2004 season of Super 12
| 2004 season of Super 12 | |
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| master |
 Brumbies (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 |
Daniel Carter , Crusaders (201)
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| Most attempts |
Mark Gerrard , Brumbies Stirling Mortlock , Brumbies (10 each)
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| ← 2003 season of Super 12 | |
The 2004 season was the ninth 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 Brumbies from the Australian capital Canberra 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. |
Brumbies
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11 | 8th | 0 | 3 | 408: 269 | + 139 | 8th | 40 |
| 2. |
Crusaders
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11 | 7th | 0 | 4th | 345: 303 | + 42 | 6th | 34 |
| 3. |
Stormers
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11 | 7th | 0 | 4th | 286: 260 | + 26 | 5 | 33 |
| 4th |
Chiefs
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11 | 7th | 0 | 4th | 274: 251 | + 23 | 5 | 33 |
| 5. |
Blues (M)
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11 | 6th | 1 | 4th | 337: 309 | + 28 | 6th | 32 |
| 6th |
Bulls
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11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 302: 320 | - 18th | 6th | 28 |
| 7th |
Sharks
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11 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 367: 305 | - 38 | 8th | 28 |
| 8th. |
NSW Waratahs
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11 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 342: 274 | + 68 | 7th | 27 |
| 9. |
Highlanders
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11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 299: 347 | - 48 | 8th | 28 |
| 10. |
Queensland Reds
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11 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 217: 246 | - 29 | 5 | 25th |
| 11. |
Hurricanes
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11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 275: 303 | - 28 | 5 | 23 |
| 12. |
Cats
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11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 294: 459 | - 165 | 7th | 11 |
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 15, 2004 |
Brumbies
|
32:17 |
Chiefs
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Canberra Stadium , Canberra Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Mortlock , Gerrard , Chisholm , Samo , Rathbone Elevations: Roff (2) Penalty Kicks : Roff (1) |
(20: 3) Report |
Attempts: Bates , Fa'atau Elevations: Jackson (2) Penalty Kicks : Jackson (1) |
| May 15, 2004 |
Crusaders
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27:16 |
Stormers
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Jade Stadium , Christchurch Referee: Andrew Cole ( Australia ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tries: Marshall , Ralph Boosts: Carter (1) Penalty Kicks: Carter (5) |
(12:13) report |
Attempts: Barry Elevations: du Toit (1) Penalty kicks: du Toit (3) |
final
| May 22, 2004 |
Brumbies
|
47: 38 |
Crusaders
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Canberra Stadium, Canberra Referee: André Watson ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Roff (2), Gerrard (3), Paul , Giteau Increases: Roff (6) |
(33:14) Report |
Tries : McCaw , Mauger , Thorn , King , Laulala , Carter Elevations: Carter (4) |
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statistics
Most attempts made
| player | team | tries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Mark Gerrard
|
Brumbies | 10 |
|
Stirling Mortlock
|
Brumbies | ||
| 3. |
Clyde Rathbone
|
Brumbies | 9 |
Most points scored
| player | team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Daniel Carter
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Crusaders | 201 |
| 2. |
Joe Roff
|
Brumbies | 182 |
| 3. |
Butch James
|
Sharks | 118 |
| 4th |
Tony Brown (rugby player)
|
Highlanders | 104 |
| 5. |
André Pretorius
|
Cats | 102 |