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2005 Super 12 season

Men's rugby union club competition

Field	Value
name	2005 Super 12
countries	Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
tournament format	Round-robin and knockout
champions	NZL Crusaders
count	5
matches	69
attendance	1806017
top point scorer	Peter Hewat (174; Waratahs)
top try scorer	Rico Gear (15; Crusaders)
previous year	2004
previous tournament	2004 Super 12 season
next year	2006
next tournament	2006 Super 14 season

South Africa New Zealand The 2005 Super 12 season was the tenth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2005, 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 New South Wales Waratahs at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. The Crusaders won 35–25 to win their fifth Super 12 title.

This was the final season of Super 12 before the expansion to Super 14 with the Western Force and Cheetahs.

Table

	Top four teams advance to playoffs

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	NZL Crusaders	11	9	0	2	459	281	178	8
2	AUS Waratahs	11	9	0	2	322	174	148	5
3	RSA Bulls	11	7	0	4	301	229	72	6
4	NZL Hurricanes	11	8	0	3	281	248	33	2
5	AUS Brumbies	11	5	1	5	260	266	−6	7
6	NZL Chiefs	11	5	1	5	272	250	22	6
7	NZL Blues	11	6	0	5	243	216	27	3
8	NZL Highlanders	11	6	1	4	221	214	7	1
9	RSA Stormers	11	3	1	7	215	320	−105	4
10	AUS Reds	11	3	0	8	185	282	−97	5
11	RSA Cats	11	1	1	9	226	326	−100	7
12	RSA Sharks	11	1	1	9	205	384	−179	5

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

Gear Carter Somerville

Grey

Grand final

Hewett MacDonald Ralph Waugh Rogers

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NZL Robbie Deans

AUS Ewen McKenzie

Player statistics

Leading try-scorers

Top 3 try scorers	Pos	Name	Tries
1	Rico Gear	15	Crusaders
2	Peter Hewat	10	Waratahs
3	Bryan Habana	9	Bulls

Leading point-scorers

Top 3 point scorers	Pos	Name	Points
1	Peter Hewat	174	Waratahs
2	Dan Carter	171	Crusaders
3	Jimmy Gopperth	139	Hurricanes

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