2001 Super 12 season

Men's rugby union club competition December 2023 July 2023 July 2023 2001 Super 12 Australia South Africa New Zealand Round-robin and knockout AUS ACT Brumbies 1 69 RSA Louis Koen (157)(Golden Cats) AUS Andrew Walker (8)(ACT Brumbies) FIJ Aisea Tuilevu (8)(Otago Highlanders) 2000 2000 Super 12 season 2002 2002 Super 12 season The 2001 Super 12 season was the sixth 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 2001, 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 ACT Brumbies and the Coastal Sharks at Bruce Stadium, Canberra. The ACT Brumbies won 36–6 to win their first Super 12 title, and became the first Super Rugby champions from outside New Zealand.2001-05-26 Brumbies secure Super 12 crown https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/1353155.stm 2023-12-31 en-GB It was the first year where a New Zealand team failed to make the playoffs. Table + Key to colours     Top four teams advance to playoffs PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts1AUS Brumbies11803348204+1448402RSA Sharks11803322246+766383RSA Cats11704285244+416344AUS Reds11605300277+338325NZL Highlanders11605284295−115296NZL Chiefs11605301330−294287RSA Stormers11506278285−76268AUS Waratahs11506306302+45259NZL Hurricanes11506291316−2552510NZL Crusaders11407307331−5572311NZL Blues11407243298−5542012RSA Bulls11209241378−137311 Results Round 1 23 February 2001 Coastal Sharks RSA 30–17 RSA Northern Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban 23 February 2001 ACT Brumbies AUS 51–16 NZL Canterbury Crusaders Canberra Stadium, Canberra 23 February 2001 Otago Highlanders NZL 23–8 NZL Auckland Blues Carisbrook, Dunedin 24 February 2001 Stormers RSA 24–29 RSA Golden Cats Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 46,544 24 February 2001 Queensland Reds AUS 27–18 NZL Wellington Hurricanes Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 20,000 24 February 2001 NSW Waratahs AUS 42–23 NZL Waikato Chiefs Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Round 2 2 March 2001 Auckland Blues NZL 17–12 NZL Canterbury Crusaders Mils Muliaina, Matua Parkinson Carlos Spencer (2) Carlos Spencer Aaron Mauger, Ben Blair(3) Eden Park, Auckland 30,000 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) 3 March 2001 Wellington Hurricanes NZL 26–20 RSA Northern Bulls Westpac Stadium, Wellington 29,848 3 March 2001 Waikato Chiefs NZL 32–29 AUS Queensland Reds Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 12,000 3 March 2001 Coastal Sharks RSA 17–16 AUS ACT Brumbies Kings Park Stadium, Durban 32,000 3 March 2001 Golden Cats RSA 56–21 NZL Otago Highlanders Ellis Park, Johannesburg 26,000 4 March 2001 NSW Waratahs AUS 35–7 RSA Stormers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 20,755 Round 3 9 March 2001 Wellington Hurricanes NZL 15–27 RSA Stormers Westpac Stadium, Wellington 31,682 10 March 2001 Canterbury Crusaders NZL 40–11 NZL Waikato Chiefs Jade Stadium, Christchurch 18,000 10 March 2001 NSW Waratahs AUS 53–7 RSA Northern Bulls Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 23,019 10 March 2001 Golden Cats RSA 17–19 AUS ACT Brumbies Ellis Park, Johannesburg 40,000 10 March 2001 Coastal Sharks RSA 30–29 NZL Otago Highlanders Kings Park Stadium, Durban 33,500 11 March 2001 Auckland Blues NZL 39–35 AUS Queensland Reds North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 20,000 Round 4 16 March 2001 Waikato Chiefs NZL 34–16 NZL Auckland Blues Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 14,000 17 March 2001 ACT Brumbies AUS 39–30 RSA Northern Bulls Canberra Stadium, Canberra 15,900 17 March 2001 Golden Cats RSA 28–21 AUS NSW Waratahs Ellis Park, Johannesburg 32,000 17 March 2001 Coastal Sharks RSA 39–21 NZL Wellington Hurricanes Kings Park Stadium, Durban 34,090 18 March 2001 Otago Highlanders NZL 24–23 RSA Stormers Carisbrook, Dunedin 12,000 Round 5 23 March 2001 Golden Cats RSA 18–15 NZL Wellington Hurricanes Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 10,000 23 March 2001 Canterbury Crusaders NZL 32–26 AUS Queensland Reds Jade Stadium, Christchurch 18,500 24 March 2001 Otago Highlanders NZL 32–10 RSA Northern Bulls Carisbrook, Dunedin 11,400 24 March 2001 ACT Brumbies AUS 40–25 RSA Stormers Canberra Stadium, Canberra 15,534 24 March 2001 Coastal Sharks RSA 42–17 AUS NSW Waratahs Kings Park Stadium, Durban 51,344 Round 6 30 March 2001 Golden Cats RSA 26–25 RSA Coastal Sharks Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 35,000 30 March 2001 Queensland Reds AUS 15–23 AUS ACT Brumbies Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 17,796 30 March 2001 Waikato Chiefs NZL 50–19 NZL Otago Highlanders Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 21,476 31 March 2001 NSW Waratahs AUS 35–19 NZL Auckland Blues Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 30,893 31 March 2001 Canterbury Crusaders NZL 29–41 NZL Wellington Hurricanes Jade Stadium, Christchurch 20,000 Round 7 6 April 2001 Wellington Hurricanes NZL 34–19 AUS ACT Brumbies Westpac Stadium, Wellington 34,500 7 April 2001 Stormers RSA 29–27 AUS Queensland Reds Outeniqua Park, George 11,000 7 April 2001 Otago Highlanders NZL 39–20 AUS NSW Waratahs Carisbrook, Dunedin 11,000 7 April 2001 Auckland Blues NZL 27–41 RSA Coastal Sharks Eden Park, Auckland 18,000 8 April 2001 Northern Bulls RSA 29–42 NZL Canterbury Crusaders Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 16,000 8 April 2001 Waikato Chiefs NZL 22–18 RSA Golden Cats Tauranga Domain, Tauranga 9,000 Round 8 13 April 2001 Auckland Blues NZL 23–26 RSA Golden Cats Okara Park, Whangārei 13 April 2001 ACT Brumbies AUS 48–21 AUS NSW Waratahs Canberra Stadium, Canberra 14 April 2001 Wellington Hurricanes NZL 35–33 NZL Otago Highlanders McLean Park, Napier 14 April 2001 Waikato Chiefs NZL 8–24 RSA Coastal Sharks Owen Delany Park, Taupō 14 April 2001 Northern Bulls RSA 19–29 AUS Queensland Reds Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 14 April 2001 Stormers RSA 49–28 NZL Canterbury Crusaders Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Round 9 20 April 2001 Otago Highlanders NZL 16–9 AUS ACT Brumbies Carisbrook, Dunedin 21 April 2001 Northern Bulls RSA 37–49 NZL Waikato Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 21 April 2001 Stormers RSA 12–26 NZL Auckland Blues Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 22 April 2001 Queensland Reds AUS 32–27 RSA Coastal Sharks Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 22 April 2001 Canterbury Crusaders NZL 31–32 RSA Golden Cats Trafalgar Park, Nelson Round 10 27 April 2001 Wellington Hurricanes NZL 42–17 AUS NSW Waratahs Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 27 April 2001 Stormers RSA 29–15 NZL Waikato Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 28 April 2001 Canterbury Crusaders NZL 34–24 RSA Coastal Sharks Jade Stadium, Christchurch 28 April 2001 Queensland Reds AUS 22–16 RSA Golden Cats Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 28 April 2001 Northern Bulls RSA 28–25 NZL Auckland Blues Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Round 11 4 May 2001 Wellington Hurricanes NZL 27–51 NZL Waikato Chiefs Westpac Stadium, Wellington 34,500 5 May 2001 Auckland Blues NZL 7–35 AUS ACT Brumbies Eden Park, Auckland 5 May 2001 Northern Bulls RSA 23–34 RSA Stormers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 5 May 2001 Queensland Reds AUS 33–22 NZL Otago Highlanders Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 5 May 2001 NSW Waratahs AUS 25–22 NZL Canterbury Crusaders Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Round 12 11 May 2001 Auckland Blues NZL 36–17 NZL Wellington Hurricanes Eden Park, Auckland 11 May 2001 ACT Brumbies AUS 49–6 NZL Waikato Chiefs Canberra Stadium, Canberra 11 May 2001 Golden Cats RSA 19–21 RSA Northern Bulls Ellis Park, Johannesburg 12 May 2001 Otago Highlanders NZL 26–21 NZL Canterbury Crusaders Carisbrook, Dunedin 12 May 2001 NSW Waratahs AUS 20–25 AUS Queensland Reds Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12 May 2001 Stormers RSA 19–23 RSA Coastal Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Finals Semi finals 19 May 2001 Coastal Sharks South Africa 30–12 South Africa Golden Cats Kings Park Stadium, Durban 52,750 19 May 2001 ACT Brumbies Australia 30–6 Australia Queensland Reds Bruce Stadium, Canberra 25,273 Grand final 26 May 2001 ACT Brumbies 36–6 Coastal Sharks Roff (2), Giffin Walker (3) Walker (5) James (2) Bruce Stadium, Canberra 26,271 Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) _brumbiesleft _brumbieskit _brumbiesright _brumbiessocks FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 001C3F FFFFFF Brumbies _upper_grey _transparent_white_top CCCCCC 000000 CCCCCC 000000 000000 Sharks FB 15Andrew WalkerRW 14Graeme BondOC 13James HolbeckIC 12Rod KaferLW 11Joe RoffFH 10Stephen LarkhamSH 9 George Gregan(c)N8 8 Jim WilliamsOF 7 George SmithBF 6 Peter RyanRL 5 David GiffinLL 4 Justin HarrisonTP 3 Ben DarwinHK 2 Jeremy PaulLP 1 Bill YoungSubstitutes:HK 16Tom MurphyPR 17Matt WeaverFL 18David PuseyFL 19Radike SamoFH 20Travis HallCE 21Craig McMullenCE 22Mark BartholomeuszCoach:AUS Eddie Jones FB 15Ricardo LoubscherRW 14Stefan TerblancheOC 13Deon KayserIC 12Trevor HalsteadLW 11Justin SwartFH 10Butch JamesSH 9 Craig DavidsonN8 8 AJ VenterOF 7 Charl van RensburgBF 6 Warren BritzRL 5 Mark Andrews (c)LL 4 Albert van den BergTP 3 Etienne FynnHK 2 John SmitLP 1 Ollie le RouxSubstitutions:HK 16Lukas Van BiljonPR 17Brent MoyleLK 18Shaun SowerbyN8 19Brad McLeod-HendersonSH 20Hentie MartensFH 21Gaffie du ToitCE 22André SnymanCoach:RSA Rudolf Straeuli Top scorers Points: Louis Koen 157 (Cats) Tries: Andrew Walker 8 (Brumbies), Aisea Tuilevu 8 (Highlanders) References 1 1 Category:Super Rugby seasons 1 Super 12