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Español2006 SUPER 14 SEASON
(Redirected from 2006 Super 14)
The '2006 Super 14 season' started on Friday February 10 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday May 27 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the Western Force and the Central Cheetahs, join the Super 12/14. The addition of two new teams led to the name change from the Super 12. It was also the first year for a new Super 14 trophy.
At the start of round one, the Crusaders were the favourite to win this year's title1 with a return of A$3.25 for every $1 bet. The Blues were second favourite with a return of A$4.75 for every $1 bet and the Waratahs were third with a return of A$5.00 for every $1 bet. The Cats were favourites for the wooden spoon. These figures are the final odds.
The season saw the first joint commercial by the three SANZAR unions since 1996. The commercial was filmed in Ukraine and is set in a laundrymart. The ad was attempting to draw interest, with the motto ''More teams, more games and more excitement'' at the end of the commercial. One player from each of the 14 teams was present, except for the Waratahs. A local extra named "Ouri" filled the role of Mat Rogers who injured his back in a test match for the Wallabies against .
By the end of round twelve, critics began speculating that the pre-season favourites, the Crusaders, were losing their form after a draw against the winless Western Force and then a shock loss to the Stormers.[1] However they bounced back against the Bulls with a 4 try bonus point victory. After a few results fell in their favour they were able to comfortably beat the Brumbies, and finished for the second consecutive season on top of the ladder. The Crusaders won the Super 14 after defeating the Hurricanes in Christchurch in the final, 19-12 in misty conditions. There was 94 matches held over three and a half months, with each team playing one full round robin against the 13 other teams and the playoffs involving two semi-finals and a final. Every team got one bye over the 14 rounds.
:
★ Pos = Table Position
★ Pld = Played
★ W = Win (Worth 4 points)
★ D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
★ L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
★ F = For (Total points scored)
★ A = Against (Total points scored against)
★ +/- = Points difference (The total of For minus Against points)
★ BP = Bonus Point (Teams can score additional bonus points by certain scenarios. 1 Bonus point will be awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw. A bonus point will be awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or less. It is possible to receive 2 (two) bonus points in a loss.)
★ Pts = Progressive points tally
At the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the semi finals. If one or more teams finish on the same number of points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:
#Greatest difference in points scored and allowed.
#Head-to-head results.
#Most tries scored in the regular season.
===Odds to win final [2]===
''Correct as of May 22 2006''
:
Note: Price is return for every one dollar bet and is in Australian Dollars.
Teams that have been scratched from betting on or have been eliminated from making the semifinals will no longer be viable to bet on and the current odds will state the final odds before they were removed from betting on.
Originally, the fifth-place South African side was to be replaced by the Spears, who were initially planned to compete in the 2007 and 2008 competitions. However, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) revisited the decision to admit the Spears, and announced on 19 April 2006 that the Spears would not enter the competition.[1]
On 5 August 2006, the High Court of South Africa threw a potential monkey wrench into the 2007 season when it issued its ruling in the Spears' legal challenge to the decision. It ruled that the Spears had a valid contract with SA Rugby, the commercial arm of SARU, to be included in the 2007 and 2008 Super 14. SA Rugby and SARU are expected to appeal the decision.[2] If the Spears win their court challenge, the Lions, the new name for the Cats, will be relegated for 2007 and will play a test match with the lowest South African team on the 2007 ladder, other than the Spears, for a place in the 2008 competition.
On 8 September 2006, the Golden Lions Rugby Union, the company that operates the Cats franchise, announced that the franchise would be known in the future as the Lions.[3]
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|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'Week 1'
| ''February 10-12''
|'Week 9'
| ''April 7-9''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'Week 2'
| ''February 17-19''
|'Week 10'
| ''April 14-16''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'Week 3'
| ''February 24-26''
|'Week 11'
| ''April 21-23''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'Week 4'
| ''March 3-5''
|'Week 12'
| ''April 28-30''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'Week 5'
| ''March 10-12''
|'Week 13'
| ''May 5-7''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'Week 6'
| ''March 17-19''
|'Week 14'
| ''May 12-14''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'Week 7'
| ''March 24-26''
|'Semi-Finals'
| ''May 19-21''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'Week 8'
| ''March 31-April 2''
|'Final'
| ''Saturday 27 May''
All kick off times are local.
''Note: BP stands for Bonus Point, which are awarded for getting 4 tries or more in a match and/or a loss within 7 points of the winning score - e.g. Team A 14-20 Team B. Team A would get a BP for a loss within 7 points (6).
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 10
| 1935
| Blues
| 19
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'37 (1 BP)'
| Auckland
| 35,200
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 10
| 1905
| Western Force
| 10
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'25'
| Perth
| 37,037
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 10
| 1910
| Cheetahs
| 18
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'30 (1 BP)'
| Bloemfontein
| 37,383
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 11
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'38 (1 BP)'
| Highlanders
| 15
| Christchurch
| 28,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 11
| 1940
| Reds
| 12 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Brisbane
| 38,947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 11
| 1700
| Cats
| 12
| style="background:silver" |'Stormers'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Johannesburg
| 27,997
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 11
| 1910
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Chiefs
| 21
| Durban
| 26,512
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after one round
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
| align="left" | Crusaders
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 38 || 15 || 23 || 1 || '5'
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- align="center"
|| 2
| align="left" | Hurricanes
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 37 || 19 || 18 || 1 || '5'
|- align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | Bulls
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 30 || 18 || 12 || 1 || '5'
|- align="center"
|| 4
| align="left" | Brumbies
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 10 || 15 || 0 || '4'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 17
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'25'
| Blues
| 13
| Dunedin
| 17,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 17
| 1800
| style="background:silver" | 'Cats'
| style="background:silver" |'21'
| Chiefs
| 16 (1 BP)
| Johannesburg
| 41,650
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 17
| 2000
|Bulls
|21 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" | 'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'27'
|Pretoria
|41,650
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 18
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'29 (1 BP)'
| Western Force
| 5
| New Plymouth
| 14,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 18
| 1900
| Reds
| 21
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'47 (1 BP)'
| Brisbane
| 23,551
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 18
| 1700
| Sharks
| 26 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" | 'Cheetahs'
| style="background:silver" | '27 (1 BP)'
| Durban
| 28,256
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 18
| 1910
| Stormers
| 26 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" | '32 (1 BP)'
| Cape Town
| 32,157
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after two rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
| align="left" | Crusaders
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 85 || 36 || 49 || 2 || '10'
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- align="center"
|| 2
| align="left" | Hurricanes
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 66 || 24 || 42 || 2 || '10'
|- align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | Waratahs
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 48 || 38 || 10 || 1 || '9'
|- align="center"
|| 4
| align="left" | Brumbies
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 52 || 31 || 21 || 0 || '8'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 24
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'29 (1 BP)'
| Cats
| 16
| Wellington
| 23,400
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 24
| 1905
| Western Force
| 9
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Perth
| 29,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 24
| 1910
| '''Stormers'''
| '''15'''
| '''Brumbies'''
| '''15'''
| Cape Town
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 25
| 1730
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'22'
| Sharks
| 20 (1 BP)
| Timaru
| 10,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 25
| 1935
| Reds
| 20 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'21'
| Brisbane
| 21,154
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 25
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Waratahs
| 17
| Pretoria
| 30,601
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 25
| 1910
| Cheetahs
| 12 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'17'
| Bloemfontein
| 21,373
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after three rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
| align="left" | Hurricanes
|| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 95 || 40 || 55 || 3 || '15'
|- align="center"
|| 2
| align="left" | Crusaders
|| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 107 || 56 || 51 || 2 || '14'
|- align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | Brumbies
|| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 67 || 46 || 21 || 0 || '10'
|- align="center"
|| 4
| align="left" | Bulls
|| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 77 || 62 || 15 || 2 || '10'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 3 March
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'35 (1 BP)'
| Reds
| 17
| Hamilton
| 12,500
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 3 March
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Cats
| 7
| Canberra
| 19,059
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 4 March
| 1530
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'31'
| Sharks
| 16
| Sydney
| 25,619
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 4 March
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'39'
| Blues
| 10
| Christchurch
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 4 March
| 1700
| Stormers
| 15
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Cape Town
|34,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 4 March
| 1910
|style="background:silver" |'Cheetahs'
|style="background:silver" |'27'
| Hurricanes
| 25 (1 BP)
| Bloemfontein
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Force
| Bulls
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after four rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|4||4||0||0||146||65||81||2||'18'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|4||3||0||1||120||67||53||4||'16'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Brumbies
|4||3||1||0||95||53||42||0||'14'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Waratahs
|4||3||0||1||96||80||16||1||'13'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 10 March
| 1935
| Chiefs
| 19 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'25'
| Hamilton
| 24,300
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 10 March
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'50 (1 BP)'
| Cats
| 3
| Sydney
| 23,986
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 11 March
| 1900
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'35 (1 BP)'
| Sharks
| 30 (1 BP)
| Canberra
| 18,237
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 11 March
| 2005
| style="background:silver" |'Reds'
| style="background:silver" |'29'
| Western Force
| 18
| Brisbane
| 21,373
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 11 March
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Highlanders
| 16 (1 BP)
| Pretoria
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 11 March
| 1910
| Stormers
| 19 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Cape Town
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Blues
| Cheetahs
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after five rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|5||5||0||0||171||84||87||2||'22'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|5||4||0||1||143||86||57||4||'20'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Brumbies
|5||4||1||0||120||83||37||1||'19'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Waratahs
|5||4||0||1||146||83||63||2||'18'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 17 March
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'43 (1 BP)'
| Cats
| 15
| Christchurch
| 20,888
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 17 March
| 1900
| Western Force
| 7
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'32 (1 BP)'
| Perth
| 26,140
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 17 March
| 1910
| Bulls
| 23 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Pretoria
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 18 March
| 1730
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Brumbies
| 15
| Auckland
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 18 March
| 1935
| Highlanders
| 11
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Dunedin
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 18 March
| 1700
| Stormers
| 25 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Cheetahs'
| style="background:silver" |'31'
| Cape Town
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Chiefs
| Reds
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after six rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|6||6||0||0||204||99||105||3||'27'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|6||5||0||1||169||109||60||4||'24'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Waratahs
|6||5||0||1||178||90||88||3||'23'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|6||4||1||1||135||109||26||1||'19'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 24 March
| 1900
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Sharks
| 17 (1 BP)
| Wellington
| 19,800
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 24 March
| 2005
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'43 (1 BP)'
| Blues
| 9
| Sydney
| 30,978
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 24 March
| 1910
| style="background:silver" |'Cheetahs'
| style="background:silver" |'10'
| Reds
| 6 (1 BP)
| Bloemfontein
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 25 March
| 1630
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Chiefs
| 26 (1 BP)
| Canberra
|17,217
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 25 March
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Cats
| 14 (1 BP)
| Invercargill
|7,902
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 25 March
| 2005
| Western Force
| 21
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Perth
|23,392
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Crusaders
| Stormers
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after seven rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Waratahs
|7||6||0||1||221||99||122||4||'28'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|7||6||0||1||192||126||66||4||'28'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Crusaders
|6||6||0||0||204||99||105||3||'27'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|7||5||1||1||163||135||28||1||'23'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 31 March
| 1900
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Bulls
| 17
| Auckland
| 21,233
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 31 March
| 2005
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Cheetahs
| 3
| Sydney
| 25,296
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 31 March
| 1910
| Western Force
| 25 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Stormers'
| style="background:silver" |'26 (1 BP)'
| Perth
|24,507
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 1 April
| 1730
| Hurricanes
| 11
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'20'
| Wellington
| 34,500
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 1 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Highlanders
| 13 (1 BP)
| Hamilton
| 14,607
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 1 April
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'36 (1 BP)'
| Reds
| 28 (1 BP)
| Durban
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Brumbies
| Cats
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after eight rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Waratahs
|8||7||0||1||247||102||145||4||'32'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Crusaders
|7||7||0||0||234||111||123||3||'31'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|8||6||0||2||203||146||57||4||'28'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|7||5||1||1||163||135||28||1||'23'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 7 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'17'
| Waratahs
| 11 (1 BP)
| Christchurch
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1435
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'25'
| Western Force
| 22 (1 BP)
| Dunedin
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1730
| '''Chiefs'''
| '''26'''
| '''Bulls'''
| '''26 (1 BP)'''
| Hamilton
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'32 (1 BP)'
| Stormers
| 15
| Auckland
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'53 (1 BP)'
| Cheetahs
| 20
| Canberra
|17,117
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1700
| Cats
| 16 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Reds'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Johannesburg
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Hurricanes
| Sharks
|-
! colspan=9| Top Four after nine rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
| align="left" | Crusaders
|8||8||0||0||251||122||129||3||'35'
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- align="center"
|| 2
| align="left" | Waratahs
|9||7||0||2||258||119||139||5||'33'
|- align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | Brumbies
|8||6||1||1||216||155||61||2||'28'
|- align="center"
|| 4
| align="left" | Hurricanes
|8||6||0||2||203||146||57||4||'28'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 14 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'39 (1 BP)'
| Western Force
| 8
| Auckland
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 15 April
| 1730
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'53 (1 BP)'
| Cheetahs
| 17
| Christchurch
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 15 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Stormers
| 20
| Mount Maunganui
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 15 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Reds'
| style="background:silver" |'20'
| Bulls
| 19 (1 BP)
| Brisbane
|16,033
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 15 April
| 1700
| Cats
| 8
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'36 (1 BP)'
| Johannesburg
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Sunday 16 April
| 1435
| Highlanders
| 13
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'29 (1 BP)'
| Dunedin
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Sunday 16 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'37 (1 BP)'
| Brumbies
| 14
| Sydney
| 36,656
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after ten rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|9||9||0||0||304||139||165||4||'40'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Waratahs
|10||8||0||2||295||133||162||6||'38'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|9||7||0||2||232||159||73||5||'33'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|9||6||1||2||230||192||38||2||'28'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 21 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'33 (1 BP)'
| Cheetahs
| 32 (2 BP)
| Hamilton
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 21 April
| 1940
| Reds
| 20 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Stormers'
| style="background:silver" |'24'
| Brisbane
|17,866
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 21 April
| 1940
| '''Western Force'''
| '''23'''
| '''Crusaders'''
| '''23'''
| Perth
| 30,231
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 22 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'21'
| Hurricanes
| 16 (1 BP)
| Canberra
| 17,122
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 22 April
| 1500
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'32 (1 BP)'
| Blues
| 15
| Durban
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 22 April
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'46 (1 BP)'
| Cats
| 17
| Pretoria
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Highlanders
| Waratahs
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after eleven rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|10||9||1||0||327||162||165||4||'42'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Waratahs
|10||8||0||2||295||133||162||6||'38'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|10||7||0||3||248||180||68||6||'34'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|10||7||1||2||251||208||43||2||'32'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 28 April
| 1935
| Highlanders
| 3
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'20'
| Dunedin
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 28 April
| 1910
| '''Cats'''
| '''34 (1 BP)'''
| '''Western Force'''
| '''34 (1 BP)'''
| Johannesburg
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'35 (1 BP)'
| Chiefs
| 10
| Wellington
| 27,011
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'36 (1 BP)'
| Reds
| 0
| Canberra
| 17,041
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1500
| Cheetahs
| 33 (2 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'34 (1 BP)'
| Bloemfontein
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'34 (1 BP)'
| |Sharks
| 27 (2 BP)
| Pretoria
|45,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1910
| style="background:silver" |'Stormers'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Crusaders
| 17
| Cape Town
|
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after twelve rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Waratahs
|11||9||0||2||315||136||179||6||'42'
|-align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Crusaders
|11||9||1||1||344||190||154||4||'42'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|11||8||0||3||283||190||93||7||'39'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|11||8||1||2||297||208||89||3||'37'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 5 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Reds
| 22 (1 BP)
| Wellington
| 21,367
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 5 May
| 1910
| Bulls
| 17
| style="background:silver" |' Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'35 (1 BP)'
| Pretoria
|41,968
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs
| style="background:silver" |'37 (1 BP)'
| Waratahs
| 33 (2 BP)
| Hamilton
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1940
| Brumbies
| 26 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Canberra
| 19,023
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1500
| Cheetahs
|14 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Western Force'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Bloemfontein
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'24'
| Stormers
| 17 (1BP)
| Durban
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1910
| style="background:silver" | 'Cats'
| style="background:silver" |'34 (1 BP)'
| Blues
| 33 (2 BP)
| Johannesburg
|
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after thirteen rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|12||10||1||1||370||207||172||5||'47'
|-align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Waratahs
|12||9||0||3||348||173||175||8||'44'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|12||9||0||3||309||212||97||7||'43'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|12||8||1||3||323||236||87||4||'38'
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 12 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'33'
| Brumbies
| 3
| Christchurch
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 12 May
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Reds'
| style="background:silver" |'22'
| Highlanders
| 16 (1 BP)
| Thuringowa
|10,580
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 12 May
| 1910
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'41 (1 BP)'
| Western Force
|25 (1 BP)
| Durban
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 13 May
| 1935
| Blues
| 9
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Auckland
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 13 May
| 1940
| Waratahs
| 14 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'19'
| Sydney
| 37,042
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 13 May
| 1500
| style="background:silver" |'Cheetahs'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Cats
| 23 (1 BP)
| Bloemfontein
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 13 May
| 1700
| Stormers
| 10
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'43 (1 BP)'
| Cape Town
|
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after fourteen rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|13||11||1||1||412||210||202||5||'51'
|-align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|13||10||0||3||328||226||102||7||'47'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Waratahs
|13||9||0||4||362||192||170||9||'45'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Bulls
|13||7||1||5||355||290||65||7||'38'
The final round saw the last semi-final berth change hands three times over the weekend. The Brumbies started the weekend on 38 points with the Sharks and the Bulls both behind on 33. This meant the Brumbies did not even need to defeat the Crusaders to secure their semi-final berth; they only needed to collect a bonus point by scoring four tries or staying within 7 points of the Crusaders.
However, the Brumbies lost 33-3 and failed to secure any competition points at all, leaving the door open for the two South African teams. The Sharks played first, needing to win with a bonus point for four tries scored and a points differential of more than ten in their game against the Force. The Sharks duly achieved both and moved into fourth position on the table.
The Sharks were overtaken by the Bulls after the Bulls' 43-10 win over the Stormers. The Bulls needed to score four or more tries and win by at least 32 points and won by 33, securing the final spot after having the longest odds of the three teams that could have earned 4th.
The first semi final saw the Hurricanes defeat the Waratahs in Wellington. This was the first ever semi final victory for the Hurricanes and the Waratahs second loss - the first being the Brumbies 51-10 victory in 2002. The Crusaders made it two semi final defeats in a row for the Bulls, after a crushing 35-15 win. This sets up the Crusaders fifth straight appearance in the final and their 8th final appearance in the last 9 seasons. As the Crusaders were higher on the ladder than the Hurricanes the final was played at Jade Stadium, Christchurch on May 27.
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 19 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Waratahs
| 14
| Wellington
| 34,500
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 20 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" | 'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'35'
| Bulls
| | 15
| Christchurch
| 24,000
Main articles: 2006 Super 14 Final
On the night of the final, Christchurch was shrouded in very thick fog, meaning visibility was very poor, the game has thus been dubbed "gorillas in the mist" (after the ). The opposite side of the field was barely visible, and the advertisements were unreadable. The players thus had a very tough time, especially the penalty kickers on each side, who both misjudged the distance to the goalposts and fell short. Players of international calibre made unusual mistakes due to the eerie fog that engulfed the stadium. The Sky Sports announcers were forced to split commentary on the game, as they could not make out anything from the commentary box, so the sideline commentator had to fill in what they could not see.
No tries were scored in the first half; all points came from penalties, leading to a half-time score of 6-3 to the Crusaders. In the second half, more penalties were awarded leading to a score of 9-all, before the Crusaders scored a converted try through Casey Laulala. Daniel Carter kicked another penalty bringing it to 19-9. Jimmy Gopperth then kicked another penalty with 10 minutes remaining, bringing the final score to 19-12.
★ Super 14
★ Super 12 Champions
1. "It is official: Spears shafted", ''RugbyRugby.com'', 19 April 2006
2. Southern Spears get okay to compete in Super 14
3. From Cats to Lions ... the new look
★ Leading points scorers table
★ Leading try scorers table
The '2006 Super 14 season' started on Friday February 10 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday May 27 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the Western Force and the Central Cheetahs, join the Super 12/14. The addition of two new teams led to the name change from the Super 12. It was also the first year for a new Super 14 trophy.
At the start of round one, the Crusaders were the favourite to win this year's title1 with a return of A$3.25 for every $1 bet. The Blues were second favourite with a return of A$4.75 for every $1 bet and the Waratahs were third with a return of A$5.00 for every $1 bet. The Cats were favourites for the wooden spoon. These figures are the final odds.
The season saw the first joint commercial by the three SANZAR unions since 1996. The commercial was filmed in Ukraine and is set in a laundrymart. The ad was attempting to draw interest, with the motto ''More teams, more games and more excitement'' at the end of the commercial. One player from each of the 14 teams was present, except for the Waratahs. A local extra named "Ouri" filled the role of Mat Rogers who injured his back in a test match for the Wallabies against .
By the end of round twelve, critics began speculating that the pre-season favourites, the Crusaders, were losing their form after a draw against the winless Western Force and then a shock loss to the Stormers.[1] However they bounced back against the Bulls with a 4 try bonus point victory. After a few results fell in their favour they were able to comfortably beat the Brumbies, and finished for the second consecutive season on top of the ladder. The Crusaders won the Super 14 after defeating the Hurricanes in Christchurch in the final, 19-12 in misty conditions. There was 94 matches held over three and a half months, with each team playing one full round robin against the 13 other teams and the playoffs involving two semi-finals and a final. Every team got one bye over the 14 rounds.
Final Standings
:
| Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | 'Crusaders' | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 412 | 210 | 202 | 5 | '51' |
| '2' | 'Hurricanes' | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 328 | 226 | 102 | 7 | '47' |
| '3' | 'Waratahs' | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 362 | 192 | 170 | 9 | '45' |
| '4' | 'Bulls' | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 355 | 290 | 65 | 7 | '38' |
| '5' | 'Sharks' | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 361 | 297 | 64 | 10 | '38' |
| '6' | 'Brumbies' | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 326 | 269 | 57 | 4 | '38' |
| '7' | 'Chiefs' | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 325 | 298 | 27 | 6 | '36' |
| '8' | 'Blues' | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 290 | 344 | -54 | 5 | '29' |
| '9' | 'Highlanders' | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 228 | 276 | -48 | 3 | '27' |
| '10' | 'Cheetahs' | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 272 | 367 | -95 | 7 | '27' |
| '11' | 'Stormers' | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 263 | 334 | -71 | 5 | '23' |
| '12' | 'Reds' | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 240 | 320 | -80 | 6 | '22' |
| '13' | 'Cats' | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 220 | 405 | -185 | 5 | '15' |
| '14' | 'Force' | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 223 | 373 | -150 | 4 | '12' |
Table notes
★ Pos = Table Position
★ Pld = Played
★ W = Win (Worth 4 points)
★ D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
★ L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
★ F = For (Total points scored)
★ A = Against (Total points scored against)
★ +/- = Points difference (The total of For minus Against points)
★ BP = Bonus Point (Teams can score additional bonus points by certain scenarios. 1 Bonus point will be awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw. A bonus point will be awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or less. It is possible to receive 2 (two) bonus points in a loss.)
★ Pts = Progressive points tally
Tiebreaking Rules (Playoff position)
At the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the semi finals. If one or more teams finish on the same number of points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:
#Greatest difference in points scored and allowed.
#Head-to-head results.
#Most tries scored in the regular season.
===Odds to win final [2]===
''Correct as of May 22 2006''
:
| Opening Odds | Final Odds | Pts | Eliminated from Betting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Crusaders' | $3.10 | $1.30 (Final) | '51' | 'Winners' |
| 'Hurricanes' | $7.50 | '''$3.25''' (Final) | '47' | 'X' |
| 'Waratahs' | $5.50 | '''$6.50''' (Semi-finals) | '45' | 'X' |
| 'Bulls' | $15.00 | '''$21.00''' (Semi-finals) | '38' | 'X' |
| 'Sharks' | $81.00 | '''$67.00''' (Round 14) | '38' | 'X' |
| 'Brumbies' | $7.50 | '''$13.00''' (Round 14) | '38' | 'X' |
| 'Chiefs' | $19.00 | '''$34.00''' (Round 11) | '36' | 'X' |
| 'Blues' | $5.00 | '''$101.00''' (Round 11) | '29' | 'X' |
| 'Highlanders' | $26.00 | '''$81.00''' (Round 10) | '27' | 'X' |
| 'Cheetahs' | $101.00 | '''$201.00''' (Round 10) | '27' | 'X' |
| 'Stormers' | $23.00 | '''$151.00''' (Round 9) | '23' | 'X' |
| 'Reds' | $51.00 | '''$501.00''' (Round 9) | '22' | 'X' |
| 'Cats' | $67.00 | '''$1001.00''' (Round 9) | '15' | 'X' |
| 'Force' | $81.00 | '''$5001.00''' (Round 8) | '12' | 'X' |
Note: Price is return for every one dollar bet and is in Australian Dollars.
Teams that have been scratched from betting on or have been eliminated from making the semifinals will no longer be viable to bet on and the current odds will state the final odds before they were removed from betting on.
South African relegation
Originally, the fifth-place South African side was to be replaced by the Spears, who were initially planned to compete in the 2007 and 2008 competitions. However, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) revisited the decision to admit the Spears, and announced on 19 April 2006 that the Spears would not enter the competition.[1]
On 5 August 2006, the High Court of South Africa threw a potential monkey wrench into the 2007 season when it issued its ruling in the Spears' legal challenge to the decision. It ruled that the Spears had a valid contract with SA Rugby, the commercial arm of SARU, to be included in the 2007 and 2008 Super 14. SA Rugby and SARU are expected to appeal the decision.[2] If the Spears win their court challenge, the Lions, the new name for the Cats, will be relegated for 2007 and will play a test match with the lowest South African team on the 2007 ladder, other than the Spears, for a place in the 2008 competition.
On 8 September 2006, the Golden Lions Rugby Union, the company that operates the Cats franchise, announced that the franchise would be known in the future as the Lions.[3]
Player Statistics
Leading try scorers
| Top 3 try scorers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | Tries | Pld | Team | ||||
| 1 | Lome Fa'atau | '10' | 15 | Hurricanes | ||||
| 2 | Stirling Mortlock | '9' | 13 | Brumbies | ||||
| 3 | Scott Staniforth | '9' | 13 | Force | ||||
Leading point scorers
| Top 3 overall point scorers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | Points | Pld | Team | ||||
| 1 | Daniel Carter | '221' | 14 | Crusaders | ||||
| 2 | Peter Hewat | '191' | 14 | Waratahs | ||||
| 3 | Stephen Donald | '133' | 13 | Chiefs | ||||
Fixtures & Results
|-border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
! width="100"|
! width="100"|Date
! width="100"|
! width="100"|Date
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'Week 1'
| ''February 10-12''
|'Week 9'
| ''April 7-9''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'Week 2'
| ''February 17-19''
|'Week 10'
| ''April 14-16''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'Week 3'
| ''February 24-26''
|'Week 11'
| ''April 21-23''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'Week 4'
| ''March 3-5''
|'Week 12'
| ''April 28-30''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'Week 5'
| ''March 10-12''
|'Week 13'
| ''May 5-7''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'Week 6'
| ''March 17-19''
|'Week 14'
| ''May 12-14''
|- align=center bgcolor="#cedff2"
|'Week 7'
| ''March 24-26''
|'Semi-Finals'
| ''May 19-21''
|- align=center bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'Week 8'
| ''March 31-April 2''
|'Final'
| ''Saturday 27 May''
All kick off times are local.
''Note: BP stands for Bonus Point, which are awarded for getting 4 tries or more in a match and/or a loss within 7 points of the winning score - e.g. Team A 14-20 Team B. Team A would get a BP for a loss within 7 points (6).
Week 1
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 10
| 1935
| Blues
| 19
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'37 (1 BP)'
| Auckland
| 35,200
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 10
| 1905
| Western Force
| 10
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'25'
| Perth
| 37,037
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 10
| 1910
| Cheetahs
| 18
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'30 (1 BP)'
| Bloemfontein
| 37,383
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 11
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'38 (1 BP)'
| Highlanders
| 15
| Christchurch
| 28,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 11
| 1940
| Reds
| 12 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Brisbane
| 38,947
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 11
| 1700
| Cats
| 12
| style="background:silver" |'Stormers'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Johannesburg
| 27,997
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 11
| 1910
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Chiefs
| 21
| Durban
| 26,512
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after one round
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
| align="left" | Crusaders
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 38 || 15 || 23 || 1 || '5'
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- align="center"
|| 2
| align="left" | Hurricanes
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 37 || 19 || 18 || 1 || '5'
|- align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | Bulls
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 30 || 18 || 12 || 1 || '5'
|- align="center"
|| 4
| align="left" | Brumbies
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 10 || 15 || 0 || '4'
Week 2
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 17
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'25'
| Blues
| 13
| Dunedin
| 17,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 17
| 1800
| style="background:silver" | 'Cats'
| style="background:silver" |'21'
| Chiefs
| 16 (1 BP)
| Johannesburg
| 41,650
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 17
| 2000
|Bulls
|21 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" | 'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'27'
|Pretoria
|41,650
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 18
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'29 (1 BP)'
| Western Force
| 5
| New Plymouth
| 14,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 18
| 1900
| Reds
| 21
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'47 (1 BP)'
| Brisbane
| 23,551
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 18
| 1700
| Sharks
| 26 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" | 'Cheetahs'
| style="background:silver" | '27 (1 BP)'
| Durban
| 28,256
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 18
| 1910
| Stormers
| 26 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" | '32 (1 BP)'
| Cape Town
| 32,157
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after two rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
| align="left" | Crusaders
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 85 || 36 || 49 || 2 || '10'
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- align="center"
|| 2
| align="left" | Hurricanes
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 66 || 24 || 42 || 2 || '10'
|- align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | Waratahs
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 48 || 38 || 10 || 1 || '9'
|- align="center"
|| 4
| align="left" | Brumbies
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 52 || 31 || 21 || 0 || '8'
Week 3
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 24
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'29 (1 BP)'
| Cats
| 16
| Wellington
| 23,400
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 24
| 1905
| Western Force
| 9
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Perth
| 29,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday February 24
| 1910
| '''Stormers'''
| '''15'''
| '''Brumbies'''
| '''15'''
| Cape Town
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 25
| 1730
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'22'
| Sharks
| 20 (1 BP)
| Timaru
| 10,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 25
| 1935
| Reds
| 20 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'21'
| Brisbane
| 21,154
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 25
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Waratahs
| 17
| Pretoria
| 30,601
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday February 25
| 1910
| Cheetahs
| 12 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'17'
| Bloemfontein
| 21,373
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after three rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
| align="left" | Hurricanes
|| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 95 || 40 || 55 || 3 || '15'
|- align="center"
|| 2
| align="left" | Crusaders
|| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 107 || 56 || 51 || 2 || '14'
|- align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | Brumbies
|| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 67 || 46 || 21 || 0 || '10'
|- align="center"
|| 4
| align="left" | Bulls
|| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 77 || 62 || 15 || 2 || '10'
Week 4
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 3 March
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'35 (1 BP)'
| Reds
| 17
| Hamilton
| 12,500
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 3 March
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Cats
| 7
| Canberra
| 19,059
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 4 March
| 1530
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'31'
| Sharks
| 16
| Sydney
| 25,619
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 4 March
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'39'
| Blues
| 10
| Christchurch
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 4 March
| 1700
| Stormers
| 15
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Cape Town
|34,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 4 March
| 1910
|style="background:silver" |'Cheetahs'
|style="background:silver" |'27'
| Hurricanes
| 25 (1 BP)
| Bloemfontein
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Force
| Bulls
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after four rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|4||4||0||0||146||65||81||2||'18'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|4||3||0||1||120||67||53||4||'16'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Brumbies
|4||3||1||0||95||53||42||0||'14'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Waratahs
|4||3||0||1||96||80||16||1||'13'
Week 5
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 10 March
| 1935
| Chiefs
| 19 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'25'
| Hamilton
| 24,300
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 10 March
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'50 (1 BP)'
| Cats
| 3
| Sydney
| 23,986
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 11 March
| 1900
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'35 (1 BP)'
| Sharks
| 30 (1 BP)
| Canberra
| 18,237
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 11 March
| 2005
| style="background:silver" |'Reds'
| style="background:silver" |'29'
| Western Force
| 18
| Brisbane
| 21,373
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 11 March
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Highlanders
| 16 (1 BP)
| Pretoria
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 11 March
| 1910
| Stormers
| 19 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Cape Town
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Blues
| Cheetahs
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after five rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|5||5||0||0||171||84||87||2||'22'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|5||4||0||1||143||86||57||4||'20'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Brumbies
|5||4||1||0||120||83||37||1||'19'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Waratahs
|5||4||0||1||146||83||63||2||'18'
Week 6
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 17 March
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'43 (1 BP)'
| Cats
| 15
| Christchurch
| 20,888
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 17 March
| 1900
| Western Force
| 7
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'32 (1 BP)'
| Perth
| 26,140
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 17 March
| 1910
| Bulls
| 23 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Pretoria
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 18 March
| 1730
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Brumbies
| 15
| Auckland
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 18 March
| 1935
| Highlanders
| 11
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Dunedin
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 18 March
| 1700
| Stormers
| 25 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Cheetahs'
| style="background:silver" |'31'
| Cape Town
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Chiefs
| Reds
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after six rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|6||6||0||0||204||99||105||3||'27'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|6||5||0||1||169||109||60||4||'24'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Waratahs
|6||5||0||1||178||90||88||3||'23'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|6||4||1||1||135||109||26||1||'19'
Week 7
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 24 March
| 1900
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Sharks
| 17 (1 BP)
| Wellington
| 19,800
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 24 March
| 2005
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'43 (1 BP)'
| Blues
| 9
| Sydney
| 30,978
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 24 March
| 1910
| style="background:silver" |'Cheetahs'
| style="background:silver" |'10'
| Reds
| 6 (1 BP)
| Bloemfontein
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 25 March
| 1630
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Chiefs
| 26 (1 BP)
| Canberra
|17,217
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 25 March
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Cats
| 14 (1 BP)
| Invercargill
|7,902
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 25 March
| 2005
| Western Force
| 21
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Perth
|23,392
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Crusaders
| Stormers
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after seven rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Waratahs
|7||6||0||1||221||99||122||4||'28'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|7||6||0||1||192||126||66||4||'28'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Crusaders
|6||6||0||0||204||99||105||3||'27'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|7||5||1||1||163||135||28||1||'23'
Week 8
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 31 March
| 1900
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Bulls
| 17
| Auckland
| 21,233
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 31 March
| 2005
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Cheetahs
| 3
| Sydney
| 25,296
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 31 March
| 1910
| Western Force
| 25 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Stormers'
| style="background:silver" |'26 (1 BP)'
| Perth
|24,507
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 1 April
| 1730
| Hurricanes
| 11
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'20'
| Wellington
| 34,500
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 1 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Highlanders
| 13 (1 BP)
| Hamilton
| 14,607
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 1 April
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'36 (1 BP)'
| Reds
| 28 (1 BP)
| Durban
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Brumbies
| Cats
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after eight rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Waratahs
|8||7||0||1||247||102||145||4||'32'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Crusaders
|7||7||0||0||234||111||123||3||'31'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|8||6||0||2||203||146||57||4||'28'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|7||5||1||1||163||135||28||1||'23'
Week 9
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 7 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'17'
| Waratahs
| 11 (1 BP)
| Christchurch
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1435
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'25'
| Western Force
| 22 (1 BP)
| Dunedin
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1730
| '''Chiefs'''
| '''26'''
| '''Bulls'''
| '''26 (1 BP)'''
| Hamilton
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'32 (1 BP)'
| Stormers
| 15
| Auckland
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'53 (1 BP)'
| Cheetahs
| 20
| Canberra
|17,117
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 8 April
| 1700
| Cats
| 16 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Reds'
| style="background:silver" |'23'
| Johannesburg
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Hurricanes
| Sharks
|-
! colspan=9| Top Four after nine rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
| align="left" | Crusaders
|8||8||0||0||251||122||129||3||'35'
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- align="center"
|| 2
| align="left" | Waratahs
|9||7||0||2||258||119||139||5||'33'
|- align="center"
|| 3
| align="left" | Brumbies
|8||6||1||1||216||155||61||2||'28'
|- align="center"
|| 4
| align="left" | Hurricanes
|8||6||0||2||203||146||57||4||'28'
Week 10
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 14 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'39 (1 BP)'
| Western Force
| 8
| Auckland
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 15 April
| 1730
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'53 (1 BP)'
| Cheetahs
| 17
| Christchurch
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 15 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Stormers
| 20
| Mount Maunganui
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 15 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Reds'
| style="background:silver" |'20'
| Bulls
| 19 (1 BP)
| Brisbane
|16,033
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 15 April
| 1700
| Cats
| 8
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'36 (1 BP)'
| Johannesburg
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Sunday 16 April
| 1435
| Highlanders
| 13
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'29 (1 BP)'
| Dunedin
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Sunday 16 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'37 (1 BP)'
| Brumbies
| 14
| Sydney
| 36,656
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after ten rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|9||9||0||0||304||139||165||4||'40'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Waratahs
|10||8||0||2||295||133||162||6||'38'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|9||7||0||2||232||159||73||5||'33'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|9||6||1||2||230||192||38||2||'28'
Week 11
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 21 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'33 (1 BP)'
| Cheetahs
| 32 (2 BP)
| Hamilton
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 21 April
| 1940
| Reds
| 20 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Stormers'
| style="background:silver" |'24'
| Brisbane
|17,866
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 21 April
| 1940
| '''Western Force'''
| '''23'''
| '''Crusaders'''
| '''23'''
| Perth
| 30,231
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 22 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'21'
| Hurricanes
| 16 (1 BP)
| Canberra
| 17,122
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 22 April
| 1500
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'32 (1 BP)'
| Blues
| 15
| Durban
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 22 April
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'46 (1 BP)'
| Cats
| 17
| Pretoria
|
! colspan=200| 'Bye'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Highlanders
| Waratahs
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after eleven rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|10||9||1||0||327||162||165||4||'42'
|- align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Waratahs
|10||8||0||2||295||133||162||6||'38'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|10||7||0||3||248||180||68||6||'34'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|10||7||1||2||251||208||43||2||'32'
Week 12
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 28 April
| 1935
| Highlanders
| 3
| style="background:silver" |'Waratahs'
| style="background:silver" |'20'
| Dunedin
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 28 April
| 1910
| '''Cats'''
| '''34 (1 BP)'''
| '''Western Force'''
| '''34 (1 BP)'''
| Johannesburg
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'35 (1 BP)'
| Chiefs
| 10
| Wellington
| 27,011
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Brumbies'
| style="background:silver" |'36 (1 BP)'
| Reds
| 0
| Canberra
| 17,041
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1500
| Cheetahs
| 33 (2 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Blues'
| style="background:silver" |'34 (1 BP)'
| Bloemfontein
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'34 (1 BP)'
| |Sharks
| 27 (2 BP)
| Pretoria
|45,000
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 29 April
| 1910
| style="background:silver" |'Stormers'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Crusaders
| 17
| Cape Town
|
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after twelve rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Waratahs
|11||9||0||2||315||136||179||6||'42'
|-align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Crusaders
|11||9||1||1||344||190||154||4||'42'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|11||8||0||3||283||190||93||7||'39'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|11||8||1||2||297||208||89||3||'37'
Week 13
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 5 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'26'
| Reds
| 22 (1 BP)
| Wellington
| 21,367
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 5 May
| 1910
| Bulls
| 17
| style="background:silver" |' Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'35 (1 BP)'
| Pretoria
|41,968
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs
| style="background:silver" |'37 (1 BP)'
| Waratahs
| 33 (2 BP)
| Hamilton
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1940
| Brumbies
| 26 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Highlanders'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Canberra
| 19,023
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1500
| Cheetahs
|14 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Western Force'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Bloemfontein
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1700
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'24'
| Stormers
| 17 (1BP)
| Durban
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 6 May
| 1910
| style="background:silver" | 'Cats'
| style="background:silver" |'34 (1 BP)'
| Blues
| 33 (2 BP)
| Johannesburg
|
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after thirteen rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|12||10||1||1||370||207||172||5||'47'
|-align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Waratahs
|12||9||0||3||348||173||175||8||'44'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Hurricanes
|12||9||0||3||309||212||97||7||'43'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Brumbies
|12||8||1||3||323||236||87||4||'38'
Week 14
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 12 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'33'
| Brumbies
| 3
| Christchurch
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 12 May
| 1940
| style="background:silver" |'Reds'
| style="background:silver" |'22'
| Highlanders
| 16 (1 BP)
| Thuringowa
|10,580
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 12 May
| 1910
| style="background:silver" |'Sharks'
| style="background:silver" |'41 (1 BP)'
| Western Force
|25 (1 BP)
| Durban
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 13 May
| 1935
| Blues
| 9
| style="background:silver" |'Chiefs'
| style="background:silver" |'30'
| Auckland
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 13 May
| 1940
| Waratahs
| 14 (1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'19'
| Sydney
| 37,042
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 13 May
| 1500
| style="background:silver" |'Cheetahs'
| style="background:silver" |'28'
| Cats
| 23 (1 BP)
| Bloemfontein
|
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 13 May
| 1700
| Stormers
| 10
| style="background:silver" |'Bulls'
| style="background:silver" |'43 (1 BP)'
| Cape Town
|
|-
! colspan=9 | Top Four after fourteen rounds
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! F
! A
! +/-
! BP
! Pts
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|| 1
|align=left| Crusaders
|13||11||1||1||412||210||202||5||'51'
|-align="center"
|| 2
|align=left| Hurricanes
|13||10||0||3||328||226||102||7||'47'
|- align="center"
|| 3
|align=left| Waratahs
|13||9||0||4||362||192||170||9||'45'
|- align="center"
|| 4
|align=left| Bulls
|13||7||1||5||355||290||65||7||'38'
The final round saw the last semi-final berth change hands three times over the weekend. The Brumbies started the weekend on 38 points with the Sharks and the Bulls both behind on 33. This meant the Brumbies did not even need to defeat the Crusaders to secure their semi-final berth; they only needed to collect a bonus point by scoring four tries or staying within 7 points of the Crusaders.
However, the Brumbies lost 33-3 and failed to secure any competition points at all, leaving the door open for the two South African teams. The Sharks played first, needing to win with a bonus point for four tries scored and a points differential of more than ten in their game against the Force. The Sharks duly achieved both and moved into fourth position on the table.
The Sharks were overtaken by the Bulls after the Bulls' 43-10 win over the Stormers. The Bulls needed to score four or more tries and win by at least 32 points and won by 33, securing the final spot after having the longest odds of the three teams that could have earned 4th.
Semi-Finals
The first semi final saw the Hurricanes defeat the Waratahs in Wellington. This was the first ever semi final victory for the Hurricanes and the Waratahs second loss - the first being the Brumbies 51-10 victory in 2002. The Crusaders made it two semi final defeats in a row for the Bulls, after a crushing 35-15 win. This sets up the Crusaders fifth straight appearance in the final and their 8th final appearance in the last 9 seasons. As the Crusaders were higher on the ladder than the Hurricanes the final was played at Jade Stadium, Christchurch on May 27.
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 'Date'
| 'Time'
| 'Home team'
| 'Score'
| 'Away team'
| 'Score'
| 'Ground'
| 'Crowd'
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Friday 19 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" |'Hurricanes'
| style="background:silver" |'16'
| Waratahs
| 14
| Wellington
| 34,500
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Saturday 20 May
| 1935
| style="background:silver" | 'Crusaders'
| style="background:silver" |'35'
| Bulls
| | 15
| Christchurch
| 24,000
Final
The fog at Jade Stadium in the final
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On the night of the final, Christchurch was shrouded in very thick fog, meaning visibility was very poor, the game has thus been dubbed "gorillas in the mist" (after the ). The opposite side of the field was barely visible, and the advertisements were unreadable. The players thus had a very tough time, especially the penalty kickers on each side, who both misjudged the distance to the goalposts and fell short. Players of international calibre made unusual mistakes due to the eerie fog that engulfed the stadium. The Sky Sports announcers were forced to split commentary on the game, as they could not make out anything from the commentary box, so the sideline commentator had to fill in what they could not see.
No tries were scored in the first half; all points came from penalties, leading to a half-time score of 6-3 to the Crusaders. In the second half, more penalties were awarded leading to a score of 9-all, before the Crusaders scored a converted try through Casey Laulala. Daniel Carter kicked another penalty bringing it to 19-9. Jimmy Gopperth then kicked another penalty with 10 minutes remaining, bringing the final score to 19-12.
| 'Teams' | 'Crusaders' - Hurricanes |
| 'Score' | '19 - 12' |
| 'Date' | 27 May 2006 |
| 'Stadium' | Jade Stadium, Christchurch |
| 'Crowd' | 36,500 |
| 'Official' | Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
| 'Team lists' | |
| 'Crusaders' | 'Starting Line-up' 15 Leon MacDonald, 14 Rico Gear, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Aaron Mauger, 11 Scott Hamilton, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Kevin Senio, 8 Mose Tuiali'i, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Reuben Thorne, 5 Ross Filipo, 4 Chris Jack, 3 Greg Sommerville, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett. 'Replacements' 16 Tone Kopelani, 17 Campbell Johnstone, 18 Johnny Leo'o, 19 Tanerau Latimer, 20 Stephen Brett, 21 Cameron McIntyre, 22 Caleb Ralph |
| 'Hurricanes' | 'Starting Line-up' 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Lome Fa'atau, 13 Ma'a Nonu, 12 Tana Umaga, 11 Shannon Paku, 10 David Holwell, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Rodney So'oialo (captain), 7 Chris Masoe, 6 Jerry Collins, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Paul Tito, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 John Schwalger. 'Replacements' 16 Luke Mahoney, 17 Joe McDonnell, 18 Luke Andrews, 19 Thomas Waldrom, 20 Brendan Haami, 21 Jimmy Gopperth, 22 Tamati Ellison |
| 'Points breakdown' | |
| 'Crusaders' | 4 penalty goals by Carter (32’, 37’, 46’ and 69’), 1 try by Laulala (62’), 1 conversion by Carter (63’) |
| 'Hurricanes' | 4 penalty goals by Weepu (14’), Holwell (44’) and Gopperth (56’ and 70’) |
See also
★ Super 14
★ Super 12 Champions
References
1. "It is official: Spears shafted", ''RugbyRugby.com'', 19 April 2006
2. Southern Spears get okay to compete in Super 14
3. From Cats to Lions ... the new look
External links
★ Leading points scorers table
★ Leading try scorers table
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