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2001 Super 12
Countries Australia
 South Africa
 New Zealand
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsAustralia ACT Brumbies (1st title)
Matches played69
Top point scorer(s)South Africa Louis Koen (157)
(Golden Cats)
Top try scorer(s)Australia Andrew Walker (8)
(ACT Brumbies)
Fiji 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. 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

Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Australia Brumbies 11 8 0 3 348 204 +144 8 40
2 South Africa Sharks 11 8 0 3 322 246 +76 6 38
3 South Africa Cats 11 7 0 4 285 244 +41 6 34
4 Australia Reds 11 6 0 5 300 277 +33 8 32
5 New Zealand Highlanders 11 6 0 5 284 295 −11 5 29
6 New Zealand Chiefs 11 6 0 5 301 330 −29 4 28
7 South Africa Stormers 11 5 0 6 278 285 −7 6 26
8 Australia Waratahs 11 5 0 6 306 302 +4 5 25
9 New Zealand Hurricanes 11 5 0 6 291 316 −25 5 25
10 New Zealand Crusaders 11 4 0 7 307 331 −55 7 23
11 New Zealand Blues 11 4 0 7 243 298 −55 4 20
12 South Africa Bulls 11 2 0 9 241 378 −137 3 11

Results

Round 1

23 February 2001
Coastal Sharks South Africa30–17South Africa Northern Bulls
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
23 February 2001
ACT Brumbies Australia51–16New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
23 February 2001
Otago Highlanders New Zealand23–8New Zealand Auckland Blues
Carisbrook, Dunedin
24 February 2001
Stormers South Africa24–29South Africa Golden Cats
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 46,544
24 February 2001
Queensland Reds Australia27–18New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 20,000
24 February 2001
NSW Waratahs Australia42–23New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Round 2

2 March 2001
Auckland Blues New Zealand17–12New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Pen: Aaron Mauger, Ben Blair(3)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
3 March 2001
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand26–20South Africa Northern Bulls
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 29,848
3 March 2001
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand32–29Australia Queensland Reds
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 12,000
3 March 2001
Coastal Sharks South Africa17–16Australia ACT Brumbies
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 32,000
3 March 2001
Golden Cats South Africa56–21New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 26,000
4 March 2001
NSW Waratahs Australia35–7South Africa Stormers
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 20,755

Round 3

9 March 2001
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand15–27South Africa Stormers
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 31,682
10 March 2001
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand40–11New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 18,000
10 March 2001
NSW Waratahs Australia53–7South Africa Northern Bulls
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 23,019
10 March 2001
Golden Cats South Africa17–19Australia ACT Brumbies
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 40,000
10 March 2001
Coastal Sharks South Africa30–29New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 33,500
11 March 2001
Auckland Blues New Zealand39–35Australia Queensland Reds
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 20,000

Round 4

16 March 2001
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand34–16New Zealand Auckland Blues
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 14,000
17 March 2001
ACT Brumbies Australia39–30South Africa Northern Bulls
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 15,900
17 March 2001
Golden Cats South Africa28–21Australia NSW Waratahs
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 32,000
17 March 2001
Coastal Sharks South Africa39–21New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 34,090
18 March 2001
Otago Highlanders New Zealand24–23South Africa Stormers
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 12,000

Round 5

23 March 2001
Golden Cats South Africa18–15New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 10,000
23 March 2001
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand32–26Australia Queensland Reds
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 18,500
24 March 2001
Otago Highlanders New Zealand32–10South Africa Northern Bulls
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 11,400
24 March 2001
ACT Brumbies Australia40–25South Africa Stormers
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 15,534
24 March 2001
Coastal Sharks South Africa42–17Australia NSW Waratahs
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 51,344

Round 6

30 March 2001
Golden Cats South Africa26–25South Africa Coastal Sharks
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 35,000
30 March 2001
Queensland Reds Australia15–23Australia ACT Brumbies
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 17,796
30 March 2001
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand50–19New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 21,476
31 March 2001
NSW Waratahs Australia35–19New Zealand Auckland Blues
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 30,893
31 March 2001
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand29–41New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 20,000

Round 7

6 April 2001
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand34–19Australia ACT Brumbies
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,500
7 April 2001
Stormers South Africa29–27Australia Queensland Reds
Outeniqua Park, George
Attendance: 11,000
7 April 2001
Otago Highlanders New Zealand39–20Australia NSW Waratahs
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 11,000
7 April 2001
Auckland Blues New Zealand27–41South Africa Coastal Sharks
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 18,000
8 April 2001
Northern Bulls South Africa29–42New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 16,000
8 April 2001
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand22–18South Africa Golden Cats
Tauranga Domain, Tauranga
Attendance: 9,000

Round 8

13 April 2001
Auckland Blues New Zealand23–26South Africa Golden Cats
Okara Park, Whangārei
13 April 2001
ACT Brumbies Australia48–21Australia NSW Waratahs
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
14 April 2001
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand35–33New Zealand Otago Highlanders
McLean Park, Napier
14 April 2001
Waikato Chiefs New Zealand8–24South Africa Coastal Sharks
Owen Delany Park, Taupō
14 April 2001
Northern Bulls South Africa19–29Australia Queensland Reds
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
14 April 2001
Stormers South Africa49–28New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Round 9

20 April 2001
Otago Highlanders New Zealand16–9Australia ACT Brumbies
Carisbrook, Dunedin
21 April 2001
Northern Bulls South Africa37–49New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
21 April 2001
Stormers South Africa12–26New Zealand Auckland Blues
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
22 April 2001
Queensland Reds Australia32–27South Africa Coastal Sharks
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
22 April 2001
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand31–32South Africa Golden Cats
Trafalgar Park, Nelson

Round 10

27 April 2001
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand42–17Australia NSW Waratahs
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
27 April 2001
Stormers South Africa29–15New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
28 April 2001
Canterbury Crusaders New Zealand34–24South Africa Coastal Sharks
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
28 April 2001
Queensland Reds Australia22–16South Africa Golden Cats
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
28 April 2001
Northern Bulls South Africa28–25New Zealand Auckland Blues
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Round 11

4 May 2001
Wellington Hurricanes New Zealand27–51New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,500
5 May 2001
Auckland Blues New Zealand7–35Australia ACT Brumbies
Eden Park, Auckland
5 May 2001
Northern Bulls South Africa23–34South Africa Stormers
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
5 May 2001
Queensland Reds Australia33–22New Zealand Otago Highlanders
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
5 May 2001
NSW Waratahs Australia25–22New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Round 12

11 May 2001
Auckland Blues New Zealand36–17New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes
Eden Park, Auckland
11 May 2001
ACT Brumbies Australia49–6New Zealand Waikato Chiefs
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
11 May 2001
Golden Cats South Africa19–21South Africa Northern Bulls
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12 May 2001
Otago Highlanders New Zealand26–21New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
Carisbrook, Dunedin
12 May 2001
NSW Waratahs Australia20–25Australia Queensland Reds
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
12 May 2001
Stormers South Africa19–23South 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
FB 15 Andrew Walker
RW 14 Graeme Bond
OC 13 James Holbeck
IC 12 Rod Kafer
LW 11 Joe Roff
FH 10 Stephen Larkham
SH 9 George Gregan(c)
N8 8 Jim Williams
OF 7 George Smith
BF 6 Peter Ryan
RL 5 David Giffin
LL 4 Justin Harrison
TP 3 Ben Darwin
HK 2 Jeremy Paul
LP 1 Bill Young
Substitutes:
HK 16 Tom Murphy
PR 17 Matt Weaver
FL 18 David Pusey
FL 19 Radike Samo
FH 20 Travis Hall
CE 21 Craig McMullen
CE 22 Mark Bartholomeusz
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 Ricardo Loubscher
RW 14 Stefan Terblanche
OC 13 Deon Kayser
IC 12 Trevor Halstead
LW 11 Justin Swart
FH 10 Butch James
SH 9 Craig Davidson
N8 8 AJ Venter
OF 7 Charl van Rensburg
BF 6 Warren Britz
RL 5 Mark Andrews (c)
LL 4 Albert van den Berg
TP 3 Etienne Fynn
HK 2 John Smit
LP 1 Ollie le Roux
Substitutions:
HK 16 Lukas Van Biljon
PR 17 Brent Moyle
LK 18 Shaun Sowerby
N8 19 Brad McLeod-Henderson
SH 20 Hentie Martens
FH 21 Gaffie du Toit
CE 22 André Snyman
Coach:
South Africa Rudolf Straeuli

Top scorers

References

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