Super rugby 2017

Super rugby 2017
master	Crusaders (8th title)
Teams	18th
countries	Argentina (1 team) Australia (5 teams) Japan (1 team) New Zealand (5 teams) South Africa (6 teams)
Games	142  (142 played)
tries	978  (ø 6.89 per game)
Most of the points	Elton Jantjies , Lions (197)
Most attempts	Vince Aso , Hurricanes (15)
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The 2017 season was the seventh edition of Super Rugby , a rugby union competition with 18 franchise teams from Australia , New Zealand and South Africa , as well as Japan and Argentina . The season began on February 23, 2017 and ended with the final on August 5, 2017. A total of 142 games were played. The 18 teams were divided into two groups, each with two conferences .

mode

Each team plays in the regular season according to the following pattern:

• Within the conference: Each team from the two Africa Conferences plays two games against the other three teams in its conference (one home and one away game). Each team in the Australasian groups plays two games against two other teams in its conference (one home and one away game), as well as one game (one home and one away game) against the two remaining teams.
• Within the group: Each team plays a game against each representative from the other conference of the respective group
• Other games: Each team plays a game against each representative of a conference of the other group. In 2017 the games between Africa 1 and New Zealand and between Africa 2 and Australia will be played.

The top-ranked teams of the four conferences, the three next-ranked teams in the overall table of the Australasian group and the next ranked in the overall table of the South African group ( wildcard ) move into the play-offs . In the quarterfinals of the playoffs, the conference winners have a home advantage over the wildcard teams. Semi-finals and finals follow, with home rights being determined based on the higher position in the overall table.

Results

Australasian group

Australian Conference

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
01.	Brumbies	15th	6th	0	9	315: 279	+36	10	34
02.	Force	15th	6th	0	9	313: 404	−91	2	26th
03.	Reds	15th	4th	0	11	321: 479	−158	5	21st
04th	Waratahs	15th	4th	0	11	396: 522	-126	3	19th
05.	Rebels	15th	1	1	13	236: 569	−333	3	9

New Zealand Conference

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
01.	Crusaders	15th	14th	0	1	544: 303	+241	7th	63
02.	Hurricanes	15th	12	0	3	596: 272	+324	10	58
03.	Chiefs	15th	12	1	2	3: 2923	+141	7th	57
04th	Highlanders	15th	11	0	4th	488: 308	+180	7th	51
05.	blues	15th	7th	1	7th	425: 391	+34	7th	37

South African group

Africa 1 Conference

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
01.	Stormers	15th	10	0	5	490: 436	+54	3	43
02.	Cheetahs	15th	4th	0	11	395: 551	−156	5	21st
03.	Bulls	15th	4th	0	11	339: 459	−120	4th	20th
04th	Sunwolves	15th	2	0	13	315: 671	−356	4th	12

Africa 2 Conference

	team	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
01.	Lions	15th	14th	0	1	590: 268	+322	9	65
02.	Sharks	15th	9	1	5	392: 323	+69	4th	42
03.	Jaguares	15th	7th	0	8th	404: 386	+18	5	33
04th	Kings	15th	6th	0	9	391: 470	−79	4th	28

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 three or more attempts difference, regardless of the final score
• 1 bonus point for a defeat with a maximum of seven points difference
• Each team has two byes and, unlike in previous years, does not receive any points.

Final round

Quarter finals

July 21, 2017 7:45 PM AEST	Brumbies	16:35	Hurricanes	GIO Stadium , Canberra Referee: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand )
	Attempts: Dargaville 4th n.erh. Mann-Rea 16. n.erh. Penalty kicks: Hawera (2/2) 12., 29.	(16:15) report	Attempts: Goosen 8th elevation, 76th elevation Barrett 26th elevation Perenara 70th elevation elevation: Barrett (3/4) Penalty kicks: Barrett (3/3) 39th, 49th, 66th

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July 22, 2017 7:35 pm NZT	Crusaders	17: 0	Highlanders	AMI Stadium , Christchurch Referee: Angus Gardner ( Australia )
	Attempts: Read 33. increased Taylor 40. increased increases: Mo'unga (2/2) Penalty kicks : Mo'unga (1/3) 6.	(17: 0) report

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July 22, 2017 2:30 p.m. SAST	Lions	23:21	Sharks	Emirates Airline Park , Johannesburg Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Mostert 47th n.erh. Kriel 52nd ad. Mapoe 61. increased increases: Jantjies (1/3) Penalty kicks: Jantjies (2/3) 11. Combrinck (1/2) 78.	(3:14) Report	Attempts: van Wyk 12. n.erh. du Preez 68th increased increases: Bosch (1/2) Penalty kicks: Bosch (2/2) 36th, 38th Dropgoals: Bosch (1/4) 18th

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July 22, 2017 5:00 p.m. SAST	Stormers	11: 17	Chiefs	DHL Newlands , Cape Town Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Kolisi 46th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Marais (2/3) 24., 63.	(3: 9) Report	Attempts: Stevenson 75th n.erh. Penalty kicks: McKenzie (4/4) 30th, 33rd, 39th, 52nd

Semifinals

July 29, 2017 7:35 PM NZT	Crusaders	27: 13	Chiefs	AMI Stadium , Christchurch Referee: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand )
	Attempts: Hall 16th received Dagg 50th received Tamanivalu 58th received, 73rd received Elevations: Mo'unga (2/4) Penalty kicks : Mo'unga (1/1) 13.	(10: 6) Report	Attempts: Retallick 77th increases: McKenzie (1/1) Penalty kicks: McKenzie (2/2) 23rd, 37th

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July 29, 2017 2:30 p.m. SAST	Lions	44:29	Hurricanes	Emirates Airline Park , Johannesburg Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa )
	Attempts: van Rooyen 39th received Cronje 44th received Marx 54th received Vorster erh 63. Jantjies 69. erh. Smith 74. erh. Increases: Jantjies (4/6) penalty kicks: Jantjies (2/2) 5., 61.	(10:22) report	Attempts: Perenara 7th n.erh. Goosen 11. Awarded A. Savea 30. Awarded Laumape 57. Increased increases: J. Barrett (2/3) B. Barrett (1/1) Penalty kicks: J. Barrett (1/2) 20.

final

August 5, 2017 4:00 PM SAST	Lions	17:25	Crusaders	Emirates Airline Park , Johannesburg Spectators: 62,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa )
	Attempts: Marx 65th raised Fourie 73rd raised increases: Jantjies (2/2) Penalty kicks: Jantjies (1/2) 26.	(3:15) Report	Attempts: Tamanivalu 7th received Goodhue 12th received Read 43. incremental increases: Mo'unga (2/3) Penalty kicks : Mo'unga (2/2) 40. + 1 ', 53.

15th Andries Coetzee 14th Ruan Combrinck 69. 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Harold Vorster 53. 11 Courtnall Skosan 10 Elton Jantjies 09 Ross Cronjé 61. 08th Ruan Ackermann 69. 07th Kwagga Smith 39 ′ 06th Jaco Kriel 05 Franco Mostert 04th Andries Ferreira 53. 03 Ruan Dreyer 64. 02 Malcolm Marx 64. 01 Jacques van Rooyen 64. Substitute: 16 Akker van der Merwe 64. 17th Corné Fourie 64. 18th Johannes Jonker 64. 19th Louren's Erasmus 53. 20th Cyle Brink 69. 21st Faf de Klerk 61. 22nd Rohan Janse van Rensburg 53. 23 Sylvian Mahuza 69. Trainer: Johan Ackermann

15th David Havili 14th Israel Dagg 56. 13 Jack Goodhue 12 Ryan Crotty 11 Seta Tamanivalu 10 Richie Mo'unga 09 Bryn Hall 40. 08th Kieran Read 07th Matt Todd 06th Jordan Taufua 50. 05 Sam Whitelock 04th Scott Barrett 56. 03 Owen Franks 40. 02 Codie Taylor 56. 01 Joe Moody 46. Substitute: 16 Ben Funnell 56. 17th Wyatt Crockett 46. 18th Mike Alaalatoa 40. 19th Luke Romano 56. 20th Pete Samu 50. 21st Mitchell Drummond 40. 22nd Mitchell Hunt 23 George Bridge 56. Trainer: Scott Robertson

statistics

Source: SARU

Most attempts made

rank	player	team	tries
1.	Vince Aso	Hurricanes	15th
2.	Ngani Laumape	Hurricanes	14th
3.	James Lowe	Chiefs	11
	Macazole Mapimpi	Kings
5.	Akira Ioane	blues	10
	Seta Tamanivalu	Crusaders

Most points scored

rank	player	team	Points
1.	Elton Jantjies	Lions	197
2.	Curwin Bosch	Sharks	151
3.	Damian McKenzie	Chiefs	140
4th	Lionel Cronjé	Kings	136
5.	Beauden Barrett	Hurricanes	135

Web links

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ VODACOM SUPER RUGBY. (No longer available online.) SARU, archived from the original on July 21, 2017 ; accessed on August 6, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.