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

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Finals

Semi finals

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
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