2003 Super 12 season
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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.
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...
. 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
Eden Park
Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...
, Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. The Blues won 21 – 17 to win their third Super 12 title.
Table
| Top four teams advance to playoffs. |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Blues |
11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 393 | 185 | 9 | 49 |
| 2 | Crusaders |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 360 | 263 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Hurricanes Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise) The Hurricanes are a New Zealand professional Rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in the Super Rugby competition... |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 324 | 277 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 |  BrumbiesBrumbies Rugby The Brumbies are a Super 15 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland... |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 358 | 313 | 7 | 31 |
| 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... |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 313 | 344 | ||
| 7 | 31 | ||||||||
| 6 |  BullsBulls (rugby franchise) The Bulls, for sponsorship reasons known as the Vodacom Bulls, are a South African rugby union team competing in the Super Rugby competition. They are based in Pretoria and play their home matches at Loftus Versfeld... |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 320 | 354 | ||
| 5 | 30 | ||||||||
| 7 | Highlanders |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 287 | 246 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | 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... |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 281 | 318 | ||
| 6 | 26 | ||||||||
| 9 | 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... |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 255 | 353 | ||
| 3 | 23 | ||||||||
| 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... |
11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 257 | 274 | ||
| 9 | 17 | ||||||||
| 11 | Sharks Sharks (rugby franchise) The Sharks are a South African rugby union team competing in the Super Rugby competition... |
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 239 | 306 | ||
| 5 | 17 | ||||||||
| 12 | Cats |
11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 259 | 398 | ||
| 4 | 12 |