2005 Super 12 season

The 2005 Super 12 season was the tenth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2005, 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 New South Wales Waratahs at Jade Stadium, Christchurch. The Crusaders won 35 – 25 to win their fifth Super 12 title.

2005 Super 12
Countries Australia
 South Africa
 New Zealand
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Champions Crusaders (5th title)
Matches played69
Attendance1,806,017 (26,174 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Peter Hewat (174)
(NSW Waratahs)
Top try scorer(s) Rico Gear (15)
(Crusaders)
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This was the final season of Super 12 before the expansion to Super 14 with the Western Force and Cheetahs.

Table
Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Crusaders 11902459281178845
2 Waratahs 11902322174148541
3 Bulls 1170430122972634
4 Hurricanes 1180328124833234
5 Brumbies 11515260266-6729
6 Chiefs 1151527225022628
7 Blues 1160524321627327
8 Highlanders 116142212147127
9 Stormers 11317215320-105418
10 Reds 11308185282-97517
11 Cats 11119226326-100713
12 Sharks 11119205384-179511

Results

Round 1
25 February 2005 Stormers 26 – 12 Sharks Newlands, Cape Town  
Attendance: 48,719
25 February 2005 Highlanders 14 – 30 Blues Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Attendance: 20,106
25 February 2005 Waratahs 25 – 7 Chiefs ANZ Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 30,815
26 February 2005 Cats 23 – 17 Bulls Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 49,040
26 February 2005 Brumbies 32 – 21 Crusaders Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Attendance: 24,115
26 February 2005 Reds 10 – 24 Hurricanes Ballymore, Brisbane  
Attendance: 20,097

Round 2
4 March 2005 Blues 18 – 15 Reds Eden Park, Auckland  
Attendance: 25,542
4 March 2005 Brumbies 21 – 19 Bulls Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Attendance: 20,927
5 March 2005 Highlanders 16 – 16 Stormers Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill  
Attendance: 8,141
5 March 2005 Cats 32 – 45 Hurricanes Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 27,882
5 March 2005 Sharks 13 – 36 Waratahs ABSA Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 29,322
5 March 2005 Crusaders 50 – 18 Chiefs AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
Attendance: 25,128

Round 3
11 March 2005 Sharks 23 – 29 Hurricanes Kings Park, Durban  
19:35 Attendance: 20,442
11 March 2005 Highlanders 23 – 0 Bulls Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Attendance: 9,030
11 March 2005 Brumbies 22 – 19 Stormers Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Attendance: 22,316
12 March 2005 Crusaders 59 – 24 Reds Trafalgar Park, Nelson  
Attendance: 15,514
12 March 2005 Cats 19 – 40 Waratahs Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 36,365
12 March 2005 Chiefs 18 – 9 Blues Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Attendance: 23,095

Round 4
18 March 2005 Chiefs 6 – 20 Reds Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Attendance: 13,641
19 March 2005 Cats 29 – 34 Brumbies Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 14,283
19 March 2005 Hurricanes 12 – 21 Bulls Wellington Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 23,300
19 March 2005 Sharks 7 – 43 Highlanders Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 26,351
19 March 2005 Blues 19 – 41 Crusaders Eden Park, Auckland  
Attendance: 39,000
19 March 2005 Waratahs 25 – 10 Stormers ANZ Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 31,184

Round 5
25 March 2005 Cats 12 – 16 Highlanders Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Attendance: 20,000
25 March 2005 Hurricanes 12 – 9 Stormers Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North  
Attendance: 14,000
26 March 2005 Sharks 36 – 24 Brumbies Kings Park, Durban  
Attendance: 23,557
26 March 2005 Waratahs 42 – 12 Bulls Aussie Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 25,133

Round 6
1 April 2005 Hurricanes 28 – 16 Chiefs Wellington Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 23,325
1 April 2005 Reds 16 – 23 Highlanders Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane  
Attendance: 19,567
2 April 2005 Blues 17 – 0 Brumbies Eden Park, Auckland  
Attendance: 31,503
2 April 2005 Waratahs 27 – 33 Crusaders Aussie Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 39,363

Round 7
8 April 2005 Highlanders 19 – 18 Brumbies Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Attendance: 15,000
9 April 2005 Stormers 15 – 13 Reds Newlands, Cape Town  
Attendance: 39,531
9 April 2005 Bulls 35 – 20 Crusaders Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Attendance: 27,267
9 April 2005 Chiefs 40 – 5 Sharks Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Attendance: 11,000
9 April 2005 Blues 23 – 6 Cats North Harbour Stadium, Albany  
Attendance: 12,677
10 April 2005 Hurricanes 26 – 24 Waratahs Wellington Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 25,400

Round 8
15 April 2005 Bulls 32 – 7 Reds Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Attendance: 33,243
15 April 2005 Chiefs 45 – 14 Cats Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Attendance: 12,223
16 April 2005 Stormers 23 – 51 Crusaders Newlands, Cape Town  
Attendance: 40,153
16 April 2005 Blues 36 – 13 Sharks Eden Park, Auckland  
Attendance: 26,794
16 April 2005 Brumbies 6 – 10 Waratahs Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Attendance: 27,040

Round 9
22 April 2005 Hurricanes 16 – 26 Highlanders Wellington Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 30,270
23 April 2005 Bulls 29 – 26 Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Attendance: 26,382
23 April 2005 Stormers 24 – 37 Blues Newlands, Cape Town  
Attendance: 27,000
23 April 2005 Crusaders 40 – 36 Cats AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
Attendance: 34,000
23 April 2005 Reds 30 – 25 Sharks Ballymore, Brisbane  
Attendance: 12,274

Round 10
29 April 2005 Bulls 38 – 24 Blues Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Attendance: 34,357
29 April 2005 Crusaders 77 – 34 Sharks AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
Attendance: 24,500
29 April 2005 Reds 21 – 15 Cats Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
Attendance: 10,482
30 April 2005 Stormers 34 – 37 Chiefs Newlands, Cape Town  
Attendance: 25,000
30 April 2005 Highlanders 20 – 41 Waratahs Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Attendance: 16,033
30 April 2005 Hurricanes 49 – 37 Brumbies Wellington Stadium, Wellington  
Attendance: 30,560

Round 11
6 May 2005 Blues 10 – 22 Hurricanes Eden Park, Auckland  
Attendance: 45,017
6 May 2005 Waratahs 27 – 8 Reds Aussie Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 38,220
7 May 2005 Sharks 17 – 23 Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Attendance: 31,342
7 May 2005 Stormers 25 – 20 Cats Newlands, Cape Town  
Attendance: 27,503
7 May 2005 Highlanders 13 – 27 Crusaders Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Attendance: 22,000
7 May 2005 Brumbies 28 – 28 Chiefs Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Attendance: 20,077

Round 12
13 May 2005 Crusaders 40 – 20 Hurricanes Lancaster Park, Christchurch  
Attendance: 35,700
13 May 2005 Waratahs 25 – 20 Blues Aussie Stadium, Sydney  
Attendance: 36,031
14 May 2005 Bulls 75 – 14 Stormers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Attendance: 50,000
14 May 2005 Cats 20 – 20 Sharks Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein  
Attendance: 8,675
14 May 2005 Chiefs 31 – 8 Highlanders Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Attendance: 20,317
14 May 2005 Reds 21 – 38 Brumbies Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
Attendance: 28,233

Finals

Semi finals
20 May 2005 Crusaders 47–7 Hurricanes Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Tries: Scott Hamilton (3), Rico Gear, Daniel Carter, Greg Somerville
Cons: Daniel Carter (4)
Pens: Daniel Carter (3)		 Tries: Jimmy Gopperth
Cons: Jimmy Gopperth		 Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Andrew Cole
21 May 2005 Waratahs 23–13 Bulls Aussie Stadium, Sydney  
Tries: Morgan Turinui, Nathan Grey
Cons: Peter Hewat (2)
Pens: Peter Hewat (3)		 Tries: Johan Roets
Con: Morné Steyn
Pens: Morné Steyn (2)		 Attendance: 35,433
Referee: Steve Walsh

Grand final
28 May 2005 Crusaders 35–25 Waratahs Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
Tries: Scott Hamilton, Dave Hewett, Leon MacDonald, Caleb Ralph
Cons: Daniel Carter (3)
Pens: Daniel Carter (2)
Drop: Aaron Mauger		 Tries: Mat Rogers (2), Phil Waugh
Cons: Peter Hewat, Mat Rogers
Pens: Peter Hewat (2)		 Attendance: 36,500
Crusaders
FB15Leon MacDonald
RW14Rico Gear
OC13Caleb Ralph
IC12Aaron Mauger
LW11Scott Hamilton
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Justin Marshall
N88Mose Tuiali'i
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Reuben Thorne
RL5Ross Filipo
LL4Chris Jack
TP3Greg Somerville
HK2Corey Flynn
LP1David Hewett
Substitutes:
HK16Tone Kopelani
PR17Campbell Johnstone
FL18Sam Broomhall
FL19Johnny Leo'o
FH20Jamie Nutbrown
CE21Andrew Mehrtens
CE22Casey Laulala
Coach:
Robbie Deans
Waratahs
FB15Mat Rogers
RW14Peter Hewat
OC13Morgan Turinui
IC12Nathan Grey
LW11Lote Tuqiri
FH10Lachlan MacKay
SH9Chris Whitaker(c)
N88David Lyons
OF7Phil Waugh
BF6Rocky Elsom
RL5Daniel Vickerman
LL4Justin Harrison
TP3Al Baxter
HK2Brendan Cannon
LP1Matt Dunning
Substitutions:
HK16Adam Freier
PR17Gareth Hardy
LK18Alex Kanaar
N819Stephen Hoiles
SH20Chris O'Young
FH21Shaun Berne
CE22Cameron Shepherd
Coach:
Ewen McKenzie

Player statistics

Leading try-scorers
Top 3 try scorers
Pos Name Tries Team
1 Rico Gear 15Crusaders
2 Peter Hewat 10Waratahs
3 Bryan Habana 9Bulls

Leading point-scorers
Top 3 Point Scorers
Pos Name Points Team
1 Peter Hewat 174NSW Waratahs
2 Daniel Carter 171Crusaders
3 Jimmy Gopperth 139Hurricanes

Attendances
TeamMain StadiumCapacityTotal AttendanceAverage Attendance % Capacity
BluesEden Park50,000180,53330,08865%
ChiefsWaikato Stadium25,80080,27616,05562%
HurricanesWestpac Stadium34,500146,85524,47578%
CrusadersJade Stadium36,500200,34228,62084%
HighlandersCarisbrook29,00090,31015,05155%
RedsBallymore Stadium18,00090,65318,13072%
BrumbiesCanberra Stadium25,011114,47522,89591%
WaratahsSydney Football Stadium44,000236,17933,73976%
SharksABSA Stadium52,000130,99426,19850%
BullsLoftus Versfeld51,762171,24934,24966%
CatsEllis Park62,567156,24526,04043%
StormersNewlands Stadium51,900207,90634,65166%

Notes and references

Further reading
  • McIlraith, M. (2005).Ten Years of Super 12,Auckland:Hodder Moa. ISBN 1-86971-025-8
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