2016 Super Rugby season

Men's rugby union club competition April 2020 2016 Super Rugby Pacific season 26 February – 6 August 2016 ARG Argentina AUS Australia JPN Japan NZL New Zealand RSA South Africa 18 Hurricanes (1st title) Lions 142 910 Beauden Barrett, Hurricanes (223) Israel Folau, Waratahs (11) super.rugby 2015 2017 The 2016 Super Rugby season was the 21st season of Super Rugby and the first season featuring an expanded 18-team format. It was also the first season that teams outside Australia, New Zealand and South Africa featured, with the Jaguares from Argentina and the Sunwolves from Japan taking part. This season also saw the return of the Kings, who competed just once before, in the 2013 Super Rugby season.http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/japan-given-the-nod-for-super-rugby/ Japan given the nod for Super Rugby SANZAAR 24 October 2014 24 October 2014 The round-robin games took place every weekend from 26 February to 16 July 2016 (with a break for international matches during June), followed by the finals series at the end of July and culminating in the final on 6 August. The Hurricanes won their first championship after repeating their efforts of 2015 by finishing first in the regular season and hosting the final at Westpac Stadium, but this time they won, beating the Lions 20–3. Unlike 2015, where the Hurricanes looked likely to finish the regular season first with a number of rounds to go, they were sitting in seventh going into the final week of the regular season and while guaranteed a play-off spot, they required a number of upset results to elevate them to first. In particular the Lions losing to the Jaguares and scoring no match points after sending an under-strength side to Argentina, thereby losing their chance to host the final. Teams and personnel Super Rugby franchise areas Overview Union Team Stadia information Coach Captain Stadia Capacity Location ARG Argentina Jaguares José Amalfitani Stadium 49,540 Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province ARG Raúl Pérez Agustín Creevy AUS Australia Brumbies Canberra Stadium 25,011 Bruce, Australian Capital Territory AUS Stephen Larkham Stephen Moore Christian Leali'ifano Force Perth Rectangular Stadium 20,500 Perth, Western Australia AUS Michael FoleyBetween Round 1 – 14 RSA David WesselsCaretaker for Round 15 – 17 Matt Hodgson Reds Lang Park 52,500 Milton, Queensland AUS Richard GrahamBetween Round 1 – 2Lutton Phil 7 March 2016 Queensland Reds coach Richard Graham sacked after back-to-back losses to start Super Rugby season https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/queensland-reds-coach-richard-graham-sacked-after-backtoback-losses-to-start-super-rugby-season-20160307-gnciuk.html live The Sydney Morning Herald Nine Entertainment https://web.archive.org/web/20190423201945/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/queensland-reds-coach-richard-graham-sacked-after-backtoback-losses-to-start-super-rugby-season-20160307-gnciuk.html 23 April 2019 AUS Matt O'ConnorReds Co-coaches from Round 37 March 2016 Queensland Reds sack head coach Richard Graham, Matt O'Connor and Nick Stiles appointed co-coaches https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-07/queensland-reds-sack-coach-richard-graham/7227062 live ABC News https://web.archive.org/web/20160319121502/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-07/queensland-reds-sack-coach-richard-graham/7227062 19 March 2016 AUS Nick StilesReds Rob Simmons Rebels Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 30,050 Olympic Park, Victoria AUS Tony McGahan Sean McMahon Waratahs Sydney Football Stadium 45,500 Moore Park, New South Wales NZL Daryl Gibson Michael Hooper JPN Japan Sunwolves Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium 27,188 Aoyama, Tokyo Prefecture NZL Mark Hammett Shōta Horie National Stadium 55,000 Kallang, Singapore NZL New Zealand Blues Eden Park 50,000 Kingsland, Auckland NZL Tana Umaga Jerome Kaino North Harbour Stadium 14,000 Albany, Auckland Chiefs Waikato Stadium 25,800 Hamilton, Waikato NZL Dave Rennie Sam Cane Aaron Cruden Yarrow Stadium 30,000 New Plymouth, Taranaki Crusaders Rugby League Park 17,104 Christchurch, Canterbury NZL Todd Blackadder Sam Whitelock Highlanders Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,748 Dunedin, Otago NZL Jamie Joseph Ben Smith Shane Christie Rugby Park Stadium 18,000 Invercargill, Southland Hurricanes Arena Manawatu 15,000 Palmerston North Central, Manawatū–Whanganui NZL Chris Boyd Dane Coles Wellington Regional Stadium 34,500 Pipitea, Wellington RSA South Africa Bulls Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762 Pretoria, Gauteng RSA Nollis Marais Adriaan Strauss Cheetahs Free State Stadium 42,000 Bloemfontein, Free State RSA Franco Smith Francois Venter Lions Ellis Park Stadium 62,567 Doornfontein, Gauteng RSA Johan Ackermann Warren Whiteley Jaco Kriel Sharks Kings Park Stadium 52,500 Stamford Hill, KwaZulu-Natal RSA Gary Gold Tendai Mtawarira Southern Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 46,000 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape RSA Deon Davids Steven Sykes Stormers Newlands Stadium 51,900 Cape Town, Western Cape RSA Robbie Fleck Frans Malherbe Juan de Jongh Schalk Burger Locations Location of Australian and New Zealand teams: Oceania 550 center border Oceania -35.250071 149.102583 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Brumbies left 89 Oceania -31.945833 115.869917 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Force 89 Oceania -27.464722 153.009444 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Reds 89 Oceania -33.889167 151.225278 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Waratahs top 89 Oceania -37.825278 144.983889 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Rebels bottom 89 Oceania -36.875004 174.744186 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Blues left 89 Oceania -37.781111 175.268333 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Chiefs 89 Oceania -43.543822 172.604055 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Crusaders 89 Oceania -45.869167 170.524444 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Highlanders 89 Oceania -41.273056 174.785833 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Hurricanes 89Location of the Sunwolves: Japan 350 center Japan 35.672603 139.718169 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Sunwolves left 89 Location of South African teams: South Africa 350 center South Africa -25.753333 28.222778 right Disc Plain red.svg 5 Bulls 89 South Africa -29.117222 26.208889 left Disc Plain red.svg 5 Cheetahs 89 South Africa -26.1975 28.060833 left Disc Plain red.svg 5 Lions 89 South Africa -29.825 31.029722 bottom Disc Plain red.svg 5 Sharks 89 South Africa -33.937778 25.598889 bottom Disc Plain red.svg 5 Southern Kings 89 South Africa -33.903333 18.411111 right Disc Plain red.svg 5 Stormers 89Location of the Jaguares: Argentina 350 center Argentina -34.635375 -58.520711 Disc Plain red.svg 5 Jaguares left 89 Format The 18 teams were grouped geographically in two regional groups, each consisting of two conferences: the Australasian Group, with five teams in the Australian Conference and five teams in the New Zealand Conference and the South African Group, with six South African teams, one Argentinean team and one Japanese team split into a four-team Africa 1 Conference and a four-team Africa 2 Conference.http://files.allblacks.com/comms/new-era-super-rugby/Outline-%20Super-Rugby-Comp-Structure-infographic.pdf Outline of the Super Rugby competition structure All Blacks 1 May 2014 1 May 2014 14 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151014181946/http://files.allblacks.com/comms/new-era-super-rugby/Outline-%20Super-Rugby-Comp-Structure-infographic.pdf dead In the group stages, there were 17 rounds of matches, where each team played 15 matches and had two rounds of byes for a total of 135 matches. Teams played six intra-conference matches; in the four-team African Conferences, each team played the other three teams in their conference at home and away, while in the five-team Australasian Conferences, each team played two teams home and away and once against the other two teams (one at home and one away). The other nine matches were a single round of matches against each team in the other conference in their group, as well as against each team from one of the conferences in the other group. For 2016, the teams in Africa 1 played the teams in the Australian Conference, while the teams in Africa 2 played the teams in the New Zealand Conference. The top team in each of the four conferences automatically qualified to the Quarter Finals. The next top three teams in the Australasian Group and the next top team in the South African group also qualified to the Quarter Finals as wildcards. The conference winners were seeded #1 to #4 for the Quarter Finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards were seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the Quarter Finals, the conference winners hosted the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry, the second-seeded conference winner hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry, the third-seeded conference winner hosting the second-seeded wildcard entry and the fourth-seeded conference winner hosting the top-seed wildcard entry. The Quarter Final winners progressed to the Semi-Finals, where the highest seed to reach the Semi-Finals hosted the lowest seed and the second-seeded semi-finalist hosted the third-seeded team. The winners of the Semi-Finals progressed to the Final, at the venue of the highest-seeded team. Standings Conference standings auto AUS main PP y AUS Australian conference BRU Brumbies 43 WAR Waratahs 40 REB Rebels 31 RED Reds 17 FOR Force 13 #E8FFD8 C y 5em NZL main PP y NZL New Zealand conference HUR Hurricanes 53 HIG Highlanders 52 CHI Chiefs 51 CRU Crusaders 50 BLU Blues 39 #E8FFD8 C y 5em SA1 main PP y RSA Africa 1 conference STO Stormers 51 BUL Bulls 42 CHE Cheetahs 21 SUN Sunwolves 9 #E8FFD8 C y 5em SA2 main PP y RSA Africa 2 conference LIO Lions 52 SHA Sharks 43 JAG Jaguares 22 SKI Southern Kings 9 #E8FFD8 C y Overall standings Matches List of 2016 Super Rugby matches The fixtures for the 2016 Super Rugby competition were released on 28 September 2015:http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/draw-released-for-new-era-of-super-rugby/ Draw released for new era of Super Rugby SANZAAR 28 September 2015 28 September 2015 The following matches were played during the regular season: Team Progression – Australasian Group Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 QF SF Final Hurricanes 0 (10th) 1 (9th) 5 (9th) 10 (6th) 15 (4th) 15 (6th) 20 (5th) 25 (4th) 26 (4th) 31 (4th) 31 (5th) 36 (5th) 36 (5th) 40 (4th) 44 (4th) 48 (5th) 53 (1st) Won Won Won Brumbies 5 (1st) 9 (1st) 13 (1st) 13 (2nd) 17 (2nd) 17 (2nd) 17 (2nd) 21 (2nd) 21 (6th) 21 (6th) 25 (2nd) 29 (6th) 29 (6th) 34 (2nd) 39 (2nd) 39 (2nd) 43 (2nd) Lost N/A N/A Highlanders 1 (6th) 5 (6th) 9 (3rd) 13 (3rd) 18 (3rd) 22 (3rd) 23 (3rd) 23 (5th) 24 (5th) 28 (5th) 32 (4th) 37 (4th) 37 (4th) 38 (5th) 43 (5th) 48 (4th) 52 (3rd) Won Lost N/A Chiefs 4 (2nd) 5 (5th) 10 (2nd) 14 (1st) 19 (1st) 24 (1st) 29 (1st) 29 (1st) 33 (1st) 37 (1st) 37 (3rd) 37 (3rd) 42 (1st) 42 (3rd) 46 (1st) 51 (1st) 51 (4th) Won Lost N/A Crusaders 1 (7th) 5 (2nd) 5 (5th) 10 (5th) 14 (5th) 18 (4th) 22 (4th) 27 (3rd) 32 (3rd) 32 (3rd) 37 (1st) 37 (1st) 41 (3rd) 45 (1st) 45 (3rd) 50 (3rd) 50 (5th) Lost N/A N/A Waratahs 5 (3rd) 5 (4th) 5 (6th) 6 (8th) 10 (7th) 11 (7th) 11 (8th) 12 (8th) 17 (7th) 21 (7th) 25 (6th) 30 (2nd) 30 (2nd) 34 (6th) 39 (6th) 39 (6th) 40 (6th) N/A N/A N/A Blues 4 (5th) 4 (7th) 5 (8th) 7 (7th) 7 (8th) 11 (8th) 12 (7th) 16 (7th) 16 (8th) 20 (8th) 25 (7th) 25 (7th) 29 (7th) 30 (7th) 30 (7th) 35 (7th) 39 (7th) N/A N/A N/A Rebels 4 (4th) 4 (8th) 8 (4th) 13 (4th) 13 (6th) 17 (5th) 17 (6th) 17 (6th) 22 (2nd) 23 (2nd) 23 (8th) 23 (8th) 23 (8th) 27 (8th) 27 (8th) 27 (8th) 31 (8th) N/A N/A N/A Reds 0 (9th) 0 (10th) 1 (10th) 3 (10th) 4 (10th) 4 (10th) 8 (9th) 8 (9th) 8 (9th) 12 (9th) 12 (9th) 12 (9th) 16 (9th) 16 (9th) 16 (9th) 16 (9th) 17 (9th) N/A N/A N/A Force 1 (8th) 5 (3rd) 5 (7th) 5 (9th) 5 (9th) 5 (9th) 6 (10th) 6 (10th) 6 (10th) 6 (10th) 10 (10th) 10 (10th) 11 (10th) 12 (10th) 13 (10th) 13 (10th) 13 (10th) N/A N/A N/A Team Progression – South African Group Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 QF SF Final Lions 5 (3rd) 9 (3rd) 9 (3rd) 13 (3rd) 13 (3rd) 14 (3rd) 18 (2nd) 22 (2nd) 27 (2nd) 27 (2nd) 27 (2nd) 32 (1st) 37 (1st) 42 (1st) 47 (1st) 52 (1st) 52 (1st) Won Won Lost Stormers 5 (2nd) 9 (2nd) 10 (2nd) 14 (2nd) 18 (1st) 18 (1st) 23 (1st) 24 (1st) 28 (1st) 29 (1st) 29 (1st) 31 (2nd) 32 (4th) 36 (2nd) 41 (2nd) 46 (2nd) 51 (2nd) Lost N/A N/A Sharks 5 (1st) 9 (1st) 13 (1st) 15 (1st) 16 (2nd) 16 (2nd) 16 (4th) 17 (4th) 21 (4th) 22 (4th) 26 (4th) 30 (3rd) 35 (3rd) 35 (3rd) 35 (3rd) 39 (3rd) 43 (3rd) Lost N/A N/A Bulls 0 (7th) 4 (5th) 4 (6th) 6 (4th) 10 (4th) 14 (4th) 19 (3rd) 23 (3rd) 23 (3rd) 28 (3rd) 28 (3rd) 28 (4th) 32 (2nd) 32 (4th) 32 (4th) 37 (4th) 42 (4th) N/A N/A N/A Jaguares 4 (4th) 5 (4th) 5 (4th) 6 (5th) 7 (5th) 7 (5th) 7 (5th) 7 (6th) 7 (6th) 12 (6th) 12 (6th) 13 (6th) 13 (6th) 14 (6th) 18 (6th) 18 (6th) 22 (5th) N/A N/A N/A Cheetahs 1 (5th) 1 (6th) 5 (5th) 5 (6th) 6 (6th) 7 (6th) 7 (6th) 12 (5th) 12 (5th) 12 (5th) 12 (5th) 16 (5th) 16 (5th) 17 (5th) 21 (5th) 21 (5th) 21 (6th) N/A N/A N/A Kings 0 (8th) 0 (8th) 0 (8th) 0 (8th) 0 (8th) 4 (7th) 4 (7th) 4 (7th) 4 (8th) 4 (8th) 4 (8th) 4 (8th) 4 (8th) 9 (7th) 9 (7th) 9 (7th) 9 (7th) N/A N/A N/A Sunwolves 0 (6th) 0 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 2 (7th) 3 (8th) 3 (8th) 3 (8th) 7 (7th) 7 (7th) 7 (7th) 9 (7th) 9 (7th) 9 (8th) 9 (8th) 9 (8th) 9 (8th) N/A N/A N/A Key: win draw loss bye Finals The four conference winners advanced to the Quarter Finals, where they had home advantage against four wildcard teams, which consisted of the third to fifth-ranked teams in the Australasian Group and the third-ranked team in the South African Group. The final seedings of these teams were:2714 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby 30 May 2016http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/ Super Rugby – Official SANZAAR Site SANZAAR 26 February 2016 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final no no 155 40 23 July – Wellington NZL Hurricanes 41 RSA Sharks 0 23 July – Cape Town RSA Stormers 21 NZL Chiefs 60 23 July – Johannesburg RSA Lions 42 NZL Crusaders 25 22 July – Canberra AUS Brumbies 9 NZL Highlanders 15 30 July – Wellington NZL Hurricanes 25 NZL Chiefs 9 30 July – Johannesburg RSA Lions 42 NZL Highlanders 30 6 August – Wellington NZL Hurricanes 20 RSA Lions 3 Quarter-finals 22 July 2016 18:00 Brumbies 9–15 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf1-brumbies-9-highlanders-15 QF1: Brumbies 9 Highlanders 15 SANZAAR 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 Scoreboard155824 30024 30064 2714 Brumbies 9 15 Highlanders 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 Highlanders Christian Lealiifano 11 18 52 (3/5) Matt To'omua 37 47 Waisake Naholo 37 Liam Squire 57 Lima Sopoaga 38 (1/2) Lima Sopoaga 5 (1/3) Canberra Stadium, Bruce 8,559BrumbiesRugby 756417261993197568 Thanks to the Official Crowd of 8559 who braved the conditions at GIO Stadium tonight! #BRUvHIG 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Angus Gardner 23 July 2016 19:35 Hurricanes 41–0 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf2-hurricanes-41-sharks-0 QF2: Hurricanes 41 Sharks 0 SANZAAR 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Scoreboard155794 30084 29944 2714 Hurricanes 41 0 Cell C Sharks 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Sharks Loni Uhila 17 James Marshall 21 Jason Woodward 47 Vaea Fifita 50 TJ Perenara 59 Brad Shields 80 Beauden Barrett 48 51 60 (3/5) Jason Woodward 81 (1/1) Beauden Barrett 14 (1/1) Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 17,685https://www.westpacstadium.co.nz/fileadmin/Documents/Annual_Reports/WRSTAR17.pdf 2017 Annual Report Wellington Regional Stadium Trust 12 June 2019 4 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190204070429/https://www.westpacstadium.co.nz/fileadmin/Documents/Annual_Reports/WRSTAR17.pdf dead Glen Jackson 23 July 2016 16:30 Lions 42–25 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf3-lions-45-crusaders-25 QF3: Lions 45 Crusaders 25 SANZAAR 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 Scoreboard155804 29974 30014 2714 Emirates Lions 42 25 Crusaders 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Crusaders Courtnall Skosan 2 Rohan Janse van Rensburg 7 Malcolm Marx 40 Ruan Combrinck 69 Ross Cronjé 74 Elton Jantjies 8 40 70 75 (4/5) Elton Jantjies 15 62 (2/3) Elton Jantjies 54 (1/1) Ryan Crotty 33 Mitchell Drummond 63 Ben Volavola 80 Richie Mo'unga 34 63 (2/3) Richie Mo'unga 20 47 (2/2) Luke Romano 6 16 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Craig Joubert 23 July 2016 19:00 Stormers 21–60 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf4-stormers-21-chiefs-60 QF4: Stormers 21 Chiefs 60 SANZAAR 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 Scoreboard155814 29924 29984 2714 DHL Stormers 21 60 Chiefs 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Chiefs Vincent Koch 11 39 Nizaam Carr 72 Robert du Preez 12 40 (2/2) Brandon Thomson 73 (1/1) Sam McNicol 14 Brad Weber 17 Tom Sanders 24 James Lowe 34 Damian McKenzie 46 Hika Elliot 75 Tevita Koloamatangi 79 Tawera Kerr-Barlow 81 Damian McKenzie 15 18 25 35 76 80 82 (7/8) Damian McKenzie 4 29 (2/2) Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 28,972https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/stormers-crash-out-as-chiefs-soar-20160723 Stormers crash out as Chiefs soar Jaco Peyper Semi-finals 30 July 2016 19:35 Hurricanes 25–9 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/sf1-hurricanes-25-chiefs-9 SF1: Hurricanes 25 Chiefs 9 SANZAAR 30 July 2016 30 July 2016 Scoreboard155834 30084 29984 2714 Hurricanes 25 9 Chiefs 30 July 2016 30 July 2016 Chiefs Willis Halaholo 7 Beauden Barrett 35 Victor Vito 48 Beauden Barrett 36 49 (2/3) Beauden Barrett 33 56 (2/2) Cory Jane 63 73 Damian McKenzie 11 40 52 (3/4) Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 24,623 Angus Gardner 30 July 2016 15:00 Lions 42–30 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/sf2-lions-42-highlanders-301 SF2: Lions 42 Highlanders 30 SANZAAR 31 July 2016 31 July 2016 Scoreboard155844 29974 30064 2714 Emirates Lions 42 30 Highlanders 30 July 2016 30 July 2016 Highlanders Elton Jantjies 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg 24 Courtnall Skosan 46 Jaco Kriel 55 Lourens Erasmus 73 Elton Jantjies 13 25 56 74 (4/5) Elton Jantjies 21 45 52 (3/3) Matt Faddes 48 Lima Sopoaga 66 Waisake Naholo 75 Joe Wheeler 82 Lima Sopoaga 76 82 (2/4) Lima Sopoaga 19 40 (2/3) Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 50 000 24 July 2017 https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/95271232/super-rugby-final-biggest-game-in-johannesburg-since-1995-world-cup-final--but-will-ellis-park-be-halfempty-again Stuff Jaco Peyper Final 2016 Super Rugby Final 6 August 2016 19:35 Hurricanes 20–3 Report Scoreboard155854 30084 29974 2714 Hurricanes 20 3 Emirates Lions 6 August 2016 6 August 2016 Lions Cory Jane 22 Beauden Barrett 69 Beauden Barrett 23 70 (2/2) Beauden Barrett 12 52 (2/2) Elton Jantjies 26 (1/3) Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 34,014 Glen Jackson Players Squads The following squads were named for the 2016 Super Rugby season: + Blues squad Forwards Josh Bekhuis • Gerard Cowley-Tuioti • Joe Edwards • Charlie Faumuina • Blake Gibson • Akira Ioane • Jerome Kaino • Tanerau Latimer • Steve Luatua • Quentin MacDonald • Sione Mafileo • Hoani Matenga • Nic Mayhew • Matt Moulds • James Parsons • Sam Prattley • Kara Pryor • Jack Ram • Scott Scrafton • Patrick Tuipulotu • Ofa Tu'ungafasi • Namatahi Waa Backs Matt Duffie • Piers Francis • Billy Guyton • Bryn Hall • Rieko Ioane • Tevita Li • Matt McGahan • George Moala • Melani Nanai • Sam Nock • Rene Ranger • Male Sa'u • Matt Vaega • Lolagi Visinia • Ihaia West • Did not play: • Afa Fa'atau • TJ Faiane • Ben Lam • Michael Little • Jordan Trainor Coach Tana Umaga + Brumbies squad Forwards Robbie Abel • Allan Alaalatoa • Ben Alexander • Rory Arnold • Jarrad Butler • Sam Carter • Blake Enever • Scott Fardy • Ben Hyne • Leslie Leulua’iali’i-Makin • Joshua Mann-Rea • Stephen Moore • David Pocock • Scott Sio • Jordan Smiler • Ruan Smith • Tom Staniforth • Ita Vaea • Michael Wells • Did not play: • Albert Anae Backs Nigel Ah Wong • Robbie Coleman • Tomás Cubelli • James Dargaville • Michael Dowsett • Jordan Jackson-Hope • Tevita Kuridrani • Christian Lealiifano • Joe Powell • Andrew Smith • Henry Speight • Lausii Taliauli • Joe Tomane • Matt To'omua • Aidan Toua • Did not play: • Nick Jooste Coach Stephen Larkham + Bulls squad Forwards Arno Botha • Renaldo Bothma • Nick de Jager • Lizo Gqoboka • Grant Hattingh • Nico Janse van Rensburg • Jason Jenkins • Jannes Kirsten • Werner Kruger • Lappies Labuschagné • Hanro Liebenberg • Bandise Maku • Nqoba Mxoli • Trevor Nyakane • Marvin Orie • Pierre Schoeman • Roelof Smit • RG Snyman • Deon Stegmann • Adriaan Strauss • Marcel van der Merwe • Hencus van Wyk • Jaco Visagie • Did not play: • Dean Greyling • Irné Herbst • Freddy Ngoza • Jacques Potgieter • Callie Visagie Backs Bjorn Basson • Francois Brummer • Warrick Gelant • Travis Ismaiel • Dan Kriel • Jesse Kriel • SP Marais • Burger Odendaal • Rudy Paige • Tian Schoeman • Jan Serfontein • Dries Swanepoel • Jamba Ulengo • Ivan van Zyl • Piet van Zyl • Did not play: • Kefentse Mahlo • Duncan Matthews • Luther Obi • Handré Pollard • Joshua Stander Coach Nollis Marais + Cheetahs squad Forwards Willie Britz • Uzair Cassiem • Aranos Coetzee • Luan de Bruin • Lood de Jager • Jacques du Toit • Joseph Dweba • Elandré Huggett • Reniel Hugo • Niell Jordaan • Armandt Koster • Hilton Lobberts • Charles Marais • Danie Mienie • Oupa Mohojé • Ox Nché • Boom Prinsloo • Paul Schoeman • Francois Uys • Maks van Dyk • Torsten van Jaarsveld • Henco Venter • Carl Wegner • Did not play: • Justin Basson • Tienie Burger • Steven Meiring • Teunis Nieuwoudt • Gerhard Olivier • Neil Rautenbach • Boela Serfontein • BG Uys • Dennis Visser Backs Rayno Benjamin • Clayton Blommetjies • Sias Ebersohn • Joubert Engelbrecht • Nico Lee • Niel Marais • Tian Meyer • Sergeal Petersen • Raymond Rhule • William Small-Smith • Michael van der Spuy • Francois Venter • Shaun Venter • George Whitehead • Fred Zeilinga • Did not play: • Maphutha Dolo • Reinhardt Erwee • Tertius Kruger • Gerrie Labuschagné • Zee Mkhabela • JP Smith • Ruan van Rensburg • Coenie van Wyk Coach Franco Smith + Chiefs squad Forwards Michael Allardice • Johan Bardoul • Dominic Bird • Lachlan Boshier • Mitchell Brown • Sam Cane • Hika Elliot • Siegfried Fisiihoi • Mitchell Graham • Kane Hames • Nathan Harris • Sam Henwood • Tevita Koloamatangi • Michael Leitch • Pauliasi Manu • Rhys Marshall • Liam Messam • Atunaisa Moli • Brodie Retallick • Tom Sanders • Taleni Seu • Siate Tokolahi • James Tucker • Maama Vaipulu • Hiroshi Yamashita • Did not play: • Mitchell Karpik • Nepo Laulala Backs Aaron Cruden • Stephen Donald • Glen Fisiiahi • Kayne Hammington • Andrew Horrell • Tawera Kerr-Barlow • Anton Lienert-Brown • James Lowe • Damian McKenzie • Sam McNicol • Charlie Ngatai • Toni Pulu • Shaun Stevenson • Seta Tamanivalu • Latu Vaeno • Sam Vaka • Brad Weber • Did not play: • Augustine Pulu • Chase Tiatia • Sonny Bill Williams Coach Dave Rennie + Crusaders squad Forwards Michael Alaalatoa • Scott Barrett • Tim Boys • Wyatt Crockett • Owen Franks • Ben Funnell • Alex Hodgman • Joe Moody • Reed Prinsep • Kieran Read • Ged Robinson • Luke Romano • Pete Samu • Jordan Taufua • Codie Taylor • Matt Todd • Jimmy Tupou • Sam Whitelock • Did not play: • Jed Brown • Mitchell Dunshea • Tim Perry Backs Ryan Crotty • Israel Dagg • Mitchell Drummond • Andy Ellis • Kieron Fonotia • Leon Fukofuka • David Havili • Mitchell Hunt • Jone Macilai-Tori • Marty McKenzie • Johnny McNicholl • Richie Mo'unga • Nemani Nadolo • Ben Volavola • Sean Wainui • Did not play: • Sione Fifita • Robbie Fruean • Jack Goodhue Coach Todd Blackadder + Force squad Forwards Jermaine Ainsley • Chris Alcock • Nathan Charles • Adam Coleman • Angus Cottrell • Pekahou Cowan • Tetera Faulkner • Richard Hardwick • Ross Haylett-Petty • Chris Heiberg • Matt Hodgson • Kane Koteka • Steve Mafi • Ben McCalman • Guy Millar • Matt Philip • Anaru Rangi • Harry Scoble • Brynard Stander • Heath Tessmann • Francois van Wyk • Rory Walton • Did not play: • Ollie Hoskins • Tom Sexton Backs Marcel Brache • Luke Burton • Kyle Godwin • Peter Grant • Dane Haylett-Petty • Jono Lance • Ryan Louwrens • Semisi Masirewa • Alby Mathewson • Ammon Matuauto • Luke Morahan • Albert Nikoro • Ian Prior • Junior Rasolea • Ben Tapuai • Did not play: • Brad Lacey Coach Michael Foley • David Wessels + Highlanders squad Forwards Alex Ainley • Shane Christie • Liam Coltman • Ash Dixon • Elliot Dixon • Brendon Edmonds • Gareth Evans • Tom Franklin • Ross Geldenhuys • Siua Halanukonuka • Josh Hohneck • James Lentjes • Daniel Lienert-Brown • Craig Millar • Greg Pleasants-Tate • Dan Pryor • Mark Reddish • Aki Seiuli • Liam Squire • Joe Wheeler • Luke Whitelock • Did not play: • Jackson Hemopo Backs Marty Banks • Jamie Booth • Jason Emery • Matt Faddes • Malakai Fekitoa • Waisake Naholo • Patrick Osborne • Hayden Parker • Josh Renton • Aaron Smith • Ben Smith • Fletcher Smith • Lima Sopoaga • Fumiaki Tanaka • Rob Thompson • Te Aihe Toma • Ryan Tongia • Teihorangi Walden • Jack Wilson • Did not play: • Richard Buckman • Sio Tomkinson Coach Jamie Joseph + Hurricanes squad Forwards Mark Abbott • Leni Apisai • Dane Coles • Geoffrey Cridge • Chris Eves • Michael Fatialofa • Vaea Fifita • Callum Gibbins • Reggie Goodes • Mike Kainga • Tony Lamborn • Motu Matu'u • Ben May • Ricky Riccitelli • Ardie Savea • Brad Shields • Blade Thomson • Jeffery Toomaga-Allen • Loni Uhila • Victor Vito • Did not play: • James Blackwell • James Broadhurst • Iopu Iopu-Aso • Christian Lloyd • Hugh Renton • Hisa Sasagi Backs Vince Aso • Beauden Barrett • Otere Black • Jamison Gibson-Park • Wes Goosen • Willis Halaholo • Cory Jane • Ngani Laumape • James Marshall • Nehe Milner-Skudder • TJ Perenara • Matt Proctor • Julian Savea • Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi • Jason Woodward • Did not play: • Pita Ahki • TJ Va'a Coach Chris Boyd + Jaguares squad Forwards Matías Alemanno • Felipe Arregui • Rodrigo Báez • Facundo Bosch • Agustín Creevy • Santiago García Botta • Facundo Gigena • Juan Cruz Guillemaín • Ramiro Herrera • Facundo Isa • Marcos Kremer • Ignacio Larrague • Tomás Lavanini • Juan Manuel Leguizamón • Tomás Lezana • Pablo Matera • Julián Montoya • Lucas Noguera Paz • Javier Ortega Desio • Guido Petti • Enrique Pieretto • Leonardo Senatore • Roberto Tejerizo • Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro • Did not play: • Cristian Bartoloni Backs Gonzalo Bertranou • Emiliano Boffelli • Santiago Cordero • Jerónimo de la Fuente • Felipe Ezcurra • Lucas González Amorosino • Santiago González Iglesias • Juan Martín Hernández • Martín Landajo • Manuel Montero • Matías Moroni • Ramiro Moyano • Matías Orlando • Joaquín Paz • Nicolás Sánchez • Joaquín Tuculet • Segundo Tuculet • Did not play: • Gabriel Ascárate Coach Raúl Pérez + Southern Kings squad Forwards Justin Ackerman • Jacobie Adriaanse • Louis Albertse • JC Astle • Martin Bezuidenhout • Thembelani Bholi • Tom Botha • Chris Cloete • Aidon Davis • Jacques Engelbrecht • Martin Ferreira • Schalk Ferreira • Liam Hendricks • Cornell Hess • JP Jonck • Sintu Manjezi • Edgar Marutlulle • Andisa Ntsila • Schalk Oelofse • Sti Sithole • Steven Sykes • CJ Velleman • Stefan Willemse • Did not play: • Philip du Preez • Tazz Fuzani • Tyler Paul • Junior Pokomela • Vukile Sofisa Backs Lukhanyo Am • JP du Plessis • Leighton Eksteen • Louis Fouché • Shane Gates • Siyanda Grey • James Hall • Dewald Human • Malcolm Jaer • Ntando Kebe • Kevin Luiters • Wandile Mjekevu • Charles Radebe • Jaco van Tonder • Jurgen Visser • Luzuko Vulindlu • Jeremy Ward • Stefan Watermeyer • Elgar Watts • Did not play: • Theuns Kotzé Coach Deon Davids + Lions squad Forwards Ruan Ackermann • Fabian Booysen • Cyle Brink • Robbie Coetzee • Stephan de Wit • Ruan Dreyer • Lourens Erasmus • Andries Ferreira • Corné Fourie • Jaco Kriel • Robert Kruger • Ruaan Lerm • Malcolm Marx • Franco Mostert • Martin Muller • Julian Redelinghuys • Ramone Samuels • Pieter Scholtz • Dylan Smith • Warwick Tecklenburg • Clinton Theron • Akker van der Merwe • Jacques van Rooyen • Warren Whiteley • Did not play: • MB Lusaseni Backs JW Bell • Marnitz Boshoff • Andries Coetzee • Ruan Combrinck • Ross Cronjé • Ashlon Davids • Faf de Klerk • Stokkies Hanekom • Rohan Janse van Rensburg • Elton Jantjies • Sylvian Mahuza • Lionel Mapoe • Koch Marx • Howard Mnisi • Jacques Nel • Courtnall Skosan • Dillon Smit • Jaco van der Walt • Anthony Volmink • Harold Vorster • Did not play: • Sampie Mastriet Coach Johan Ackermann + Rebels squad Forwards Cruze Ah-Nau • Steve Cummins • Colby Fainga'a • Scott Fuglistaller • Jamie Hagan • James Hanson • Sam Jeffries • Luke Jones • Patrick Leafa • Rob Leota • Sean McMahon • Tim Metcher • Tom Moloney • Jordy Reid • Culum Retallick • Siliva Siliva • Toby Smith • Adam Thomson • Lopeti Timani • Laurie Weeks • Did not play: • Ryan Cocker • Harley Fox Backs Paul Asquith • Cam Crawford • Jack Debreczeni • Tamati Ellison • Tom English • Mike Harris • Daniel Hawkins • Reece Hodge • Mitch Inman • Kotaro Matsushima • Ben Meehan • Sefa Naivalu • Jonah Placid • Dom Shipperley • Michael Snowden • Nic Stirzaker • Sione Tuipulotu • Did not play: • Jack Maddocks Coach Tony McGahan + Reds squad Forwards Curtis Browning • Ben Daley • Kane Douglas • Sef Fa'agase • Saia Fainga'a • Liam Gill • Michael Gunn • Greg Holmes • Leroy Houston • Matt Mafi • Ben Matwijow • Cadeyrn Neville • Pettowa Paraka • Andrew Ready • Jake Schatz • Waita Setu • Rob Simmons • James Slipper • Sam Talakai • Taniela Tupou • Hendrik Tui • Lukhan Tui • Did not play: • Lolo Fakaosilea • Adam Korczyk • Caleb Timu Backs Tom Banks • Anthony Fainga'a • Chris Feauai-Sautia • Nick Frisby • Scott Gale • Alex Gibbon • Ayumu Goromaru • Sam Greene • Karmichael Hunt • Samu Kerevi • Chris Kuridrani • Junior Laloifi • Campbell Magnay • Jake McIntyre • Eto Nabuli • Duncan Paia'aua • Henry Taefu • Jack Tuttle • James Tuttle • Did not play: • Izaia Perese • Jamie-Jerry Taulagi Coaches Richard Graham • Matt O'Connor • Nick Stiles + Sharks squad Forwards Lourens Adriaanse • Hyron Andrews • Ruan Botha • Dale Chadwick • Marcell Coetzee • Kyle Cooper • Keegan Daniel • Jean Deysel • Dan du Preez • Jean-Luc du Preez • Thomas du Toit • Stephan Lewies • Franco Marais • David McDuling • Tendai Mtawarira • Tera Mtembu • Giant Mtyanda • Coenie Oosthuizen • Etienne Oosthuizen • Chiliboy Ralepelle • Juan Schoeman • Philip van der Walt • Did not play: • Renaldo Bothma • Gerhard Engelbrecht • Francois Kleinhans • Khaya Majola • Jacques Potgieter • Tjiuee Uanivi Backs Garth April • Curwin Bosch • Michael Claassens • André Esterhuizen • Paul Jordaan • Patrick Lambie • Willie le Roux • Lwazi Mvovo • Odwa Ndungane • Joe Pietersen • JP Pietersen • Cobus Reinach • S'bura Sithole • Rhyno Smith • Stefan Ungerer • Heimar Williams • Did not play: • Johan Deysel • Marius Louw • Wandile Mjekevu • Inny Radebe Coach Gary Gold + Stormers squad Forwards Schalk Burger • Nizaam Carr • Jan de Klerk • Pieter-Steph du Toit • Rynhardt Elstadt • Eben Etzebeth • JC Janse van Rensburg • Oli Kebble • Jean Kleyn • Vincent Koch • Siya Kolisi • Wilco Louw • Frans Malherbe • Bongi Mbonambi • Sikhumbuzo Notshe • Scarra Ntubeni • JD Schickerling • JP Smith • Kobus van Dyk • Chris van Zyl • Alistair Vermaak • Mike Willemse • Did not play: • David Ribbans • Jurie van Vuuren • Jacques Vermeulen Backs Kurt Coleman • Damian de Allende • Juan de Jongh • Daniël du Plessis • Jean-Luc du Plessis • Robert du Preez • Nic Groom • Huw Jones • Cheslin Kolbe • Johnny Kôtze • Dillyn Leyds • Godlen Masimla • Louis Schreuder • Jaco Taute • Brandon Thomson • Kobus van Wyk • Scott van Breda • Jano Vermaak • Leolin Zas • Did not play: • Ryno Eksteen • Cornal Hendricks • Justin Phillips • Seabelo Senatla • EW Viljoen Coach Robbie Fleck + Sunwolves squad Forwards Taiyo Ando • Takuma Asahara • Tim Bond • Andrew Durutalo • Shota Horie • Yoshiya Hosoda • Keita Inagaki • Shinnosuke Kakinaga • Shokei Kin • Takeshi Kizu • Koo Ji-won • Naohiro Kotaki • Fa'atiga Lemalu • Tomás Leonardi • Shinya Makabe • Masataka Mikami • Liaki Moli • Futoshi Mori • Hitoshi Ono • Ed Quirk • Koki Yamamoto • Did not play: • Ryuhei Arita • Shohei Hirano • Tsuyoshi Murata • Kazuhiko Usami Backs Derek Carpenter • Atsushi Hiwasa • Daisuke Inoue • Kentaro Kodama • Viliami Lolohea • Mifiposeti Paea • Tusi Pisi • Yasutaka Sasakura • Kaito Shigeno • John Stewart • Yu Tamura • Harumichi Tatekawa • Riaan Viljoen • Akihito Yamada • Ryohei Yamanaka • Hajime Yamashita • Yuki Yatomi Coach Mark Hammett + Waratahs squad Forwards Jack Dempsey • Dave Dennis • Ned Hanigan • James Hilterbrand • Jed Holloway • Michael Hooper • Tolu Latu • Sam Lousi • Dean Mumm • Wycliff Palu • Tatafu Polota-Nau • Hugh Roach • Tom Robertson • Benn Robinson • Paddy Ryan • Will Skelton • Angus Ta'avao • Jeremy Tilse • Did not play: • Ryan McCauley • Cameron Orr • Matt Sandell • Senio Toleafoa • Brad Wilkin Backs Kurtley Beale • Matthew Carraro • Israel Folau • Bernard Foley • Zac Guildford • Bryce Hegarty • Rob Horne • David Horwitz • Andrew Kellaway • Matt Lucas • Taqele Naiyaravoro • Nick Phipps • Reece Robinson • Jim Stewart • Did not play: • Henry Clunies-Ross • Andrew Deegan • Jake Gordon • Harry Jones Coach Daryl Gibson Player statistics The top ten points scorers during the 2016 Super Rugby season are:2714 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby 5 May 2016 Top Ten points scorers No Player Team T C P DG Pts 1 Beauden Barrett Hurricanes 9 50 25 1 223 2 Damian McKenzie Chiefs 10 43 21 0 199 3 Elton Jantjies Lions 3 44 27 2 190 4 Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 5 34 29 2 186 5 Richie Mo'unga Crusaders 5 41 24 0 179 6 Christian Lealiifano Brumbies 3 41 22 0 163 7 Nicolás Sánchez Jaguares 2 24 27 1 142 8 Ihaia West Blues 4 19 24 0 130 9 Jean-Luc du Plessis Stormers 2 26 22 0 128 10 Jack Debreczeni Rebels 2 25 20 0 120 Bernard Foley Waratahs 1 35 15 0 120 Referees The following refereeing panel was appointed by SANZAAR for the 2016 Super Rugby season: + 2016 Super Rugby referees Argentina Federico Anselmi Australia Nic Berry • Angus Gardner • Rohan Hoffmann • Will Houston • Andrew Lees Japan Shuhei Kubo New Zealand Nick Briant • Mike Fraser • Glen Jackson • Jamie Nutbrown • Ben O'Keeffe • Brendon Pickerill • Chris Pollock • Paul Williams South Africa Stuart Berry • Quinton Immelman • Craig Joubert • Jaco Peyper • Rasta Rasivhenge • Marius van der Westhuizen • Jaco van Heerden Attendances Team Main Stadium Capacity Total Attendance Average Attendance % Capacity NZL Blues Eden Park 50,000 125,465 15,683 33% NZL Chiefs Waikato Stadium 25,800 NZL Hurricanes Westpac Stadium 34,500 180,490 18,049 55% NZL Crusaders Rugby League Park 18,000 NZL Highlanders Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,728 AUS Reds Suncorp Stadium 52,500 132,843 16,605 31% AUS Brumbies Canberra Stadium 25,011 109,217 12,135 48% AUS Waratahs Sydney Football Stadium 44,000 162,580 20,322 46% AUS Melbourne Rebels AAMI Park 29,500 73,557 10,508 35% AUS Force nib Stadium 20,500 RSA Sharks ABSA Stadium 52,000 RSA Bulls Loftus Versfeld 51,792 RSA Lions Ellis Park 62,567 RSA Southern Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,000 49,658 6,207 12% RSA Cheetahs Free State Stadium 46,000 RSA Stormers Newlands Stadium 51,900 ARG Jaguares José Amalfitani Stadium 49,640 89,857 12,836 25% JPN Sunwolves Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium 27,188 111,758 13,969 37% Notes References External links Super Rugby websites: SANZAAR Super Rugby Australia Super Rugby New Zealand Super Rugby sarugby/superrugby 2714 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby 8 June 2016 SuperXV.com 2016 Category:2016 in Argentine rugby union Category:2016 in Australian rugby union Category:2015–16 in Japanese rugby union Category:2016–17 in Japanese rugby union Category:2016 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2016 in South African rugby union Category:2016 rugby union tournaments for clubs