The 1998 Super 12 season was won by New Zealand side, the Canterbury Crusaders after defeating the Auckland Blues in the final. It was the first Super 12 to be won by a team other than the Auckland Blues, who won the Super 12 in 1996 and 1997. 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 Crusaders (formerly the Canterbury Crusaders) are a New Zealand Rugby Union team based in Christchurch, New Zealand that competes in the Super 14 (formerly the Super 12). ... The Blues, formerly the Auckland Blues, are a New Zealand rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand, and representing the Northland, North Harbour and Auckland unions. ...

Final Table

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts
1	Auckland Blues	11	9	0	2	388	296	+92	7	43
2	Canterbury Crusaders	11	8	0	3	340	260	+80	9	41
3	Coastal Sharks	11	7	0	4	329	263	+66	8	36
4	Otago Highlanders	11	7	0	4	343	279	+64	6	34
5	Queensland Reds	11	6	1	4	273	229	+44	5	31
6	NSW Waratahs	11	6	1	4	306	276	+30	4	30
7	Waikato Chiefs	11	6	0	5	279	291	-12	5	29
8	Wellington Hurricanes	11	5	0	6	313	342	-29	6	26
9	Western Stormers	11	3	0	8	248	364	-166	6	18
10	ACT Brumbies	11	3	0	8	228	308	-80	5	17
11	Northern Bulls	11	3	0	8	249	306	-57	4	16
12	Golden Cats	11	2	0	9	266	346	-80	7	15

The Blues, formerly the Auckland Blues, are a New Zealand rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand, and representing the Northland, North Harbour and Auckland unions. ... The Crusaders (formerly the Canterbury Crusaders) are a New Zealand Rugby Union team based in Christchurch, New Zealand that competes in the Super 14 (formerly the Super 12). ... The Sharks are a South African Rugby Union team competing in the Super 14 competition (Super 12 from 1996-2005. ... The Highlanders (formerly known as Otago Highlanders), are a rugby union team from New Zealand. ... The Queensland Reds (for sponsorship reasons referred to as QR Queensland Reds) represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union. ... 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 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 Hurricanes (formerly known as the Wellington 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 Stormers (for sponsorship reasons referred to as Vodacom Stormers) are a South African Rugby Union team competing in the Super 14 competition (formerly Super 12). ... 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 Bulls are a South African Rugby Union team competing in the Super 14 competition. ... Categories: Stub | Super 12 teams | South African rugby union ...

Semi-finals

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Final

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Leading try-scorers

Jeffrey William Wilson (born October 24, 1973) is a New Zealand sportsman who has represented his country in both rugby union and cricket—a so-called Double All Black, an increasingly rare achivement in the professional era. ... The Highlanders (formerly known as Otago Highlanders), are a rugby union team from New Zealand. ... The Blues, formerly the Auckland Blues, are a New Zealand rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand, and representing the Northland, North Harbour and Auckland unions. ... The Sharks are a South African Rugby Union team competing in the Super 14 competition (Super 12 from 1996-2005. ...

Leading point-scorers