1999 season of Super 12
| 1999 season of Super 12 | |
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| master |
 Crusaders (2nd title)
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| Teams | 12 |
| countries |
 Australia (3 teams) New Zealand (5 teams) South Africa (4 teams)
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| Games | 69 (of which 69 played) |
| Most of the points |
Andrew Mehrtens , Crusaders (192)
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| Most attempts |
Joe Roff , Brumbies Afato So'oalo , Crusaders Conrad Stoltz , Sharks (8 each)
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| ← 1998 season of Super 12 | |
The 1999 season was the fourth edition of Super 12 , a rugby union competition with twelve franchise teams from Australia , New Zealand and South Africa .
A total of 69 games were played, with each team playing a round robin against the eleven other teams. There followed two semi-finals and finally the final. The champions were the Crusaders from the New Zealand city of Christchurch for the second time .
Results
table
M = officiating master
| team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Queensland Reds
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11 | 8th | 1 | 2 | 233: 170 | + 63 | 2 | 36 |
| 2. |
Stormers
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11 | 8th | 0 | 3 | 290: 244 | + 46 | 4th | 36 |
| 3. |
Otago Highlanders
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11 | 8th | 0 | 3 | 280: 203 | + 77 | 3 | 35 |
| 4th |
Canterbury Crusaders (M)
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11 | 7th | 1 | 3 | 324: 262 | + 62 | 3 | 33 |
| 5. |
ACT brumbies
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11 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 278: 195 | + 83 | 8th | 28 |
| 6th |
Chiefs
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11 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 248: 301 | - 53 | 6th | 26th |
| 7th |
Sharks
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11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 241: 232 | + 9 | 3 | 25th |
| 8th. |
NSW Waratahs
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11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 246: 248 | - 2nd | 6th | 24 |
| 9. |
Auckland Blues
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11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 202: 201 | + 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 10. |
Wellington Hurricanes
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11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 213: 226 | - 13 | 4th | 22nd |
| 11. |
Cats
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11 | 4th | 0 | 6th | 312: 341 | - 29 | 6th | 22nd |
| 12. |
Northern Bulls
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11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 203: 447 | - 244 | 3 | 7th |
The points are distributed as follows:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for four or more attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points
Semifinals
| May 22, 1999 |
Queensland Reds
|
22:28 |
Crusaders
|
Ballymore Stadium , Brisbane Referee: André Watson ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Horan Elevations: Spooner (1) Penalty Kicks: Spooner (5) |
(6:15) Report |
Attempts: Feek , MacDonald , Ralph , Robertson Elevations: Mehrtens (1) Penalties: Mehrtens (2) |
| May 23, 1999 |
Stormers
|
18:33 |
Highlanders
|
Newlands Stadium , Cape Town Referee: Peter Marshall ( Australia ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Marais , Paulse Elevations: van Straaten (1) Penalty kicks: van Straaten (2) |
(18:22) Report |
Attempts: Lima , Kelleher , Randell , Ropati Elevations: Brown (2) Penalty Kicks: Brown (3) |
final
| May 30, 1999 |
Highlanders
|
19:24 |
Crusaders
|
Carisbrook , Dunedin Referee: André Watson ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Lima , Maka Penalty Kicks: Brown (2) Dropgoals: Laney (1) |
(14: 9) Report |
Attempts: Gibson , So'oalo Elevations: Mehrtens (1) Penalty kicks : Mehrtens (3) Dropgoals: Mehrtens (1) |
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statistics
Most attempts made
| player | team | tries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Joe Roff
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ACT brumbies | 8th |
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Afato So'oalo
|
Canterbury Crusaders | ||
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Conrad Stoltz
|
Sharks |
Most points scored
| player | team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Andrew Mehrtens
|
Canterbury Crusaders | 192 |
| 2. |
Braam van Straaten
|
Northern Bulls | 152 |
| 3. |
Nathan Spooner
|
Queensland Reds | 150 |
| 4th |
Adrian Cashmore
|
Auckland Blues | 118 |
| 5. |
Tony Brown (rugby player)
|
Otago Highlanders | 108 |