Super 12 champions

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This article is about winners of the now-defunct Super 12 competition. For information on winners of the expanded competition, please see Super 14 champions.

The Super 12 Trophy
The Super 12 Trophy

Super 12 champions was a title given to the winning team of the Super 12 rugby union competition. The tournament ran from 1996-2005, and has since expanded to the Super 14.

The tournament consisted of each team playing the other once in the round robin. 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). The tournament involved 12 teams, as the name suggests, which each representing a region in Australia, New Zealand and South 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. Fellow New Zealand team the Blues also won the trophy, 3 times. The Brumbies were the only non-New Zealand team to win the Super 12, with no South African side ever winning. 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. [1]

Contents

[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 (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. 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. In 1998, South Africa set up four set Super 12 regions, similar to the policy adopted by the New Zealand Rugby Union. For these areas, please see Super 14 franchise areas.[4]

Year Duration Table
position		 Team Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points		 Semi
score		 Final
score
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

[edit] Total wins

The Crusaders after winning the 2005 Super 12
The Crusaders after winning the 2005 Super 12
Team Championship(s)[4]
Crusaders 5
Blues 3
Brumbies 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Belt tightening needed after expansion", rugbyheaven.smh.com.au, 2004-11-26. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
  2. ^ Super 12 Rugby Union standings. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
  3. ^ Sports Australia - Rugby Union Super 12 Season 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
  4. ^ a b c McIlraith, Matt (2005). Ten Years of Super 12. Hodder Moa. ISBN 1-86971-025-8. 

[edit] See also

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Super Rugby

1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007

Super 12 champions
1996 Blues • 1997 Blues • 1998 Crusaders • 1999 Crusaders • 2000 Crusaders • 2001 Brumbies • 2002 Crusaders • 2003 Blues • 2004 Brumbies • 2005 Crusaders

Super 14 champions
2006 Crusaders

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