2005 Super 12 season

Men's rugby union club competition July 2023 July 2023 July 2023 2005 Super 12 AustraliaSouth AfricaNew Zealand Round-robin and knockout NZL Crusaders 5 69 1806017 Peter Hewat (174; Waratahs) Rico Gear (15; Crusaders) 2004 2004 Super 12 season 2006 2006 Super 14 season The 2005 Super 12 season was the tenth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2005, 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 Crusaders and New South Wales Waratahs at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. The Crusaders won 35–25 to win their fifth Super 12 title. This was the final season of Super 12 before the expansion to Super 14 with the Western Force and Cheetahs. Table + Key to colours    Top four teams advance to playoffs TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts 1 NZL Crusaders11902459281178845 2 AUS Waratahs11902322174148541 3 RSA Bulls1170430122972634 4 NZL Hurricanes1180328124833234 5 AUS Brumbies11515260266−6729 6 NZL Chiefs1151527225022628 7 NZL Blues1160524321627327 8 NZL Highlanders116142212147127 9 RSA Stormers11317215320−105418 10 AUS Reds11308185282−97517 11 RSA Cats11119226326−100713 12 RSA Sharks11119205384−179511 Results Round 1 25 February 2005 Stormers RSA 26–12 RSA Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 48,719 25 February 2005 Highlanders NZL 14–30 NZL Blues Carisbrook, Dunedin 20,106 25 February 2005 Waratahs AUS 25–7 NZL Chiefs ANZ Stadium, Sydney 30,815 26 February 2005 Cats RSA 23–17 RSA Bulls Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 49,040 26 February 2005 Brumbies AUS 32–21 NZL Crusaders Canberra Stadium, Canberra 24,115 26 February 2005 Reds AUS 10–24 NZL Hurricanes Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 20,097 Round 2 4 March 2005 Blues New Zealand 18–15 AUS Reds Eden Park, Auckland 25,542 4 March 2005 Brumbies AUS 21–19 RSA Bulls Canberra Stadium, Canberra 20,927 5 March 2005 Highlanders NZL 16–16 RSA Stormers Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 8,141 5 March 2005 Cats RSA 32–45 NZL Hurricanes Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 27,882 5 March 2005 Sharks RSA 13–36 AUS Waratahs ABSA Stadium, Durban 29,322 5 March 2005 Crusaders NZL 50–18 NZL Chiefs AMI Stadium, Christchurch 25,128 Round 3 11 March 2005 19:35 Sharks RSA 23–29 NZL Hurricanes Kings Park, Durban 20,442 11 March 2005 Highlanders NZL 23–0 RSA Bulls Carisbrook, Dunedin 9,030 11 March 2005 Brumbies AUS 22–19 RSA Stormers Canberra Stadium, Canberra 22,316 12 March 2005 Crusaders NZL 59–24 AUS Reds Trafalgar Park, Nelson 15,514 12 March 2005 Cats RSA 19–40 AUS Waratahs Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 36,365 12 March 2005 Chiefs NZL 18–9 NZL Blues Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 23,095 Round 4 18 March 2005 Chiefs NZL 6–20 AUS Reds Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 13,641 19 March 2005 Cats RSA 29–34 AUS Brumbies Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 14,283 19 March 2005 Hurricanes NZL 12–21 RSA Bulls Wellington Stadium, Wellington 23,300 19 March 2005 Sharks RSA 7–43 NZL Highlanders Kings Park Stadium, Durban 26,351 19 March 2005 Blues NZL 19–41 NZL Crusaders Eden Park, Auckland 39,000 19 March 2005 Waratahs AUS 25–10 RSA Stormers ANZ Stadium, Sydney 31,184 Round 5 25 March 2005 Cats RSA 12–16 NZL Highlanders Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 20,000 25 March 2005 Hurricanes NZL 12–9 RSA Stormers Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North 14,000 26 March 2005 Sharks RSA 36–24 AUS Brumbies Kings Park, Durban 23,557 26 March 2005 Waratahs AUS 42–12 RSA Bulls Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 25,133 Round 6 1 April 2005 Hurricanes NZL 28–16 NZL Chiefs Wellington Stadium, Wellington 23,325 1 April 2005 Reds Australia 16–23 NZL Highlanders Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 19,567 2 April 2005 Blues NZL 17–0 AUS Brumbies Eden Park, Auckland 31,503 2 April 2005 Waratahs AUS 27–33 NZL Crusaders Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 39,363 Round 7 8 April 2005 Highlanders NZL 19–18 AUS Brumbies Carisbrook, Dunedin 15,000 9 April 2005 Stormers RSA 15–13 AUS Reds Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 39,531 9 April 2005 Bulls RSA 35–20 NZL Crusaders Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 27,267 9 April 2005 Chiefs NZL 40–5 RSA Sharks Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 11,000 9 April 2005 Blues New Zealand 23–6 RSA Cats North Harbour Stadium, Albany 12,677 10 April 2005 Hurricanes NZL 26–24 AUS Waratahs Wellington Stadium, Wellington 25,400 Round 8 15 April 2005 Bulls RSA 32–7 AUS Reds Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 33,243 15 April 2005 Chiefs NZL 45–14 RSA Cats Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 12,223 16 April 2005 Stormers RSA 23–51 NZL Crusaders Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 40,153 16 April 2005 Blues NZL 36–13 RSA Sharks Eden Park, Auckland 26,794 16 April 2005 Brumbies AUS 6–10 AUS Waratahs Canberra Stadium, Canberra 27,040 Round 9 22 April 2005 Hurricanes NZL 16–26 NZL Highlanders Wellington Stadium, Wellington 30,270 23 April 2005 Bulls RSA 29–26 NZL Chiefs Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 26,382 23 April 2005 Stormers RSA 24–37 NZL Blues Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 27,000 23 April 2005 Crusaders NZL 40–36 RSA Cats AMI Stadium, Christchurch 34,000 23 April 2005 Reds AUS 30–25 RSA Sharks Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 12,274 Round 10 29 April 2005 Bulls RSA 38–24 NZL Blues Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 34,357 29 April 2005 Crusaders NZL 77–34 RSA Sharks AMI Stadium, Christchurch 24,500 29 April 2005 Reds AUS 21–15 RSA Cats Lang Park, Brisbane 10,482 30 April 2005 Stormers RSA 34–37 NZL Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 25,000 30 April 2005 Highlanders NZL 20–41 AUS Waratahs Carisbrook, Dunedin 16,033 30 April 2005 Hurricanes NZL 49–37 AUS Brumbies Wellington Stadium, Wellington 30,560 Round 11 6 May 2005 Blues NZL 10–22 NZL Hurricanes Eden Park, Auckland 45,017 6 May 2005 Waratahs AUS 27–8 AUS Reds Stadium Australia, Sydney 38,220 7 May 2005 Sharks RSA 17–23 RSA Bulls Kings Park Stadium, Durban 31,342 7 May 2005 Stormers RSA 25–20 RSA Cats Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 27,503 7 May 2005 Highlanders NZL 13–27 NZL Crusaders Carisbrook, Dunedin 22,000 7 May 2005 Brumbies AUS 28–28 NZL Chiefs Canberra Stadium, Canberra 20,077 Round 12 13 May 2005 Crusaders NZL 40–20 NZL Hurricanes Lancaster Park, Christchurch 35,700 13 May 2005 Waratahs AUS 25–20 NZL Blues Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 36,031 14 May 2005 Bulls RSA 75–14 RSA Stormers Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 50,000 14 May 2005 Cats RSA 20–20 RSA Sharks Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 8,675 14 May 2005 Chiefs NZL 31–8 NZL Highlanders Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 20,317 14 May 2005 Reds AUS 21–38 AUS Brumbies Lang Park, Brisbane 28,233 Finals Semi-finals 20 May 2005 Crusaders NZL 47–7 NZL Hurricanes Hamilton (3)GearCarterSomerville Carter (4) Carter (3) Gopperth Gopperth Lancaster Park, Christchurch 29,000 Andrew Cole (Australia) 21 May 2005 Waratahs AUS 23–13 RSA Bulls TurinuiGrey Hewat (2) Hewat (3) Roets Steyn Steyn (2) Stadium Australia, Sydney 35,433 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) Grand final 28 May 2005 Crusaders NZL 35–25 AUS Waratahs HamiltonHewettMacDonaldRalph Carter (3) Carter (2) Mauger Rogers (2)Waugh HewatRogers Hewat (2) Lancaster Park, Christchurch 36,500 _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _shoulders_black_bold _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _3_stripes_red 000000 DD0000 000000 000000 000000 Crusaders _navy_hoops _navy_collar_2 _navy_hoops _sky_blue_on_top 87CEEB 87CEEB 87CEEB 082567 082567 Waratahs FB 15Leon MacDonaldRW 14Rico GearOC 13Caleb RalphIC 12Aaron MaugerLW 11Scott HamiltonFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Justin MarshallN8 8 Mose Tuiali'iOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Reuben ThorneRL 5 Ross FilipoLL 4 Chris JackTP 3 Greg SomervilleHK 2 Corey FlynnLP 1 David HewettSubstitutes:HK 16Tone KopelaniPR 17Campbell JohnstoneFL 18Sam BroomhallFL 19Johnny Leo'oSH 20Jamie NutbrownFH 21Andrew MehrtensCE 22Casey LaulalaCoach:NZL Robbie Deans FB 15Mat RogersRW 14Peter HewatOC 13Morgan TurinuiIC 12Nathan GreyLW 11Lote TuqiriFH 10Lachlan MacKaySH 9 Chris Whitaker(c)N8 8 David LyonsOF 7 Phil WaughBF 6 Rocky ElsomRL 5 Daniel VickermanLL 4 Justin HarrisonTP 3 Al BaxterHK 2 Brendan CannonLP 1 Matt DunningSubstitutions:HK 16Adam FreierPR 17Gareth HardyLK 18Alex KanaarN8 19Stephen HoilesSH 20Chris O'YoungFH 21Shaun BerneCE 22Cameron ShepherdCoach:AUS Ewen McKenzie Player statistics Leading try-scorers Top 3 try scorers Pos Name Tries Team 1 Rico Gear 15 Crusaders 2 Peter Hewat 10 Waratahs 3 Bryan Habana 9 Bulls Leading point-scorers Top 3 point scorers Pos Name Points Team 1 Peter Hewat 174 Waratahs 2 Dan Carter 171 Crusaders 3 Jimmy Gopperth 139 Hurricanes Notes and references Further reading McIlraith M. 2005 Ten Years of Super 12 Auckland Hodder Moa 1-86971-025-8 Category:Super Rugby seasons 1 1 1 Super 12