The 1998 Super 12 season was the third season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 1998, 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 Auckland Blues and the Canterbury Crusaders at Eden Park, Auckland. The Canterbury Crusaders won 20–13 to win their first Super 12 title.
Table + Key to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts1 Blues11902388296+927432 Crusaders11803340260+809413 Sharks11704329263+668364 Highlanders11704343279+646345 Reds11614273229+445316 Waratahs11614306276+304307 Chiefs11605279291−125298 Hurricanes11506313342−296269 Stormers11308248364−16661810 Brumbies11308228308−8051711 Bulls11308249306−5741612 Cats11209266346−80715
Results Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Finals Semi finals
Grand final
Statistics Top try-scorers + Top 3 try scorers Pos Name Team Tries1Jeff Wilson Otago Highlanders10Joeli VidiriAuckland Blues10Stefan TerblancheCoastal Sharks10
Top points-scorers + Top 3 points scorers Pos Name Team Points1Andrew MehrtensCanterbury Crusaders2062Adrian CashmoreAuckland Blues1803Jon PrestonWellington Hurricanes112
Notes and references
McIlraith, M. (2005). "Ten Years of Super 12", Auckland: Hodder Moa.