List of Super Rugby records
This list of Super Rugby records is a list of records from the Super Rugby rugby union competition (including its previous names as Super 12 and Super 14), which began in 1996, following a deal with SANZAR and News Limited.
Match records
Most points (team)
- Super 12 era: 96, Crusaders (vs Waratahs (11 May 2002))
- Super 14 era: 92, Bulls (vs Reds (5 May 2007))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 72, Waratahs (vs Kings (4 May 2013))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 94, Lions (vs Sunwolves (1 July 2017))
Greatest aggregate
- Super 12 era: 118, Sharks 75–43 Highlanders (8 March 1997)
- Super 14 era: 137, Lions 65–72 Chiefs (19 February 2010)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 103, Blues 40–63 Sharks (31 March 2018)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 111, Crusaders 85–26 Rebels (9 July 2016)
Greatest aggregate in a final
Fewest points conceded in a final
Lowest aggregate
- Super 12 era: 11, Reds 11–0 Hurricanes (27 February 1999), Sharks 5–6 Reds (24 April 2004)
- Super 14 era: 6, Highlanders 6–0 Crusaders (7 March 2009)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 16, Stormers 16–0 Bulls (5 July 2014)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 18, Sharks 9–9 Rebels (22 April 2017)
Most points away
- Super 12 era: 60, Blues (vs Hurricanes (22 February 2002))
- Super 14 era: 72, Chiefs (vs Lions (19 February 2010))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 72, Waratahs (vs Kings (4 May 2013))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 83, Hurricanes (vs Sunwolves (25 February 2017))
Largest winning margin
- Super 12 era: 77, Crusaders 96–19 Waratahs (11 May 2002)
- Super 14 era: 89, Bulls 92–3 Reds (5 May 2007)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 66, Crusaders 66–0 Rebels (8 June 2019)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 87, Lions 94–7 Sunwolves (1 July 2017)
Most penalty goals
- Super 12 era: 8, Highlanders (vs Chiefs (21 February 2003))
- Super 14 era: 9, Hurricanes (vs Blues (12 February 2010))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 9, Lions (vs Cheetahs (25 February 2012))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 6, Rebels (vs Reds (12 March 2016)), Sharks (vs Jaguares (14 May 2016)), Sharks (vs Kings (13 May 2017)), Jaguares (vs Kings (25 February 2017)), Cheetahs (vs Lions (25 February 2017))
Largest winning margin in a Final
Most tries (one team)
- Super 12 era: 14, Crusaders (vs Waratahs (11 May 2002))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 14, Cheetahs (vs Sunwolves (15 April 2016)), Lions (vs Sunwolves (1 July 2017))
Most tries (both teams combined)
- Super 12 era: 17, Crusaders vs Waratahs (11 May 2002)
- Super 14 era: 18, Lions vs Chiefs (19 February 2010)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 14, Cheetahs vs Waratahs (6 June 2015)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 17, Crusaders vs Rebels (9 July 2016)
Most tries (individual)
4 Tries in a match
- Joe Roff, Brumbies (vs Sharks (29 March 1996))
- Gavin Lawless, Sharks (vs Highlanders (8 March 1997))
- Stefan Terblanche, Sharks (vs Chiefs (25 April 1998))
- Joeli Vidiri, Blues (vs Bulls (22 April 2000))
- Doug Howlett, Blues (vs Hurricanes (22 February 2002))
- Malili Muliaina, Blues (vs Bulls (19 April 2002))
- Caleb Ralph, Crusaders (vs Waratahs (11 May 2002))
- Sitiveni Sivivatu, Chiefs (vs Blues (21 March 2009))
- Drew Mitchell, Waratahs (vs Lions (12 March 2010))
- Sean Maitland, Crusaders (vs Brumbies (11 March 2011))
- Asaeli Tikoirotuma, Chiefs (vs Blues (2 June 2012))
- Charlie Ngatai, Chiefs (vs Force (26 March 2016))
- Huw Jones, Stormers (vs Kings (16 July 2016))
- Courtnall Skosan, Lions (vs Reds (18 March 2017))
- Ben Lam, Hurricanes (vs Rebels (30 March 2018))
- Madosh Tambwe, Lions (vs Stormers (7 April 2018))
- Ngani Laumape, Hurricanes (vs Blues (7 July 2018))
- Rieko Ioane, Blues (vs Sunwolves (9 March 2019))
Most points (individual)
- Super 12 era: 50, Gavin Lawless (Sharks vs Highlanders (8 March 1997))
- Super 14 era: 35, Morné Steyn (Bulls vs Brumbies (20 February 2010))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 38, Robert du Preez (Sharks vs Blues (Super Rugby) (31 March 2018))
Most penalties (individual)
- Super 12 era: 8, Jannie Kruger (Bulls vs Highlanders (20 March 1996)), Willie Walker (Highlanders vs Chiefs (21 February 2003))
- Super 14 era: 8, Meyer Bosman (Stormers vs Cheetahs (18 March 2006)), Derick Hougaard (Bulls vs Crusaders (12 May 2007))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 9, Elton Jantjies (Lions vs Cheetahs (25 February 2012))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 6, Jack Debreczeni (Rebels vs Reds (12 Mar 2016)), Patrick Lambie (Jaguares vs Sharks (14 May 2016)), Fred Zeilinga (Cheetahs vs Lions (25 Feb 2017)), Curwin Bosch (Sharks vs Waratahs (11 Mar 2017))
Most conversions (individual)
- Super 12 era: 13, Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders vs Waratahs (11 May 2002))
- Super 14 era: 11, Derick Hougaard (Bulls vs Reds (5 May 2007))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 9, Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes vs Rebels (26 May 2012))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 9, Nicolás Sánchez (Jaguares vs Kings (30 April 2016)), Otere Black (Sunwolves vs Hurricanes (25 Feb 2017))
Most dropped goals (individual)
- Super 12 era: 3, Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders vs Highlanders (24 April 1998)), Louis Koen (Cats vs Bulls (21 February 2003))
- Super 14 era: 4, Morné Steyn (Bulls vs Crusaders (23 May 2009))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 3, Marnitz Boshoff (Lions vs Stormers (22 February 2014))
Season records
N.B.: Team records are for the regular season, individual records include finals.
Most points for (team)
- Super 12 era: 469, Crusaders (2002)
- Super 14 era: 436, Bulls (2010)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 489, Hurricanes (2012)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 596, Hurricanes (2017)
Most points against (team)
Fewest points for (team)
Fewest points against (team)
Best points difference
Worst points difference
Most competition points
- Super 12 era: 51, Crusaders (2002)
- Super 14 era: 52, Crusaders (2008)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 66, Reds* (2011), Stormers* (2012), Chiefs* (2013), Hurricanes (2015)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 65, Lions (2017)
*(Note: Prior to 2014, teams received 4 points per bye)
Fewest competition points by a team which qualified for knockout stage
Fewest competition points (not including byes)
Fewest competition points (including byes)
Most tries (team)
- Super 12 era: 71, Crusaders (2005)
- Super 14 era: 53, Crusaders (2006, 2008)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 63, Highlanders (2015)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 89, Hurricanes (2017)
Fewest tries (team)
Most wins
Most defeats
Most points (individual)
- Super 12 era: 206, Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders) (1998)
- Super 14 era: 263, Morné Steyn (Bulls) (2010)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 257, Bernard Foley (Waratahs) (2014)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 223, Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) (2016)
Most tries (individual)
- Super 12 era: 15, Joe Roff (Brumbies) (1997) and Rico Gear (Crusaders) (2005)
- Super 14 era: 12, JP Pietersen (Sharks) (2007)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 13, Waisake Naholo (Highlanders) (2015)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 15, Ngani Laumape (Hurricanes) (2017)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 16, Ben Lam (Hurricanes) (2018)
Most conversions (individual)
- Super 12 era: 51, Joe Roff (Brumbies) (2004)
- Super 14 era: 38, Dan Carter (Crusaders) (2006)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 45, Bernard Foley (Warratahs) (2014)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 54, Elton Jantjies (Lions) (2017)
Most penalty goals (individual)
- Super 12 era: 43, Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders) (1999)
- Super 14 era: 41, Morné Steyn (Bulls) (2010)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 58, Christian Lealiifano (Brumbies) (2013)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 32, Curwin Bosch (Sharks) (2017)
Most dropped goals (individual)
- Super 12 era: 7, Louis Koen (Bulls) (2003)
- Super 14 era: 11, Morné Steyn (Bulls) (2009)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 8, Marnitz Boshoff (Lions) (2014)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 2, Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders), Elton Jantjies (Lions) (2016), Curwin Bosch (Sharks), Lionel Cronjé (Kings) (2017)
Career records
Most games
- As of 23 January 2021 [1]
Bold indicates players taking part in the 2021 Super Rugby season.
| Rank | Player | Games | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wyatt Crockett |
202 | 2006–2018 | Crusaders |
| 2 | Liam Messam |
179 | 2006–2015 2017–2018 |
Chiefs |
| 3 | Keven Mealamu |
175 | 2000–2015 | Blues (164) Chiefs (11) |
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2003–2017 | Reds (58) Brumbies (117) | ||
| 5 | Ma'a Nonu |
174 | 2003–2015 2019 |
Hurricanes (126) Blues (39) Highlanders (9) |
| 6 | Nathan Sharpe |
162 | 1998–2012 | Reds (70) Force (92) |
| 7 |  Tendai Mtawarira |
159 | 2007–2019 | Sharks |
| 8 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |
158 | 2006–2017 2019 |
Waratahs (144) Force (14) |
| 9 | Adriaan Strauss |
156 | 2006–2018 | Bulls (59) Cheetahs (97) |
| Kurtley Beale |
2007–2020 | Waratahs (142) Rebels (14) |
Most points
- As of 23 January 2021 [2]
Bold indicates players taking part in the 2021 Super Rugby season.
| Rank | Player | Points | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Carter |
1,708 | 2003–2015 | Crusaders |
| 2 | Morné Steyn |
1,449 | 2005–2013 2020 |
Bulls |
| 3 | Beauden Barrett |
1,247 | 2011–2020 | Hurricanes Blues |
| 4 | Elton Jantjies |
1,103 | 2011–2020 | Lions Stormers |
| 5 | Bernard Foley |
1,095 | 2011–2019 | Waratahs |
| 6 | Stirling Mortlock |
1,036 | 1998–2012 | Brumbies Rebels |
| 7 | Andrew Mehrtens |
990 | 1996–2005 | Crusaders |
| 8 | Quade Cooper |
960 | 2006–2019 | Reds Rebels |
| 9 | Matt Burke |
959 | 1996–2004 | Waratahs |
| 10 | Christian Lealiifano |
958 | 2007–2017 | Brumbies |
Most tries
- As of 23 January 2021 [3]
Bold indicates players taking part in the 2021 Super Rugby season.
| Rank | Player | Tries | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel Folau |
60 | 2013–2019 | Waratahs |
| 2 | Doug Howlett |
59 | 1997–2007 | Highlanders Hurricanes Blues |
| 3 | Caleb Ralph |
58 | 1997–2011 | Chiefs Blues Crusaders Reds |
| 4 | Joe Roff |
57 | 1996–2004 | Brumbies |
| 5 | Ma'a Nonu |
56 | 2003–2015 2019 |
Hurricanes Blues Highlanders |
| Christian Cullen |
1996–2003 | Hurricanes | ||
| Bryan Habana |
2005–2013 | Bulls Stormers | ||
| Stirling Mortlock |
1998–2012 | Brumbies Rebels | ||
| 9 | TJ Perenara |
55 | 2012–2020 | Hurricanes |
| 10 | Julian Savea |
50 | 2011–2018 2021– |
Hurricanes |
Most conversions
- As of 23 January 2021 [4]
Bold indicates players taking part in the 2021 Super Rugby season.
| Rank | Player | Conversions | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Carter |
306 | 2003–2015 | Crusaders |
| 2 | Elton Jantjies |
262 | 2011–2020 | Lions Stormers |
| 3 | Morné Steyn |
257 | 2005–2013 2020 |
Bulls |
| 4 | Beauden Barrett |
249 | 2011–2020 | Hurricanes Blues |
| 5 | Bernard Foley |
244 | 2011–2019 | Waratahs |
| 6 | Christian Lealiifano |
192 | 2008–2019 | Brumbies |
| 7 | Stephen Donald |
186 | 2005–2011 2016–2017 2019 |
Chiefs |
| 8 | Quade Cooper |
177 | 2007–2015 2017–2019 |
Reds Rebels |
| 9 | Stirling Mortlock |
165 | 1998–2012 | Brumbies Rebels |
| 10 | Peter Grant |
164 | 2006–2014 2016–2017 |
Stormers Force |
Most penalties
- As of 23 January 2021 [5]
Bold indicates players taking part in the 2021 Super Rugby season.
| Rank | Player | Penalties | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Carter |
322 | 2003–2015 | Crusaders |
| 2 | Morné Steyn |
289 | 2005–2013 2020 |
Bulls |
| 3 | Peter Grant |
238 | 2006–2014 2016–2017 |
Stormers Force |
| 4 | Andrew Mehrtens |
202 | 1996–2005 | Crusaders |
| 5 | Tony Brown |
199 | 1996–2006 2008 2011 |
Highlanders Sharks Stormers |
| 6 | Stephen Donald |
195 | 2005–2011 2016–2017 2019 |
Chiefs |
| 7 | Beauden Barrett |
189 | 2011–2020 | Hurricanes Blues |
| 8 | Patrick Lambie |
170 | 2010–2017 | Sharks |
| 9 | Matt Burke |
167 | 1996–2004 | Waratahs |
| Elton Jantjies |
2011–2020 | Lions Stormers |
Most drop goals
- As of 23 January 2021 [6]
Bold indicates players taking part in the 2021 Super Rugby season.
| Rank | Player | Drop Goals | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morné Steyn |
25 | 2005–2013 2020 |
Bulls |
| 2 | Andrew Mehrtens |
17 | 1996–2005 | Crusaders |
| André Pretorius |
2002–2011 | Lions | ||
| 4 | François Steyn |
13 | 2007–2009 2012–2015 |
Sharks |
| 5 | Dan Carter |
11 | 2003–2015 | Crusaders |
| Derick Hougaard |
2003–2008 | Bulls | ||
| Louis Koen |
1996–2003 | Stormers Lions Bulls | ||
| 8 | Berrick Barnes |
10 | 2006–2013 | Reds Waratahs |
| 9 | Tony Brown |
8 | 1996–2004 2006 2008 2011 |
Highlanders Sharks Stormers |
| Marnitz Boshoff |
2014–2016 2018 |
Lions Bulls |
Other records
Quickest try
- Super 12 era: 12 seconds, Vula Maimuri (Highlanders vs Crusaders (12 May 2001))
- Super 14 era: 16 seconds, Keegan Daniel (Sharks vs Blues (8 March 2008))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 8 seconds, Bryan Habana (Cheetahs vs Stormers (18 June 2011))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 24 seconds, Shota Emi (Cheetahs vs Sunwolves (11 March 2017))
Oldest player
- Super 12 era: 37 years, 134 days, Johan le Roux (Brumbies v Bulls (27 March 1999))
- Super 14 era: 37 years, 342 days, Johan Ackermann (Sharks v Cheetahs (10 May 2008))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 39 years, 67 days, Brad Thorn (Highlanders v Bulls (11 April 2014))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 36 years, 146 days, Joshua Mann-Rea (Brumbies v Chiefs (15 July 2017))
Youngest player
- Super 12 era: 18 years, 230 days, Doug Howlett (Highlanders vs Waratahs (9 May 1997))
- Super 14 era: 17 years, 288 days, James O'Connor (Reds vs Force (18 April 2008))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 18 years, 24 days, Jordan Petaia (Reds vs Brumbies (7 April 2018 ))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 19 years, 15 days, Rieko Ioane (Blues vs Jaguares (2 April 2016))
Biggest home win
- Super 12 era: 77, Crusaders 96–19 Waratahs (11 May 2002)
- Super 14 era: 89, Bulls 92–3 Reds (5 May 2007)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 59, Reds 64–5 Sunwolves (22 February 2020)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 87, Lions 94–7 Sunwolves (1 July 2017)
Biggest away win
- Super 12 era: 53, Hurricanes 7–60 Blues (22 February 2002)
- Super 14 era: 43, Reds 16–59 Sharks (7 April 2007)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 42, Sharks 10–52 Crusaders (4 April 2015)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 66, Sunwolves 17–83 Hurricanes (25 February 2017)
Highest attendance
- Super 12 era: 52,750, Sharks vs Cats at ABSA Stadium (19 May 2001)
- Super 14 era: 55,000, Bulls vs Crusaders at Loftus Versfeld Stadium (23 May 2009), Bulls vs Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld Stadium (30 May 2009)
- Super Rugby (15) era: 61,823, Waratahs vs Crusaders at ANZ Stadium (2 August 2014)
- Super Rugby (18) era: 62,567, Lions vs Crusaders at Ellis Park Stadium (5 August 2017)
Most successive defeats
- Super 12 era: 13, Cats (Hurricanes (22 March 2003) to Sharks (3 April 2004))
- Super 14 era: 14, Lions (Waratahs (15 May 2009) to Cheetahs (15 May 2010))
- Super Rugby (15) era: 12, Rebels (Highlanders (15 April 2011) to Cheetahs (18 March 2012))
- Super Rugby (18) era: 10, Sunwolves (Reds (21 May 2016) to Stormers (25 March 2017))
References
- McIlraith, Matt (2005). Ten Years of Super 12 Hodder Moa, Hachette Livre NZ Ltd. ISBN 1-86971-025-8
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