Super 14 champions

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This article is about winners of the expanded Super 14 competition. For information winners of the competition before its expansion, please see Super 12 champions.

Super 14 champions is the title given to the winner of the rugby union tournament, the Super 14. The tournament was known as the Super 12 from 1996 to 2005, but has expanded to included the Western Force, from Perth, Western Australia and the Central Cheetahs, from Free State, South Africa.

Each season, each team plays every other Super 14 team once, in a round-robin. The venues for the matches alternate each year, so a team never plays another team at the same venue twice in a row, excluding pre-season matches and play offs. Teams are awarded 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss and can receive bonus points for scoring four or more tries in a match and/or for a loss by 7 or less points. After each team has played 13 regular season matches, the top 4 teams qualify for the semi-finals, where first host fourth and second host third, with the winner advancing to the final, held at the top surviving qualifiers home ground.

In the case of a tie in points on the table, the difference between the total points scored for the season and against for the season will decide a teams position. Should teams still be tied, the total tries scored for the season will be used.

The Super 14 expanded from the Super 12 for the 2006 season, following a new deal between SANZAR and News Limited, which also saw the Tri Nations Series expanded from 6 tests per season to 9 tests. The first season of the Super 14 was won by the Crusaders, who also won the Super 12 5 times and were runners-up twice. The match was infamous for its low-lying fog.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 Competition scoring 1.2 Tournaments 2 Total wins 2.1 Super 14 2.2 Super Rugby 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Results

[edit] 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.

[edit] Tournaments

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 14 final.

Year	Duration	Table position	Team	Games				Points			Bonus points	Table points	Semi score	Final score
				played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
2006[1]	February 10 – May 27
		1	Crusaders	13	11	1	1	412	210	+202	5	51	35-15	19-12
		2	Hurricanes	13	10	0	3	328	226	+102	7	47	16-14	12-19
		3	Waratahs	13	9	0	4	362	192	+170	9	45	14-16	N/A
		4	Bulls	13	7	1	5	355	290	+65	7	38	15-35	N/A

[edit] Total wins

[edit] Super 14

Team	Championship(s)
Crusaders	1[2]

[edit] Super Rugby

• Super 12 and Super 14 championships.

Team	Championship(s)[3]
Crusaders	6
Blues	3
Brumbies	2

[edit] References

1. ^ Brumbies Rugby, 2006 Tooheys New Super 14 Competition Table. Retrieved 11 July, 2006.
2. ^ 2006 Super 14 Tournament, Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 11 July, 2006.
3. ^ WA Rugby Super 12 History. Retrieved 11 July, 2006.

[edit] See also

• Super 12 champions