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.

2001 Super 12
Countries Australia
 South Africa
 New Zealand
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsAustralia ACT Brumbies (1st title)
Matches played69
Top point scorer(s)South Africa Louis Koen (157)
(Golden Cats)
Top try scorer(s)Australia Andrew Walker (8)
(ACT Brumbies)
Fiji Aisea Tuilevu (8)
(Otago Highlanders)
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

Table

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Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1   Brumbies 11 8 0 3 348 204 +144 8 40
2   Sharks 11 8 0 3 322 246 +76 6 38
3   Cats 11 7 0 4 285 244 +41 6 34
4   Reds 11 6 0 5 300 277 +33 8 32
5   Highlanders 11 6 0 5 284 295 −11 5 29
6   Chiefs 11 6 0 5 301 330 −29 4 28
7   Stormers 11 5 0 6 278 285 −7 6 26
8   Waratahs 11 5 0 6 306 302 +4 5 25
9   Hurricanes 11 5 0 6 291 316 −25 5 25
10   Crusaders 11 4 0 7 307 331 −55 7 23
11   Blues 11 4 0 7 243 298 −55 4 20
12   Bulls 11 2 0 9 241 378 −137 3 11

Results

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Round 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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13 April 2001
Auckland Blues  23–26  Golden Cats
Okara Park, Whangārei
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Semi finals

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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

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26 May 2001
ACT Brumbies36–6Coastal 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

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References

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