2001 Super 12 season
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2001 Super 12 | |||
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Countries | Australia South Africa New Zealand | ||
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout | ||
Champions | ACT Brumbies (1st title) | ||
Matches played | 69 | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Louis Koen (157) (Golden Cats) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Andrew Walker (8) (ACT Brumbies) Aisea Tuilevu (8) (Otago Highlanders) | ||
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The 2001 Super 12 season was the sixth season of the Super 12, an annual rugby union competition contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2001, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams entered the playoff semi finals, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third. The winner of each semi final qualified for the final, which was contested by the ACT Brumbies and the Coastal Sharks at Bruce Stadium, Canberra. The ACT Brumbies won 36–6 to win their first Super 12 title, and became the first Super Rugby champions from outside New Zealand.[1] It was the Brumbies first Grand Final appearance since 1997, this was the first year where a New Zealand team failed to make the playoffs.
Table
[edit]Top four teams advance to playoffs |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Brumbies | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 348 | 204 | +144 | 8 | 40 |
2 | Sharks | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 322 | 246 | +76 | 6 | 38 |
3 | Cats | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 285 | 244 | +41 | 6 | 34 |
4 | Reds | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 300 | 277 | +33 | 8 | 32 |
5 | Highlanders | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 284 | 295 | −11 | 5 | 29 |
6 | Chiefs | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 301 | 330 | −29 | 4 | 28 |
7 | Stormers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 278 | 285 | −7 | 6 | 26 |
8 | Waratahs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 306 | 302 | +4 | 5 | 25 |
9 | Hurricanes | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 291 | 316 | −25 | 5 | 25 |
10 | Crusaders | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 307 | 331 | −55 | 7 | 23 |
11 | Blues | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 243 | 298 | −55 | 4 | 20 |
12 | Bulls | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 241 | 378 | −137 | 3 | 11 |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]24 February 2001 |
Queensland Reds | 27–18 | Wellington Hurricanes |
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 20,000 |
Round 2
[edit]2 March 2001 |
Auckland Blues | 17–12 | Canterbury Crusaders |
Pen: Aaron Mauger, Ben Blair(3) |
Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
3 March 2001 |
Waikato Chiefs | 32–29 | Queensland Reds |
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 12,000 |
Round 3
[edit]Round 4
[edit]16 March 2001 |
Waikato Chiefs | 34–16 | Auckland Blues |
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 14,000 |
Round 5
[edit]23 March 2001 |
Golden Cats | 18–15 | Wellington Hurricanes |
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 10,000 |
Round 6
[edit]30 March 2001 |
Waikato Chiefs | 50–19 | Otago Highlanders |
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 21,476 |
31 March 2001 |
Canterbury Crusaders | 29–41 | Wellington Hurricanes |
Jade Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 20,000 |
Round 7
[edit]Round 8
[edit]Round 9
[edit]Round 10
[edit]Round 11
[edit]Round 12
[edit]Finals
[edit]Semi finals
[edit]Grand final
[edit]26 May 2001 |
ACT Brumbies | 36–6 | Coastal Sharks |
Try: Roff (2), Giffin Con: Walker (3) Pen: Walker (5) | Pen: James (2) |
Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 26,271 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
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Sharks
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Top scorers
[edit]- Points: Louis Koen 157 (Cats)
- Tries: Andrew Walker 8 (Brumbies), Aisea Tuilevu 8 (Highlanders)
References
[edit]- ^ "Brumbies secure Super 12 crown". 26 May 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2023.