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1996 Super 12 season

Men's rugby union club competition

Men's rugby union club competition

FieldValue
name1996 Super 12
countriesAustralia
South Africa
New Zealand
tournament formatRound-robin and knockout
championsNZL Auckland Blues
count1
matches69
tries442
top point scorerAUS Matt Burke (157)
(NSW Waratahs)
top try scorerRSA James Small (13)
(Natal Sharks)
next year1997
next tournament1997 Super 12 season

South Africa New Zealand (NSW Waratahs) (Natal Sharks) The 1996 Super 12 season was the inaugural season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 1996, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams entered the playoff semifinals, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third. The winner of each semifinal qualified for the final, which was contested between the Auckland Blues and Natal Sharks, with the Blues winning 45–21 to win the first Super 12 title.

This was the first season of professional rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere (the Northern Hemisphere had their first season a few months earlier due to the seasonal differences). The season was also the first of 10 under the deal between SANZAR and News Corporation which gave all broadcasting rights to News Limited for the Super 12, Tri-Nations, all inbound tours and test matches and in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as well as provincial competition matches. The deal was collectively worth $550 million USD.

The teams from Australia and New Zealand were regional teams, a system that has continued to this day. South Africa used a different system for determining its Super 12 teams. The top four sides from the previous season of the country's domestic competition, the Currie Cup, were granted berths in the Super 12. This system would continue through the 1998 competition; only in 1999 did South Africa adopt the same system used by the other two participating countries.

Table

Regular season

Week 1

Eroni Clarke Ofisa Tonu'u Carlos Spencer Craig Dowd

Tim Gavin Alistair Murdoch

André Joubert Dieter Kriese Pieter Rossouw Louis Blom

Eric Rush Brad Fleming

Taine Randell Lio Falaniko Brendon Timmins Kupu Vanisi Brian Lima Garrick Morgan

Gavin Lawless

Week 2

Tony Brown Brian Lima Jeff Wilson Japie Mulder

George Gregan Ipolito Fenukitau Chresten Davis Rhys Duggan

Tim Gavin Matt Burke

Adriaan Richter Penalty try

Brad Fleming Matt Sexton Lee Stensness Jonah Lomu Charles Riechelmann Waisake Sotutu Errol Brain Penalty try

Ben Tune Walter Little Penalty try

Week 3

Tana Umaga Alama Ieremia Mark Allen

Joe Roff Troy Coker Owen Finegan Eroni Clarke Jonah Lomu Chris Rose

Simon Berridge Paul Cooke (2), Brian Lima Stu Forster Brendon Timmins Krynauw Otto Jannie Kruger Sam Payne

Ben Tune Mark Connors Michael Flanagan Michael Foley

André Joubert Dick Muir Joos Joubert Ollie le Roux Henry Honiball Richard Turner Blair Larsen

Week 4

Danie van Schalkwyk Jannie Kruger Joost van der Westhuizen Adriaan Richter Taine Randell Jeff Wilson (3)

Graeme Dempster (2)

Francois Pienaar

Chresten Davis Simon Mannix (2) Daniel Herbert Ben Tune Tony Daly Toutai Kefu

David Campese Scott Bowen Richard Harry Matt Burke Andrew Williams

Week 5

Andrew Blowers Carlos Spencer Michael Jones Ofisa Tonu'u Richard Fromont Tinus Linee Corné Krige

Justin Marshall

Stephen Larkham James Holbeck Jeremy Thomson James Small

Andries Truscott

Joeli Veitayaki Craig Stevenson Ian Foster Warren Burton

Rhys Duggan Karl Williams Marty Berry Penalty try

Week 6

Andrew Blowers (2), James Kerr Eroni Clarke Dylan Mika George Leaupepe Brett McCormack Penalty try

James Small Joos Joubert Wayne Fyvie

Duane Monkley Patricio Noriega

Dawie du Toit Jacques Olivier Andries Truscott

Daniel Herbet Jason Little Mark Connors Garry Pagel Johan Kapp

Marty Berry Tana Umaga James Small (3)

Andrew Blowers Lee Stensness Frikkie Bosman Lance Sherrell

Week 7

Ipolito Fenukitau Mitch Hardy

Jeff Wilson John Leslie Matthew Cooper Jeff Wilson Jeremy Thomson Wayne Fyvie Wikus van Heerden

Norm Berryman Jannie Kruger

James Dalton

Daryl Gibson Pita Alatini Todd Blackadder

Week 8

Richard Turner Simon Crabb

Ian Hattingh Pieter Hendriks

Jonah Lomu Ofisa Tonu'u Zinzan Brooke Penalty try Adrian Cashmore Carlos Spencer Paul Mitchell Penalty try

Owen Finegan Joe Roff Daniel Herbert

David Campese Matt Dixon Tim Wallace Kupu Vanisi

Week 9

Justin Swart George Konia Karl Williams

Gavin Lawless Gerhard Combrinck Johan Roux Pieter Hendriks Penalty try Justin Marshall

Ben Tune Damien Smith Jason Little Mark Connors Toutai Kefu Olo Brown

Andries Truscott Ruben Kruger Theo Jansen van Rensburg Joost Van der Westhuizen Jason O'Halloran Tana Umaga

Joost Joubert (2), James Small Jeremy Thomson John Allan Ollie Le Roux André Joubert Norm Maxwell

Eric Rush (2) Jason Madz

Rhys Botha Vlok Cilliers Adam Friend

Week 10

Eroni Clarke Ofisa Tonu'u Olo Brown Zinzan Brooke Penalty try Andrew Blades Anthony Ekert Daniel Manu David Campese Warwick Waugh

Adrian Garvey André Joubert James Small Wayne Fyvie

Warren Johnston Mark Allen

Patricio Noriega

Pita Alatini Richard Loe To'o Vaega

Tim Horan

Week 11

Ian McDonald Joe Gillingham Johan Roux Penalty try

David Campese Jason Madz Matt Burke Richard Harry Christian Cullen Tana Umaga

Theo Jansen van Rensburg (2), Krynauw Otto

Pieter Hendriks Brett Johnstone Tim Horan

Penalty try Eroni Clarke Penalty try

Brett Robinson David Giffin Ipolito Fenukitau Joe Roff Owen Finegan Penalty try Joe Roff (2) Jeff Wilson Kupu Vanisi

Finals

Semifinals

Tim Horan Penalty try André Joubert (2) Jeremy Thomson Wikus van Heerden Henry Honiball (2)

Adrian Cashmore Joeli Vidiri Johnny Ngauamo Ofisa Tonu'u Robin Brooke Sean Fitzpatrick

Final

Carlos Spencer Charles Riechelmann Eroni Clarke Jonah Lomu James Small

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Statistics

Top 10 points scorers

PlayerTeamTotalPoints per game*Details*
**1****2****3****4****5**
Matt BurkeAustralia NSW Waratahs**157**2220
John EalesAustralia Queensland Reds**155**216
Jannie KrugerRSA Northern Transvaal**139**152
Henry HoniballRSA Natal Sharks**136**00
Joel StranskyRSA Western Province**120**DNP17
Gavin LawlessRSA Transvaal**111**03
André JoubertRSA Natal Sharks**101**182
Jamie CameronNew Zealand Wellington Hurricanes**91**2313
Ian FosterNew Zealand Waikato Chiefs**89**177
Matthew CooperNew Zealand Otago Highlanders**86**220

Top ten try scorers

PlayerTeamTotalTries per game
**1****2****3****4**
James SmallRSA Natal Sharks**13**0
André JoubertRSA Natal Sharks**11**1
Joeli VidiriNew Zealand Auckland Blues**10**0
Alistair MurdochAustralia NSW Waratahs**8**1
Andrew BlowersNew Zealand Auckland Blues**8**1
Ben TuneAustralia Queensland Reds**8**2
Jonah LomuNew Zealand Auckland Blues**8**0
Justin SwartRSA Western Province**8**1
Joe RoffAustralia ACT Brumbies**7**0
Jeremy ThomsonRSA Natal Sharks**7**1
Christian CullenNew Zealand Wellington Hurricanes**7**0
Eroni ClarkeNew Zealand Auckland Blues**7**1

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