2005 Super 12 season
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2005 Super 12 | |||
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Countries | Australia South Africa New Zealand | ||
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout | ||
Champions | Crusaders (5th title) | ||
Matches played | 69 | ||
Attendance | 1,806,017 (26,174 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Peter Hewat (174; Waratahs) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Rico Gear (15; Crusaders) | ||
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The 2005 Super 12 season was the tenth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2005, 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 New South Wales Waratahs at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. The Crusaders won 35–25 to win their fifth Super 12 title.
This was the final season of Super 12 before the expansion to Super 14 with the Western Force and Cheetahs.
Table
Top four teams advance to playoffs |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |
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1 | Crusaders
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11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 459 | 281 | 178 | 8 | 45 |
2 | Waratahs | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 322 | 174 | 148 | 5 | 41 |
3 | Bulls
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11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 229 | 72 | 6 | 34 |
4 | Hurricanes
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11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 281 | 248 | 33 | 2 | 34 |
5 | Brumbies
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11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 260 | 266 | −6 | 7 | 29 |
6 | Chiefs
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11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 272 | 250 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
7 | Blues
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11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 243 | 216 | 27 | 3 | 27 |
8 | Highlanders
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11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 221 | 214 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
9 | Stormers
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11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 215 | 320 | −105 | 4 | 18 |
10 | Reds | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 185 | 282 | −97 | 5 | 17 |
11 | Cats
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11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 226 | 326 | −100 | 7 | 13 |
12 | Sharks
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11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 205 | 384 | −179 | 5 | 11 |
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
19 March 2005 |
Hurricanes Wellington Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 23,300 |
Round 5
25 March 2005 |
Hurricanes Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North Attendance: 14,000 |
Round 6
1 April 2005 |
Hurricanes Wellington Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 23,325 |
Round 7
10 April 2005 |
Hurricanes Wellington Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 25,400 |
Round 8
Round 9
22 April 2005 |
Hurricanes Wellington Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 30,270 |
Round 10
30 April 2005 |
Hurricanes Wellington Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 30,560 |
Round 11
Round 12
Finals
Semi-finals
20 May 2005 |
Crusaders | Try: Gopperth Con: Gopperth |
Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
21 May 2005 |
Waratahs Steve Walsh (New Zealand ) |
Grand final
28 May 2005 |
Crusaders | Try: Rogers (2) Waugh Con: Hewat Rogers Pen: Hewat (2) |
Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 36,500 |
Crusaders
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Waratahs
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Player statistics
Leading try-scorers
Top 3 try scorers | ||||||||
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Pos | Name | Tries | Team | |||||
1 | Rico Gear | 15 | Crusaders
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2 | Peter Hewat | 10 | Waratahs | |||||
3 | Bryan Habana | 9 | Bulls
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Leading point-scorers
Top 3 point scorers | ||||||||
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Pos | Name | Points | Team | |||||
1 | Peter Hewat | 174 | Waratahs | |||||
2 | Dan Carter | 171 | Crusaders
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3 | Jimmy Gopperth | 139 | Hurricanes
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Notes and references
Further reading
- McIlraith, M. (2005). Ten Years of Super 12. Auckland: Hodder Moa. ISBN 1-86971-025-8.