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1999 Super 12 season
Men's rugby union club competition
Men's rugby union club competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1999 Super 12 |
| image | File:1999Super12Rugby.png |
| caption | McDonald's Super 12 rugby ball, 1999 |
| countries | Australia |
| South Africa | |
| New Zealand | |
| tournament format | Round-robin and knockout |
| champions | New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders |
| count | 2 |
| matches | 69 |
| top point scorer | Andrew Mehrtens (192) |
| (Canterbury Crusaders) | |
| top try scorer | Joe Roff (8) |
| (ACT Brumbies) | |
| previous year | 1998 |
| previous tournament | 1998 Super 12 season |
| next year | 2000 |
| next tournament | 2000 Super 12 season |
South Africa New Zealand (Canterbury Crusaders) (ACT Brumbies) The 1999 Super 12 season was the fourth season of the Super 12, an annual rugby union competition contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 1999, 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 Canterbury Crusaders and the Otago Highlanders at Carisbrook, Dunedin. The Crusaders won 24–19 to win their second Super 12 title.
Teams
The 1999 Super 12 competition consisted of 12 teams: four from South Africa, three from Australia and five from New Zealand.
- ACT Brumbies (Australia)
- Auckland Blues (New Zealand)
- Canterbury Crusaders (New Zealand)
- Cats (South Africa)
- Bulls (South Africa)
- Otago Highlanders (New Zealand)
- Queensland Reds (Australia)
- Sharks (South Africa)
- Stormers (South Africa)
- Waikato Chiefs (New Zealand)
- Waratahs (Australia)
- Wellington Hurricanes (New Zealand)
Table
| Top four teams advance to playoffs |
|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Queensland Reds | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 170 | +63 | 2 | **36** |
| 2 | RSA Stormers | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 290 | 244 | +46 | 4 | **36** |
| 3 | NZL Otago Highlanders | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 280 | 203 | +77 | 3 | **35** |
| 4 | NZL Canterbury Crusaders | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 324 | 262 | +62 | 3 | **33** |
| 5 | AUS ACT Brumbies | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 278 | 195 | +83 | 8 | **28** |
| 6 | NZL Waikato Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 248 | 301 | −53 | 6 | **26** |
| 7 | RSA Sharks | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 241 | 232 | +9 | 3 | **25** |
| 8 | AUS Waratahs | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 246 | 248 | −2 | 6 | **24** |
| 9 | NZL Auckland Blues | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 202 | 201 | +1 | 5 | **23** |
| 10 | NZL Wellington Hurricanes | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 213 | 226 | −13 | 4 | **22** |
| 11 | RSA Cats | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 312 | 341 | −29 | 6 | **22** |
| 12 | RSA Bulls | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 203 | 447 | −244 | 3 | **7** |
Results
Round 1
Small Hardy Mortlock
Gibson Kerr Robertson Lancaster
Warner
Fleck
Round 2
Terblanche
Jones-Hughes Dowling Grey Bowman Edmonds (2) Edmonds
Connors Waugh
Kelleher (2) Maka Wilson Stanley (2) Middleton Ropati Ribbens (2) Raubenheimer
Heaps Marais Rossouw
Round 3
Kelleher Maka Kronfeld Middleton Alatini Ropati (2)
Venter Brink Atherton
Tonu'u Umaga Bekker
Dowling Brial Kearns Strauss Randle Little
Round 4
Gregan McInally Hattingh
Round 5
Joe Roff (2) George Gregan (2) Stephen Larkham Jim Williams Mark Bartholomeusz Gordon Falcon Stephen Larkham (4) Stirling Mortlock
Round 6
Mitch Hardy George Gregan
Round 7
Matthew Cooper
Round 8
Craig McMullen Jeremy Paul Scott Staniforth
Round 9
George Gregan
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
McFarland Tanivula Kafer Paul
Finals
Semi finals
Feek MacDonald Robertson
Marais Kelleher Ropati Randell
Grand final
Maka Gibson
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References
References
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- "Rugby: Try-less tragedy plumbs depths".
- "rugby.com.au Round 5".
- Helmers, Caden. (May 24, 2019). "Why the alarm bells should be ringing at Rugby Australia HQ".
- "rugby.com.au Round 6".
- "rugby.com.au Round 7".
- "rugby.com.au Round 8".
- "rugby.com.au Round 9".
- "rugby.com.au Round 10".
- "rugby.com.au Round 4".
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