# 2013 Chiefs (Super Rugby) 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

## Standings

The final standings of the 2013 Super Rugby season were:
| 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

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

## Squad

The Chiefs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season were:
| 2013 Chiefs squad |
| Props Ben Afeaki Josh Hohneck Pauliasi Manu Solomona Sakalia Toby Smith Ben Tameifuna Hookers Hika Elliot Mike Kainga Rhys Marshall Mahonri Schwalger Locks Craig Clarke (c) Ross Filipo Michael Fitzgerald Romana Graham Brodie Retallick | Loose forwards Sam Cane Nick Crosswell Tanerau Latimer Fritz Lee Liam Messam (c) Matt Vant Leven Scrum-halves Tawera Kerr-Barlow Brendon Leonard Augustine Pulu Fly-halves Aaron Cruden Andrew Horrell Daniel Waenga | Midfield Bundee Aki Richard Kahui Charlie Ngatai Asaeli Tikoirotuma Savenaca Tokula Wingers Lelia Masaga Tim Nanai-Williams Patrick Osborne Fullbacks Gareth Anscombe Robbie Robinson |
| (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped. |

## Player statistics

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 | - |