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Encyclopedia > 1997 Super 12 season

The 1997 season of the international rugby union competition, the Super 12, was the second of its kind, with the 1996 season being the first that the tournament had run. New Zealand side, the Auckland Blues finished at the top of the table after regular rounds, and went onto defeat the ACT Brumbies in the final. General phase play in rugby union. ... The current Super 14 logo The Super 14 is a rugby union championship competed for by teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. ... The Auckland Blues is a New Zealand rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand, and representing the Northland, North Harbour and Auckland unions. ... The Brumbies (formerly known as the ACT Brumbies, for sponsorship reasons referred to as CA Brumbies) are a Super 14 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberras hinterland. ...

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Table

Pos Name Pld W D L F A BP Pts
1 Auckland Blues 11 10 1 0 435 283 8 50
2 ACT Brumbies 11 8 0 3 406 291 9 41
3 Wellington Hurricanes 11 6 0 5 416 314 10 34
4 Natal Sharks 11 5 2 4 321 350 6 30
5 Gauteng Lions 11 5 1 5 302 346 6 28
6 Canterbury Crusaders 11 5 1 5 272 235 4 26
7 Free State 11 5 0 6 301 327 5 25
8 Northern Transvaal 11 3 3 5 264 342 4 22
9 NSW Waratahs 11 4 0 7 255 296 4 20
10 Queensland Reds 11 4 0 7 263 318 4 20
11 Waikato Chiefs 11 4 0 7 272 295 3 19
12 Otago Highlanders 11 3 0 8 299 409 5 17

The Auckland Blues is a New Zealand rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand, and representing the Northland, North Harbour and Auckland unions. ... The Brumbies (formerly known as the ACT Brumbies, for sponsorship reasons referred to as CA Brumbies) are a Super 14 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberras hinterland. ... The Hurricanes are a New Zealand rugby union team based in Wellington and representing the East Coast, Poverty Bay, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Wairarapa-Bush, Horowhenua-Kapiti and Wellington unions. ... The Natal Sharks are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. ... The Golden Lions are the main rugby union for Johannesburg, South Africa, although they also represent a substantial portion of Gauteng Province—though not the Pretoria area, which is represented by the Blue Bulls, or the East Rand, represented by the Falcons. ... The Crusaders (formerly the Canterbury Crusaders) are a New Zealand Rugby Union team based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Jade Stadium, and representing the Buller, Tasman, West Coast, Canterbury, Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury unions. ... The Free State Cheetahs (formerly the Orange Free State), for sponsorship reasons named Vodacom Free State Cheetahs, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. ... Blue Bulls logo The Vodacom Blue Bulls is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. ... The New South Wales Waratahs (referred to as HSBC Waratahs for sponsorship reasons, the Waratahs or simply the Tahs) are an Australian rugby union team, representing most of New South Wales in the Super 14 (formerly Super 12) competition—though not the Riverina or other southern parts of the state... The Queensland Reds (for sponsorship reasons referred to as QR Queensland Reds) represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union. ... The Chiefs (formerly known as Waikato Chiefs), are a New Zealand rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand, and representing the Counties Manukau, Waikato, Thames Valley, King Country and Bay of Plenty unions; up until 1999 North Harbour which was swapped with the Blues for Counties Manukau. ... The Highlanders ( formerly known as Otago Highlanders), are a rugby union team from New Zealand. ...

Results

Knock-out stages

Semi-finals

The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...

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