The 2000 Super 12 season was the fifth season of the Super 12, an annual rugby union competition contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2000, 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 the Brumbies at Bruce Stadium, Canberra. The Crusaders won 20–19 to win their third consecutive Super 12 title.
Table + Key to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts1 Brumbies11902393196+1979452 Crusaders11803369293+767393 Highlanders11605320280+408324 Cats11704320334-144325 Stormers11614298276+225316 Blues11605300262+386307 Reds11605317305+126308 Hurricanes11605308329−295299 Waratahs11506273258+1552510 Chiefs11308257352−9582011 Bulls11128231395−16431112 Sharks11119235341−10639
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
15Andrew Walker 14Joe Roff 13Rod Kafer 12Stirling Mortlock 11Mark Bartholomeusz 10Stephen Larkham 9 George Gregan (c) 8 Jim Williams 7 Ipolito Fenukitau 6 Brett Robinson (c) 5 Justin Harrison 4 David Giffin 3 Patricio Noriega 2 Jeremy Paul 1 Bill YoungSubstitutes: Coach: Eddie Jones 15Leon MacDonald 14Caleb Ralph 13Daryl Gibson 12Mark Robinson 11Marika Vunibaka 10Andrew Mehrtens 9 Ben Hurst 8 Ron Cribb 7 Reuben Thorne 6 Scott Robertson 5 Norm Maxwell 4 Todd Blackadder (c) 3 Greg Feek 2 Mark Hammett 1 Greg SomervilleSubstitutions: Coach: Robbie Deans
Individual records
Top point scorers Name Tries Convs Pens DGs Total Stirling Mortlock 4 39 32 — 194 Andrew Mehrtens — 25 36 1 161 Willem de Waal — 8 10 — 46 Peter Grant — 10 5 — 35 Justin Peach 1 6 5 — 32
Top try scorers Name Tries Andrew Walker 13 Marika Vunibaka 11 Christian Cullen 10 Breyton Paulse 10 Caleb Ralph 8
References