2000 Super 12 season

The 2000 Super 12 season was the fifth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2000, 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 Crusaders and the Brumbies at Bruce Stadium, Canberra. The Crusaders won 20 19 to win their third consecutive Super 12 title.

2000 Super 12
Countries Australia
 South Africa
 New Zealand
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Champions Crusaders (3rd title)
Matches played69
Top point scorer(s) Stirling Mortlock (194)
(ACT Brumbies)
Top try scorer(s) Andrew Walker (13)
(ACT Brumbies)
1999 (Previous) (Next) 2001

Table

Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Brumbies 11902393196+197945
2 Crusaders 11803369293+76739
3 Highlanders 11605320280+40832
4 Cats 11704320334-14432
5 Stormers 11614298276+22531
6 Blues 11605300262+38630
7 Reds 11605317305+12630
8 Hurricanes 1160530832929529
9 Waratahs 11506273258+15525
10 Chiefs 1130825735295820
11 Bulls 11128231395164311
12 Sharks 1111923534110639

Results

Round 1

25 February 2000 Hurricanes 40 23 Sharks Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 33,442
25 February 2000 Brumbies 15 18 Blues Bruce Stadium, Canberra  
Try: Andrew Walker (2)
Con: Stirling Mortlock
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Try: Charles Riechelmann
Finau Maka
Con: Adrian Cashmore
Pen: Adrian Cashmore (2)
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Andre Watson
26 February 2000 Northern Bulls 19 23 Cats Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Attendance: 43,000
26 February 2000 Highlanders 50 13 Reds Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Tries: Marc Ellis (2), Romi Ropati (2), Jeff Wilson, Rico Gear
Cons: Tony Brown (4)
Pens: Tony Brown (4)
Try: Chris Latham
Con: Shane Drahm
Pens: Shane Drahm (2)
Referee: Tappe Henning
26 February 2000 Stormers 22 15 Waratahs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Attendance: 44,000
27 February 2000 Chiefs 24 27 Crusaders Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Tries: Chresten Davis, Loki Crichton
Con: Glen Jackson
Pens: Glen Jackson (4)
Tries: Caleb Ralph, Todd Blackadder
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Drop: Aaron Mauger
Referee: Paddy O'Brien

Round 2

3 March 2000 Highlanders 27 20 Sharks Carisbrook, Dunedin  
4 March 2000 Hurricanes 43 25 Reds Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
Tries: Tana Umaga (3), Christian Cullen, Jason O'Halloran, Jonah Lomu
Cons: David Holwell (5)
Pen: David Holwell
Tries: Damian Smith, Fletcher Dyson, Sam Cordingley
Cons: Shane Drahm (2)
Pens: Shane Drahm (2)
Referee: Andy Turner
4 March 2000 Cats 22 18 Stormers Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 26,500
4 March 2000 Northern Bulls 13 33 Waratahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
5 March 2000 Blues 25 32 Chiefs North Harbour, Auckland  
Attendance: 25,000

Round 3

10 March 2000 Crusaders 32 20 Blues Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Tries: Caleb Ralph, Leon MacDonald, Scott Robertson
Con: Andrew Mehrtens
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Drop: Andrew Mehrtens
Tries: Troy Flavell (2), Mark Robinson
Con: Hayden Taylor
Pen: Hayden Taylor
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
10 March 2000 Brumbies 51 10 Sharks Bruce Stadium, Canberra  
Try: Andrew Walker (3)
Mark Bartholomeusz (2)
Jim Williams
Joe Roff
Con: Stirling Mortlock (5)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Try: Clinton van Rensburg
Con: Gaffie du Toit
Pen: Gaffie du Toit
Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Steve Walsh
11 March 2000 Highlanders 35 19 Hurricanes Carisbrook, Dunedin  
11 March 2000 Waratahs 51 16 Cats Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 20,024
11 March 2000 Stormers 19 19 Northern Bulls Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Attendance: 45,177

Round 4

17 March 2000 Highlanders 33 31 Cats Carisbrook, Dunedin  
18 March 2000 Waratahs 19 26 Sharks Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
18 March 2000 Chiefs 19 24 Hurricanes Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
18 March 2000 Reds 19 27 Crusaders Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
Try: Chris Latham
Con: Shane Drahm
Pens: Shane Drahm (4)
Tries: Justin Marshall, Leon MacDonald, Ron Cribb
Cons: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Andre Watson
18 March 2000 Stormers 15 29 Brumbies Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Pen: Percy Montgomery (5) Try: Owen Finegan (2)
Ipolito Fenukitau
Stirling Mortlock
Con: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Attendance: 35,177
Referee: Paddy O'Brien

Round 5

24 March 2000 Blues 31 17 Waratahs Eden Park, Auckland  
25 March 2000 Hurricanes 29 23 Cats Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North  
25 March 2000 Northern Bulls 19 28 Brumbies Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Anton Leonard
Con: Jannie de Beer
Pen: Jannie de Beer (3)
Drop: Jannie de Beer
Try: Mark Bartholomeusz (2)
George Gregan
Con: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Attendance: 18,514
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
25 March 2000 Crusaders 47 31 Stormers Trafalgar Park, Nelson  
Tries: Marika Vunibaka (2), Caleb Ralph, Justin Marshall, Ron Cribb, Todd Blackadder
Cons: Andrew Mehrtens (3), Leon MacDonald
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Tries: Chean Roux (2), De Wet Barry, Cobus Visagie
Cons: Braam van Straaten (2), Dan van Zyl, Percy Montgomery
Pen: Braam van Straaten
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
25 March 2000 Reds 37 17 Chiefs Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  

Round 6

31 March 2000 Hurricanes 14 25 Blues Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 33,666
1 April 2000 Northern Bulls 14 14 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Attendance: 21,000
1 April 2000 Reds 31 16 Waratahs Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
1 April 2000 Crusaders 42 36 Highlanders Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Tries: Ron Cribb (2), Caleb Ralph, Marika Vunibaka, Norm Berryman
Cons: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Tries: Karl Te Nana, Kelvin Middleton, Pita Alatini, Rua Tipoki
Cons: Rua Tipoki, Tony Brown
Pens: Tony Brown (3)
Drop: Tony Brown
Referee: Steve Walsh
1 April 2000 Brumbies 64 0 Cats Bruce Stadium, Canberra  
Try: Owen Finegan (3)
Andrew Walker
Graeme Bond
Ipolito Fenukitau
Joe Roff
Mark Bartholomeusz
Stirling Mortlock
Con: Stirling Mortlock (8)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Referee: Colin Hawke
2 April 2000 Chiefs 25 28 Stormers Growers Stadium, Pukekohe  

Round 7

7 April 2000 Hurricanes 28 22 Crusaders Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Tries: Christian Cullen (2), Jonah Lomu (2)
Cons: David Holwell (4)
Tries: Marika Vunibaka, Todd Blackadder
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Attendance: 32,697
Referee: Paddy O'Brien
7 April 2000 Brumbies 34 15 Highlanders Bruce Stadium, Canberra  
Try: Andrew Walker
David Giffin
Joe Roff
Stephen Larkham
Con: Stirling Mortlock
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (4)
Pen: Tony Brown (5) Attendance: 15,028
Referee: Andre Watson
8 April 2000 Sharks 27 28 Cats ABSA Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 36,000
8 April 2000 Reds 34 15 Northern Bulls Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
8 April 2000 Blues 18 39 Stormers Eden Park, Auckland  
9 April 2000 Chiefs 30 37 Waratahs Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Attendance: 2,500[1]

Round 8

14 April 2000 Reds 37 24 Stormers Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
14 April 2000 Blues 26 16 Highlanders Eden Park, Auckland  
15 April 2000 Waratahs 30 25 Brumbies Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Try: Matt Burke
Scott Staniforth
Con: Matt Burke
Pen: Matt Burke (6)
Try: Andrew Walker
Bill Young
Jim Williams
Con: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Attendance: 33,987
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
15 April 2000 Sharks 24 32 Crusaders ABSA Stadium, Durban  
Tries: Pieter Muller (2), Jacques Greeff
Cons: Gaffie du Toit (3)
Pen: Gaffie du Toi
Tries: Caleb Ralph, Leon MacDonald, Mark Mayerhofler, Ron Cribb
Cons: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Attendance: 26,965
Referee: Scott Young
15 April 2000 Chiefs 40 7 Northern Bulls Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  
Attendance: 8,000

Round 9

21 April 2000 Highlanders 38 6 Chiefs Carisbrook, Dunedin  
21 April 2000 Brumbies 47 28 Hurricanes Bruce Stadium, Canberra  
Try: Joe Roff
Mark Bartholomeusz
Patricio Noriega
Rod Kafer
Con: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (5)
Andrew Walker
Drop: Rod Kafer
Try: Alama Ieremia
David Holwell
Jonah Lomu
Con: David Holwell (2)
Pen: David Holwell (3)
Attendance: 16,271
Referee: Tappe Henning
22 April 2000 Blues 54 11 Northern Bulls Eden Park, Auckland  
22 April 2000 Sharks 13 24 Reds ABSA Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 20,541
22 April 2000 Cats 54 31 Crusaders Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein  
Tries: Thinus Delport (2), Grant Esterhuizen, Japie Mulder, Rassie Erasmus, Werner Swanepoel
Cons: Louis Koen (6)
Pens: Louis Koen (3)
Drop: Louis Koen
Tries: Afato So'oalo, Greg Feek, Leon MacDonald
Cons: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Referee: Andrew Cole

Round 10

28 April 2000 Crusaders 75 27 Northern Bulls Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Tries: Caleb Ralph (3), Marika Vunibaka (3), Justin Marshall (2), Chris Jack, Dallas Seymour, Scott Robertson
Cons: Aaron Mauger (6), Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Tries: Frikkie Welsh, Henry Pedro, Jaco van der Westhuyzen
Cons: Jannie de Beer (3)
Pen: Jannie de Beer
Drop: Jannie de Beer
Referee: Wayne Erickson
29 April 2000 Cats 36 32 Reds Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein  
Attendance: 22,000
29 April 2000 Chiefs 17 45 Brumbies Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: George Leaupepe
Pen: Glen Jackson (4)
Try: Andrew Walker (3)
Jeremy Paul
Stephen Larkham
Stirling Mortlock
Con: Stirling Mortlock (6)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
29 April 2000 Stormers 27 13 Highlanders Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Attendance: 40,152
29 April 2000 Waratahs 20 27 Hurricanes Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 32,888
30 April 2000 Sharks 19 30 Blues ABSA Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 23,524

Round 11

5 May 2000 Crusaders 22 13 Waratahs Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Tries: Marika Vunibaka (2), Justin Marshall, Leon MacDonald
Con: Leon MacDonald
Tries: Christian Warner
Con: Matt Burke
Pens: Matthew Burke (2)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tappe Henning
5 May 2000 Cats 34 27 Blues Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 28,000
6 May 2000 Sharks 31 44 Chiefs ABSA Stadium, Durban  
6 May 2000 Brumbies 38 32 Reds Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Try: Mark Bartholomeusz
Stirling Mortlock
Rod Kafer
Stephen Larkham
Con: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (4)
Cards: George Gregan
Try: Matt Cockbain
Sam Cordingley
Con: Shane Drahm (2)
Pen: Shane Drahm (6)
Attendance: 19,984
6 May 2000 Northern Bulls 40 42 Highlanders Puma Stadium, Witbank  
7 May 2000 Stormers 43 23 Hurricanes Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Attendance: 42,446

Round 12

12 May 2000 Waratahs 22 15 Highlanders Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 23,000[2]
12 May 2000 Northern Bulls 47 33 Hurricanes Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
12 May 2000 Crusaders 12 17 Brumbies Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Pen: Leon MacDonald (4) Try: Andrew Walker
Mitch Hardy
Con: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Referee: Andre Watson
12 May 2000 Sharks 28 32 Stormers ABSA Stadium, Durban  
13 May 2000 Cats 53 3 Chiefs Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein  
13 May 2000 Reds 33 26 Blues Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  

Finals

Semi finals

20 May 2000 Brumbies 28 5 Cats Bruce Stadium, Canberra  
Try: Andrew Walker
Joe Roff
Mitch Hardy
Con: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Try: Jannie van der Walt Attendance: 25,126
Referee: Paddy O'Brien
20 May 2000 Crusaders 37 15 Highlanders Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Tries: Marika Vunibaka (2), Ron Cribb
Cons: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (6)
Tries: Byron Kelleher, Simon Maling
Con: Brendan Laney
Pen: Tony Brown
Referee: Wayne Erickson

Grand final

27 May 2000
Brumbies 19 20 Crusaders
Try: George Smith
Con: Stirling Mortlock
Pens: Stirling Mortlock (4)
Try: Ron Cribb
Pens: Andrew Mehrtens (5)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 28,753
Referee: Andre Watson
Brumbies
15Andrew Walker
14Joe Roff
13Rod Kafer
12Stirling Mortlock
11Mark Bartholomeusz
10Stephen Larkham
9George Gregan(c)
8Jim Williams
7Ipolito Fenukitau
6Brett Robinson (c)
5Justin Harrison
4David Giffin
3Patricio Noriega
2Jeremy Paul
1Bill Young
Substitutes:
Coach:
Eddie Jones
Crusaders
15Leon MacDonald
14Caleb Ralph
13Daryl Gibson
12Mark Robinson
11Marika Vunibaka
10Andrew Mehrtens
9Ben Hurst
8Ron Cribb
7Reuben Thorne
6Scott Robertson
5Norm Maxwell
4Todd Blackadder (c)
3Greg Feek
2Mark Hammett
1Greg Somerville
Substitutions:
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Individual records

Top point scorers

Name Tries Convs Pens DGs Total
Stirling Mortlock43932-194
Andrew Mehrtens-25361161
Willem de Waal81046
Peter Grant10535
Justin Peach16532

Top try scorers

Name Tries
Andrew Walker13
Marika Vunibaka11
Christian Cullen10
Breyton Paulse10
Caleb Ralph8

References

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