List of Super Rugby records

This list of Super Rugby records is a list of records from the Super 12 and Super 14 rugby union competition, which began in 1996, following a deal with SANZAR and News Limited.

Contents 1 Match Records 1.1 Most points (team) 1.2 Greatest aggregate 1.3 Greatest aggregate in a final 1.4 Lowest aggregate 1.5 Most points away 1.6 Largest winning margin 1.7 Most Penalty Goals 1.8 Largest winning margin in a final 1.9 Most tries (one team) 1.10 Most tries (both teams combined) 1.11 Most tries (individual) 1.12 Most points (individual) 1.13 Most penalties 1.14 Most conversions 1.15 Most dropped goals 2 Season records 2.1 Most points for (team) 2.2 Most points against (team) 2.3 Least points for (team) 2.4 Least points against (team) 2.5 Best points difference 2.6 Worst points difference 2.7 Most competition points 2.8 Fewest competition points by a team which qualified for semi-finals 2.9 Fewest competition points 2.10 Most tries (team) 2.11 Most wins 2.12 Most defeats 2.13 Most points (individual) 2.14 Most tries (individual) 2.15 Most conversions (individual) 2.16 Most penalty goals (individual) 2.17 Most dropped goals (individual) 3 Career Records 3.1 Most Games 3.2 Most Points 3.3 Most Tries 3.4 Most Conversions 3.5 Most Penalties 4 Other Records 4.1 Quickest Try 4.2 Oldest player 4.3 Youngest Player 4.4 Biggest home win 4.5 Biggest away win 4.6 Highest attendance 4.7 Most successive defeats 5 References

Match Records

Most points (team)

• 96, Crusaders (96), Waratahs (19), 2002 season

Greatest aggregate

• 137, Lions (65) vs Chiefs (72), 19 February 2010

Greatest aggregate in a final

• 85, Brumbies (47) vs Crusaders (38), 2004

Lowest aggregate

• 6, Highlanders (6) vs (0) Crusaders, 2009 season

Most points away

• 72, Chiefs (at Lions, 19 February 2010)

Largest winning margin

• 89, Bulls (against Reds, 2007 season) Final Score 92-3

Most Penalty Goals

• 9, Hurricanes Friday 12 February 2010.

Largest winning margin in a final

• 44, Bulls (against Chiefs, 2009 season)

Most tries (one team)

• 14, Crusaders (against Waratahs, 2002 season)

Most tries (both teams combined)

• 18, Lions and Chiefs, 19 February 2010

Most tries (individual)

• 4, Joe Roff, Brumbies (1996), Gavin Lawless Sharks(1996), Stefan Terblanche, Sharks (1998), Joeli Vidiri, Blues (2000), Doug Howlett, Blues (2002), Malili Muliaina, Blues (2002), Caleb Ralph, Crusaders (2002), Sitiveni Sivivatu, Chiefs (2009), Sean Maitland, Crusaders (2011)

Most points (individual)

• 50, Gavin Lawless, Natal Sharks (against Otago Highlanders, 1997 season)

Most penalties

• 8, Jannie Kruger, Willie Walker, Meyer Bosman, Derick Hougaard

Most conversions

• 13, Andrew Mehrtens, Crusaders (against Waratahs, 2002 season)

Most dropped goals

• 4, Morné Steyn, Bulls (against Crusaders, 2009 season)

Season records

Most points for (team)

• 541, Crusaders, (2005)

Most points against (team)

• 585, Lions, (2010)

Least points for (team)

• 175, Lions, (2007)

Least points against (team)

• 171, Stormers, (2010)

Best points difference

• 229, Crusaders, (2006)

Worst points difference

• -315, Lions, (2010)

Most competition points

• 66, Reds, (2011)

Fewest competition points by a team which qualified for semi-finals

• Super 12 era: 30, Natal Sharks (1997)
• Super 14 era: 38, Bulls (2006)

Fewest competition points

• Super 12 era: 4, Bulls (2002)
• Super 14 era: 5, Lions (2010)
• Super 15 era: 24, Rebels (2011)

Most tries (team)

• 70, Auckland Blues (1996), Crusaders (2005).

Most wins

• Super 12 era: 11, Crusaders (2002)
• Super 14 era: 13, Crusaders (2006)
• Super 15 era: 13, Reds (2011)

Most defeats

• Super 12 era: 11, Bulls (2002)
• Super 14 era: 13, Lions (2010)
• Super 15 era: 13, Rebels (2011)

Most points (individual)

• 263, Morné Steyn, Bulls (2010)

Most tries (individual)

• 15, Joe Roff (1997) and Rico Gear (2005)

Most conversions (individual)

• 51, Stirling Mortlock, Brumbies (2004)

Most penalty goals (individual)

• 51, Morne Steyn, Bulls (2010)

Most dropped goals (individual)

• 11, Morné Steyn (2009)

Career Records

Most Games

• 148 Sean Hardman, Reds (2000-2010)
• 136 George Gregan, Brumbies (1996-2007)
• 136 Caleb Ralph, Crusaders (1999-2008: 126); Blues (1998: 6); Chiefs (1997: 3); Reds (2011- :1)
• 148 Nathan Sharpe, Western Force (2006-2010: 62); Reds (1998-2005: 70)
• 129 Reuben Thorne, Crusaders (1997-2008)
• 128 Stirling Mortlock, Brumbies (1998-2010); Rebels (2011- )
• 128 George Smith, Brumbies (2000-2010)
• 127 Leon MacDonald, Crusaders (1997; 1999-2003; 2005-2009: 122); Chiefs (1998: 5)
• 127 Anton Oliver, Highlanders (1996-2007)
• 125 AJ Venter, Stormers (2009: 10); Sharks (2000-'08: 96); Cats (1998-'99: 19)
• 124 Phil Waugh, Waratahs (2000-2010)
• 123 Tana Umaga, Hurricanes (1996-2007); Chiefs (2011– )
• 121 Greg Somerville, Crusaders (1999-2008)Rebels (2011- )
• 130 Keven Mealamu, Blues (2001-2010: 106); Chiefs (2000 - 11)
• 116 Stephen Larkham, Brumbies (1996-2007)
• 113 Pedrie Wannenburg, Bulls (2002-2010)
• 112 Jeremy Paul, Brumbies (1998-2007)
• 111 John Smit Sharks (1999-2010)
• 109 Chris Latham, Reds (1998-2006; 2008: 99); Waratahs (1997: 10)

Most Points

• 1,174, Daniel Carter, Crusaders*
• 1,024, Stirling Mortlock, Brumbies (1998-2010), Rebels (2011- )*
• 990, Andrew Mehrtens, Crusaders
• 959, Matthew Burke, Waratahs
• 934, Tony Brown, Highlanders, Sharks, Stormers.
• 887, Morné Steyn, Bulls*
• 818, Stephen Donald, Chiefs*
• 712, Matt Giteau, Western Force, Brumbies
• 700, David Holwell, Hurricanes, Blues
• 661, André Pretorius, Lions*
• 646, Peter Grant, Stormers
• 629, Elton Flatley, Reds
• 625, Carlos Spencer, Blues, Lions*
• 619, Adrian Cashmore, Blues

(*=still playing as of May 18th, 2011)

Most Tries

• 59, Doug Howlett, Blues (55); Hurricanes (1); Highlanders (3) (1997-2007)
• 58, Caleb Ralph, Crusaders (52), Blues (3 ); Chiefs (3) (1996-2008)
• 57, Joe Roff, Brumbies (1996-2004)
• 56, Christian Cullen, Hurricanes (1996-2003)
• 56, Stirling Mortlock, Brumbies (1998-2010 ); Rebels (2011- ) *
• 47, Tana Umaga, Hurricanes (1996-2007); Chiefs (2011- ) *
• 45, Bryan Habana, Bulls (37); Stormers (8) (2005- ) *
• 43, Joeli Vidiri, Blues (1996-2001)
• 42, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Chiefs (2002- ) *
• 42, Leon MacDonald, Crusaders (1997-2009)
• 41, Chris Latham, Reds (1997-2008)
• 41, Scott Staniforth, Waratahs (23); Force (18) (1997-2010)
• 40, Joe Rokocoko, Blues (2003- ) *
• 40, Rico Gear, Crusaders, (199-2007)
• 40, Ma'a Nonu, Hurricanes* (2003 -) *
• 36, Jaque Fourie, Stormers (7) Lions (9) Cats (15) (2003 - )*
• 35, Marika Vunibaka, Crusaders (2000-2004)
• 35, Breyton Paulse, Stormers (1998-2007)
• 35, Jeff Wilson, Highlanders (1996-2002)
• 34, Stefan Terblanche, Sharks (1998-2009)
• 33, Drew Mitchell, Reds (6), Western Force (12), Waratahs (12) (2004 - )*
• 32, Stephen Larkham, Brumbies (1996-2007)
• 32, Roger Randle, Chiefs (1996-2003)
• 32, Matt Giteau, Brumbies (2003-2006); Western Force (2007-2009); Brumbies (2011-)
• 32, Cameron Shepherd Waratahs (6); Western Force (26) (2004 - )*
• 32, Andrew Walker, Brumbies (1999-2003); Reds (2007) (1999-2007)
• 31, Pieter Rossouw, Stormers (1996-2004)
• 31, Ben Tune, Reds (1996-2007)
• 30, Owen Finegan, Brumbies (1996-2005)

(*=still playing as of May 18th, 2011)

Most Conversions

• 182, Dan Carter, Crusaders

Most Penalties

• 202, Andrew Mehrtens, Crusaders

Other Records

Quickest Try

• 8 Seconds, Bryan Habana, against Cheetahs in 2011.

Oldest player

• Tana Umaga — &1000000000000003800000038 years, &100000000000000080000008 days (Chiefs, vs. Blues, 4 June 2011 at Eden Park)

Youngest Player

• James O'Connor - &1000000000000001700000017 years, &10000000000000289000000289 days (Force, vs. Reds, 19 April 2008 at Suncorp Stadium)

Biggest home win

• 89, Bulls 92, Reds 3 (Pretoria, 5 May 07)

Biggest away win

• 53, Hurricanes 7, Blues 60 (Wellington, 22 Feb 02)

Highest attendance

• 55,000, 30 May 2009 (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)

Most successive defeats

• 15, Lions 2010-2011

References

• McIlraith, Matt (2005). Ten Years of Super 12 Hodder Moa, Hachette Livre NZ Ltd. ISBN 1-86971-025-8

• Super14 Statistics

Super Rugby SANZAR Super Rugby franchise areas Trophy Champions Teams Blues Brumbies Bulls Cheetahs Chiefs Crusaders Force Highlanders Hurricanes Lions Rebels Reds Sharks Stormers Waratahs Super 12 Seasons 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Super 14 Seasons 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Super Rugby Seasons 2011 2012