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2002 Super 12 season

Men's rugby union club competition

Field	Value
name	2002 Super 12
countries	Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
tournament format	Round-robin and knockout
champions	New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders
count	4
matches	69
top point scorer	New Zealand Andrew Mehrtens (182)
(Canterbury Crusaders)
top try scorer	New Zealand Roger Randle (12)
(Waikato Chiefs)
previous year	2001
previous tournament	2001 Super 12 season
next year	2003
next tournament	2003 Super 12 season

South Africa New Zealand (Canterbury Crusaders) (Waikato Chiefs) The 2002 Super 12 season was the seventh 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 2002, 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 Jade Stadium, Christchurch. The Crusaders won 31–13 to win their fourth Super 12 title.

Table

	Top four teams advance to playoffs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	NZL Crusaders	11	11	0	469	264	+205	7	51
2	AUS Waratahs	11	8	3	337	284	+53	7	39
3	AUS Brumbies	11	7	4	374	230	+144	10	38
4	NZL Highlanders	11	8	3	329	207	+122	6	38
5	AUS Reds	11	7	4	336	287	+49	6	34
6	NZL Blues	11	6	5	318	249	+69	5	29
7	RSA Stormers	11	5	6	310	314	−4	7	27
8	NZL Chiefs	11	4	7	323	341	−18	8	24
9	NZL Hurricanes	11	5	6	232	317	−85	3	23
10	RSA Sharks	11	4	7	221	309	−88	3	19
11	RSA Cats	11	1	10	228	407	−179	2	6
12	RSA Bulls	11	0	11	232	500	−268	1	1

Results

Round 1

Percy Montgomery Pieter Rossouw

Rupeni Caucaunibuca (2) Mark Mayerhofler Troy Flavell James Arlidge

Joe Maddock Ryan Nicholas Willie Walker

Round 2

Roger Randle Todd Miller Daryl Gibson Joe Maddock

Craig Newby Jeff Wilson Joe McDonnell Romi Ropati

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Andrew Walker Stephen Larkham Stirling Mortlock Stirling Mortlock (2) Rico Gear Samiu Vahafolau

Leon MacDonald (2) Marika Vunibaka (2) Scott Robertson (2) Aaron Mauger Daryl Gibson Greg Feek Justin Marshall Francis Cullimore Marc Stcherbina

Finals

Semi finals

Richie McCaw Aaron Mauger Willie Walker

Jeremy Paul Justin Harrison Owen Finegan Pat Howard Stirling Mortlock Andrew Walker

Grand final

Ralph (2)

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NZL Robbie Deans

AUS David Nucifora

References

"Crusaders hang on".
(21 November 2002). "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales".
"Blues ponder best use of Spencer brilliance".
(21 November 2002). "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales".
"Blues to look into stadium bottleneck".
(21 November 2002). "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales".
(21 November 2002). "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales".
(21 November 2002). "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales".
(21 November 2002). "Waratahs boosted by season ticket sales".

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