2002 Super 12 season

2002 Super 12
Countries Australia
 South Africa
 New Zealand
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsNew Zealand Canterbury Crusaders (4th title)
Matches played69
Top point scorer(s)New Zealand Andrew Mehrtens (182)
(Canterbury Crusaders)
Top try scorer(s)New Zealand Roger Randle (12)
(Waikato Chiefs)
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The 2002 Super 12 season was the seventh 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 2002, 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 Crusaders and the Brumbies at Jade Stadium, Christchurch. The Crusaders won 31–13 to win their fourth Super 12 title.

Table

Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 New Zealand Crusaders 11 11 0 0 469 264 +205 7 51
2 Australia Waratahs 11 8 0 3 337 284 +53 7 39
3 Australia Brumbies 11 7 0 4 374 230 +144 10 38
4 New Zealand Highlanders 11 8 0 3 329 207 +122 6 38
5 Australia Reds 11 7 0 4 336 287 +49 6 34
6 New Zealand Blues 11 6 0 5 318 249 +69 5 29
7 South Africa Stormers 11 5 0 6 310 314 −4 7 27
8 New Zealand Chiefs 11 4 0 7 323 341 −18 8 24
9 New Zealand Hurricanes 11 5 0 6 232 317 −85 3 23
10 South Africa Sharks 11 4 0 7 221 309 −88 3 19
11 South Africa Cats 11 1 0 10 228 407 −179 2 6
12 South Africa Bulls 11 0 0 11 232 500 −268 1 1

Results

Round 1

22 February 2002
Coastal Sharks South Africa18–25South Africa Stormers
Try: Stefan Terblanche (2)
Con: Gaffie du Toit
Pen: Gaffie du Toit (2)		Try: Marius Goosen
Percy Montgomery
Pieter Rossouw
Con: Marius Goosen (2)
Pen: Marius Goosen
Drop: Bolla Conradie
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)
22 February 2002
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand7–60New Zealand Auckland Blues
Try: Jason Spice
Con: Daryl Lilley		Try: Doug Howlett (4)
Rupeni Caucaunibuca (2)
Mark Mayerhofler
Troy Flavell
Con: Carlos Spencer (6)
James Arlidge
Pen: Carlos Spencer (2)
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
23 February 2002
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand30–28New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Try: Andrew Mehrtens
Joe Maddock
Con: Andrew Mehrtens
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (6)		Try: Jeff Wilson
Ryan Nicholas
Willie Walker
Con: Tony Brown (2)
Pen: Tony Brown (3)
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
23 February 2002
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand25–42Australia NSW Waratahs
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
23 February 2002
Northern Bulls South Africa31–44South Africa Golden Cats
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
23 February 2002
ACT Brumbies Australia29–19Australia Queensland Reds
Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Round 2

1 March 2002
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand27–34New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Try: Mark Ranby
Roger Randle
Todd Miller
Con: David Hill (3)
Pen: David Hill (2)		Try: Aaron Mauger
Daryl Gibson
Joe Maddock
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Drop: Aaron Mauger
Rugby Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 25,000[1]
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
2 March 2002
ACT Brumbies Australia64–16South Africa Golden Cats
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
2 March 2002
Northern Bulls South Africa18–37New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2 March 2002
Otago Highlanders New Zealand45–5South Africa Coastal Sharks
Try: Anton Oliver
Craig Newby
Jeff Wilson
Joe McDonnell
Romi Ropati
Con: Tony Brown (4)
Pen: Tony Brown (4)		Try: Nicky van der Walt
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
2 March 2002
Queensland Reds Australia34–23New Zealand Auckland Blues
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
2 March 2002
Stormers South Africa25–26Australia NSW Waratahs
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Round 3

8 March 2002
ACT Brumbies Australia38–8South Africa Coastal Sharks
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
8 March 2002
Otago Highlanders New Zealand40–8South Africa Golden Cats
Carisbrook, Dunedin
8 March 2002
Stormers South Africa40–13New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
9 March 2002
Northern Bulls South Africa19–51Australia NSW Waratahs
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
9 March 2002
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand30–11New Zealand Auckland Blues
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
9 March 2002
Queensland Reds Australia27–13New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

Round 4

15 March 2002
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand40–17South Africa Coastal Sharks
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 28,000
16 March 2002
Northern Bulls South Africa35–45Australia ACT Brumbies
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
16 March 2002
Stormers South Africa20–21New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
16 March 2002
NSW Waratahs Australia44–21South Africa Golden Cats
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 29,344[2]
17 March 2002
Queensland Reds Australia27–34New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

Round 5

22 March 2002
Northern Bulls South Africa17–54New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
22 March 2002
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand30–21South Africa Golden Cats
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 30,000
23 March 2002
Auckland Blues New Zealand37–30New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 28,000[3]
23 March 2002
Stormers South Africa15–36Australia ACT Brumbies
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
23 March 2002
NSW Waratahs Australia42–8South Africa Coastal Sharks
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 28,058[4]

Round 6

29 March 2002
Auckland Blues New Zealand22–20Australia NSW Waratahs
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 22,000[5]
30 March 2002
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand22–18Australia Queensland Reds
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
30 March 2002
Otago Highlanders New Zealand24–29New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
31 March 2002
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand33–32Australia ACT Brumbies
Jade Stadium, Christchurch

Round 7

5 April 2002
Otago Highlanders New Zealand19–10New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Carisbrook, Dunedin
6 April 2002
Coastal Sharks South Africa20–13New Zealand Auckland Blues
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
6 April 2002
Queensland Reds Australia49–46South Africa Stormers
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
6 April 2002
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand49–15South Africa Northern Bulls
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
6 April 2002
Golden Cats South Africa25–36New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Round 8

12 April 2002
Golden Cats South Africa12–24New Zealand Auckland Blues
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 10,000
12 April 2002
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand41–21South Africa Stormers
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 27,000
12 April 2002
Queensland Reds Australia48–12South Africa Northern Bulls
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
13 April 2002
Coastal Sharks South Africa21–18New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 26,000
13 April 2002
NSW Waratahs Australia31–13New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 35,254[6]
14 April 2002
ACT Brumbies Australia13–20New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 21,011

Round 9

19 April 2002
Auckland Blues New Zealand65–24South Africa Northern Bulls
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 26,640
20 April 2002
Golden Cats South Africa15–27Australia Queensland Reds
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
20 April 2002
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand33–45South Africa Stormers
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
20 April 2002
Coastal Sharks South Africa34–37New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 30,000
20 April 2002
NSW Waratahs Australia19–11Australia ACT Brumbies
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 41,645[7]

Round 10

26 April 2002
Auckland Blues New Zealand25–6South Africa Stormers
Eden Park, Auckland
26 April 2002
ACT Brumbies Australia18–25New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
26 April 2002
Golden Cats South Africa30–37New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
27 April 2002
Coastal Sharks South Africa29–30Australia Queensland Reds
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
27 April 2002
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand53–24South Africa Northern Bulls
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
27 April 2002
NSW Waratahs Australia19–13New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 37,288[8]

Round 11

3 May 2002
Auckland Blues New Zealand13–20New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Eden Park, Auckland
4 May 2002
Northern Bulls South Africa10–23South Africa Coastal Sharks
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4 May 2002
Golden Cats South Africa25–36South Africa Stormers
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4 May 2002
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand15–42Australia ACT Brumbies
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
4 May 2002
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand20–48New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,500
5 May 2002
Queensland Reds Australia31–24Australia NSW Waratahs
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

Round 12

10 May 2002
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand44–20New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 25,000
10 May 2002
ACT Brumbies Australia46–25New Zealand Auckland Blues
Try: Graeme Bond
Andrew Walker
Stephen Larkham
Stirling Mortlock
Con: Andrew Walker (3)
Pen: Andrew Walker (3)
Stirling Mortlock (2)		Try: Doug Howlett
Rico Gear
Samiu Vahafolau
Con: Carlos Spencer (2)
Pen: Carlos Spencer (2)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 23,623
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
11 May 2002
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand96–19Australia NSW Waratahs
Try: Caleb Ralph (4)
Leon MacDonald (2)
Marika Vunibaka (2)
Scott Robertson (2)
Aaron Mauger
Daryl Gibson
Greg Feek
Justin Marshall
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (13)		Try: Des Tuiavii
Francis Cullimore
Marc Stcherbina
Con: Matt Burke (2)
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
11 May 2002
Otago Highlanders New Zealand40–26Australia Queensland Reds
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 26,100
11 May 2002
Coastal Sharks South Africa38–11South Africa Golden Cats
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 29,517
11 May 2002
Stormers South Africa31–27South Africa Northern Bulls
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 30,000

Finals

Semi finals

18 May 2002
Crusaders New Zealand34–23New Zealand Highlanders
Try: Mark Robinson (2)
Richie McCaw
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Drop: Andrew Mehrtens
Aaron Mauger		Try: Jeff Wilson
Willie Walker
Con: Willie Walker (2)
Pen: Willie Walker (3)
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
18 May 2002
Waratahs Australia10–51Australia ACT Brumbies
Try: Scott Staniforth
Con: Matt Burke
Pen: Matthew Burke		Try: Graeme Bond
Jeremy Paul
Justin Harrison
Owen Finegan
Pat Howard
Con: Julian Huxley (5)
Stirling Mortlock
Pen: Julian Huxley (2)
Andrew Walker
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 36,146[9]
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Grand final

25 May 2002
Crusaders New Zealand31–13Australia ACT Brumbies
Try: Vunibaka
Ralph (2)
Con: Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Mehrtens (3)
Drop: Mehrtens		Try: Walker
Con: Walker
Pen: Walker (2)
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)
Crusaders
Brumbies
15 Leon MacDonald
14 Marika Vunibaka
13 Mark Robinson
12 Aaron Mauger
11 Caleb Ralph
10 Andrew Mehrtens
9 Justin Marshall
8 Scott Robertson
7 Richie McCaw
6 Chris Jack
5 Norm Maxwell
4 Reuben Thorne (c)
3 Greg Feek
2 Mark Hammett
1 Greg Somerville
Replacements:
16 David Hewett
17 Corey Flynn
18 Sam Broomhall
19 Johnny Leo'o
20 Ben Hurst
21 Daryl Gibson
22 Ben Blair
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
15 Mark Bartholomeusz
14 Graeme Bond
13 Stirling Mortlock
12 Pat Howard
11 Andrew Walker
10 Stephen Larkham
9 George Gregan (c)
8 Scott Fava
7 George Smith
6 Owen Finegan
5 Justin Harrison
4 Daniel Vickerman
3 Ben Darwin
2 Jeremy Paul
1 Bill Young
Replacements:
16 Damian Flynn
17 Angus Scott
18 David Pusey
19 Peter Ryan
20 Travis Hall
21 Joel Wilson
22 Julian Huxley
Coach:
Australia David Nucifora

References

  1. ^ "Crusaders hang on".
  2. ^ "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales". 21 November 2002.
  3. ^ "Blues ponder best use of Spencer brilliance".
  4. ^ "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales". 21 November 2002.
  5. ^ "Blues to look into stadium bottleneck".
  6. ^ "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales". 21 November 2002.
  7. ^ "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales". 21 November 2002.
  8. ^ "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales". 21 November 2002.
  9. ^ "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales". 21 November 2002.
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