# 2014 Chiefs (Super Rugby) season

The year 2014 was a challenging year for the Chiefs rugby team as they looked for their third straight super rugby title. They won eight of their Super Rugby games and finished fifth overall on the table, and second behind the Crusaders in the New Zealand Conference. Playing the Brumbies in the qualifying finals, they had a narrow loss, losing 32-30, which ended their super rugby season.

## Standings

The final standings of the 2014 Super Rugby season were:
| New Zealand Conference |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Crusaders | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 445 | 322 | +123 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 384 | 378 | +6 | 44 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 44 |
| 3 | Highlanders | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 401 | 442 | −41 | 39 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 42 |
| 4 | Hurricanes | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 439 | 374 | +65 | 49 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 41 |
| 5 | Blues | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 419 | 395 | +24 | 46 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
Overall standings :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Waratahs | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 481 | 272 | +209 | 55 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 58 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 445 | 322 | +123 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 51 |
| 3 | Sharks | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 406 | 293 | +113 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 50 |
| 4 | Brumbies | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 378 | +34 | 49 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 45 |
| 5 | Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 384 | 378 | +6 | 44 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Highlanders | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 401 | 442 | −41 | 39 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Hurricanes | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 439 | 374 | +65 | 49 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Force | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 343 | 393 | −50 | 37 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Bulls | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 365 | 335 | +30 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | Blues | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 419 | 395 | +24 | 46 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Stormers | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 290 | 326 | −36 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Lions | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 367 | 413 | −46 | 31 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Reds | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 374 | 493 | −119 | 42 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheetahs | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 372 | 527 | −155 | 38 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 15 | Rebels | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 303 | 460 | −157 | 29 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 21 |

## Results

The following fixtures were released 7 October 2013.

## Squad

The Chiefs squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season were:
| 2014 Chiefs squad |
| Props Ben Afeaki Nick Barrett Josh Hohneck Jamie Mackintosh Pauliasi Manu Ben Tameifuna Hookers Hika Elliot Nathan Harris Rhys Marshall Mahonri Schwalger Locks Ross Filipo Michael Fitzgerald Brodie Retallick (c) Matt Symons Kane Thompson | Loose forwards Carl Axtens Sam Cane Nick Crosswell Tevita Koloamatangi Tanerau Latimer Liam Messam (c) Liam Squire Scrum-halves Tawera Kerr-Barlow Augustine Pulu Brad Weber Fly-halves Aaron Cruden (c) Andrew Horrell | Midfield Bundee Aki Robbie Fruean Anton Lienert-Brown Charlie Ngatai Jordan Payne Dwayne Sweeney Wingers James Lowe Tom Marshall Tim Nanai-Williams Asaeli Tikoirotuma Fullbacks Gareth Anscombe Mils Muliaina Robbie Robinson |
| (c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped. |

## Player statistics

The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 2014 Super Rugby season are:
| Player | Apps | Tries | Cons | Pens | DGs | Pts | YC | RC |
| Ben Afeaki | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bundee Aki | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Gareth Anscombe | 14 | 3 | 9 | 17 | - | 84 | - | - |
| Carl Axtens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nick Barrett | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Cane | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nick Crosswell | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aaron Cruden | 12 | 1 | 21 | 19 | - | 104 | - | - |
| Hika Elliot | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Filipo | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Fitzgerald | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - |
| Robbie Fruean | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Nathan Harris | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Hohneck | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Andrew Horrell | 11 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Tawera Kerr-Barlow | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Tevita Koloamatangi | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Tanerau Latimer | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Anton Lienert-Brown | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Lowe | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | - |
| Jamie Mackintosh | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Pauliasi Manu | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| Rhys Marshall | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Marshall | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Liam Messam | 17 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Mils Muliaina | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Tim Nanai-Williams | 17 | 7 | - | - | - | 35 | 2 | - |
| Charlie Ngatai | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Jordan Payne | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Augustine Pulu | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Brodie Retallick | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| Robbie Robinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahonri Schwalger | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liam Squire | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Dwayne Sweeney | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Matt Symons | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| Ben Tameifuna | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | - |
| Kane Thompson | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Asaeli Tikoirotuma | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Brad Weber | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Total | 17 | 48 | 34 | 35 | - | 413 | 9 | - |