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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.

Contents

Table

Results

Knock-out stages

Semi-finals

Final

Table

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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

Results

Knock-out stages

Semi-finals

★ Auckland '55-36' Natal Auckland

★ Brumbies '33-20' Wellington Canberra

Final

★ Auckland '23-7' Brumbies Auckland