The 2005 Super 12 season was the tenth season of the Super 12 , contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2005, 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 New South Wales Waratahs at Lancaster Park , Christchurch . The Crusaders won 35–25 to win their fifth Super 12 title.
This was the final season of Super 12 before the expansion to Super 14 with the Western Force and Cheetahs .
Table edit Key to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts 1 Crusaders 11 9 0 2 459 281 178 8 45 2 Waratahs 11 9 0 2 322 174 148 5 41 3 Bulls 11 7 0 4 301 229 72 6 34 4 Hurricanes 11 8 0 3 281 248 33 2 34 5 Brumbies 11 5 1 5 260 266 −6 7 29 6 Chiefs 11 5 1 5 272 250 22 6 28 7 Blues 11 6 0 5 243 216 27 3 27 8 Highlanders 11 6 1 4 221 214 7 1 27 9 Stormers 11 3 1 7 215 320 −105 4 18 10 Reds 11 3 0 8 185 282 −97 5 17 11 Cats 11 1 1 9 226 326 −100 7 13 12 Sharks 11 1 1 9 205 384 −179 5 11
Results edit Round 1 edit Round 2 edit Highlanders 16–16
Round 3 edit Round 4 edit Round 5 edit Round 6 edit Round 7 edit Highlanders 19–18
Hurricanes 26–24
Round 8 edit Round 9 edit Hurricanes 16–26
Round 10 edit Highlanders 20–41
Hurricanes 49–37
Round 11 edit Highlanders 13–27
Round 12 edit Crusaders 40–20
Finals edit Semi-finals edit Grand final edit
Player statistics edit Leading try-scorers edit Leading point-scorers edit Notes and references edit Further reading edit McIlraith, M. (2005). Ten Years of Super 12 . Auckland: Hodder Moa. ISBN 1-86971-025-8
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2005 Super 12 season was the tenth season of the Super 12 contested by teams from Australia New Zealand and South Africa The season ran from February to May 2005 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 New South Wales Waratahs at Lancaster Park Christchurch The Crusaders won 35 25 to win their fifth Super 12 title 2005 Super 12Countries Australia South Africa New ZealandTournament format s Round robin and knockoutChampionsCrusaders 5th title Matches played69Attendance1 806 017 26 174 per match Top point scorer s Peter Hewat 174 Waratahs Top try scorer s Rico Gear 15 Crusaders 2004 Previous Next 2006 This was the final season of Super 12 before the expansion to Super 14 with the Western Force and Cheetahs 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 Player statistics 4 1 Leading try scorers 4 2 Leading point scorers 5 Notes and references 5 1 Further readingTable editKey to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts 1 nbsp Crusaders 11 9 0 2 459 281 178 8 45 2 nbsp Waratahs 11 9 0 2 322 174 148 5 41 3 nbsp Bulls 11 7 0 4 301 229 72 6 34 4 nbsp Hurricanes 11 8 0 3 281 248 33 2 34 5 nbsp Brumbies 11 5 1 5 260 266 6 7 29 6 nbsp Chiefs 11 5 1 5 272 250 22 6 28 7 nbsp Blues 11 6 0 5 243 216 27 3 27 8 nbsp Highlanders 11 6 1 4 221 214 7 1 27 9 nbsp Stormers 11 3 1 7 215 320 105 4 18 10 nbsp Reds 11 3 0 8 185 282 97 5 17 11 nbsp Cats 11 1 1 9 226 326 100 7 13 12 nbsp Sharks 11 1 1 9 205 384 179 5 11Results editRound 1 edit 25 February 2005Stormers nbsp 26 12 nbsp SharksNewlands Stadium Cape Town Attendance 48 719 25 February 2005Highlanders nbsp 14 30 nbsp BluesCarisbrook Dunedin Attendance 20 106 25 February 2005Waratahs nbsp 25 7 nbsp ChiefsANZ Stadium Sydney Attendance 30 815 26 February 2005Cats nbsp 23 17 nbsp BullsEllis Park Stadium Johannesburg Attendance 49 040 26 February 2005Brumbies nbsp 32 21 nbsp CrusadersCanberra Stadium Canberra Attendance 24 115 26 February 2005Reds nbsp 10 24 nbsp HurricanesBallymore Stadium Brisbane Attendance 20 097 Round 2 edit 4 March 2005Blues nbsp 18 15 nbsp RedsEden Park Auckland Attendance 25 542 4 March 2005Brumbies nbsp 21 19 nbsp BullsCanberra Stadium Canberra Attendance 20 927 5 March 2005Highlanders nbsp 16 16 nbsp StormersRugby Park Stadium Invercargill Attendance 8 141 5 March 2005Cats nbsp 32 45 nbsp HurricanesEllis Park Stadium Johannesburg Attendance 27 882 5 March 2005Sharks nbsp 13 36 nbsp WaratahsABSA Stadium Durban Attendance 29 322 5 March 2005Crusaders nbsp 50 18 nbsp ChiefsAMI Stadium Christchurch Attendance 25 128 Round 3 edit 11 March 200519 35Sharks nbsp 23 29 nbsp HurricanesKings Park Durban Attendance 20 442 11 March 2005Highlanders nbsp 23 0 nbsp BullsCarisbrook Dunedin Attendance 9 030 11 March 2005Brumbies nbsp 22 19 nbsp StormersCanberra Stadium Canberra Attendance 22 316 12 March 2005Crusaders nbsp 59 24 nbsp RedsTrafalgar Park Nelson Attendance 15 514 12 March 2005Cats nbsp 19 40 nbsp WaratahsEllis Park Stadium Johannesburg Attendance 36 365 12 March 2005Chiefs nbsp 18 9 nbsp BluesWaikato Stadium Hamilton Attendance 23 095 Round 4 edit 18 March 2005Chiefs nbsp 6 20 nbsp RedsWaikato Stadium Hamilton Attendance 13 641 19 March 2005Cats nbsp 29 34 nbsp BrumbiesEllis Park Stadium Johannesburg Attendance 14 283 19 March 2005Hurricanes nbsp 12 21 nbsp BullsWellington Stadium Wellington Attendance 23 300 19 March 2005Sharks nbsp 7 43 nbsp HighlandersKings Park Stadium Durban Attendance 26 351 19 March 2005Blues nbsp 19 41 nbsp CrusadersEden Park Auckland Attendance 39 000 19 March 2005Waratahs nbsp 25 10 nbsp StormersANZ Stadium Sydney Attendance 31 184 Round 5 edit 25 March 2005Cats nbsp 12 16 nbsp HighlandersEllis Park Stadium Johannesburg Attendance 20 000 25 March 2005Hurricanes nbsp 12 9 nbsp StormersArena Manawatu Palmerston North Attendance 14 000 26 March 2005Sharks nbsp 36 24 nbsp BrumbiesKings Park Durban Attendance 23 557 26 March 2005Waratahs nbsp 42 12 nbsp BullsSydney Football Stadium Sydney Attendance 25 133 Round 6 edit 1 April 2005Hurricanes nbsp 28 16 nbsp ChiefsWellington Stadium Wellington Attendance 23 325 1 April 2005Reds nbsp 16 23 nbsp HighlandersBallymore Stadium Brisbane Attendance 19 567 2 April 2005Blues nbsp 17 0 nbsp BrumbiesEden Park Auckland Attendance 31 503 2 April 2005Waratahs nbsp 27 33 nbsp CrusadersSydney Football Stadium Sydney Attendance 39 363 Round 7 edit 8 April 2005Highlanders nbsp 19 18 nbsp BrumbiesCarisbrook Dunedin Attendance 15 000 9 April 2005Stormers nbsp 15 13 nbsp RedsNewlands Stadium Cape Town Attendance 39 531 9 April 2005Bulls nbsp 35 20 nbsp CrusadersLoftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria Attendance 27 267 9 April 2005Chiefs nbsp 40 5 nbsp SharksWaikato Stadium Hamilton Attendance 11 000 9 April 2005Blues nbsp 23 6 nbsp CatsNorth Harbour Stadium Albany Attendance 12 677 10 April 2005Hurricanes nbsp 26 24 nbsp WaratahsWellington Stadium Wellington Attendance 25 400 Round 8 edit 15 April 2005Bulls nbsp 32 7 nbsp RedsLoftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria Attendance 33 243 15 April 2005Chiefs nbsp 45 14 nbsp CatsWaikato Stadium Hamilton Attendance 12 223 16 April 2005Stormers nbsp 23 51 nbsp CrusadersNewlands Stadium Cape Town Attendance 40 153 16 April 2005Blues nbsp 36 13 nbsp SharksEden Park Auckland Attendance 26 794 16 April 2005Brumbies nbsp 6 10 nbsp WaratahsCanberra Stadium Canberra Attendance 27 040 Round 9 edit 22 April 2005Hurricanes nbsp 16 26 nbsp HighlandersWellington Stadium Wellington Attendance 30 270 23 April 2005Bulls nbsp 29 26 nbsp ChiefsLoftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria Attendance 26 382 23 April 2005Stormers nbsp 24 37 nbsp BluesNewlands Stadium Cape Town Attendance 27 000 23 April 2005Crusaders nbsp 40 36 nbsp CatsAMI Stadium Christchurch Attendance 34 000 23 April 2005Reds nbsp 30 25 nbsp SharksBallymore Stadium Brisbane Attendance 12 274 Round 10 edit 29 April 2005Bulls nbsp 38 24 nbsp BluesLoftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria Attendance 34 357 29 April 2005Crusaders nbsp 77 34 nbsp SharksAMI Stadium Christchurch Attendance 24 500 29 April 2005Reds nbsp 21 15 nbsp CatsLang Park Brisbane Attendance 10 482 30 April 2005Stormers nbsp 34 37 nbsp ChiefsNewlands Stadium Cape Town Attendance 25 000 30 April 2005Highlanders nbsp 20 41 nbsp WaratahsCarisbrook Dunedin Attendance 16 033 30 April 2005Hurricanes nbsp 49 37 nbsp BrumbiesWellington Stadium Wellington Attendance 30 560 Round 11 edit 6 May 2005Blues nbsp 10 22 nbsp HurricanesEden Park Auckland Attendance 45 017 6 May 2005Waratahs nbsp 27 8 nbsp RedsStadium Australia Sydney Attendance 38 220 7 May 2005Sharks nbsp 17 23 nbsp BullsKings Park Stadium Durban Attendance 31 342 7 May 2005Stormers nbsp 25 20 nbsp CatsNewlands Stadium Cape Town Attendance 27 503 7 May 2005Highlanders nbsp 13 27 nbsp CrusadersCarisbrook Dunedin Attendance 22 000 7 May 2005Brumbies nbsp 28 28 nbsp ChiefsCanberra Stadium Canberra Attendance 20 077 Round 12 edit 13 May 2005Crusaders nbsp 40 20 nbsp HurricanesLancaster Park Christchurch Attendance 35 700 13 May 2005Waratahs nbsp 25 20 nbsp BluesSydney Football Stadium Sydney Attendance 36 031 14 May 2005Bulls nbsp 75 14 nbsp StormersLoftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria Attendance 50 000 14 May 2005Cats nbsp 20 20 nbsp SharksVodacom Park Bloemfontein Attendance 8 675 14 May 2005Chiefs nbsp 31 8 nbsp HighlandersWaikato Stadium Hamilton Attendance 20 317 14 May 2005Reds nbsp 21 38 nbsp BrumbiesLang Park Brisbane Attendance 28 233Finals editSemi finals edit 20 May 2005Crusaders nbsp 47 7 nbsp HurricanesTry Hamilton 3 GearCarterSomervilleCon Carter 4 Pen Carter 3 Try GopperthCon GopperthLancaster Park Christchurch Attendance 29 000Referee Andrew Cole Australia 21 May 2005Waratahs nbsp 23 13 nbsp BullsTry TurinuiGreyCon Hewat 2 Pen Hewat 3 Try RoetsCon SteynPen Steyn 2 Stadium Australia Sydney Attendance 35 433Referee Steve Walsh New Zealand Grand final edit 28 May 2005Crusaders nbsp 35 25 nbsp WaratahsTry HamiltonHewettMacDonaldRalphCon Carter 3 Pen Carter 2 Drop MaugerTry Rogers 2 WaughCon HewatRogersPen Hewat 2 Lancaster Park Christchurch Attendance 36 500 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Crusaders nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Waratahs Crusaders FB 15 Leon MacDonald RW 14 Rico Gear OC 13 Caleb Ralph IC 12 Aaron Mauger LW 11 Scott Hamilton FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Justin Marshall N8 8 Mose Tuiali i OF 7 Richie McCaw c BF 6 Reuben Thorne RL 5 Ross Filipo LL 4 Chris Jack TP 3 Greg Somerville HK 2 Corey Flynn LP 1 David Hewett Substitutes HK 16 Tone Kopelani PR 17 Campbell Johnstone FL 18 Sam Broomhall FL 19 Johnny Leo o FH 20 Jamie Nutbrown CE 21 Andrew Mehrtens CE 22 Casey Laulala Coach nbsp Robbie Deans Waratahs FB 15 Mat Rogers RW 14 Peter Hewat OC 13 Morgan Turinui IC 12 Nathan Grey LW 11 Lote Tuqiri FH 10 Lachlan MacKay SH 9 Chris Whitaker c N8 8 David Lyons OF 7 Phil Waugh BF 6 Rocky Elsom RL 5 Daniel Vickerman LL 4 Justin Harrison TP 3 Al Baxter HK 2 Brendan Cannon LP 1 Matt Dunning Substitutions HK 16 Adam Freier PR 17 Gareth Hardy LK 18 Alex Kanaar N8 19 Stephen Hoiles SH 20 Chris O Young FH 21 Shaun Berne CE 22 Cameron Shepherd Coach nbsp Ewen McKenziePlayer statistics editLeading try scorers edit Top 3 try scorers Pos Name Tries Team 1 Rico Gear 15 Crusaders 2 Peter Hewat 10 Waratahs 3 Bryan Habana 9 Bulls Leading point scorers edit Top 3 point scorers Pos Name Points Team 1 Peter Hewat 174 Waratahs 2 Dan Carter 171 Crusaders 3 Jimmy Gopperth 139 HurricanesNotes and references editFurther reading edit McIlraith M 2005 Ten Years of Super 12 Auckland Hodder Moa ISBN 1 86971 025 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2005 Super 12 season amp oldid 1211399971, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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