The 2011 Super Rugby season was the first season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involved teams from Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 and South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. Including its past iterations as Super 12 and Super 14, this was the 16th season for the Southern Hemisphere's premier transnational club competition. The season kicked off in February 2011, with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished in early July to allow players a recovery period for the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...

 to be held in September and October; in future non-World Cup years, the competition will extend into August.

This season have seen the arrival of the Melbourne Rebels

Melbourne Rebels

The Melbourne Rebels are a professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They are the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia...

, admitted to the competition as Australia's fifth team after entry by the Southern Kings

Southern Kings

The Southern Kings are a South African rugby union franchise. The franchise was formally announced at the opening of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 16 June 2009, in time to coincide with the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa....

 from South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 was denied. This was also the first season of a revamped competition format, with a greater focus on matches within each participating country and an expanded finals series.

During this season, the first ever Super Rugby game was played outside of the SANZAR

SANZAR

SANZAR is the body which operates Super Rugby and Tri Nations competitions in rugby union. It is a joint venture of the South African Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union, formed in 1996.Created shortly after rugby's move to professionalism in 1995, SANZAR's two...

 region, taking place at Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...

 between the Crusaders and the Sharks. The match was moved to Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...

 due to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Proceeds of the game were also donated to the relief effort.

The final was played at Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

 in Brisbane between the Queensland Reds

Queensland Reds

The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...

 and the Crusaders. The Reds won 18-13 to claim their first Super Rugby title.

Competition format

Covering 21 weeks, the schedule featured a total of 125 matches. The 15 teams were grouped by geography, labelled the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference and the South African Conference. With the new format, the regular season consisted of two types of matches:

• Internal Conference Matches – Each team plays the other four teams in the same conference twice, home and away. (See table below for conferences.)
• Cross Conference Matches – Each team plays four teams of the other two conferences away, and four teams of the other two conferences home, thus missing out on two teams (one from each of the other conferences). Each team plays two home and two away games against teams from each of the other countries, making a total of eight cross conference games for each team.

The top team of each conference, plus the next top three teams in table points regardless of conference (wild card teams), moved on to the finals. The top two conference winners, based on table points, receive first-round byes. In the first round of the finals, the third conference winner is the #3 seed and hosts the wild card team with the worst record, and the best wild card team hosts the second-best wild card team. In the semi-finals, the #2 conference winner hosts the higher surviving seed from the first round, and the #1 conference winner hosts the other first-round winner. The final is hosted by the top remaining seed.

Standings

Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Reds Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...  (Q)	18	13	0	3	2	429	309	+120	5	1	66
2	Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...  (Q)	18	10	0	6	2	398	252	+146	6	3	57
3	Force Western Force Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...	18	5	2	9	2	333	416	−83	0	5	37
4	Brumbies	18	4	1	11	2	314	437	−123	3	4	33
5	Rebels Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels are a professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They are the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia...	18	3	0	13	2	281	570	−289	2	2	24

Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders (Q)	18	11	1	4	2	436	273	+163	5	2	61
2	Blues (Q)	18	10	1	5	2	405	335	+70	6	4	60
3	Highlanders	18	8	0	8	2	296	343	−47	2	3	45
4	Hurricanes	18	5	2	9	2	328	398	−70	5	5	42
5	Chiefs Chiefs (Super rugby franchise) The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys...	18	6	1	9	2	332	348	−16	2	4	40

Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...  (Q)	18	12	0	4	2	400	257	+143	4	3	63
2	Sharks (Q)	18	10	1	5	2	407	339	+68	6	1	57
3	Bulls	18	10	0	6	2	416	370	+46	3	3	54
4	Cheetahs Central Cheetahs The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...	18	5	0	11	2	435	437	−2	5	7	40
5	Lions	18	3	1	12	2	351	477	−126	2	5	29

Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Reds Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...  (Q)	18	13	0	3	2	429	309	+120	5	1	66
2	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...  (Q)	18	12	0	4	2	400	257	+143	4	3	63
3	Crusaders (Q)	18	11	1	4	2	436	273	+163	5	2	61
4	Blues (Q)	18	10	1	5	2	405	335	+70	6	4	60
5	Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...  (Q)	18	10	0	6	2	398	252	+146	6	3	57
6	Sharks (Q)	18	10	1	5	2	407	339	+68	6	1	57
7	Bulls	18	10	0	6	2	416	370	+46	3	3	54
8	Highlanders	18	8	0	8	2	296	343	−47	2	3	45
9	Hurricanes	18	5	2	9	2	328	398	−70	5	5	42
10	Chiefs Chiefs (Super rugby franchise) The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys...	18	6	1	9	2	332	348	−16	2	4	40
11	Cheetahs Central Cheetahs The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...	18	5	0	11	2	435	437	−2	5	7	40
12	Force Western Force Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...	18	5	2	9	2	333	416	−83	0	5	37
13	Brumbies	18	4	1	11	2	314	437	−123	3	4	33
14	Lions	18	3	1	12	2	351	477	−126	2	5	29
15	Rebels Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels are a professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They are the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia...	18	3	0	13	2	281	570	−289	2	2	24

Source: NZ Herald


Legend:

• Rnd = Round Completed (Games Played plus Byes), W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Bye = Number of Byes, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Points breakdown:

• 4 points for a win
• 2 points for a draw
• 4 points for a bye
• 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
• 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

The Overall Standings classification system:

• Three Conference Winners/Leaders in log points order
• Three Wildcard teams in log points order
• The remaining nine teams in log points order
• When teams are level on log points, they are sorted by number of games won, then overall points difference, then number of tries scored and then overall try difference

Notes:

• The Round 2 match between the Crusaders and Hurricanes scheduled for 26 February 2011 at Westpac Stadium
  Westpac Stadium
  Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
  
   in Wellington
  Wellington
  Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
  
   was abandoned by agreement of both sides and SANZAR due to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The match was declared a draw, with both sides earning 2 competition points.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Finals

Qualifiers

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 2

Semi-Finals

Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2

Final

EWLINE| Reds: FB 15 Jono Lance RW 14 Rodney Davies Rodney Davies Rodney Davies is a rugby union player who is currently plays for the Queensland Reds and is a former rugby league footballer.-Early life:... CT 13 Anthony Fainga'a SF 12 Ben Tapuai Ben Tapuai Ben Tapuai is a professional rugby player for the Queensland Reds. Tapuai grew up in Melbourne and is of Samoan heritage.-References:*-External links:*... LW 11 Digby Ioane Digby Ioane Digby Ioane is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the Queensland Reds. He has previously played for the Western Force in their inaugural year in 2006 to 2007, and has been capped 11 times for the Wallabies.-Early life:... FF 10 Quade Cooper Quade Cooper Quade S. Cooper is a New Zealand born Australian rugby union player.He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and the Australia national rugby union team, generally as fly-half.-Career:... HB 9 Will Genia Will Genia Will Genia is a Papua New Guinean-born, Australian rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition, in which he debuted round one, 2007. Currently, he plays for the Wallabies.-Career:... N8 8 Radike Samo Radike Samo Radike Samo is an Australian rugby union player. He plays lock, flanker, number 8 and can even play on the wing... OF 7 Beau Robinson Beau Robinson Beau Robinson is an Australian rugby union player currently contracted to the QLD Reds. Robinson made his NSW debut against the Brumbies in the 2006 Australian Provincial Championships. He plays primarily as an openside flanker and was the back-up to Phil Waugh at NSW before gaining a starting... BF 6 Scott Higginbotham Scott Higginbotham Scott Higginbotham is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 15 competition. He can play anywhere in the backrow.-Career:... RL 5 James Horwill James Horwill James Horwill is an Australian rugby union player, a national and provincial representative Lock forward. He captained the Queensland Reds to a season victory in the 2011 in the Super 15 competition, his sixth season played at that level and debuted as Wallaby captain in the deciding game of the... LL 4 Rob Simmons Rob Simmons (rugby union) Rob Simmons is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 14 competition and has also represented Australia. His position is lock.-External links:... TP 3 Greg Holmes Greg Holmes Greg Holmes is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 14 competition and has played for Australia. His usual position is at prop.-Career:... HK 2 Saia Fainga'a LP 1 Ben Daley Ben Daley Ben Daley is a national representative rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the Queensland Reds. In 2008 Daley joined the Queensland Reds as a rookie and in the same year played for the Australia U20 side... Substitutes: HK 16 James Hanson James Hanson (rugby union) James Hanson is a rugby union player for the Queensland Reds Super 14 franchise, playing as a hooker.He made his debut against the Crusaders in February 2010.... LP 17 Guy Shepherdson Guy Shepherdson Guy Shepherdson is an Australian rugby union footballer.His usual position is at tight-head prop... RL 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison N8 19 Jake Schatz Jake Schatz Jake Schatz is an Australian rugby union player and former Anglican Church Grammar School boy. Schatz currently plays at flanker for the Queensland Reds. He made his debut for the Reds during the 2010 Super 14 season.Jake was selected as the 2008 QLD Premier Colts player of the year... OF 20 Liam Gill Liam Gill Liam Gill is a professional rugby player for the Queensland Reds.-References:*http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/12/Default.aspx - 16 October 2011-External Links:*... SH 21 Ian Prior CT 22 Will Chambers Will Chambers Will Chambers is an Australian rugby union footballer. He played in the Super 15 for the Queensland Reds and is currently playing for Irish province Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12, as of September 2011.... Coach:   Ewen McKenzie Ewen McKenzie Ewen James Andrew McKenzie is a former Australian Rugby Union prop and now professional coach, currently with the Queensland Reds who won the 2011 premiership...

EWLINE| Crusaders: FB 15 Tom Marshall RW 14 Sean Maitland Sean Maitland Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988... CT 13 Robbie Fruean Robbie Fruean Robert Fruean is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre and sometimes on the wing. He is a former Porirua College head boy. He is of Samoan heritage.-Career:... SF 12 Sonny Bill Williams Sonny Bill Williams Sonny William 'Sonny Bill' Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player and former rugby league player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league. In rugby union he usually plays as a centre... LW 11 Zac Guildford FF 10 Dan Carter HB 9 Andrew Ellis N8 8 Kieran Read Kieran Read Kieran Read is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a blind-side flanker or No.8, but has the ability and height to play in the lock position... OF 7 Richie McCaw Richie McCaw Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams... BF 6 George Whitelock George Whitelock George Whitelock is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays as a flanker.-Biography:George is the son of a former Junior All Black, Braeden Whitelock... RL 5 Sam Whitelock Sam Whitelock Samuel Lawrence Whitelock is a New Zealand born rugby player. He plays as a lock for Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.... LL 4 Brad Thorn Brad Thorn Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union... TP 3 Owen Franks Owen Franks Owen Franks is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and the All Blacks at international level.-Early Career:He attended Christchurch Boys' High School. His local rugby club is Linwood... HK 2 Corey Flynn Corey Flynn Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003.... LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Wyatt Crockett Wyatt Crockett is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the super 14. He also plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He attended Nelson College.He made his All Blacks debut against Italy in 2009.... Substitutes: HK 16 Quentin MacDonald LP 17 Ben Franks Ben Franks Ben Franks is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and All Blacks. He plays as a prop.-Provincial:Franks made his provincial debut for Canterbury against Otago in 2005... RL 18 Luke Romano N8 19 Matt Todd Matt Todd Matt Todd is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at blindside or openside flank. He is 1.85m tall and weighs 104 kg.... HB 20 Kahn Fotuali’i Kahn Fotuali’i Kahn Fotuali’i is a New Zealand rugby union player for the Ospreys in the RaboDirect Pro12 having signed from Crusaders of the Super 14 competition in the Summer of 2011. He plays as a scrum-half and fly-half.... FF 21 Matt Berquist Matt Berquist Matt Berquist is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Leinster Rugby in the Rabo Direct Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.-Provincial Rugby:... UB 22 Ryan Crotty Coach:   Todd Blackadder Todd Blackadder Todd Julian Blackadder is a former professional New Zealand rugby union player and professional rugby coach. He served as Director of Rugby for the Tasman Rugby Union before being appointed to succeed Robbie Deans as coach of Super 14 team the Crusaders...

Touch judges:   Stuart Dickinson Stuart Dickinson Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....   Vinny Munro Television match official:   George Ayoub

Leading try scorers

Top 10 try scorers
Pos	Name	Tries	Team
1	Bjorn Basson Bjorn Basson Bjorn Alberic Basson is a South African professional rugby union player who plays as wing - and sometimes as full-back - for the Bulls and the South Africa national rugby union team....	9	South Africa Bulls
	Sean Maitland Sean Maitland Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...	9	New Zealand Crusaders
	Sarel Pretorius Sarel Pretorius Sarel Johannes Pretorius is a South African rugby player who plays Super Rugby at half back for the NSW Waratahs. He plays in the Currie Cup for Wildeklawer Griquas and made his Super Rugby debut for the Cheetahs in 2009 against the Western Force. In 2010 and 2011 he played in every match...	9	South Africa Cheetahs
4	Rene Ranger Rene Ranger Rene Ranger is a rugby union player who represents Northland in the ITM Cup and the Blues in the Super 15. Ranger made his debut for New Zealand on 26 June 2010 after a superb season with the Blues...	8	New Zealand Blues
5	Israel Dagg Israel Dagg Israel Dagg is a World Cup winning New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15 and the All Blacks. He has also played for the New Zealand Sevens team. He is of Maori descent, on his mother's side....	7	New Zealand Crusaders
	Jared Payne Jared Payne Jared Payne is a rugby union player from New Zealand, playing for Ulster Rugby at centre and fullback. He has played for the New Zealand Under-21s and Schools sevens teams, making his Crusaders debut in 2009. Payne has represented Waikato and was a member of the Chiefs squad for the 2007 season,...	7	New Zealand Blues
7	Tom Carter Tom Carter (rugby union) Tom Carter is an Australian rugby union player for the New South Wales Waratahs. He plays inside centre and made his Super 14 debut in 2008.He attended Knox Grammar School and The King's School, playing in the Knox 1st XV from 1999 to 2000.-References:...	6	Australia Waratahs
	Jaque Fourie Jaque Fourie Jaque Fourie is a South African rugby union footballer. He is a versatile backline player whose usual position is in the centres...	6	South Africa Stormers
	Robbie Fruean Robbie Fruean Robert Fruean is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre and sometimes on the wing. He is a former Porirua College head boy. He is of Samoan heritage.-Career:...	6	New Zealand Crusaders
	Hosea Gear Hosea Gear Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...	6	New Zealand Hurricanes
	Scott Higginbotham Scott Higginbotham Scott Higginbotham is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 15 competition. He can play anywhere in the backrow.-Career:...	6	Australia Reds
	Alby Mathewson Alby Mathewson Albert "Alby" Mathewson is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrum-half. He was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He has also played for the All Blacks.-Biography:...	6	New Zealand Blues
	Drew Mitchell Drew Mitchell Drew Alan Mitchell is an Australian rugby union player. He usually plays on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–2009 Super 14 seasons. In 2010 he is playing for the New South Wales Waratahs franchise...	6	Australia Waratahs
	Luke Morahan Luke Morahan Luke Morahan is an Australian Rugby Union Player for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallabies. He plays on the wings or at centre.-Career:...	6	Australia Reds
	Lwazi Mvovo Lwazi Mvovo Lwazi Mvovo is a professional rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks and Natal in the Currie Cup and Super Rugby He was schooled at Maria Louw High School. His debut for the Natal Sharks was in 2008 against Boland....	6	South Africa Sharks
	Wynand Olivier Wynand Olivier Wynand Olivier is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at centre, although he has played on the wing in the past.-Career:...	6	South Africa Bulls
	JP Pietersen JP Pietersen Jon-Paul Roger "JP" Pietersen is a South African rugby union footballer. He generally plays fullback or wing for the Sharks and the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup...	6	South Africa Sharks
	Jaco Taute	6	South Africa Lions
	Adam Thomson	6	New Zealand Highlanders

Source: www.sarugby.net

Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorers
Pos	Name	Points	Team
1	Quade Cooper Quade Cooper Quade S. Cooper is a New Zealand born Australian rugby union player.He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and the Australia national rugby union team, generally as fly-half.-Career:...	228	Australia Reds
2	Morné Steyn Morne Steyn Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...	216	South Africa Bulls
3	Dan Carter	194	New Zealand Crusaders
4	Patrick Lambie Patrick Lambie Patrick Lambie is a professional rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup and Super Rugby. He attended school at Clifton Preparatory in Durban before attending Michaelhouse from 2004–2008. He represented his country at the schoolboy level for his last two years of school...	193	South Africa Sharks
5	Sias Ebersohn Sias Ebersohn Sias Ebersohn is a rugby union player from South Africa. He has played for the South Africa U20, Free State Cheetahs and finally made his Super Rugby break-out for the Toyota Cheetahs in 2011, as he became the first choice flyhalf...	179	South Africa Cheetahs
6	Matt Giteau Matt Giteau Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...	171	Australia Brumbies
7	James O'Connor James O'Connor (rugby) James O'Connor is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He made his Wallabies debut in 2008. In the Super Rugby competition he played from 2008 to 2011 with Western Force, and subsequently signed to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 season.-Biography:O'Connor is a versatile...	170	Australia Force
8	Kurtley Beale Kurtley Beale Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...	169	Australia Waratahs
9	Peter Grant	142	South Africa Stormers
10	Luke McAlister Luke McAlister Charles Luke McAlister is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays first five-eighths and second five-eighths ....	137	New Zealand Blues

Source: www.sarugby.net

See also

• Super Rugby franchise areas
• List of Super Rugby records

External links

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