2001 Super 12 season

The 2001 Super 12 season was the sixth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2001, 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 ACT Brumbies and the Coastal Sharks at Bruce Stadium, Canberra. The ACT Brumbies won 36 6 to win their first Super 12 title, and became the first Super Rugby champions from outside New Zealand. This was the first year where a New Zealand team failed to make the playoffs.

2001 Super 12
Countries Australia
 South Africa
 New Zealand
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Champions ACT Brumbies (1st title)
Matches played69
Top point scorer(s) Louis Koen (157)
(Golden Cats)
Top try scorer(s) Andrew Walker (8)
(ACT Brumbies)
Aisea Tuilevu (8)
(Otago Highlanders)
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

Table

Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Brumbies 11803348204+144840
2 Sharks 11803322246+76638
3 Cats 11704285244+41634
4 Reds 11605300277+33832
5 Highlanders 1160528429511529
6 Chiefs 1160530133029428
7 Stormers 115062782857626
8 Waratahs 11506306302+4525
9 Hurricanes 1150629131625525
10 Crusaders 1140730733155723
11 Blues 1140724329855420
12 Bulls 11209241378137311

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

19 May 2001
Coastal Sharks 30 12 Golden Cats
ABSA Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 52,750
19 May 2001
ACT Brumbies 30 6 Queensland Reds
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 25,273

Grand final

26 May 2001
ACT Brumbies 36 6 Coastal Sharks
Try: Roff (2), Giffin
Con: Walker (3)
Pen: Walker (5)
Pen: James (2)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 26,271
Referee: Paddy O'Brien
Brumbies:
FB15Andrew Walker
RW14Graeme Bond
OC13James Holbeck
IC12Rod Kafer
LW11Joe Roff
FH10Stephen Larkham
SH9George Gregan(c)
N88Jim Williams
OF7George Smith
BF6Peter Ryan
RL5David Giffin
LL4Justin Harrison
TP3Ben Darwin
HK2Jeremy Paul
LP1Bill Young
Substitutes:
HK16Tom Murphy
PR17Matt Weaver
FL18David Pusey
FL19Radike Samo
FH20Travis Hall
CE21Craig McMullen
CE22Mark Bartholomeusz
Coach:
Eddie Jones
Sharks:
FB15Ricardo Loubscher
RW14Stefan Terblanche
OC13Deon Kayser
IC12Trevor Halstead
LW11Justin Swart
FH10Butch James
SH9Craig Davidson
N88AJ Venter
OF7Charl van Rensburg
BF6Warren Britz
RL5Mark Andrews (c)
LL4Albert van den Berg
TP3Etienne Fynn
HK2John Smit
LP1Ollie le Roux
Substitutions:
HK16Lukas Van Biljon
PR17Brent Moyle
LK18Shawn Sowerby
N819Brad McLeod-Henderson
SH20Hentie Martens
FH21Gaffie du Toit
CE22André Snyman
Coach:
Rudolf Straeuli

Top scorers

Attendances

TeamMain StadiumCapacityTotal AttendanceAverage Attendance% Capacity
BluesEden Park50,000
ChiefsWaikato Stadium25,800
HurricanesWestpac Stadium34,500
CrusadersJade Stadium36,500
HighlandersCarisbrook29,000
RedsBallymore Stadium18,000
BrumbiesCanberra Stadium25,011
WaratahsSydney Football Stadium44,000
SharksABSA Stadium52,000
BullsLoftus Versfeld51,762
CatsEllis Park62,567
StormersNewlands Stadium51,900
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