The 2003 Super 12 season was the eighth season of the Super 12 , contested by teams from Australia , New Zealand and South Africa . The season ran from February to May 2003, 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 Blues and the Crusaders at Eden Park , Auckland . The Blues won 21 – 17 to win their third Super 12 title.
Table Key to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts 1 Blues 11 10 0 1 393 185 +208 9 49 2 Crusaders 11 8 0 3 360 263 +97 8 40 3 Hurricanes 11 7 0 4 324 277 +47 7 35 4 Brumbies 11 6 0 5 358 313 +45 7 31 5 Waratahs 11 6 0 5 313 344 -31 7 31 6 Bulls 11 6 0 5 320 354 -34 5 30 7 Highlanders 11 6 0 5 287 246 +41 5 29 8 Reds 11 5 0 6 281 318 -37 6 26 9 Stormers 11 5 0 6 255 353 -98 3 23 10 Chiefs 11 2 0 9 257 274 -17 9 17 11 Sharks 11 3 0 8 239 306 -67 5 17 12 Cats 11 2 0 9 259 398 -139 4 12
Results Round 1
21 February 2003 Stormers 40 – 18 Newlands Stadium , Cape Town 19:10 Con: Chris Rossouw (3/5)Pen: Chris Rossouw (3) Pen: Butch James (1) Attendance: 44,533
Round 2 28 February 2003 Canterbury Crusaders 34 – 6 Jade Stadium , Christchurch 19:35 Pen: Elton Flatley(2) Attendance: 23,000
1 March 2003 Otago Highlanders 41 – 17 Carisbrook , Dunedin 14:35 Attendance: 18,000
1 March 2003 Wellington Hurricanes 34 – 46 McLean Park , Napier 17:35 Attendance: 10,000
1 March 2003 Coastal Sharks 25 – 17 ABSA Stadium , Durban 17:05 Attendance: 32,000
Round 3
8 March 2003 Coastal Sharks 36 – 49 ABSA Stadium , Durban 17:05 Attendance: 28,750
Round 4 14 March 2003 Canterbury Crusaders 36 – 29 Jade Stadium , Christchurch 19:35 Attendance: 15,000
14 March 2003 Coastal Sharks 20 – 35 ABSA Stadium , Durban 19:10 Attendance: 32,000
15 March 2003 Golden Cats 33 – 21 Ellis Park , Johannesburg 17:05 Attendance: 30,000
Round 5 21 March 2003 Auckland Blues 62 – 20 Okara Park , Whangarei 19:00 Attendance: 15,000
21 March 2003 Coastal Sharks 19 – 23 ABSA Stadium , Durban 19:10 Attendance: 26,550
Round 6 28 March 2003 Auckland Blues 41 – 15 Eden Park , Auckland 19:35 Attendance: 25,000
29 March 2003 Otago Highlanders 16 – 17 Carisbrook , Dunedin 17:00 Attendance: 29,376[2]
Round 7 4 April 2003 Otago Highlanders 22 – 11 Carisbrook , Dunedin 19:35 Attendance: 20,500
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10 25 April 2003 Otago Highlanders 45 – 19 Carisbrook , Dunedin 19:35 Attendance: 14,300
26 April 2003 Auckland Blues 25 – 16 Eden Park , Auckland 19:35 Attendance: 25,000
Round 11 2 May 2003 Auckland Blues 33 – 9 Eden Park , Auckland 19:35 Attendance: 14,000
3 May 2003 Otago Highlanders 23 – 27 Carisbrook , Dunedin 17:30 Attendance: 15,200
Round 12 9 May 2003 Auckland Blues 29 – 17 Eden Park , Auckland 19:35 Attendance: 45,000
10 May 2003 Coastal Sharks 16 – 24 ABSA Stadium , Durban 15:00 Attendance: 35,000
Finals Semi finals Canterbury Crusaders 39 – 16
Auckland Blues 42 – 21
Grand final Auckland Blues 21 – 17
Attendances Team Main Stadium Capacity Total Attendance Average Attendance % Capacity Blues Eden Park 50,000 236,000 29,500 66% Chiefs Waikato Stadium 25,800 49,000 9,800 37% Hurricanes Westpac Stadium 34,500 145,847 24,307 77% Crusaders Jade Stadium 36,500 150,100 25,016 68% Highlanders Carisbrook 29,000 111,876 18,646 68% Reds Ballymore Stadium 18,000 92,127 18,425 100% Brumbies Canberra Stadium 25,011 107,681 21,536 86% Waratahs Sydney Football Stadium 44,000 183,128 30,521 69% Sharks ABSA Stadium 52,000 154,300 30,860 59% Bulls Loftus Versfeld 51,762 137,376 27,475 53% Cats Ellis Park 62,567 150,174 25,029 46% Stormers Newlands Stadium 51,900 178,558 29,759 57%
References ^ a b c d "Wellington Regional Stadium Trust (Inc) Annual Report 2003" (PDF) . Sky Stadium . ^ "Rugby". ^ "Blues are Super 12 champs - Sport News".
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The 2003 Super 12 season was the eighth season of the Super 12 contested by teams from Australia New Zealand and South Africa The season ran from February to May 2003 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 Blues and the Crusaders at Eden Park Auckland The Blues won 21 17 to win their third Super 12 title 2003 Super 12Countries Australia South Africa New ZealandTournament format s Round robin and knockoutChampionsAuckland Blues 3rd title Matches played69Attendance1 686 678 24 445 per match Top point scorer s Carlos Spencer 143 Auckland Blues Top try scorer s Doug Howlett 12 Auckland Blues 2002 Previous Next 2004 Contents 1 Table 2 Results 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 2 9 Round 9 2 10 Round 10 2 11 Round 11 2 12 Round 12 3 Finals 3 1 Semi finals 3 2 Grand final 4 Attendances 5 References 6 External linksTable EditKey to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts1 Blues 11 10 0 1 393 185 208 9 492 Crusaders 11 8 0 3 360 263 97 8 403 Hurricanes 11 7 0 4 324 277 47 7 354 Brumbies 11 6 0 5 358 313 45 7 315 Waratahs 11 6 0 5 313 344 31 7 316 Bulls 11 6 0 5 320 354 34 5 307 Highlanders 11 6 0 5 287 246 41 5 298 Reds 11 5 0 6 281 318 37 6 269 Stormers 11 5 0 6 255 353 98 3 2310 Chiefs 11 2 0 9 257 274 17 9 1711 Sharks 11 3 0 8 239 306 67 5 1712 Cats 11 2 0 9 259 398 139 4 12Results EditRound 1 Edit 21 February 2003 Waikato Chiefs 16 29 Otago Highlanders Waikato Stadium Hamilton 19 35 Tries Paul MillerCons Glen JacksonPens Glen Jackson 3 Tries Aisea TuilevuPens Willie Walker 8 Attendance 12 000 21 February 2003 NSW Waratahs 18 31 Auckland Blues Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 19 40 Tries Morgan Turinui Duncan McRaeCons Matt Burke 1 2 Pens Matt Burke 3 Tries Rupeni Caucaunibuca 2 Joe Rokocoko David GibsonCons Orene Ai i 1 4 Pens Orene Ai i 3 Attendance 27 247 21 February 2003 Golden Cats 26 34 Northern Bulls Vodacom Park Bloemfontein 17 05 Tries Gcobani Bobo Friedrich LombardCons Andre Pretorius 2 2 Pens Andre Pretorius 4 Tries Joost van der WesthuizenCons Louis Koen 1 1 Pens Louis Koen 6 Drop Louis Koen 3 Attendance 9 937 21 February 2003 Stormers 40 18 Coastal Sharks Newlands Stadium Cape Town 19 10 Con Chris Rossouw 3 5 Pen Chris Rossouw 3 Pen Butch James 1 Attendance 44 533 22 February 2003 Canterbury Crusaders 37 21 Wellington Hurricanes Jade Stadium Christchurch 19 35 Tries Dan Carter 2 Caleb Ralph Marika Vunibaka Aaron MaugerCons Leon MacDonald 3 5 Pens Leon Macdonald 2 Tries Ma a Nonu Joe WardCons Riki Flutey 1 2 Pens Riki Flutey 3 Attendance 30 000 22 February 2003 Queensland Reds 19 22 ACT Brumbies Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 18 40 Tries Chris LathamCons Julian Huxley 1 1 Pens Julian Huxley 4 Tries Joe RoffCons Stirling Mortlock 1 1 Pens Stirling Mortlock 5 Attendance 18 000Round 2 Edit 28 February 2003 Canterbury Crusaders 34 6 Queensland Reds Jade Stadium Christchurch 19 35 Pen Elton Flatley 2 Attendance 23 000Referee Mark Lawrence 1 March 2003 Otago Highlanders 41 17 Stormers Carisbrook Dunedin 14 35 Attendance 18 000 1 March 2003 Wellington Hurricanes 34 46 Northern Bulls McLean Park Napier 17 35 Attendance 10 000 1 March 2003 Waikato Chiefs 27 30 Auckland Blues Waikato Stadium Hamilton 19 35 Attendance 10 000 1 March 2003 Coastal Sharks 25 17 ACT Brumbies ABSA Stadium Durban 17 05 Attendance 32 000 1 March 2003 Golden Cats 36 48 NSW Waratahs Vodacom Park Bloemfontein 19 10 Attendance 22 000Round 3 Edit 7 March 2003 Otago Highlanders 29 22 Northern Bulls Rugby Park Stadium Invercargill 18 00 Attendance 14 500 7 March 2003 Wellington Hurricanes 33 18 Stormers Westpac Stadium Wellington 20 00 Attendance 25 600 1 7 March 2003 Golden Cats 34 32 ACT Brumbies Ellis Park Johannesburg 19 10 Attendance 25 237 8 March 2003 Waikato Chiefs 43 27 Queensland Reds Waikato Stadium Hamilton 17 35 Attendance 11 000 8 March 2003 Auckland Blues 39 5 Canterbury Crusaders North Harbour Stadium Auckland 19 35 Attendance 23 000 8 March 2003 Coastal Sharks 36 49 NSW Waratahs ABSA Stadium Durban 17 05 Attendance 28 750Round 4 Edit 14 March 2003 Canterbury Crusaders 36 29 Waikato Chiefs Jade Stadium Christchurch 19 35 Attendance 15 000Referee Steve Walsh 14 March 2003 ACT Brumbies 37 22 Stormers Canberra Stadium Canberra 19 40 Attendance 18 886 14 March 2003 Coastal Sharks 20 35 Wellington Hurricanes ABSA Stadium Durban 19 10 Attendance 32 000 15 March 2003 NSW Waratahs 26 16 Northern Bulls Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 19 40 Attendance 28 587 15 March 2003 Golden Cats 33 21 Otago Highlanders Ellis Park Johannesburg 17 05 Attendance 30 000Referee Stuart DickinsonRound 5 Edit 21 March 2003 Auckland Blues 62 20 Queensland Reds Okara Park Whangarei 19 00 Attendance 15 000 21 March 2003 NSW Waratahs 29 39 Stormers Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 20 00 Attendance 26 947 21 March 2003 Coastal Sharks 19 23 Otago Highlanders ABSA Stadium Durban 19 10 Attendance 26 550 22 March 2003 ACT Brumbies 64 26 Northern Bulls Canberra Stadium Canberra 19 40 Attendance 20 240 22 March 2003 Golden Cats 21 28 Wellington Hurricanes Vodacom Park Bloemfontein 17 05 Attendance 15 000Round 6 Edit 28 March 2003 Auckland Blues 41 15 ACT Brumbies Eden Park Auckland 19 35 Attendance 25 000 29 March 2003 NSW Waratahs 23 35 Queensland Reds Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 20 10 Attendance 35 612 29 March 2003 Otago Highlanders 16 17 Canterbury Crusaders Carisbrook Dunedin 17 00 Attendance 29 376 2 29 March 2003 Wellington Hurricanes 24 14 Waikato Chiefs Westpac Stadium Wellington 19 05 Attendance 29 700 1 29 March 2003 Golden Cats 23 29 Coastal Sharks Ellis Park Johannesburg 17 05 Attendance 48 000Round 7 Edit 4 April 2003 Otago Highlanders 22 11 Auckland Blues Carisbrook Dunedin 19 35 Attendance 20 500 4 April 2003 Queensland Reds 23 26 Wellington Hurricanes Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 20 00 Attendance 22 450 5 April 2003 NSW Waratahs 34 31 Canterbury Crusaders Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 19 40 Attendance 32 960 5 April 2003 Northern Bulls 24 27 Stormers Loftus Versfeld Pretoria 15 00 Attendance 50 000 6 April 2003 ACT Brumbies 55 31 Waikato Chiefs Canberra Stadium Canberra 16 30 Attendance 18 154Round 8 Edit 11 April 2003 Wellington Hurricanes 42 26 NSW Waratahs Westpac Stadium Wellington 19 35 Attendance 30 400 1 12 April 2003 Waikato Chiefs 25 31 Coastal Sharks Waikato Stadium Hamilton 17 30 Attendance 9 000 12 April 2003 Canterbury Crusaders 65 34 Golden Cats Jade Stadium Christchurch 19 35 Attendance 25 600 12 April 2003 Northern Bulls 28 56 Auckland Blues Loftus Versfeld Pretoria 15 00 Attendance 21 097 12 April 2003 Stormers 20 41 Queensland Reds Newlands Stadium Cape Town 17 05 Attendance 31 666Round 9 Edit 18 April 2003 Canterbury Crusaders 23 18 Coastal Sharks Jade Stadium Christchurch 19 35 Attendance 23 000 18 April 2003 ACT Brumbies 41 15 NSW Waratahs Canberra Stadium Canberra 19 40 Attendance 25 122 19 April 2003 Waikato Chiefs 40 9 Golden Cats Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua 17 30 Attendance 7 000 19 April 2003 Wellington Hurricanes 37 15 Otago Highlanders Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth 19 35 Attendance 15 647 19 April 2003 Stormers 8 36 Auckland Blues Newlands Stadium Cape Town 15 00 Attendance 30 568 19 April 2003 Northern Bulls 39 19 Queensland Reds Loftus Versfeld Pretoria 17 05 Attendance 15 628Round 10 Edit 25 April 2003 Otago Highlanders 45 19 ACT Brumbies Carisbrook Dunedin 19 35 Attendance 14 300 26 April 2003 Auckland Blues 25 16 Coastal Sharks Eden Park Auckland 19 35 Attendance 25 000 26 April 2003 Queensland Reds 41 13 Golden Cats Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 19 40 Attendance 14 000 26 April 2003 Northern Bulls 32 31 Canterbury Crusaders Loftus Versfeld Pretoria 15 00 Attendance 24 107 26 April 2003 Stormers 24 23 Waikato Chiefs Newlands Stadium Cape Town 17 05 Attendance 21 529Round 11 Edit 2 May 2003 Auckland Blues 33 9 Golden Cats Eden Park Auckland 19 35 Attendance 14 000 2 May 2003 Northern Bulls 29 26 Waikato Chiefs Loftus Versfeld Pretoria 19 10 Attendance 26 544 3 May 2003 Otago Highlanders 23 27 NSW Waratahs Carisbrook Dunedin 17 30 Attendance 15 200 3 May 2003 Wellington Hurricanes 27 35 ACT Brumbies Westpac Stadium Wellington 19 35 Attendance 34 500 1 3 May 2003 Queensland Reds 22 13 Coastal Sharks Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 19 40 Attendance 16 577 3 May 2003 Stormers 13 51 Canterbury Crusaders Newlands Stadium Cape Town 15 00 Attendance 27 516Round 12 Edit 9 May 2003 Auckland Blues 29 17 Wellington Hurricanes Eden Park Auckland 19 35 Attendance 45 000 9 May 2003 ACT Brumbies 21 28 Canterbury Crusaders Canberra Stadium Canberra 19 40 Attendance 25 279 10 May 2003 Queensland Reds 28 23 Otago Highlanders Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 17 35 Attendance 21 100 10 May 2003 NSW Waratahs 25 14 Waikato Chiefs Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 19 40 Attendance 31 775 10 May 2003 Coastal Sharks 16 24 Northern Bulls ABSA Stadium Durban 15 00 Attendance 35 000 10 May 2003 Stormers 27 21 Golden Cats Newlands Stadium Cape Town 17 05 Attendance 22 746Finals EditSemi finals Edit 16 May 200319 35Canterbury Crusaders 39 16 Wellington HurricanesJade Stadium Christchurch Attendance 33 500 17 May 200319 35Auckland Blues 42 21 ACT BrumbiesEden Park Auckland Attendance 42 000 Grand final Edit Main article 2003 Super 12 Final 24 May 200319 35Auckland Blues 21 17 Canterbury CrusadersEden Park Auckland Attendance 45 000 3 Attendances EditTeam Main Stadium Capacity Total Attendance Average Attendance Capacity Blues Eden Park 50 000 236 000 29 500 66 Chiefs Waikato Stadium 25 800 49 000 9 800 37 Hurricanes Westpac Stadium 34 500 145 847 24 307 77 Crusaders Jade Stadium 36 500 150 100 25 016 68 Highlanders Carisbrook 29 000 111 876 18 646 68 Reds Ballymore Stadium 18 000 92 127 18 425 100 Brumbies Canberra Stadium 25 011 107 681 21 536 86 Waratahs Sydney Football Stadium 44 000 183 128 30 521 69 Sharks ABSA Stadium 52 000 154 300 30 860 59 Bulls Loftus Versfeld 51 762 137 376 27 475 53 Cats Ellis Park 62 567 150 174 25 029 46 Stormers Newlands Stadium 51 900 178 558 29 759 57 References Edit a b c d Wellington Regional Stadium Trust Inc Annual Report 2003 PDF Sky Stadium Rugby Blues are Super 12 champs Sport News External links Edit2003 Super 12 season at www rugby com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Super 12 season amp oldid 1134448214, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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