2001_Super_12_Final

2001 Super 12 season

2001 Super 12 season

Rugby season

The 2001 Super 12 season was the sixth season of the Super 12, 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] This was the first year where a New Zealand team failed to make the playoffs.

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Table

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     Top four teams advance to playoffs.
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Results

Round 1

23 February 2001 Coastal Sharks South Africa 30 – 17 South Africa Northern Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
23 February 2001 ACT Brumbies Australia 51 – 16 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
23 February 2001 Otago Highlanders New Zealand 23 – 8 New Zealand Auckland Blues Carisbrook, Dunedin  
24 February 2001 Stormers South Africa 24 – 29 South Africa Golden Cats Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Attendance: 46,544
24 February 2001 Queensland Reds Australia 27 – 18 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
Attendance: 20,000
24 February 2001 NSW Waratahs Australia 42 – 23 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  

Round 2

2 March 2001 Auckland Blues New Zealand 17 – 12 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders Eden Park, Auckland  
Pen: Aaron Mauger, Ben Blair(3) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paul Honiss
3 March 2001 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 26 – 20 South Africa Northern Bulls Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 29,848
3 March 2001 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 32 – 29 Australia Queensland Reds Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  
Attendance: 12,000
3 March 2001 Coastal Sharks South Africa 17 – 16 Australia ACT Brumbies Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 32,000
3 March 2001 Golden Cats South Africa 56 – 21 New Zealand Otago Highlanders Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 26,000
4 March 2001 NSW Waratahs Australia 35 – 7 South Africa Stormers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 20,755

Round 3

9 March 2001 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 15 – 27 South Africa Stormers Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 31,682
10 March 2001 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 40 – 11 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Attendance: 18,000
10 March 2001 NSW Waratahs Australia 53 – 7 South Africa Northern Bulls Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 23,019
10 March 2001 Golden Cats South Africa 17 – 19 Australia ACT Brumbies Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 40,000
10 March 2001 Coastal Sharks South Africa 30 – 29 New Zealand Otago Highlanders Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 33,500
11 March 2001 Auckland Blues New Zealand 39 – 35 Australia Queensland Reds North Harbour Stadium, Auckland  
Attendance: 20,000

Round 4

16 March 2001 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 34 – 16 New Zealand Auckland Blues Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  
Attendance: 14,000
17 March 2001 ACT Brumbies Australia 39 – 30 South Africa Northern Bulls Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Attendance: 15,900
17 March 2001 Golden Cats South Africa 28 – 21 Australia NSW Waratahs Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 32,000
17 March 2001 Coastal Sharks South Africa 39 – 21 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 34,090
18 March 2001 Otago Highlanders New Zealand 24 – 23 South Africa Stormers Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Attendance: 12,000

Round 5

23 March 2001 Golden Cats South Africa 18 – 15 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Attendance: 10,000
23 March 2001 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 32 – 26 Australia Queensland Reds Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Attendance: 18,500
24 March 2001 Otago Highlanders New Zealand 32 – 10 South Africa Northern Bulls Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Attendance: 11,400
24 March 2001 ACT Brumbies Australia 40 – 25 South Africa Stormers Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Attendance: 15,534
24 March 2001 Coastal Sharks South Africa 42 – 17 Australia NSW Waratahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 51,344

Round 6

30 March 2001 Golden Cats South Africa 26 – 25 South Africa Coastal Sharks Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Attendance: 35,000
30 March 2001 Queensland Reds Australia 15 – 23 Australia ACT Brumbies Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
Attendance: 17,796
30 March 2001 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 50 – 19 New Zealand Otago Highlanders Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  
Attendance: 21,476
31 March 2001 NSW Waratahs Australia 35 – 19 New Zealand Auckland Blues Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 30,893
31 March 2001 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 29 – 41 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Attendance: 20,000

Round 7

6 April 2001 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 34 – 19 Australia ACT Brumbies Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 34,500
7 April 2001 Stormers South Africa 29 – 27 Australia Queensland Reds Outeniqua Park, George  
Attendance: 11,000
7 April 2001 Otago Highlanders New Zealand 39 – 20 Australia NSW Waratahs Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Attendance: 11,000
7 April 2001 Auckland Blues New Zealand 27 – 41 South Africa Coastal Sharks Eden Park, Auckland  
Attendance: 18,000
8 April 2001 Northern Bulls South Africa 29 – 42 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Attendance: 16,000
8 April 2001 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 22 – 18 South Africa Golden Cats Tauranga Domain, Tauranga  
Attendance: 9,000

Round 8

13 April 2001 Auckland Blues New Zealand 23 – 26 South Africa Golden Cats Okara Park, Whangarei  
13 April 2001 ACT Brumbies Australia 48 – 21 Australia NSW Waratahs Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
14 April 2001 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 35 – 33 New Zealand Otago Highlanders McLean Park, Napier  
14 April 2001 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 8 – 24 South Africa Coastal Sharks Owen Delany Park, Taupō  
14 April 2001 Northern Bulls South Africa 19 – 29 Australia Queensland Reds Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
14 April 2001 Stormers South Africa 49 – 28 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  

Round 9

20 April 2001 Otago Highlanders New Zealand 16 – 9 Australia ACT Brumbies Carisbrook, Dunedin  
21 April 2001 Northern Bulls South Africa 37 – 49 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
21 April 2001 Stormers South Africa 12 – 26 New Zealand Auckland Blues Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
22 April 2001 Queensland Reds Australia 32 – 27 South Africa Coastal Sharks Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
22 April 2001 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 31 – 32 South Africa Golden Cats Trafalgar Park, Nelson  

Round 10

27 April 2001 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 42 – 17 Australia NSW Waratahs Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
27 April 2001 Stormers South Africa 29 – 15 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
28 April 2001 Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand 34 – 24 South Africa Coastal Sharks Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
28 April 2001 Queensland Reds Australia 22 – 16 South Africa Golden Cats Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
28 April 2001 Northern Bulls South Africa 28 – 25 New Zealand Auckland Blues Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  

Round 11

4 May 2001 Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand 27 – 51 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 34,500
5 May 2001 Auckland Blues New Zealand 7 – 35 Australia ACT Brumbies Eden Park, Auckland  
5 May 2001 Northern Bulls South Africa 23 – 34 South Africa Stormers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
5 May 2001 Queensland Reds Australia 33 – 22 New Zealand Otago Highlanders Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
5 May 2001 NSW Waratahs Australia 25 – 22 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  

Round 12

11 May 2001 Auckland Blues New Zealand 36 – 17 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes Eden Park, Auckland  
11 May 2001 ACT Brumbies Australia 49 – 6 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
11 May 2001 Golden Cats South Africa 19 – 21 South Africa Northern Bulls Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
12 May 2001 Otago Highlanders New Zealand 26 – 21 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders Carisbrook, Dunedin  
12 May 2001 NSW Waratahs Australia 20 – 25 Australia Queensland Reds Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
12 May 2001 Stormers South Africa 19 – 23 South Africa Coastal Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  

Finals

Semi finals

19 May 2001
Coastal Sharks South Africa30 – 12South Africa Golden Cats
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 52,750
19 May 2001
ACT Brumbies Australia30 – 6Australia Queensland Reds
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 25,273

Grand final

26 May 2001
ACT Brumbies36 – 6Coastal 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
Brumbies
Sharks
Brumbies:
FB15Andrew Walker
RW14Graeme Bond
OC13James Holbeck
IC12Rod Kafer
LW11Joe Roff
FH10Stephen Larkham
SH9George Gregan(c)
N88Jim Williams
OF7George Smith
BF6Peter Ryan
RL5David Giffin
LL4Justin Harrison
TP3Ben Darwin
HK2Jeremy Paul
LP1Bill Young
Substitutes:
HK16Tom Murphy
PR17Matt Weaver
FL18David Pusey
FL19Radike Samo
FH20Travis Hall
CE21Craig McMullen
CE22Mark Bartholomeusz
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
Sharks:
FB15Ricardo Loubscher
RW14Stefan Terblanche
OC13Deon Kayser
IC12Trevor Halstead
LW11Justin Swart
FH10Butch James
SH9Craig Davidson
N88AJ Venter
OF7Charl van Rensburg
BF6Warren Britz
RL5Mark Andrews (c)
LL4Albert van den Berg
TP3Etienne Fynn
HK2John Smit
LP1Ollie le Roux
Substitutions:
HK16Lukas Van Biljon
PR17Brent Moyle
LK18Shawn Sowerby
N819Brad McLeod-Henderson
SH20Hentie Martens
FH21Gaffie du Toit
CE22André Snyman
Coach:
South Africa Rudolf Straeuli

Top scorers


Attendances

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References

  1. [1]
    "Brumbies secure Super 12 crown". 26 May 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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