2004 Super 12 season
Encyclopedia
The 2004 Super 12 season was the ninth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia
, New Zealand
and South Africa
. The season ran from February to May 2004, 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 Brumbies and the Crusaders at Canberra Stadium
. The Brumbies won 47 – 38 to win their second Super 12 title.
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Crusaders
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15
Ben Blair
14
Marika Vunibaka
13
Aaron Mauger
12
Dan Carter
11
Caleb Ralph
10
Cameron McIntyre
9
Justin Marshall
8
Sam Broomhall
7
Richie McCaw
6
Reuben Thorne
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5
Chris Jack
4
Brad Thorn
3
Greg Somerville
2
Tone Kopelani
1
David Hewett
Substitutions:
16
Corey Flynn
17
Chris King
18
Ross Filipo
19
Johnny Leo'o
20
Jamie Nutbrown
21
Andrew Mehrtens
22
Casey Laulala
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The season ran from February to May 2004, 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 Brumbies and the Crusaders at Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...
. The Brumbies won 47 – 38 to win their second Super 12 title.
Table
| Top four teams advance to playoffs. |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
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| 1 |  BrumbiesBrumbies Rugby The Brumbies are a Super 15 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland... |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 408 | 269 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | Crusaders |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 345 | 303 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 |  StormersStormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures... |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 286 | 260 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | Chiefs Chiefs (Super rugby franchise) The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys... |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 251 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Blues |
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 309 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Bulls Bulls (rugby franchise) The Bulls, for sponsorship reasons known as the Vodacom Bulls, are a South African rugby union team competing in the Super Rugby competition. They are based in Pretoria and play their home matches at Loftus Versfeld... |
11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 302 | 320 | ||
| 6 | 28 | ||||||||
| 7 | Sharks Sharks (rugby franchise) The Sharks are a South African rugby union team competing in the Super Rugby competition... |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 267 | 305 | ||
| 8 | 28 | ||||||||
| 8 | Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition... |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 342 | 274 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Highlanders |
11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 299 | 347 | ||
| 8 | 26 | ||||||||
| 10 | Reds Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland... |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 217 | 246 | ||
| 5 | 25 | ||||||||
| 11 | Hurricanes Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise) The Hurricanes are a New Zealand professional Rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in the Super Rugby competition... |
11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 275 | 303 | ||
| 5 | 23 | ||||||||
| 12 | Cats |
11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 294 | 459 | ||
| 7 | 11 |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Semi finals
Grand final
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| 15 | Joe Roff Joe Roff Joe Roff is a retired Australian rugby union footballer and a product of the Tuggeranong Vikings Rugby Union Club in Canberra, who played on the wing or at fullback for Brumbies and Australia and played 5 tests as a centre in the early part of his test career... |
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| 14 | Clyde Rathbone Clyde Rathbone Clyde Rathbone , nicknamed "Rattlebones", is an Australian rugby union player. He previously played for the Brumbies in Super 14 and internationally for Australia... |
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| 13 | Joel Wilson Joel Wilson Joel Wilson is a rugby union footballer that plays for the CA Brumbies in the Super 14 competition.... |
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| 12 | Matt Giteau Matt Giteau Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky... |
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| 11 | Mark Gerrard Mark Gerrard Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year.... |
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| 10 | Stephen Larkham Stephen Larkham Stephen Larkham is an Australian rugby union footballer currently playing for the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan. He is best known for his career with the Brumbies in Super Rugby, for whom he played from the inception of the professional Super 12 in 1996 through 2007, and his long tenure with the... |
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| 9 | George Gregan George Gregan George Musarurwa Gregan AM is an Australian rugby union halfback who has made more appearances for his national team than any other player in the sport's history.... |
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| 8 | Scott Fava Scott Fava Scott Fava is a retired Australian rugby union footballer.-Super 14:Scott Fava began his Super Rugby career with the Queensland Reds in 1999, playing for three seasons before moving on to the ACT Brumbies... |
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| 7 | George Smith George Smith (rugby player) George Smith is an Australian rugby union player. He is a flanker for Toulon. He won 110 caps for Australia before retiring from international rugby on 5 February 2010. He made his Test debut in 2000 against France in Paris and he is the most capped Wallaby forward, and the most capped flanker in... |
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| 6 | Owen Finegan Owen Finegan Owen Finegan is an Australian international rugby union player who plays as a flanker or lock. He is nicknamed "Melon" because of his large head.... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) |
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| 5 | Radike Samo Radike Samo Radike Samo is an Australian rugby union player. He plays lock, flanker, number 8 and can even play on the wing... |
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| 4 | Mark Chisholm Mark Chisholm Mark Chisholm is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super Rugby competition... |
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| 3 | Nic Henderson Nic Henderson Nic Henderson , is an Australian rugby union player. He has moved from the CA Brumbies to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 season. He also has three test caps.-External links:* *... |
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| 2 | Jeremy Paul Jeremy Paul Jeremy Paul is a New Zealand-born Australia rugby union player. He played hooker and prop for the wallabies and the ACT Brumbies.At the end of 2005, Paul was awarded the John Eales Medal, receiving 194 votes from his teammates... |
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| 1 | Bill Young Bill Young (rugby player) Bill Young is an Australian former rugby union footballer. He played rugby for the Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition played for Australia over 40 times. Standing at 1.88m and weighing in at 115kg, Young is a loosehead prop... |
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| 16 | David Palavi | ||
| 17 | Guy Shepherdson Guy Shepherdson Guy Shepherdson is an Australian rugby union footballer.His usual position is at tight-head prop... |
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| 18 | David Giffin David Giffin David Giffin is a former vice-captain of the Wallabies in rugby union, where he played in the lock position. Queensland-born, he played most of his professional career with the ACT Brumbies in what was then the Super 12. At this level, he earned 81 caps - earning a further 49 at international level... |
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| 19 | Jone Tawake Jone Tawake Jone Tawake , , is a Fijian born rugby union player. He currently competes in the Super 14 competition and plays for the ACT Brumbies as a flanker and no.8. He formerly played for the New South Wales Waratahs... |
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| 20 | Matt Henjak Matt Henjak Matt Henjak is an Australian rugby union player. His position of choice is scrum-half. Henjak, of Croatian ancestry, is the nephew of former rugby league half-back and Brisbane Broncos head coach Ivan Henjak... |
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| 21 | Mark Bartholomeusz Mark Bartholomeusz Mark Bartholomeusz is an Australian rugby union footballer.-Career:Mark attended Brisbane State High School. He has played for the ACT Brumbies and Ulster. In 2008, it was announced that Mark would join Italian Super 10 side Padova for the 2008/09 season. Mark holds a record for having the fourth... |
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| 22 | Lenny Beckett Lenny Beckett Lenny Beckett is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer. He is a member of the Brumbies organisation, noted for his strong defensive game... |
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| Australia David Nucifora David Nucifora David Nucifora is a former Australian rugby union player, who played for the Queensland and Australia. He played as a hooker. He played for the Queensland team from 1986-1993 and was selected into the Wallabies in 1991 and was also a part of the famous 1991 Rugby World Cup winning team which beat... |
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Ben Blair
Ben Austin Blair is a rugby union footballer who plays at a full-back for the Cardiff Blues, and previously played six games for the All Blacks. On his All Blacks debut in 2001, he scored 37 points against Ireland A at Ravenhill in Belfast, however as this was not a test match he was not capped...
Marika Vunibaka
Marika "Dawainavesi" Vunibaka is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He has represented the national team on numerous occasions, including at the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales and the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia....
Aaron Mauger
Aaron Joseph Douglas Mauger is a former rugby union player who played at centre for Leicester Tigers. He previously played first five-eighths and second five-eighths for Canterbury , the Crusaders and the New Zealand All Blacks...
Caleb Ralph
Caleb Stan Ralph is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Ralph began his first-class career with Bay of Plenty, then moved to Auckland before heading to Canterbury. He started his Super Rugby career with the Chiefs in 1997, Blues , Crusaders and a cameo role with the Queensland Reds...
Justin Marshall
Justin Warren Marshall, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was born in Mataura and educated in Gore before settling in Christchurch. Marshall played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005...
Richie McCaw
Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...
Reuben Thorne
Reuben David Thorne is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks.-Super 12:...
(c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
)
Chris Jack
Christopher Raymond Jack is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a lock. He has played for Canterbury and the Tasman Makos in the National Provincial Championship and its successor, the Air New Zealand Cup; the Crusaders in Super Rugby; Saracens in the Guinness Premiership; and...
Brad Thorn
Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...
Greg Somerville
Greg Mardon Somerville is a New Zealand rugby union player. He is a former All Black and a specialised tighthead prop who can also play loosehead. Somerville made his All Black debut in 2000 against Tonga, a match in which the All Blacks won 102–0...
David Hewett
David Norman Hewett , simply known as Dave, is a New Zealand rugby player. His usual position is at prop. He plays for the Canterbury Crusaders in the Super 14 and for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He is 1.91 m tall and weighs 116 kg. He made his debut for the All Blacks at the age of...
Corey Flynn
Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003....
Ross Filipo
Ross Ami Filipo is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who currently plays for London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership.-New Zealand:...
Johnny Leo'o
Johnny Leo'o is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. His usual position is at Flanker. He is 1.85m tall and weighs 100 kg. He played for Canterbury in the NPC and he also represented Crusaders in the Super 14 rugby competition. He played 60 games for Canterbury and 6 games for Bay of Plenty...
Jamie Nutbrown
Jamie Nutbrown , is a Half-back/Scrum Half for the Ospreys Rugby Union club in Wales, who compete in the Magners League....
Andrew Mehrtens
Andrew Philip Mehrtens MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, currently playing in France for Béziers, a club in the third-level Fédérale 1 league...
Casey Laulala
Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...
New Zealand Robbie DeansRobbie Deans
Robert Maxwell Deans is the current coach of the Wallabies and former All Black. He is the former coach of the Crusaders. He also served as assistant to former All Blacks coach John Mitchell between late 2001 and 2003...