2000 Super 12 season

2000 Super 12
Countries Australia
 South Africa
 New Zealand
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Champions Crusaders (3rd title)
Matches played69
Top point scorer(s) Stirling Mortlock (194)
(ACT Brumbies)
Top try scorer(s) Andrew Walker (13)
(ACT Brumbies)
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The 2000 Super 12 season was the fifth 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 2000, 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 Bruce Stadium, Canberra. The Crusaders won 20–19 to win their third consecutive Super 12 title.

Table

Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Brumbies 11 9 0 2 393 196 +197 9 45
2 Crusaders 11 8 0 3 369 293 +76 7 39
3 Highlanders 11 6 0 5 320 280 +40 8 32
4 Cats 11 7 0 4 320 334 -14 4 32
5 Stormers 11 6 1 4 298 276 +22 5 31
6 Blues 11 6 0 5 300 262 +38 6 30
7 Reds 11 6 0 5 317 305 +12 6 30
8 Hurricanes 11 6 0 5 308 329 −29 5 29
9 Waratahs 11 5 0 6 273 258 +15 5 25
10 Chiefs 11 3 0 8 257 352 −95 8 20
11 Bulls 11 1 2 8 231 395 −164 3 11
12 Sharks 11 1 1 9 235 341 −106 3 9

Results

Round 1

25 February 2000
Hurricanes 40–23 Sharks
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 33,442
25 February 2000
Brumbies 15–18 Blues
Try: Andrew Walker (2)
Con: Stirling Mortlock
Pen: Stirling Mortlock		Try: Charles Riechelmann
Finau Maka
Con: Adrian Cashmore
Pen: Adrian Cashmore (2)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Andre Watson
26 February 2000
Northern Bulls 19–23 Cats
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 43,000
26 February 2000
Highlanders 50–13 Reds
Try: Marc Ellis (2), Romi Ropati (2), Jeff Wilson, Rico Gear
Con: Tony Brown (4)
Pen: Tony Brown (4)		Try: Chris Latham
Con: Shane Drahm
Pen: Shane Drahm (2)
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Tappe Henning
26 February 2000
Stormers 22–15 Waratahs
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 44,000
27 February 2000
Chiefs 24–27 Crusaders
Try: Chresten Davis, Loki Crichton
Con: Glen Jackson
Pen: Glen Jackson (4)		Try: Caleb Ralph, Todd Blackadder
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Drop: Aaron Mauger
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Paddy O'Brien

Round 2

3 March 2000
Highlanders 27–20 Sharks
Carisbrook, Dunedin
4 March 2000
Hurricanes 43–25 Reds
Try: Tana Umaga (3), Christian Cullen, Jason O'Halloran, Jonah Lomu
Con: David Holwell (5)
Pen: David Holwell		Try: Damian Smith, Fletcher Dyson, Sam Cordingley
Con: Shane Drahm (2)
Pen: Shane Drahm (2)
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Andy Turner
4 March 2000
Cats 22–18 Stormers
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 26,500
4 March 2000
Northern Bulls 13–33 Waratahs
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
5 March 2000
Blues 25–32 Chiefs
North Harbour, Auckland
Attendance: 25,000

Round 3

10 March 2000
Crusaders 32–20 Blues
Try: Caleb Ralph, Leon MacDonald, Scott Robertson
Con: Andrew Mehrtens
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Drop: Andrew Mehrtens		Try: Troy Flavell (2), Mark Robinson
Con: Hayden Taylor
Pen: Hayden Taylor
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
10 March 2000
Brumbies 51–10 Sharks
Try: Andrew Walker (3)
Mark Bartholomeusz (2)
Jim Williams
Joe Roff
Con: Stirling Mortlock (5)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (2)		Try: Clinton van Rensburg
Con: Gaffie du Toit
Pen: Gaffie du Toit
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Steve Walsh
11 March 2000
Highlanders 35–19 Hurricanes
Carisbrook, Dunedin
11 March 2000
Waratahs 51–16 Cats
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 20,024
11 March 2000
Stormers 19–19 Northern Bulls
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 45,177

Round 4

17 March 2000
Highlanders 33–31 Cats
Carisbrook, Dunedin
18 March 2000
Waratahs 19–26 Sharks
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
18 March 2000
Chiefs 19–24 Hurricanes
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
18 March 2000
Reds 19–27 Crusaders
Try: Chris Latham
Con: Shane Drahm
Pen: Shane Drahm (4)		Try: Justin Marshall, Leon MacDonald, Ron Cribb
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Andre Watson
18 March 2000
Stormers 15–29 Brumbies
Pen: Percy Montgomery (5)Try: Owen Finegan (2)
Ipolito Fenukitau
Stirling Mortlock
Con: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 35,177
Referee: Paddy O'Brien

Round 5

24 March 2000
Blues 31–17 Waratahs
Eden Park, Auckland
25 March 2000
Hurricanes 29–23 Cats
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
25 March 2000
Northern Bulls 19–28 Brumbies
Try: Anton Leonard
Con: Jannie de Beer
Pen: Jannie de Beer (3)
Drop: Jannie de Beer		Try: Mark Bartholomeusz (2)
George Gregan
Con: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 18,514
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
25 March 2000
Crusaders 47–31 Stormers
Try: Marika Vunibaka (2), Caleb Ralph, Justin Marshall, Ron Cribb, Todd Blackadder
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3), Leon MacDonald
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)		Try: Chean Roux (2), De Wet Barry, Cobus Visagie
Con: Braam van Straaten (2), Dan van Zyl, Percy Montgomery
Pen: Braam van Straaten
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
25 March 2000
Reds 37–17 Chiefs
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

Round 6

31 March 2000
Hurricanes 14–25 Blues
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 33,666
1 April 2000
Northern Bulls 14–14 Sharks
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 21,000
1 April 2000
Reds 31–16 Waratahs
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
1 April 2000
Crusaders 42–36 Highlanders
Try: Ron Cribb (2), Caleb Ralph, Marika Vunibaka, Norm Berryman
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)		Try: Karl Te Nana, Kelvin Middleton, Pita Alatini, Rua Tipoki
Con: Rua Tipoki, Tony Brown
Pen: Tony Brown (3)
Drop: Tony Brown
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Steve Walsh
1 April 2000
Brumbies 64–0 Cats
Try: Owen Finegan (3)
Andrew Walker
Graeme Bond
Ipolito Fenukitau
Joe Roff
Mark Bartholomeusz
Stirling Mortlock
Con: Stirling Mortlock (8)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Colin Hawke
2 April 2000
Chiefs 25–28 Stormers
Growers Stadium, Pukekohe

Round 7

7 April 2000
Hurricanes 28–22 Crusaders
Try: Christian Cullen (2), Jonah Lomu (2)
Con: David Holwell (4)		Try: Marika Vunibaka, Todd Blackadder
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 32,697
Referee: Paddy O'Brien
7 April 2000
Brumbies 34–15 Highlanders
Try: Andrew Walker
David Giffin
Joe Roff
Stephen Larkham
Con: Stirling Mortlock
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (4)		Pen: Tony Brown (5)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 15,028
Referee: Andre Watson
8 April 2000
Sharks 27–28 Cats
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 36,000
8 April 2000
Reds 34–15 Northern Bulls
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
8 April 2000
Blues 18–39 Stormers
Eden Park, Auckland
9 April 2000
Chiefs 30–37 Waratahs
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 2,500

Round 8

14 April 2000
Reds 37–24 Stormers
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
14 April 2000
Blues 26–16 Highlanders
Eden Park, Auckland
15 April 2000
Waratahs 30–25 Brumbies
Try: Matt Burke
Scott Staniforth
Con: Matt Burke
Pen: Matt Burke (6)		Try: Andrew Walker
Bill Young
Jim Williams
Con: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 33,987
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
15 April 2000
Sharks 24–32 Crusaders
Try: Pieter Muller (2), Jacques Greeff
Con: Gaffie du Toit (3)
Pen: Gaffie du Toit		Try: Caleb Ralph, Leon MacDonald, Mark Mayerhofler, Ron Cribb
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 26,965
Referee: Scott Young
15 April 2000
Chiefs 40–7 Northern Bulls
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 8,000

Round 9

21 April 2000
Highlanders 38–6 Chiefs
Carisbrook, Dunedin
21 April 2000
Brumbies 47–28 Hurricanes
Try: Joe Roff
Mark Bartholomeusz
Patricio Noriega
Rod Kafer
Con: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (5)
Andrew Walker
Drop: Rod Kafer		Try: Alama Ieremia
David Holwell
Jonah Lomu
Con: David Holwell (2)
Pen: David Holwell (3)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 16,271
Referee: Tappe Henning
22 April 2000
Blues 54–11 Northern Bulls
Eden Park, Auckland
22 April 2000
Sharks 13–24 Reds
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 20,541
22 April 2000
Cats 54–31 Crusaders
Try: Thinus Delport (2), Grant Esterhuizen, Japie Mulder, Rassie Erasmus, Werner Swanepoel
Con: Louis Koen (6)
Pen: Louis Koen (3)
Drop: Louis Koen		Try: Afato So'oalo, Greg Feek, Leon MacDonald
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Andrew Cole

Round 10

28 April 2000
Crusaders 75–27 Northern Bulls
Try: Caleb Ralph (3), Marika Vunibaka (3), Justin Marshall (2), Chris Jack, Dallas Seymour, Scott Robertson
Con: Aaron Mauger (6), Andrew Mehrtens (4)		Try: Frikkie Welsh, Henry Pedro, Jaco van der Westhuyzen
Con: Jannie de Beer (3)
Pen: Jannie de Beer
Drop: Jannie de Beer
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Wayne Erickson
29 April 2000
Cats 36–32 Reds
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 22,000
29 April 2000
Chiefs 17–45 Brumbies
Try: George Leaupepe
Pen: Glen Jackson (4)		Try: Andrew Walker (3)
Jeremy Paul
Stephen Larkham
Stirling Mortlock
Con: Stirling Mortlock (6)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Rugby Park, Hamilton
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
29 April 2000
Stormers 27–13 Highlanders
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 40,152
29 April 2000
Waratahs 20–27 Hurricanes
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 32,888
30 April 2000
Sharks 19–30 Blues
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 23,524

Round 11

5 May 2000
Crusaders 22–13 Waratahs
Try: Marika Vunibaka (2), Justin Marshall, Leon MacDonald
Con: Leon MacDonald		Try: Christian Warner
Con: Matt Burke
Pen: Matthew Burke (2)
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tappe Henning
5 May 2000
Cats 34–27 Blues
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 28,000
6 May 2000
Sharks 31–44 Chiefs
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
6 May 2000
Brumbies 38–32 Reds
Try: Mark Bartholomeusz
Stirling Mortlock
Rod Kafer
Stephen Larkham
Con: Stirling Mortlock (3)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (4)
Cards: George Gregan 		Try: Matt Cockbain
Sam Cordingley
Con: Shane Drahm (2)
Pen: Shane Drahm (6)
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 19,984
6 May 2000
Northern Bulls 40–42 Highlanders
Puma Stadium, Witbank
7 May 2000
Stormers 43–23 Hurricanes
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 42,446

Round 12

12 May 2000
Waratahs 22–15 Highlanders
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 23,000
12 May 2000
Northern Bulls 47–33 Hurricanes
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
12 May 2000
Crusaders 12–17 Brumbies
Pen: Leon MacDonald (4)Try: Andrew Walker
Mitch Hardy
Con: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Andre Watson
12 May 2000
Sharks 28–32 Stormers
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
13 May 2000
Cats 53–3 Chiefs
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
13 May 2000
Reds 33–26 Blues
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

Finals

Semi finals

20 May 2000
Brumbies 28–5 Cats
Try: Andrew Walker
Joe Roff
Mitch Hardy
Con: Stirling Mortlock (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (3)		Try: Jannie van der Walt
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 25,126
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
20 May 2000
Crusaders 37–15 Highlanders
Try: Marika Vunibaka (2), Ron Cribb
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (6)		Try: Byron Kelleher, Simon Maling
Con: Brendan Laney
Pen: Tony Brown
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)

Grand final

27 May 2000
Brumbies 19–20 Crusaders
Try: George Smith
Con: Stirling Mortlock
Pen: Stirling Mortlock (4)		Try: Ron Cribb
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (5)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 27,489
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)
Brumbies
Crusaders
15 Andrew Walker
14 Joe Roff
13 Rod Kafer
12 Stirling Mortlock
11 Mark Bartholomeusz
10 Stephen Larkham
9 George Gregan (c)
8 Jim Williams
7 Ipolito Fenukitau
6 Brett Robinson (c)
5 Justin Harrison
4 David Giffin
3 Patricio Noriega
2 Jeremy Paul
1 Bill Young
Substitutes:
Coach:
Eddie Jones
15 Leon MacDonald
14 Caleb Ralph
13 Daryl Gibson
12 Mark Robinson
11 Marika Vunibaka
10 Andrew Mehrtens
9 Ben Hurst
8 Ron Cribb
7 Reuben Thorne
6 Scott Robertson
5 Norm Maxwell
4 Todd Blackadder (c)
3 Greg Feek
2 Mark Hammett
1 Greg Somerville
Substitutions:
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Individual records

Top point scorers

Name Tries Convs Pens DGs Total
Stirling Mortlock 4 39 32 — 194
Andrew Mehrtens — 25 36 1 161
Willem de Waal — 8 10 — 46
Peter Grant — 10 5 — 35
Justin Peach 1 6 5 — 32

Top try scorers

Name Tries
Andrew Walker 13
Marika Vunibaka 11
Christian Cullen 10
Breyton Paulse 10
Caleb Ralph 8

References

  1. ^ "Rugby: Chiefs in danger of Super 12 sack".
  2. ^ "Rugby: Meeuws' injury costs the Highlanders".
  3. ^ "Rugby: Late try blitz by Brumbies".
  4. ^ "Super 12 final heads for sellout".