1996 Super 12 season

1996 Super 12 season
1996 Super 12 season
Countries	Australia (3 teams); New Zealand (5 teams); South Africa (4 teams);
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	Auckland Blues (1st title)
Matches played	69
Tries scored	442 (6.41 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Matt Burke, Waratahs (157)
Top try scorer(s)	James Small, Sharks (13)
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The 1996 Super 12 season was the inaugural season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 1996, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams entered the playoff semifinals, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third. The winner of each semifinal qualified for the final, which was contested between the Auckland Blues and Natal Sharks, with the Blues winning 45–21 to win the first Super 12 title.

This was the first season of professional rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere (the Northern Hemisphere had their first season a few months earlier due to the seasonal differences). The season was also the first of 10 under the deal between SANZAR and News Corporation which gave all broadcasting rights to News Limited for the Super 12, Tri-Nations, all inbound tours and test matches and in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as well as provincial competition matches. The deal was collectively worth $550 million USD.^[1]

The teams from Australia and New Zealand were regional teams, a system that has continued to this day. South Africa used a different system for determining its Super 12 teams. The top four sides from the previous season of the country's domestic competition, the Currie Cup, were granted berths in the Super 12. This system would continue through the 1998 competition; only in 1999 did South Africa adopt the same system used by the other two participating countries.

Teams and personnel

Overview

Union	Team	Stadia information		Coach
Union	Team	Stadia	Capacity	Coach
Australia	ACT Brumbies	Canberra Stadium, Bruce	25,000	Rod Macqueen^[2]
	ACT Brumbies	Manuka Oval, Griffith	15,000	Rod Macqueen^[2]
	New South Wales Waratahs	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park	45,000	Chris Hawkins^[3]
	Queensland Reds	Ballymore Stadium, Herston	24,000	John Connolly^[3]
New Zealand	Auckland Blues	Eden Park, Kingsland	45,000	Graham Henry
	Auckland Blues	Growers Stadium, Pukekohe	12,000	Graham Henry
	Canterbury Crusaders	Lancaster Park, Waltham	35,000	Vance Stewart
	Otago Highlanders	Carisbrook, Dunedin	29,000	Gordon Hunter^[4]
	Waikato Chiefs	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	25,000	Brad Meurant^[5]
		Okara Park, Whangārei	30,000
		Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua	20,000
	Wellington Hurricanes	The Showgrounds, Palmerston North Central	20,000	Frank Oliver
		McLean Park, Napier South	15,000
		Athletic Park, Newtown	39,000
		Yarrow Stadium, Westown	30,000
South Africa	Natal Sharks	Kings Park Stadium, Stamford Hill	52,000	Ian McIntosh^[3]
	Northern Transvaal	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Arcadia	50,000	John Williams
	Transvaal	Ellis Park Stadium, Doornfontein	60,000	Kitch Christie^[3]
	Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Newlands	51,000	Alan Zondagh

Regular season

Standings

1996 Super 12 standings
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Queensland Reds	11	9	0	2	320	247	+73	35	26	4	1	41	Finals series
2	Auckland Blues (C)	11	8	0	3	408	354	+54	56	41	8	1	41
3	Northern Transvaal	11	8	0	3	329	208	+121	31	23	4	2	38
4	Natal Sharks	11	6	0	5	389	277	+112	47	31	6	3	33
5	ACT Brumbies	11	7	0	4	306	273	+33	37	29	4	0	32
6	Waikato Chiefs	11	6	0	5	291	269	+22	32	27	2	2	28
7	New South Wales Waratahs	11	5	0	6	312	290	+22	36	32	5	3	28
8	Otago Highlanders	11	5	0	6	329	391	−62	39	49	5	1	26
9	Wellington Hurricanes	11	3	0	8	290	353	−63	31	41	3	2	17
10	Transvaal	11	3	0	8	233	299	−66	25	32	2	2	16
11	Western Province	11	3	1	7	251	353	−102	24	41	0	1	15
12	Canterbury Crusaders	11	2	1	8	234	378	−144	24	45	1	2	13

Source: ^[6]^[7]

Match grid

Home \ Away	ACT	AUC	CAN	NAT	NSW	NOR	OTA	QUE	TRA	WAI	WEL	WES
ACT Brumbies	—	40–34		44–31			70–26	21–20	13–9		35–28
Auckland Blues		—			56–44	30–26	51–29			39–31		48–30
Canterbury Crusaders	7–29	18–49	—		21–16	18–34	27–29					16–16
Natal Sharks	23–20		58–26	—				20–21	49–13	63–25		28–22
New South Wales Waratahs	44–10			6–34	—		29–25		32–11		52–25
Northern Transvaal	23–10			30–8	32–29	—	59–29		25–15		38–20
Otago Highlanders				33–32			—	57–17	29–15	5–22	15–44
Queensland Reds		51–13	52–16		15–13	25–18		—		26–22		36–26
Transvaal		34–22	55–23					16–25	—	26–33		23–26
Waikato Chiefs	26–18		27–26		39–17	17–9				—	15–23	44–17
Wellington Hurricanes		28–36	13–36	27–43				25–32	32–16		—
Western Province	25–16				22–30	7–35	25–52				35–25	—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches

Round 1

1 March 1996

Wellington Hurricanes	28–36	Auckland Blues
Try: Alama Ieremia Con: Jamie Cameron (1/1) Pen: Jamie Cameron (7)	Scoreboard^[8]	Try: Andrew Blowers Eroni Clarke Ofisa Tonu'u Carlos Spencer Craig Dowd Con: Zinzan Brooke Pen: Greg Cooper (3)

The Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Attendance: 13,000^[9]
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

1 March 1996

New South Wales Waratahs	32–11	Transvaal
Try: Matt Burke (2) Tim Gavin Alistair Murdoch Con: Matt Burke (3/3) Pen: Matt Burke (2)	Scoreboard^[10]	Try: Christiaan Scholtz Pen: Gavin Johnson (2)

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 26,188^[11]
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)

2 March 1996

Natal Sharks	28–22	Western Province
Try: Jeremy Thomson André Joubert Dieter Kriese Con: André Joubert (2) Pen: André Joubert (3)	Scoreboard^[12]	Try: Justin Swart Pieter Rossouw Louis Blom Con: Vlokkie Cilliers (2) Pen: Vlokkie Cilliers

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

3 March 1996

Waikato Chiefs	27–26	Canterbury Crusaders
Try: Glen Osborne Eric Rush Con: Ian Foster Pen: Ian Foster (5)	Scoreboard^[13]	Try: Adrian Tukaki Brad Fleming Con: Andy Miller (2) Pen: Andy Miller (3) Drop: Andy Miller

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

3 March 1996

Otago Highlanders	57–17	Queensland Reds
Try: Stephen Bachop (2) Taine Randell Lio Falaniko Brendon Timmins Kupu Vanisi Brian Lima Con: Matthew Cooper (5) Pen: Matthew Cooper (4)	Scoreboard^[14]	Try: Ben Tune (2) Garrick Morgan Con: John Eales

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

5 March 1996

ACT Brumbies	13–9	Transvaal
Try: Elisi Vunipola Con: David Knox Pen: David Knox (2)	Scoreboard^[15]	Pen: Gavin Johnson (2) Gavin Lawless

Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 10,042^[16]
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)

Round 2

9 March 1996

Otago Highlanders	29–15	Transvaal
Try: Jeff Wilson (2) Tony Brown Brian Lima Con: Tony Brown (2) Jeff Wilson Pen: Jeff Wilson	Scoreboard^[17]	Try: Charles Rossouw Japie Mulder Con: Gavin Johnson Pen: Gavin Johnson

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

9 March 1996

ACT Brumbies	35–28	Wellington Hurricanes
Try: Mitch Hardy (2) George Gregan Ipolito Fenukitau Con: David Knox (2), Adam Friend Pen: David Knox (3)	Scoreboard^[18]	Try: Christian Cullen Chresten Davis Rhys Duggan Con: Jamie Cameron (2) Pen: Jamie Cameron (3)

Canberra Stadium, Canberra

9 March 1996

Western Province	22–30	New South Wales Waratahs
Try: Justin Swart Con: Joel Stransky Pen: Joel Stransky (5)	Scoreboard^[19]	Try: Alistair Murdoch Tim Gavin Matt Burke Con: Matt Burke (3) Pen: Matt Burke (3)

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: Ian Rogers (South Africa)

9 March 1996

Northern Transvaal	30–8	Natal Sharks
Try: Jacques Olivier Adriaan Richter Penalty try Con: Jannie Kruger (3) Pen: Jannie Kruger (3)	Scoreboard^[20]	Try: James Small Con: André Joubert

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

10 March 1996

Canterbury Crusaders	18–49	Auckland Blues
Try: Adrian Tukaki Brad Fleming Matt Sexton Drop: Graeme Dempster	Scoreboard^[21]	Try: Andrew Blowers (2) Lee Stensness Jonah Lomu Charles Riechelmann Waisake Sotutu Errol Brain Penalty try Con: Carlos Spencer (3) Pen: Carlos Spencer

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 10,400^[22]
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

10 March 1996

Queensland Reds	26–22	Waikato Chiefs
Try: Damian Smith Ben Tune Con: John Eales (2) Pen: John Eales (4)	Scoreboard^[23]	Try: Joeli Veitayaki Walter Little Penalty try Con: Ian Foster (2) Pen: Ian Foster

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Mick Keogh (Australia)

Round 3

15 March 1996

Wellington Hurricanes	32–16	Transvaal
Try: Christian Cullen Tana Umaga Alama Ieremia Mark Allen Con: Jamie Cameron (3) Pen: Jamie Cameron (2)	Scoreboard^[24]	Try: Jannie van der Walt Con: Gavin Lawless Pen: Gavin Lawless (3)

McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

15 March 1996

ACT Brumbies	40–34	Auckland Blues
Try: Ipolito Fenukitau (2) Joe Roff Troy Coker Owen Finegan Con: Adam Friend (3) Pen: Adam Friend (3)	Scoreboard^[25]	Try: Joeli Vidiri (2) Eroni Clarke Jonah Lomu Chris Rose Con: Carlos Spencer (3) Pen: Carlos Spencer

Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 17,019^[26]^[27]
Referee: Barry Leask (Australia)

16 March 1996

Western Province	25–52	Otago Highlanders
Try: Justin Swart (2) Simon Berridge Con: Joel Stransky (2) Pen: Joel Stransky (2)	Scoreboard^[28]	Try: To'o Vaega (3) Paul Cooke (2), Brian Lima Stu Forster Brendon Timmins Con: Jeff Wilson (6)

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: Marius Franken (South Africa)

16 March 1996

Northern Transvaal	32–29	New South Wales Waratahs
Try: FA Meiring Krynauw Otto Con: Lance Sherrell Jannie Kruger Pen: Lance Sherrell (6)	Scoreboard^[29]	Try: Tim Kelaher Sam Payne Con: Matt Burke (2) Pen: Matt Burke (5)

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Stef Neethling (South Africa)

17 March 1996

Queensland Reds	52–16	Canterbury Crusaders
Try: Garrick Morgan (2) Ben Tune Mark Connors Michael Flanagan Michael Foley Con: John Eales (5) Pen: John Eales (4)	Scoreboard^[30]	Try: Mark Mayerhofler Con: Mark Mayerhofler Pen: Andy Miller (3)

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)

17 March 1996

Natal Sharks	63–25	Waikato Chiefs
Try: James Small (3) André Joubert Dick Muir Joos Joubert Ollie le Roux Con: André Joubert (5) Pen: André Joubert (5) Henry Honiball	Scoreboard^[31]	Try: Frank Bunce Richard Turner Blair Larsen Con: Ian Foster (2) Pen: Ian Foster Drop: Ian Foster

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

Round 4

20 March 1996

Northern Transvaal	59–29	Otago Highlanders
Try: André Snyman Danie van Schalkwyk Jannie Kruger Joost van der Westhuizen Adriaan Richter Con: Jannie Kruger (5) Pen: Jannie Kruger (8)	Scoreboard^[32]	Try: Matthew Cooper Taine Randell Con: Matthew Cooper (2) Pen: Matthew Cooper (2) Jeff Wilson (3)

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Ian Rogers (South Africa)

22 March 1996

Canterbury Crusaders	16–16	Western Province
Try: Simon Forrest Con: Graeme Dempster Pen: Simon Forrest Graeme Dempster (2)	Scoreboard^[33]	Try: Johan Kapp Con: Vlokkie Cilliers Pen: Joel Stransky (3)

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

23 March 1996

Transvaal	26–23	Waikato Chiefs
Try: Jopie Adlam Francois Pienaar Con: Gavin Lawless (2) Pen: Gavin Lawless (4)	Scoreboard^[34]	Try: Glen Osborne (2) Con: Warren Burton (2) Pen: Warren Burton (3)

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

24 March 1996

Wellington Hurricanes	25–32	Queensland Reds
Try: Alex Telea Chresten Davis Pen: Jamie Cameron (3) Simon Mannix (2)	Scoreboard^[35]	Try: Tim Horan Daniel Herbert Ben Tune Tony Daly Toutai Kefu Con: John Eales (2) Pen: John Eales

Athletic Park, Wellington
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

24 March 1996

New South Wales Waratahs	44–10	ACT Brumbies
Try: Jason Madz (2) David Campese Scott Bowen Richard Harry Matt Burke Con: Matt Burke (4) Pen: Matt Burke (2)	Scoreboard^[36]	Try: Joe Roff Andrew Williams

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 20,687^[37]
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

Round 5

27 March 1996

Auckland Blues	48–30	Western Province
Try: Eroni Clarke Andrew Blowers Carlos Spencer Michael Jones Ofisa Tonu'u Richard Fromont Con: Carlos Spencer (3) Pen: Carlos Spencer (3) Drop: Carlos Spencer	Scoreboard^[38]	Try: Simon Berridge Tinus Linee Corné Krige Con: Joel Stransky (3) Pen: Joel Stransky (3)

Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

29 March 1996

Canterbury Crusaders	21–16	New South Wales Waratahs
Try: Mark Mayerhofler Justin Marshall Con: Greg Coffey Pen: Greg Coffey (3)	Scoreboard^[39]	Try: Warwick Waugh Con: Matt Burke Pen: Matt Burke (3)

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

29 March 1996

ACT Brumbies	44–31	Natal Sharks
Try: Joe Roff (4) Stephen Larkham James Holbeck Con: Adam Friend (4) Pen: Adam Friend (2)	Scoreboard^[40]	Try: Henry Honiball Jeremy Thomson James Small Con: Henry Honiball (2) Pen: Henry Honiball (4)

Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 12,000^[41]
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

29 March 1996

Queensland Reds	25–18	Northern Transvaal
Try: Penalty try Con: John Eales Pen: John Eales (6)	Scoreboard^[42]	Try: Danie van Schalkwyk Andries Truscott Con: Jannie Kruger Pen: Jannie Kruger (2)

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

30 March 1996

Waikato Chiefs	44–17	Western Province
Try: Milton Going (2) Joeli Veitayaki Craig Stevenson Ian Foster Con: Ian Foster (4) Warren Burton Pen: Warren Burton (3)	Scoreboard^[43]	Try: Justin Swart (2) Con: Joel Stransky (2) Pen: Joel Stransky

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

30 March 1996

Otago Highlanders	15–44	Wellington Hurricanes
Pen: Simon Culhane (4) Drop: Simon Culhane	Scoreboard^[44]	Try: Sam Doyle Rhys Duggan Karl Williams Marty Berry Penalty try Con: Jamie Cameron (5) Pen: Jamie Cameron (3)

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Alan Riley (New Zealand)

Round 6

2 April 1996

Auckland Blues	51–29	Otago Highlanders
Try: Jarrod Cunningham (2) Andrew Blowers (2), James Kerr Eroni Clarke Dylan Mika Con: Carlos Spencer (4) Pen: Carlos Spencer (2)	Scoreboard^[45]	Try: Matthew Cooper George Leaupepe Brett McCormack Penalty try Con: Simon Culhane (3) Drop: Simon Culhane

Growers Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

2 April 1996

New South Wales Waratahs	6–34	Natal Sharks
Pen: Matt Burke (2)	Scoreboard^[46]	Try: Jeremy Thomson (2) James Small Joos Joubert Wayne Fyvie Con: Henry Honiball (3) Pen: Henry Honiball

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 30,147^[47]
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)

3 April 1996

Waikato Chiefs	26–18	ACT Brumbies
Try: Scott McLeod Duane Monkley Con: Warren Burton (2) Pen: Warren Burton (4)	Scoreboard^[48]	Try: John Langford Patricio Noriega Con: Adam Friend Pen: Adam Friend (2)

Okara Park, Whangārei
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

3 April 1996

Canterbury Crusaders	18–34	Northern Transvaal
Try: Damon Kaui (2) Con: Greg Coffey Pen: Greg Coffey (2)	Scoreboard^[49]	Try: Adriaan Richter (2) Dawie du Toit Jacques Olivier Andries Truscott Con: Lance Sherrell (3) Pen: Lance Sherrell

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Rod Hill (New Zealand)

3 April 1996

Queensland Reds	36–26	Western Province
Try: Tim Horan Daniel Herbet Jason Little Mark Connors Con: John Eales (2) Pen: John Eales (4)	Scoreboard^[50]	Try: Joggie Viljoen Garry Pagel Johan Kapp Con: Joel Stransky Pen: Joel Stransky (3)

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Mick Keogh (Australia)

6 April 1996

Wellington Hurricanes	27–43	Natal Sharks
Try: Christian Cullen (2) Marty Berry Tana Umaga Con: Jamie Cameron (2) Pen: Jamie Cameron	Scoreboard^[51]	Try: André Joubert (3) James Small (3) Con: Henry Honiball (2) Pen: Henry Honiball (3)

Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

7 April 1996

Auckland Blues	30–26	Northern Transvaal
Try: Jonah Lomu (2) Andrew Blowers Lee Stensness Con: Carlos Spencer (2) Pen: Carlos Spencer (2)	Scoreboard^[52]	Try: Dawie du Toit Frikkie Bosman Lance Sherrell Con: Lance Sherrell Pen: Lance Sherrell (3)

Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

Round 7

8 April 1996

Canterbury Crusaders	7–29	ACT Brumbies
Try: Richard Loe Con: Greg Coffey	Scoreboard^[53]	Try: Craig Sweeney Ipolito Fenukitau Mitch Hardy Con: Adam Friend Pen: Adam Friend (4)

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

10 April 1996

Otago Highlanders	33–32	Natal Sharks
Try: Brian Lima Jeff Wilson John Leslie Matthew Cooper Con: Matthew Cooper (2) Pen: Matthew Cooper (2) Jeff Wilson	Scoreboard^[54]	Try: André Joubert Jeremy Thomson Wayne Fyvie Wikus van Heerden Con: Henry Honiball Drop: James Small

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

11 April 1996

Waikato Chiefs	17–9	Northern Transvaal
Try: Glen Osborne Norm Berryman Con: Warren Burton (2) Pen: Warren Burton	Scoreboard^[55]	Pen: Dawie du Toit Jannie Kruger Drop: Jannie Kruger

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

13 April 1996

Transvaal	23–26	Western Province
Try: Gavin Lawless James Dalton Con: Gavin Lawless (2) Pen: Gavin Lawless (3)	Scoreboard^[56]	Try: Justin Swart Pen: Joel Stransky (7)

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Ian Rogers (South Africa)

14 April 1996

Queensland Reds	15–13	New South Wales Waratahs
Pen: John Eales (5)	Scoreboard^[57]	Try: Kevin O'Kane Con: Matt Burke Pen: Matt Burke (2)

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,296^[58]
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)

14 April 1996

Wellington Hurricanes	13–36	Canterbury Crusaders
Try: Christian Cullen Con: Jamie Cameron Pen: Jamie Cameron (2)	Scoreboard^[59]	Try: Damon Kaui Daryl Gibson Pita Alatini Todd Blackadder Con: Andy Miller (2) Pen: Andy Miller (4)

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Round 8

16 April 1996

Otago Highlanders	5–22	Waikato Chiefs
Try: Matthew Cooper	Scoreboard^[60]	Try: Paul Mitchell Richard Turner Simon Crabb Con: Ian Foster (2) Pen: Ian Foster

Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

19 April 1996

Northern Transvaal	25–15	Transvaal
Try: Hannes Venter Con: Jannie Kruger Pen: Jannie Kruger (5) Drop: Jannie Kruger	Scoreboard^[61]	Try: Gavin Lawless Ian Hattingh Pieter Hendriks

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Marius Franken (South Africa)

20 April 1996

Auckland Blues	39–31	Waikato Chiefs
Try: Joeli Vidiri Jonah Lomu Ofisa Tonu'u Zinzan Brooke Penalty try Con: Carlos Spencer (3) Adrian Cashmore Pen: Adrian Cashmore Carlos Spencer	Scoreboard^[62]	Try: Eric Rush Paul Mitchell Penalty try Con: Ian Foster (2) Pen: Ian Foster (4)

Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

20 April 1996

ACT Brumbies	21–20	Queensland Reds
Try: Ipolito Fenukitau Owen Finegan Con: Adam Friend Pen: Adam Friend (2) Joe Roff	Scoreboard^[63]	Try: Ben Tune Daniel Herbert Con: John Eales (2) Pen: John Eales (2)

Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

21 April 1996

New South Wales Waratahs	29–25	Otago Highlanders
Try: Alistair Murdoch David Campese Matt Dixon Tim Wallace Con: Matt Burke (3) Pen: Matt Burke	Scoreboard^[64]	Try: Brian Lima (2) Kupu Vanisi Con: Matthew Cooper (2) Pen: Matthew Cooper (2)

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 24,617^[65]
Referee: Scott Young

Round 9

23 April 1996

Western Province	35–25	Wellington Hurricanes
Try: Joggie Viljoen (2) Justin Swart Con: Joel Stransky Pen: Joel Stransky (6)	Scoreboard^[66]	Try: Christian Cullen George Konia Karl Williams Con: Jon Preston (2) Pen: Jon Preston (2)

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 22,169
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

23 April 1996

Transvaal	55–23	Canterbury Crusaders
Try: James Dalton (2) Gavin Lawless Gerhard Combrinck Johan Roux Pieter Hendriks Penalty try Con: Gavin Lawless (4) Pen: Gavin Lawless (4)	Scoreboard^[67]	Try: Angus Gardiner (2) Justin Marshall Con: Andy Miller Pen: Andy Miller (2)

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Stef Neethling (South Africa)

26 April 1996

Queensland Reds	51–13	Auckland Blues
Try: Garrick Morgan (2) Ben Tune Damien Smith Jason Little Mark Connors Toutai Kefu Con: John Eales (5) Pen: John Eales (2)	Scoreboard^[68]	Try: Joeli Vidiri Olo Brown Pen: Adrian Cashmore

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

27 April 1996

Northern Transvaal	38–20	Wellington Hurricanes
Try: André Snyman Andries Truscott Ruben Kruger Theo Jansen van Rensburg Con: Jannie Kruger (3) Pen: Jannie Kruger (3) Joost Van der Westhuizen	Scoreboard^[69]	Try: Alex Telea Jason O'Halloran Tana Umaga Con: Marty Berry Pen: Marty Berry

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

27 April 1996

Natal Sharks	58–26	Canterbury Crusaders
Try: Cabous van der Westhuizen (2) Joost Joubert (2), James Small Jeremy Thomson John Allan Ollie Le Roux Con: Henry Honiball (5) André Joubert Pen: Henry Honiball (2)	Scoreboard^[70]	Try: Adrian Tukaki Norm Maxwell Con: Andy Miller (2) Pen: Andy Miller (4)

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Referee: Carl Spannenberg (South Africa)

28 April 1996

Waikato Chiefs	39–17	New South Wales Waratahs
Try: Ian Jones (3) Eric Rush (2) Con: Ian Foster (4) Pen: Ian Foster Drop: Ian Foster	Scoreboard^[71]	Try: Alistair Murdoch Jason Madz Con: Matt Burke (2) Pen: Matt Burke

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

28 April 1996

Western Province	25–16	ACT Brumbies
Try: Johan Kapp Rhys Botha Vlok Cilliers Con: Joel Stransky (2) Pen: Joel Stransky (2)	Scoreboard^[72]	Try: Patricio Noriega Con: David Knox Pen: David Knox (2) Adam Friend

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 28,107
Referee: Ian Rogers (South Africa)

Round 10

1 May 1996

Auckland Blues	56–44	New South Wales Waratahs
Try: Joeli Vidiri (3) Eroni Clarke Ofisa Tonu'u Olo Brown Zinzan Brooke Penalty try Con: Adrian Cashmore (5) Pen: Adrian Cashmore (2)	Scoreboard^[73]	Try: Alistair Murdoch Andrew Blades Anthony Ekert Daniel Manu David Campese Warwick Waugh Con: Matt Burke (4) Pen: Matt Burke (2)

Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

1 May 1996

Natal Sharks	49–13	Transvaal
Try: Henry Honiball (2) Adrian Garvey André Joubert James Small Wayne Fyvie Con: Henry Honiball (5) Pen: Henry Honiball (3)	Scoreboard^[74]	Try: Gavin Lawless Con: Gavin Lawless Pen: Gavin Lawless (2)

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Referee: Stef Neethling (South Africa)

4 May 1996

Waikato Chiefs	15–23	Wellington Hurricanes
Try: Dean Anglesey Warren Johnston Con: Ian Foster Pen: Ian Foster	Scoreboard^[75]	Try: Jason O'Halloran Mark Allen Con: Jon Preston (2) Pen: Jon Preston (3)

Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

4 May 1996

Northern Transvaal	23–10	ACT Brumbies
Try: Frikkie Bosman Pen: Jannie Kruger (6)	Scoreboard^[76]	Try: Marco Caputo Patricio Noriega

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Stef Neethling (South Africa)

5 May 1996

Canterbury Crusaders	27–29	Otago Highlanders
Try: Justin Marshall Pita Alatini Richard Loe Con: Andy Miller (3) Pen: Andy Miller (2)	Scoreboard^[77]	Try: Jeff Wilson (2) To'o Vaega Con: Matthew Cooper Pen: Matthew Cooper (4)

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

5 May 1996

Natal Sharks	20–21	Queensland Reds
Try: André Joubert Pen: Henry Honiball (5)	Scoreboard^[78]	Try: Jason Little Tim Horan Con: John Eales Pen: John Eales (3)

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

Round 11

7 May 1996

Transvaal	34–22	Auckland Blues
Try: Francois Pienaar Ian McDonald Joe Gillingham Johan Roux Con: Gavin Lawless (4) Pen: Gavin Lawless (2)	Scoreboard^[79]	Try: Joeli Vidiri (2) Penalty try Con: Adrian Cashmore (2) Pen: Adrian Cashmore

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

10 May 1996

New South Wales Waratahs	52–25	Wellington Hurricanes
Try: Alistair Murdoch (3) David Campese Jason Madz Matt Burke Richard Harry Con: Matt Burke (4) Pen: Matt Burke (3)	Scoreboard^[80]	Try: Alex Telea Christian Cullen Tana Umaga Con: Jon Preston (2) Pen: Jon Preston (2)

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 20,174^[81]
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

10 May 1996

Western Province	7–35	Northern Transvaal
Try: Nico Wegner Con: Vlok Cilliers	Scoreboard^[82]	Try: Hannes Venter (2) Theo Jansen van Rensburg (2), Krynauw Otto Con: Jannie Kruger (2) Pen: Jannie Kruger (2)

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 37,524
Referee: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

11 May 1996

Transvaal	16–25	Queensland Reds
Try: Johan Roux Pieter Hendriks Pen: Gavin Lawless (2)	Scoreboard^[83]	Try: Ben Tune Brett Johnstone Tim Horan Con: John Eales (2) Pen: John Eales (2)

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Ian Rogers (South Africa)

11 May 1996

Natal Sharks	23–30	Auckland Blues
Try: James Small Penalty try Con: Henry Honiball (2) Pen: Henry Honiball (3)	Scoreboard^[84]	Try: Adrian Cashmore Eroni Clarke Penalty try Con: Adrian Cashmore (3) Pen: Adrian Cashmore (3)

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

12 May 1996

ACT Brumbies	70–26	Otago Highlanders
Try: Mitch Hardy (3) Brett Robinson David Giffin Ipolito Fenukitau Joe Roff Owen Finegan Penalty try Con: David Knox (6) Joe Roff (2) Pen: David Knox (3)	Scoreboard^[85]	Try: Chris England Jeff Wilson Kupu Vanisi Con: Jeff Wilson Pen: Jeff Wilson (3)

Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)

Finals

Bracket


Semi-finals			Final

18 May – Brisbane

1	Queensland Reds	25
			25 May – Auckland
4	Natal Sharks	43
			Natal Sharks	21
19 May – Auckland
			Auckland Blues	45
2	Auckland Blues	48

3	Northern Transvaal	11

Semi-finals

18 May 1996

Queensland Reds	25–43	Natal Sharks
Try: Michael Foley Tim Horan Penalty try Con: John Eales (2) Pen: John Eales (2)	Scoreboard^[86]	Try: Cabous van der Westhuizen (3) André Joubert (2) Jeremy Thomson Wikus van Heerden Con: André Joubert (2) Henry Honiball (2)

Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

19 May 1996

Auckland Blues	48–11	Northern Transvaal
Try: Jonah Lomu (2) Adrian Cashmore Joeli Vidiri Johnny Ngauamo Ofisa Tonu'u Robin Brooke Sean Fitzpatrick Con: Adrian Cashmore (4)	Scoreboard^[87]	Try: Conrad Breytenbach Pen: Jannie Kruger (2)

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)

Final

25 May 1996

Auckland Blues	45–21	Natal Sharks
Try: Andrew Blowers (2) Carlos Spencer Charles Riechelmann Eroni Clarke Jonah Lomu Con: Adrian Cashmore (3) Pen: Adrian Cashmore (3)	Scoreboard^[88]	Try: André Joubert James Small Con: Henry Honiball Pen: Henry Honiball (3)

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)

Blues

Sharks


FB	15	Adrian Cashmore
RW	14	Joeli Vidiri
OC	13	Eroni Clarke
IC	12	Johnny Ngauamo
LW	11	Jonah Lomu
FH	10	Carlos Spencer
SH	9	Ofisa Tonu'u
N8	8	Zinzan Brooke (c)
OF	7	Andrew Blowers
BF	6	Michael Jones
RL	5	Charles Riechelmann
LL	4	Robin Brooke
TP	3	Olo Brown
HK	2	Sean Fitzpatrick
LP	1	Craig Dowd
Substitutes:
CE	16	Lee Stensness
FH	17	Cameron Rackham
SH	18	Michael Scott
LK	19	Jason Chandler
PR	20	Kevin Nepia
HK	21	Andrew Roose
Coach:
Graham Henry


FB	15	André Joubert
RW	14	James Small
OC	13	Jeremy Thomson
IC	12	Dick Muir
LW	11	Cabous van der Westhuizen
FH	10	Henry Honiball
SH	9	Kevin Putt
N8	8	Gary Teichmann (c)
OF	7	Wikus van Heerden
BF	6	Wayne Fyvie
RL	5	Mark Andrews
LL	4	Steve Atherton
TP	3	Adrian Garvey
HK	2	John Allan
LP	1	Ollie le Roux
Substitutes:
WG	16	Joos Joubert
FH	17	Roland de Marigny
SH	18	Robert du Preez
FL	19	Dieter Kriese
LK	20	John Slade
HK	21	Federico Méndez
Coach:
Ian McIntosh

Statistics

Points scorers

Player	Team	Total	Points per game													Details
Player	Team	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Semis	Final	Details
Matt Burke	NSW Waratahs	157	22	20	19	19	11	6	8	9	7	14	22	DNQ	DNQ	5 try; 27 con; 26 pen
John Eales	Queensland Reds	155	2	16	22	7	20	16	15	10	16	11	10	10	DNQ	25 con; 33 pen
Jannie Kruger	Northern Transvaal	139	15	2	39	8	0	0	6	20	15	18	10	6	DNQ	1 try; 16 con; 32 pen; 2 dg
Henry Honiball	Natal Sharks	136	0	0	3	21	9	13	2	16	29	15	13	4	11	3 try; 23 con; 25 pen
Joel Stransky	Western Province	120	DNP	17	10	9	15	7	11	21	20	10	0	DNQ	DNQ	12 con; 34 pen
Gavin Lawless	Transvaal	111	0	3	DNP	11	16	18	5	25	13	14	6	DNQ	DNQ	4 try; 14 con; 21 pen
André Joubert	Natal Sharks	101	18	2	30	0	0	15	5	2	5	5	0	14	5	11 try; 11 con; 8 pen
Jamie Cameron	Wellington Hurricanes	91	23	13	12	9	19	7	8	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	14 con; 21 pen
Ian Foster	Waikato Chiefs	89	17	7	10	0	13	0	0	7	16	14	5	DNQ	DNQ	1 try; 18 con; 14 pen; 2 dg
Matthew Cooper	Otago Highlanders	86	22	0	0	15	0	5	15	5	10	14	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	4 try; 12 con; 14 pen

Try scorers

Player	Team	Total	Tries per game
Player	Team	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Semis	Final
James Small	Natal Sharks	13	0	1	3	1	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
André Joubert	Natal Sharks	11	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	1
Joeli Vidiri	Auckland Blues	10	0	0	2	DNP	DNP	DNP	1	1	3	2	0	1	0
Alistair Murdoch	NSW Waratahs	8	1	1	0	0	DNP	DNP	0	1	1	1	3	DNQ	DNQ
Andrew Blowers	Auckland Blues	8	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	DNP	0	0	0	1
Ben Tune	Queensland Reds	8	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	DNQ
Jonah Lomu	Auckland Blues	8	0	1	1	DNP	0	2	1	0	DNP	0	0	2	1
Justin Swart	Western Province	8	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	DNQ	DNQ
Joe Roff	ACT Brumbies	7	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	DNQ	DNQ
Jeremy Thomson	Natal Sharks	7	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	DNP	DNP	0	1	0
Christian Cullen	Wellington Hurricanes	7	0	1	1	DNP	DNP	2	1	1	0	0	1	DNQ	DNQ
Eroni Clarke	Auckland Blues	7	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1

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Teams and personnel

Overview

Regular season

Standings

Match grid

Matches

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Finals

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Points scorers

Try scorers

References

Further reading