'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   21', 51', 54' (3/4)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   10', 17', 79' (3/4)
Cards: Augustine Pulu   60' to 70'
Attendance: 31,803
Referee:   Stuart Berry


Round 6 22 March 2013 Chiefs 19–7 Highlanders Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Tim Nanai-Williams   8'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   9' (1/1)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   3', 25', 61', 69' (4/7)
Scoreboard[7] Try: Aaron Smith   20'
Con: Colin Slade   21' (1/1)
Pen: Colin Slade (0/3)
Cards: Jarrad Hoeata   23' to 34'
Attendance: 14,823
Referee:   Jonathon White


Round 7 30 March 2013 Chiefs 23–16 Blues Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui  
19:35 Try: Ben Tameifuna   47'
Richard Kahui   63'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   48', 64' (2/2)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   20', 27', 37' (3/4)
Drop: Aaron Cruden (0/1)
Cards: Bundee Aki   8' to 19'
Scoreboard[8] Try: George Moala   77'
Con: Baden Kerr   78' (1/1)
Pen: Chris Noakes   15', 39', 53' (3/4)
Attendance: 15,203
Referee:   Jonathan Kaplan


Round 9 13 April 2013 Chiefs 23–31 Reds Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
16:35 Try: Bundee Aki   21'
Patrick Osborne   66'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   22', 67' (2/2)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   16', 43', 57' (3/4)
Scoreboard[9] Try: Rod Davies   6'52'
Jake Schatz   27'
Quade Cooper   46'
Con: Quade Cooper   7', 28', 47', 53' (4/4)
Pen: Quade Cooper   60' (1/3)
Cards: Anthony Fainga'a   65' to 76'
Attendance: 16,428
Referee:   Steve Walsh


Round 10 19 April 2013 Waratahs 25–20 Chiefs Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
19:40 Try: Cam Crawford   15'
Israel Folau   38'
John Ulugia   77'
Con: Brendan McKibbin   39', 78' (2/3)
Pen: Brendan McKibbin   3', 51' (2/4)
Cards: Sitaleki Timani   43' to 54'
Scoreboard[10] Try: Gareth Anscombe   47'
Ben Tameifuna   72'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   48', 73' (2/2)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   56', 62' (2/4)
Charlie Ngatai (0/1)
Attendance: 15,451
Referee:   Craig Joubert


Round 11 27 April 2013 Chiefs 37–29 Sharks Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Asaeli Tikoirotuma   9'
Bundee Aki   12'
Tim Nanai-Williams   16'47'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   10', 13', 17', 47' (4/4)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   7', 53' (2/2)
Aaron Cruden   81' (1/1)
Scoreboard[11] Try: Derick Minnie   22'38'
Tera Mtembu   33'
Keegan Daniel   60'
Con: Patrick Lambie   23', 39', 61' (3/4)
Pen: Patrick Lambie   79' (1/2)
Attendance: 11,713
Referee:   Chris Pollock


Round 12 3 May 2013 Rebels 33–39 Chiefs AAMI Park, Melbourne  
19:40 Try: Scott Higginbotham   14'
Hugh Pyle   35'63'
Nick Phipps   67'
Kurtley Beale   75'
Con: James O'Connor   15', 36', 64', 76' (4/5)
Scoreboard[12] Try: Gareth Anscombe   1'20'26'
Bundee Aki   9'
Sam Cane   50'
Brodie Retallick   69'
Con: Gareth Anscombe   10', 21', 51' (3/6)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe   67' (1/1)
Attendance: 13,107
Referee:   Garratt Williamson


Round 13 10 May 2013 Chiefs 22–21 Force ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe  
19:35 Try: Lelia Masaga   15'
Con: Aaron Cruden   16' (1/1)
Pen: Aaron Cruden   7', 19', 27', 38', 44' (5/5)
Scoreboard[13] Try: Patrick Dellit   3'61'
Con: Jayden Hayward   62' (1/2)
Pen: Jayden Hayward   30', 35', 58' (3/3)
Sias Ebersohn (0/1)
Cards: Kieran Longbottom   71'
Attendance: 5,112
Referee:   Mike Fraser


Round 14 17 May 2013 Hurricanes 12–17 Chiefs Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
19:35 Pen: Beauden Barrett   4', 17', 32', 71' (4/4) Scoreboard[14] Try: Tanerau Latimer   54'
Con: Aaron Cruden (0/1)
Pen: Aaron Cruden   6', 11', 20', 36' (4/4)
Cards: Ben Tameifuna   70'
Attendance: 12,998
Referee:   Lourens van der Merwe


Round 15 24 May 2013 Chiefs 28–19 Crusaders Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Aaron Cruden   12'
Craig Clarke   29'
Bundee Aki   70'
Con: Aaron Cruden   13', 71' (2/3)
Pen: Aaron Cruden   23', 53', 81' (3/4)
Scoreboard[15] Try: Matt Todd   18'
Con: Tom Taylor   19' (1/1)
Pen: Tom Taylor   6', 38', 45', 49' (4/4)
Attendance: 22,187
Referee:   Steve Walsh


Round 18 28 June 2013 Chiefs 34–22 Hurricanes Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Matt Vant Leven   17'
Bundee Aki   26'
Tawera Kerr-Barlow   64'
Ben Tameifuna   74'
Con: Aaron Cruden   18', 27', 65', 75' (4/4)
Pen: Aaron Cruden   8', 56' (2/3)
Scoreboard[16] Try: TJ Perenara   14'
Beauden Barrett   29'
Alapati Leiua   76'
Con: Beauden Barrett   15', 77' (2/3)
Pen: Beauden Barrett   35' (1/2)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee:   Garratt Williamson


Round 19 5 July 2013 Crusaders 43–15 Chiefs AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
19:35 Try: Kieran Read   40'45'
Israel Dagg   42'
Ryan Crotty   57'
Tyler Bleyendaal   81'
Con: Dan Carter   40', 43', 82' (3/5)
Pen: Dan Carter   4', 9', 14', 19' (4/4)
Scoreboard[17] Try: Asaeli Tikoirotuma   25'
Charlie Ngatai   73'
Con: Aaron Cruden (0/1)
Andrew Horrell   74' (1/1)
Pen: Aaron Cruden   11' (1/1)
Attendance: 18,000
Referee:   Jonathon White


Round 20 13 July 2013 Blues 16–26 Chiefs Eden Park, Auckland  
19:35 Try: Charles Piutau   28'
Con: Baden Kerr   29' (1/1)
Pen: Baden Kerr   7', 39', 44' (3/3)
Cards: Kane Barrett   23'
Baden Kerr   47' to 60'
Scoreboard[18] Try: Bundee Aki   14'
Hika Elliot   35'
Ben Tameifuna   52'63'
Con: Aaron Cruden (0/4)
Pen: Aaron Cruden   9' (1/1)
Gareth Anscombe   80' (1/1)
Attendance: 25,118
Referee:   Chris Pollock


Semi-Final 27 July 2013 Chiefs 20–19 Crusaders Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Lelia Masaga   51'
Aaron Cruden   57'
Con: Aaron Cruden   52', 58' (2/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden   21', 47' (2/3)
Scoreboard[19] Try: Israel Dagg   59'
Con: Dan Carter   60' (1/1)
Pen: Dan Carter   6', 19', 28', 75' (4/6)
Drop: Dan Carter (0/2)
Attendance: 24,000
Referee:   Steve Walsh


Final 3 August 2013 Chiefs 27–22 Brumbies Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
19:35 Try: Liam Messam   64'
Robbie Robinson   68'
Con: Aaron Cruden   69' (1/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden   23', 26', 32', 48', 72' (5/7)
Drop: Gareth Anscombe (0/1)
Scoreboard[20] Try: Christian Lealiifano   38'
Con: Christian Lealiifano   39'
Pen: Christian Lealiifano   6', 8', 21', 46', 59' (5/5)
Nic White (0/1)
Jesse Mogg (0/1)
Attendance: 25,114
Referee:   Craig Joubert

Squad

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The Chiefs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season were:[21]

2013 Chiefs squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Midfield

Wingers

Fullbacks

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

Player statistics

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The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 2013 Super Rugby season are:

Player Apps Tries Cons Pens DGs Pts YC RC
Ben Afeaki 12 1 - - - 5 - -
Bundee Aki 14 6 - - - 30 1 -
Gareth Anscombe 13 5 30 27 - 166 - -
Sam Cane 17 2 - - - 10 - -
Craig Clarke 14 1 - - - 5 - -
Nick Crosswell 7 - - - - - 1 -
Aaron Cruden 18 2 10 24 - 102 - -
Hika Elliot 16 1 - - - 5 - -
Ross Filipo 2 - - - - - - -
Michael Fitzgerald 15 - - - - - - -
Romana Graham 1 - - - - - - -
Josh Hohneck - - - - - - - -
Andrew Horrell 11 1 1 - - 7 - -
Richard Kahui 4 1 - - - 5 - -
Mike Kainga 3 - - - - - - -
Tawera Kerr-Barlow 13 1 - - - 5 1 -
Tanerau Latimer 18 1 - - - 5 - -
Fritz Lee 5 - - - - - - -
Brendon Leonard 5 - - - - - - -
Pauliasi Manu 12 - - - - - - -
Rhys Marshall 9 1 - - - 5 - -
Lelia Masaga 16 5 - - - 25 - -
Liam Messam 17 2 - - - 10 - -
Tim Nanai-Williams 12 6 - - - 30 - -
Charlie Ngatai 14 3 - - - 15 - -
Patrick Osborne 9 2 - - - 10 - -
Augustine Pulu 16 - - - - - 1 -
Brodie Retallick 18 1 - - - 5 - -
Robbie Robinson 10 1 - - - 5 - -
Solomona Sakalia - - - - - - - -
Mahonri Schwalger 9 - - - - - - -
Toby Smith 11 - - - - - - -
Ben Tameifuna 17 6 - - - 30 1 -
Asaeli Tikoirotuma 18 4 - - - 20 - -
Savenaca Tokula 2 - - - - - - -
Matt Vant Leven 9 1 - - - 5 - -
Daniel Waenga 1 - - - - - - -
Total 18 54 41 51 - 505 5 -

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Chiefs : 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Highlanders 27–41 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 45–3 Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Stormers 36–34 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 24–35 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 19–7 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 23–16 Blues". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 23–31 Reds". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waratahs 25–20 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 37–29 Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Rebels 33–39 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 22–21 Force". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hurricanes 12–17 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 28–19 Crusaders". South African Rugby Union. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 34–22 Hurricanes". South African Rugby Union. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Crusaders 43–15 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 16–26 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 20–19 Crusaders". South African Rugby Union. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Chiefs 27–22 Brumbies". South African Rugby Union. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Chiefs 2013 Super Rugby Squad". SuperXV. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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