Super 12 champions was a title given to the winning team of the Super 12 rugby union competition. The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The tournament ran from 1996-2005, and has since expanded to the Super 14. The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds
The tournament consisted of each team playing the other once in the round robin. The term round-robin describes correspondence to a single Address authored or signed by numerous individuals (as found in a Petition) The final table position at the end of the round robin would determine the teams that would go through to the semi finals. 4 points where awarded for a win, 2 for a draw and 0 for a loss. Bonus points where also awarded to teams that could score 4 tries in a match and/or for a loss by 7 or less points. The 4 highest ranked teams at the end of the round robin would go through to the semi finals, consisting of first hosting fourth and second hosting third. The two winning teams would then go through to the final, held at the highest qualifying team's home ground. In the case of teams on level points on table, for and against would be used to determine the teams’ positions, with the team on the highest for and against receiving preference. For and against was worked out by subtracting the cumulative points against that team from the cumulative points scored by that team. Should teams remain level, the team which had scored the most tries that season would be higher on the table.
The Super 12 was created by the three SANZAR nations (along with the Tri Nations Series). SANZAR is an abbreviation of the South African Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union. The Tri Nations is an annual international Rugby union series held between the national teams of Australia (the Wallabies) New Zealand (the The tournament involved 12 teams, as the name suggests, which each representing a region in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Super 12 only had 3 winners, the most successful of which was the Crusaders, which won the tournament 5 times and were runners-up twice. For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the Fellow New Zealand team the Blues also won the trophy, 3 times. The Blues, formerly the Auckland Blues, are a professional New Zealand Rugby union franchise based in Auckland New Zealand which represents The Brumbies were the only non-New Zealand team to win the Super 12, with no South African side ever winning. The Brumbies (formerly known as the ACT Brumbies, for sponsorship reasons referred to as CA Brumbies) are a Super 14 Rugby union team The Super 12 has since been expanded to the Super 14, following a new deal with News Limited which saw the arrival of the Western Force from Perth, Western Australia and the Central Cheetahs from Free State, South Africa. News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 Western Force is a Rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super 14 competition Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as Vodacom Cheetahs, is a South African Super 14 rugby union franchise that entered the competition History See also Orange Free State Geography The Free State is situated on flat boundless plains in the heart of South Africa The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa [1]
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Results
Competition scoring
- win = 4 points
- draw = 2 points
- loss = 0 points
- for = Total points scored
- against = Total points conceded
- difference = Subtraction of against from for
- Bonus Point:
- Teams can score additional bonus points by certain scenarios. One bonus point will be awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw. A bonus point will be awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or less. It is possible to receive 2 (two) bonus points in a loss.
Tournaments (1996-2005)
Teams mentioned are those which finished in the top 4, qualifying them for the semi-finals. Scores mentioned are written so that the team in that column is mentioned first. The highlighted team won that season's Super 12 final. [2][3][4]
Note. For 1996 and 1997, it was the policy of the South African Rugby Union to send the top four teams of the previous year's Currie Cup to the Super 12. For the cricket competition originally known as the Currie Cup see SuperSport Series. This resulted in the Natal Sharks, Transvaal, Northern Transvaal and Western Province playing in 1996 and the Natal Sharks, the Gauteng Lions, Free State Cheetahs and Northern Transvaal playing in 1997. The Natal Sharks are a South African Rugby union team that participate in the annual Currie Cup Tournament. The Golden Lions are the main Rugby union for Johannesburg, South Africa, although they also represent a substantial portion of Gauteng Province The Blue Bulls, for sponsorship reasons named Vodacom Blue Bulls, or more popularly by the club's Afrikaans name die Blou Bulle, are Western Province is a South African Rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament The Golden Lions are the main Rugby union for Johannesburg, South Africa, although they also represent a substantial portion of Gauteng Province The Free State Cheetahs (formerly the Orange Free State) for sponsorship reasons named Vodacom Free State Cheetahs, are a South African In 1998, South Africa set up four set Super 12 regions, similar to the policy adopted by the New Zealand Rugby Union. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU (formerly the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU is the governing body of Rugby union in New Zealand. For these areas, please see Super 14 franchise areas. The Super 14 competition in Rugby union, including teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, is based on a franchise system [4]
| Year | Duration | Table position |
Team | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points |
Semi score |
Final score |
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff | ||||||||
| 1996 | February 28 – May 31 |
1 | Reds | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 320 | 247 | +73 | 5 | 41 | 25-43 | N/A |
| 2 | Blues | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 408 | 354 | +54 | 9 | 41 | 48-11 | 45-12 | ||
| 3 | Northern Transvaal | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 329 | 208 | +121 | 6 | 38 | 11-48 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Natal Sharks | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 389 | 277 | +112 | 9 | 33 | 43-25 | 12-45 | ||
| 1997 | March 1 – May 25 |
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| 1 | Blues | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 435 | 283 | +152 | 8 | 50 | 55-36 | 23-7 | ||
| 2 | Brumbies | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 406 | 291 | +115 | 9 | 41 | 33-20 | 7-23 | ||
| 3 | Hurricanes | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 416 | 314 | +102 | 10 | 34 | 20-33 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Natal Sharks | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 321 | 350 | -29 | 6 | 30 | 36-55 | N/A | ||
| 1998 | February 27 – May 30 |
1 | Blues | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 388 | 296 | +92 | 7 | 43 | 37-31 | 13-20 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 340 | 260 | +80 | 9 | 41 | 36-32 | 20-13 | ||
| 3 | Coastal Sharks | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 329 | 263 | +66 | 8 | 36 | 32-36 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Highlanders | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 343 | 279 | +64 | 6 | 34 | 31-37 | N/A | ||
| 1999 | February 26 – May 30 |
1 | Reds | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 170 | +63 | 2 | 36 | 22-28 | N/A |
| 2 | Stormers | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 290 | 244 | +46 | 4 | 36 | 18-33 | N/A | ||
| 3 | Highlanders | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 280 | 203 | +77 | 3 | 35 | 33-18 | 19-24 | ||
| 4 | Crusaders | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 322 | 262 | +60 | 3 | 33 | 28-22 | 24-19 | ||
| 2000 | February 25 – May 27 |
1 | Brumbies | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 393 | 196 | +197 | 9 | 45 | 28-5 | 19-20 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 369 | 293 | +76 | 7 | 39 | 37-15 | 20-19 | ||
| 3 | Highlanders | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 310 | 280 | +30 | 8 | 32 | 15-37 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Cats | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 320 | 334 | -14 | 4 | 32 | 5-28 | N/A | ||
| 2001 | February 23 – May 26 |
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| 1 | Brumbies | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 348 | 204 | +144 | 8 | 40 | 36-6 | 36-6 | ||
| 2 | Sharks | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 322 | 246 | +76 | 6 | 38 | 30-12 | 6-36 | ||
| 3 | Cats | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 285 | 244 | +41 | 6 | 34 | 12-30 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Reds | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 300 | 277 | +23 | 8 | 32 | 6-36 | N/A | ||
| 2002 | February 22 – May 25 |
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| 1 | Crusaders | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 469 | 264 | +205 | 7 | 51 | 34-23 | 31-13 | ||
| 2 | Waratahs | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 337 | 284 | +53 | 7 | 39 | 10-51 | N/A | ||
| 3 | Brumbies | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 374 | 230 | +144 | 10 | 38 | 51-10 | 13-31 | ||
| 4 | Highlanders | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 329 | 207 | +122 | 6 | 38 | 23-34 | N/A | ||
| 2003 | February 21 – May 24 |
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| 1 | Blues | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 393 | 185 | +208 | 9 | 49 | 42-21 | 21-17 | ||
| 2 | Crusaders | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 358 | 263 | +95 | 8 | 40 | 39-16 | 17-21 | ||
| 3 | Hurricanes | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 324 | 284 | +40 | 7 | 35 | 16-39 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Brumbies | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 358 | 313 | +45 | 7 | 31 | 21-42 | N/A | ||
| 2004 | February 20 – May 22 |
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| 1 | Brumbies | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 408 | 269 | +139 | 8 | 40 | 32-17 | 47-38 | ||
| 2 | Crusaders | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 345 | 303 | +42 | 6 | 34 | 27-16 | 38-47 | ||
| 3 | Stormers | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 286 | 260 | +26 | 5 | 33 | 16-27 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Chiefs | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 251 | +23 | 5 | 33 | 17-32 | N/A | ||
| 2005 | February 25 – May 28 |
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| 1 | Crusaders | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 459 | 281 | +178 | 9 | 45 | 47-7 | 35-25 | ||
| 2 | Waratahs | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 322 | 174 | +148 | 8 | 44 | 23-13 | 35-25 | ||
| 3 | Bulls | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 229 | +72 | 6 | 34 | 13-23 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Hurricanes | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 281 | 248 | +33 | 2 | 34 | 7-47 | N/A | ||
Total wins
| Team | Championship(s)[4] |
|---|---|
| Crusaders | 5 |
| Blues | 3 |
| Brumbies | 2 |
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