2001 Super 12 season

2001 Super 12
2001 Super 12
Countries	Australia ; South Africa ; New Zealand
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	ACT Brumbies (1st title)
Matches played	69
Top point scorer(s)	Louis Koen (157); (Golden Cats)
Top try scorer(s)	Andrew Walker (8); (ACT Brumbies) ; Aisea Tuilevu (8); (Otago Highlanders)
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The 2001 Super 12 season was the sixth 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 2001, 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 ACT Brumbies and the Coastal Sharks at Bruce Stadium, Canberra. The ACT Brumbies won 36–6 to win their first Super 12 title, and became the first Super Rugby champions from outside New Zealand.^[1] It was the Brumbies first Grand Final appearance since 1997, this was the first year where a New Zealand team failed to make the playoffs.

Table

Key to colours
	Top four teams advance to playoffs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Brumbies	11	8	3	348	204	+144	8	40
2	Sharks	11	8	3	322	246	+76	6	38
3	Cats	11	7	4	285	244	+41	6	34
4	Reds	11	6	5	300	277	+33	8	32
5	Highlanders	11	6	5	284	295	−11	5	29
6	Chiefs	11	6	5	301	330	−29	4	28
7	Stormers	11	5	6	278	285	−7	6	26
8	Waratahs	11	5	6	306	302	+4	5	25
9	Hurricanes	11	5	6	291	316	−25	5	25
10	Crusaders	11	4	7	307	331	−55	7	23
11	Blues	11	4	7	243	298	−55	4	20
12	Bulls	11	2	9	241	378	−137	3	11

Results

Round 1

23 February 2001

Coastal Sharks	30–17	Northern Bulls

Kings Park Stadium, Durban

23 February 2001

ACT Brumbies	51–16	Canterbury Crusaders

Canberra Stadium, Canberra

23 February 2001

Otago Highlanders	23–8	Auckland Blues

Carisbrook, Dunedin

24 February 2001

Stormers	24–29	Golden Cats

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 46,544

24 February 2001

Queensland Reds	27–18	Wellington Hurricanes

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 20,000

24 February 2001

NSW Waratahs	42–23	Waikato Chiefs

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Round 2

2 March 2001

Auckland Blues	17–12	Canterbury Crusaders
		Pen: Aaron Mauger, Ben Blair(3)

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

3 March 2001

Wellington Hurricanes	26–20	Northern Bulls

Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 29,848

3 March 2001

Waikato Chiefs	32–29	Queensland Reds

Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 12,000

3 March 2001

Coastal Sharks	17–16	ACT Brumbies

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 32,000

3 March 2001

Golden Cats	56–21	Otago Highlanders

Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 26,000

4 March 2001

NSW Waratahs	35–7	Stormers

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 20,755

Round 3

9 March 2001

Wellington Hurricanes	15–27	Stormers

Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 31,682

10 March 2001

Canterbury Crusaders	40–11	Waikato Chiefs

Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 18,000

10 March 2001

NSW Waratahs	53–7	Northern Bulls

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 23,019

10 March 2001

Golden Cats	17–19	ACT Brumbies

Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 40,000

10 March 2001

Coastal Sharks	30–29	Otago Highlanders

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 33,500

11 March 2001

Auckland Blues	39–35	Queensland Reds

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 20,000

Round 4

16 March 2001

Waikato Chiefs	34–16	Auckland Blues

Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 14,000

17 March 2001

ACT Brumbies	39–30	Northern Bulls

Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 15,900

17 March 2001

Golden Cats	28–21	NSW Waratahs

Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 32,000

17 March 2001

Coastal Sharks	39–21	Wellington Hurricanes

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 34,090

18 March 2001

Otago Highlanders	24–23	Stormers

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 12,000

Round 5

23 March 2001

Golden Cats	18–15	Wellington Hurricanes

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 10,000

23 March 2001

Canterbury Crusaders	32–26	Queensland Reds

Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 18,500

24 March 2001

Otago Highlanders	32–10	Northern Bulls

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 11,400

24 March 2001

ACT Brumbies	40–25	Stormers

Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 15,534

24 March 2001

Coastal Sharks	42–17	NSW Waratahs

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 51,344

Round 6

30 March 2001

Golden Cats	26–25	Coastal Sharks

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 35,000

30 March 2001

Queensland Reds	15–23	ACT Brumbies

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 17,796

30 March 2001

Waikato Chiefs	50–19	Otago Highlanders

Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 21,476

31 March 2001

NSW Waratahs	35–19	Auckland Blues

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 30,893

31 March 2001

Canterbury Crusaders	29–41	Wellington Hurricanes

Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 20,000

Round 7

6 April 2001

Wellington Hurricanes	34–19	ACT Brumbies

Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,500

7 April 2001

Stormers	29–27	Queensland Reds

Outeniqua Park, George
Attendance: 11,000

7 April 2001

Otago Highlanders	39–20	NSW Waratahs

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 11,000

7 April 2001

Auckland Blues	27–41	Coastal Sharks

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 18,000

8 April 2001

Northern Bulls	29–42	Canterbury Crusaders

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 16,000

8 April 2001

Waikato Chiefs	22–18	Golden Cats

Tauranga Domain, Tauranga
Attendance: 9,000

Round 8

13 April 2001

Auckland Blues	23–26	Golden Cats

Okara Park, Whangarei

13 April 2001

ACT Brumbies	48–21	NSW Waratahs

Canberra Stadium, Canberra

14 April 2001

Wellington Hurricanes	35–33	Otago Highlanders

McLean Park, Napier

14 April 2001

Waikato Chiefs	8–24	Coastal Sharks

Owen Delany Park, Taupō

14 April 2001

Northern Bulls	19–29	Queensland Reds

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

14 April 2001

Stormers	49–28	Canterbury Crusaders

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Round 9

20 April 2001

Otago Highlanders	16–9	ACT Brumbies

Carisbrook, Dunedin

21 April 2001

Northern Bulls	37–49	Waikato Chiefs

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

21 April 2001

Stormers	12–26	Auckland Blues

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

22 April 2001

Queensland Reds	32–27	Coastal Sharks

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

22 April 2001

Canterbury Crusaders	31–32	Golden Cats

Trafalgar Park, Nelson

Round 10

27 April 2001

Wellington Hurricanes	42–17	NSW Waratahs

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth

27 April 2001

Stormers	29–15	Waikato Chiefs

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

28 April 2001

Canterbury Crusaders	34–24	Coastal Sharks

Jade Stadium, Christchurch

28 April 2001

Queensland Reds	22–16	Golden Cats

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

28 April 2001

Northern Bulls	28–25	Auckland Blues

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Round 11

4 May 2001

Wellington Hurricanes	27–51	Waikato Chiefs

Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,500

5 May 2001

Auckland Blues	7–35	ACT Brumbies

Eden Park, Auckland

5 May 2001

Northern Bulls	23–34	Stormers

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

5 May 2001

Queensland Reds	33–22	Otago Highlanders

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

5 May 2001

NSW Waratahs	25–22	Canterbury Crusaders

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Round 12

11 May 2001

Auckland Blues	36–17	Wellington Hurricanes

Eden Park, Auckland

11 May 2001

ACT Brumbies	49–6	Waikato Chiefs

Canberra Stadium, Canberra

11 May 2001

Golden Cats	19–21	Northern Bulls

Ellis Park, Johannesburg

12 May 2001

Otago Highlanders	26–21	Canterbury Crusaders

Carisbrook, Dunedin

12 May 2001

NSW Waratahs	20–25	Queensland Reds

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

12 May 2001

Stormers	19–23	Coastal Sharks

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Finals

Semi finals

19 May 2001

Coastal Sharks	30–12	Golden Cats

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 52,750

19 May 2001

ACT Brumbies	30–6	Queensland Reds

Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 25,273

Grand final

26 May 2001

ACT Brumbies	36–6	Coastal Sharks
Try: Roff (2), Giffin Con: Walker (3) Pen: Walker (5)		Pen: James (2)

Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 26,271
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Brumbies

Sharks


FB	15	Andrew Walker
RW	14	Graeme Bond
OC	13	James Holbeck
IC	12	Rod Kafer
LW	11	Joe Roff
FH	10	Stephen Larkham
SH	9	George Gregan(c)
N8	8	Jim Williams
OF	7	George Smith
BF	6	Peter Ryan
RL	5	David Giffin
LL	4	Justin Harrison
TP	3	Ben Darwin
HK	2	Jeremy Paul
LP	1	Bill Young
Substitutes:
HK	16	Tom Murphy
PR	17	Matt Weaver
FL	18	David Pusey
FL	19	Radike Samo
FH	20	Travis Hall
CE	21	Craig McMullen
CE	22	Mark Bartholomeusz
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Ricardo Loubscher
RW	14	Stefan Terblanche
OC	13	Deon Kayser
IC	12	Trevor Halstead
LW	11	Justin Swart
FH	10	Butch James
SH	9	Craig Davidson
N8	8	AJ Venter
OF	7	Charl van Rensburg
BF	6	Warren Britz
RL	5	Mark Andrews (c)
LL	4	Albert van den Berg
TP	3	Etienne Fynn
HK	2	John Smit
LP	1	Ollie le Roux
Substitutions:
HK	16	Lukas Van Biljon
PR	17	Brent Moyle
LK	18	Shaun Sowerby
N8	19	Brad McLeod-Henderson
SH	20	Hentie Martens
FH	21	Gaffie du Toit
CE	22	André Snyman
Coach:
Rudolf Straeuli

Top scorers

Points: Louis Koen 157 (Cats)
Tries: Andrew Walker 8 (Brumbies), Aisea Tuilevu 8 (Highlanders)

References

^ "Brumbies secure Super 12 crown". 26 May 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[1] "Brumbies secure Super 12 crown". 26 May 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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