2003 Super 12 season

2003 Super 12
Countries	Australia South Africa New Zealand
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	Auckland Blues (3rd title)
Matches played	69
Top point scorer(s)	Carlos Spencer (143) (Auckland Blues)
Top try scorer(s)	Doug Howlett (12) (Auckland Blues)
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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.

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	Coastal Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
		Con: Chris Rossouw (3/5) Pen: Chris Rossouw (3)		Pen: Butch James (1)	Attendance: 44,533

	21 February 2003	Golden Cats	26 – 34	Northern Bulls	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Tries: Gcobani Bobo, Friedrich Lombard Cons.: Andre Pretorius (2/2) Pens.: Andre Pretorius (4)		Tries: Joost van der Westhuizen Cons.: Louis Koen (1/1) Pens.: Louis Koen (7)	Attendance: 9,937

	21 February 2003	NSW Waratahs	18 – 31	Auckland Blues	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Tries: Morgan Turinui, Duncan McRae Cons.: Matt Burke (1/2) Pens.: Matt Burke (3)		Tries: Rupeni Caucaunibuca (2), Joe Rokocoko, David Gibson Cons.: Orene Ai'i (1/4) Pens.: Orene Ai'i (3)	Attendance: 27,247

	21 February 2003	Waikato Chiefs	16 – 29	Otago Highlanders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Tries: Paul Miller Cons.: Glen Jackson Pens.: Glen Jackson (3)		Tries: Aisea Tuilevu Pens.: Willie Walker (8)	Attendance: 12,000

	22 February 2003	Queensland Reds	19 – 22	ACT Brumbies	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
		Tries: Chris Latham Cons.: Julian Huxley (1/1) Pens.: Julian Huxley (4)		Tries: Joe Roff Cons.: Stirling Mortlock (1/1) Pens.: Stirling Mortlock (5)	Attendance: 18,000

	22 February 2003	Canterbury Crusaders	37 – 21	Wellington Hurricanes	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
		Tries: Dan Carter (2), Caleb Ralph, Marika Vunibaka, Aaron Mauger Cons.: Leon MacDonald (3/5) Pens.: Leon Macdonald (2)		Tries: Ma'a Nonu Joe Ward Cons.: Riki Flutey (1/2) Pens.: Riki Flutey (3)	Attendance: 30,000

Round 2

	28 February 2003	Waikato Chiefs	27 – 30	Auckland Blues	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
					Attendance: 10,000

	1 March 2003	Canterbury Crusaders	34 – 6	Queensland Reds	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
				Pen: Elton Flatley(2)	Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	1 March 2003	Otago Highlanders	41 – 17	Stormers	Carisbrook, Dunedin
					Attendance: 18,000

	1 March 2003	Wellington Hurricanes	34 – 46	Northern Bulls	McLean Park, Napier
					Attendance: 10,000

	1 March 2003	Coastal Sharks	25 – 17	ACT Brumbies	ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Attendance: 32,000

	1 March 2003	Golden Cats	36 – 48	NSW Waratahs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
					Attendance: 22,000

Round 3

	7 March 2003	Otago Highlanders	29 – 22	Northern Bulls	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
					Attendance: 14,500

	7 March 2003	Wellington Hurricanes	33 – 18	Stormers	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
					Attendance: 25,264

	7 March 2003	Golden Cats	34 – 32	ACT Brumbies	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
					Attendance: 25,237

	8 March 2003	Waikato Chiefs	43 – 27	Queensland Reds	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
					Attendance: 11,000

	8 March 2003	Auckland Blues	39 – 5	Canterbury Crusaders	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
					Attendance: 23,000

	8 March 2003	Coastal Sharks	36 – 49	NSW Waratahs	ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Attendance: 28,750

Round 4

	14 March 2003	Canterbury Crusaders	36 – 29	Waikato Chiefs	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
					Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Steve Walsh

	14 March 2003	ACT Brumbies	37 – 22	Stormers	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
					Attendance: 18,886

	14 March 2003	Coastal Sharks	20 – 35	Wellington Hurricanes	ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Attendance: 32,000

	15 March 2003	NSW Waratahs	26 – 16	Northern Bulls	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
					Attendance: 28,587

	15 March 2003	Golden Cats	33 – 21	Otago Highlanders	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
					Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson

Round 5

	21 March 2003	Auckland Blues	62 – 20	Queensland Reds	Okara Park, Whangarei
					Attendance: 15,000

	21 March 2003	NSW Waratahs	29 – 39	Stormers	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
					Attendance: 26,947

	21 March 2003	Coastal Sharks	19 – 23	Otago Highlanders	ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Attendance: 26,550

	22 March 2003	ACT Brumbies	64 – 26	Northern Bulls	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
					Attendance: 20,240

	22 March 2003	Golden Cats	21 – 28	Wellington Hurricanes	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
					Attendance: 15,000

Round 6

	28 March 2003	Auckland Blues	41 – 15	ACT Brumbies	Eden Park, Auckland
					Attendance: 25,000

	29 March 2003	Golden Cats	23 – 29	Coastal Sharks	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
					Attendance: 48,000

	29 March 2003	NSW Waratahs	23 – 35	Queensland Reds	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
					Attendance: 35,612

	29 March 2003	Wellington Hurricanes	24 – 14	Waikato Chiefs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
					Attendance: 29,663

	29 March 2003	Otago Highlanders	16 – 17	Canterbury Crusaders	Carisbrook, Dunedin
					Attendance: 31,500

Round 7

	4 April 2003	Queensland Reds	23 – 26	Wellington Hurricanes	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
					Attendance: 22,450

	4 April 2003	Otago Highlanders	22 – 11	Auckland Blues	Carisbrook, Dunedin
					Attendance: 20,500

	5 April 2003	Northern Bulls	24 – 27	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
					Attendance: 60,000

	5 April 2003	NSW Waratahs	34 – 31	Canterbury Crusaders	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
					Attendance: 32,960

	6 April 2003	ACT Brumbies	55 – 31	Waikato Chiefs	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
					Attendance: 18,154

Round 8

	11 April 2003	Wellington Hurricanes	42 – 26	NSW Waratahs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
					Attendance: 31,284

	12 April 2003	Waikato Chiefs	25 – 31	Coastal Sharks	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
					Attendance: 9,000

	12 April 2003	Canterbury Crusaders	65 – 34	Golden Cats	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
					Attendance: 25,600

	12 April 2003	Northern Bulls	28 – 56	Auckland Blues	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
					Attendance: 21,097

	12 April 2003	Stormers	20 – 41	Queensland Reds	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
					Attendance: 31,666

Round 9

	18 April 2003	Canterbury Crusaders	23 – 18	Coastal Sharks	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
					Attendance: 23,000

	18 April 2003	ACT Brumbies	41 – 15	NSW Waratahs	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
					Attendance: 25,122

	19 April 2003	Waikato Chiefs	40 – 9	Golden Cats	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
					Attendance: 7,000

	19 April 2003	Wellington Hurricanes	37 – 15	Otago Highlanders	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
					Attendance: 15,647

	19 April 2003	Stormers	8 – 36	Auckland Blues	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
					Attendance: 30,568

	19 April 2003	Northern Bulls	39 – 19	Queensland Reds	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
					Attendance: 15,628

Round 10

	25 April 2003	Otago Highlanders	45 – 19	ACT Brumbies	Carisbrook, Dunedin
					Attendance: 14,300

	26 April 2003	Northern Bulls	32 – 31	Canterbury Crusaders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
					Attendance: 24,107

	26 April 2003	Auckland Blues	25 – 16	Coastal Sharks	Eden Park, Auckland
					Attendance: 25,000

	26 April 2003	Queensland Reds	41 – 13	Golden Cats	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
					Attendance: 14,000

	26 April 2003	Stormers	24 – 23	Waikato Chiefs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
					Attendance: 21,529

Round 11

	2 May 2003	Stormers	13 – 51	Canterbury Crusaders	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
					Attendance: 27,516

	2 May 2003	Auckland Blues	33 – 9	Golden Cats	Eden Park, Auckland
					Attendance: 14,000

	3 May 2003	Otago Highlanders	23 – 27	NSW Waratahs	Carisbrook, Dunedin
					Attendance: 15,200

	3 May 2003	Wellington Hurricanes	27 – 35	ACT Brumbies	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
					Attendance: 24,500

	3 May 2003	Queensland Reds	22 – 13	Coastal Sharks	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
					Attendance: 16,577

	3 May 2003	Northern Bulls	29 – 26	Waikato Chiefs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
					Attendance: 26,544

Round 12

	9 May 2003	ACT Brumbies	21 – 28	Canterbury Crusaders	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
					Attendance: 25,279

	9 May 2003	Auckland Blues	29 – 17	Wellington Hurricanes	Eden Park, Auckland
					Attendance: 45,000

	10 May 2003	Queensland Reds	28 – 23	Otago Highlanders	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
					Attendance: 21,100

	10 May 2003	NSW Waratahs	25 – 14	Waikato Chiefs	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
					Attendance: 31,775

	10 May 2003	Coastal Sharks	16 – 24	Northern Bulls	ABSA Stadium, Durban
					Attendance: 35,000

	10 May 2003	Stormers	27 – 21	Golden Cats	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
					Attendance: 22,746

Finals

Semi finals

16 May 2003

Canterbury Crusaders	39 – 16	Wellington Hurricanes

Jade Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 33,500

17 May 2003

Auckland Blues	42 – 21	ACT Brumbies

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 42,000

Grand final

Main article: 2003 Super 12 Final

24 May 2003 7.35pm

Auckland Blues	21 – 17	Canterbury Crusaders

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 47,000

External links

• 2003 Super 12 season at www.rugby.com.au