2012 Super Rugby season

The 2012 Super Rugby season was the second season of the current^[when?] 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involves teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. For sponsorship reasons, this competition is known as FxPro Super Rugby in Australia, Investec Super Rugby in New Zealand and Vodacom Super Rugby in South Africa. Including its past incarnations as Super 12 and Super 14, this was the 17th season for the Southern Hemisphere's premier transnational club competition. The conference games took place every weekend from 24 February until 14 July (with a three-week break between rounds 15 and 16 for international matches), followed by the finals series, culminating in the grand final on 4 August. While its three main broadcasting partners are Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand) and SuperSport (South Africa), Super Rugby can be viewed in many countries throughout the world.^[1]

The Chiefs, based in Hamilton, New Zealand, claimed their first-ever title in the competition's history, defeating the Durban-based Sharks 37–6 in the final held on 4 August at the Chiefs' home of Waikato Stadium.

Competition format

Covering 24 weeks, the schedule featured a total of 125 matches. The 15 teams are grouped by geography, labelled the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference and the South African Conference. The regular season consists of two types of matches:^[2]

• Internal Conference Matches – Each team plays the other four teams in the same conference twice, home and away.
• 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. There will be a three-week international break between rounds 15 and 16 of the regular season.

The top team of each conference, plus the next top three teams in table points regardless of conference (wild card teams), advance 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 No. 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 No. 2 conference winner hosts the higher surviving seed from the first round, and the No. 1 conference winner hosts the other first-round winner. The final is hosted by the top remaining seed.^[3]

Standings

Australian Conference
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Reds	18	11	0	5	2	359	347	+12	38	36	4	2	58
2	Brumbies	18	10	0	6	2	404	331	+73	41	31	5	5	58
3	Waratahs	18	4	0	12	2	346	407	-61	33	43	3	8	35
4	Rebels	18	4	0	12	2	362	520	-158	37	59	3	5	32
5	Force	18	3	0	13	2	306	440	-134	30	49	2	5	27

New Zealand Conference
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Chiefs	18	12	0	4	2	444	358	+86	47	30	5	3	64
2	Crusaders	18	11	0	5	2	485	343	+142	47	34	5	4	61
3	Hurricanes	18	10	0	6	2	489	429	+60	58	39	8	1	57
4	Highlanders	18	9	0	7	2	359	385	-26	36	31	2	4	50
5	Blues	18	4	0	12	2	359	430	-71	34	50	2	6	32

South African Conference
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Stormers	18	14	0	2	2	350	254	+96	28	21	0	2	66
2	Bulls	18	10	0	6	2	472	369	+103	50	38	6	5	59
3	Sharks	18	10	0	6	2	436	348	+88	47	31	7	4	59
4	Cheetahs	18	5	0	11	2	391	458	-67	35	47	3	7	38
5	Lions	18	3	0	13	2	317	460	-143	30	52	2	3	25

Overall standings
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Stormers	18	14	0	2	2	350	254	+96	28	21	0	2	66
2	Chiefs	18	12	0	4	2	444	358	+86	47	30	5	3	64
3	Reds	18	11	0	5	2	359	347	+12	38	36	4	2	58
4	Crusaders	18	11	0	5	2	485	343	+142	47	34	5	4	61
5	Bulls	18	10	0	6	2	472	369	+103	50	38	6	5	59
6	Sharks	18	10	0	6	2	436	348	+88	47	31	7	4	59
7	Brumbies	18	10	0	6	2	404	331	+73	41	31	5	5	58
8	Hurricanes	18	10	0	6	2	489	429	+60	58	39	8	1	57
9	Highlanders	18	9	0	7	2	359	385	-26	36	31	2	4	50
10	Cheetahs	18	5	0	11	2	391	458	-67	35	47	3	7	38
11	Waratahs	18	4	0	12	2	346	407	-61	33	43	3	8	35
12	Blues	18	4	0	12	2	359	430	-71	34	50	2	6	32
13	Rebels	18	4	0	12	2	362	520	-158	37	59	3	5	32
14	Force	18	3	0	13	2	306	440	-134	30	49	2	5	27
15	Lions	18	3	0	13	2	317	460	-143	30	52	2	3	25

Source: sanzarrugby.com

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, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points, Q = Qualification

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:^[4][5]

• 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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2012 Super Rugby season
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	Final
Stormers	4 (1st)	8 (4th)	12 (3rd)	16 (2nd)	20 (1st)	24 (1st)	28 (1st)	29 (2nd)	33 (2nd)	37 (2nd)	41 (4th)	45 (4th)	49 (1st)	50 (2nd)	54 (2nd)	58 (2nd)	62 (2nd)	66 (1st)
Chiefs	1 (12th)	6 (7th)	10 (6th)	14 (4th)	18 (2nd)	22 (4th)	26 (2nd)	31 (1st)	35 (1st)	39 (1st)	44 (1st)	45 (2nd)	49 (2nd)	53 (1st)	58 (1st)	62 (1st)	63 (1st)	64 (2nd)
Reds	4 (3rd)	8 (2nd)	12 (1st)	13 (3rd)	13 (8th)	13 (9th)	17 (8th)	21 (9th)	21 (10th)	25 (9th)	26 (9th)	31 (9th)	36 (8th)	40 (8th)	44 (9th)	49 (7th)	53 (8th)	58 (3rd)
Crusaders	4 (7th)	5 (9th)	6 (10th)	10 (9th)	14 (7th)	18 (6th)	19 (7th)	23 (7th)	28 (6th)	33 (6th)	37 (5th)	37 (5th)	42 (5th)	46 (5th)	51 (4th)	52 (5th)	56 (4th)	61 (4th)
Bulls	4 (4th)	9 (1st)	10 (5th)	14 (5th)	19 (4th)	20 (5th)	24 (4th)	29 (4th)	33 (4th)	37 (4th)	42 (2nd)	46 (1st)	47 (4th)	48 (4th)	49 (5th)	54 (4th)	54 (5th)	59 (5th)
Sharks	1 (13th)	2 (12th)	7 (9th)	11 (7th)	12 (10th)	17 (7th)	17 (9th)	22 (8th)	23 (9th)	27 (7th)	31 (7th)	36 (6th)	41 (6th)	45 (6th)	45 (7th)	49 (8th)	54 (6th)	59 (6th)
Brumbies	4 (5th)	8 (5th)	12 (4th)	13 (6th)	17 (3rd)	18 (3rd)	19 (3rd)	24 (3rd)	26 (3rd)	31 (3rd)	35 (3rd)	39 (3rd)	44 (3rd)	45 (3rd)	49 (3rd)	54 (3rd)	58 (3rd)	58 (7th)
Hurricanes	0 (15th)	4 (10th)	9 (7th)	10 (8th)	15 (6th)	16 (8th)	21 (6th)	25 (6th)	25 (8th)	25 (10th)	30 (8th)	34 (8th)	35 (9th)	40 (9th)	45 (6th)	49 (6th)	53 (7th)	57 (8th)
Highlanders	4 (2nd)	8 (3rd)	12 (2nd)	16 (1st)	17 (5th)	22 (2nd)	22 (5th)	26 (5th)	30 (5th)	34 (5th)	34 (6th)	35 (7th)	39 (7th)	44 (7th)	44 (8th)	45 (9th)	46 (9th)	50 (9th)
Cheetahs	1 (14th)	1 (15th)	2 (14th)	6 (12th)	7 (13th)	12 (12th)	16 (11th)	17 (11th)	21 (11th)	22 (11th)	26 (10th)	27 (10th)	27 (12th)	32 (10th)	36 (10th)	37 (10th)	38 (10th)	38 (10th)
Waratahs	1 (11th)	6 (6th)	7 (8th)	8 (11th)	13 (9th)	13 (10th)	17 (10th)	21 (10th)	25 (7th)	26 (8th)	26 (11th)	27 (11th)	28 (11th)	30 (11th)	30 (11th)	34 (11th)	35 (11th)	35 (11th)
Blues	1 (9th)	1 (13th)	5 (11th)	5 (14th)	6 (15th)	10 (13th)	10 (14th)	11 (14th)	12 (15th)	12 (15th)	12 (15th)	16 (14th)	16 (14th)	17 (14th)	19 (15th)	23 (14th)	28 (13th)	32 (12th)
Rebels	4 (8th)	4 (11th)	5 (13th)	6 (13th)	10 (12th)	10 (15th)	14 (12th)	14 (12th)	14 (13th)	18 (12th)	20 (12th)	24 (12th)	29 (10th)	29 (12th)	29 (12th)	29 (12th)	31 (12th)	32 (13th)
Force	1 (10th)	1 (14th)	1 (15th)	5 (15th)	7 (15th)	12 (11th)	12 (13th)	13 (13th)	17 (12th)	17 (13th)	18 (13th)	18 (13th)	19 (13th)	23 (13th)	27 (13th)	27 (13th)	27 (14th)	27 (14th)
Lions	4 (6th)	5 (8th)	5 (12th)	9 (10th)	10 (11th)	10 (14th)	10 (15th)	10 (15th)	14 (14th)	14 (14th)	14 (14th)	14 (15th)	14 (15th)	15 (15th)	20 (14th)	20 (15th)	25 (15th)	25 (15th)
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Regular season

The following fixtures were released on 2 September 2011.^[6][7]

Round 1

	24 February 2012	Blues	18–19	Crusaders	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Chris Lowrey  5' David Raikuna  9' Con: Michael Hobbs 6' (1/2) Pen: Michael Hobbs 42', 56' (2/3) Drop: Piri Weepu (0/1)	Report[8]	Try: Robbie Fruean  19' Con: Tyler Bleyendaal 20' (1/1) Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal 8', 14', 30', 65' (4/6) Drop: Andy Ellis (0/1)	Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Chris Pollock

	24 February 2012	Brumbies	19–17	Force	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Jesse Mogg  44' Robbie Coleman  50' Con: Nic White (0/2) Pen: Nic White 4', 6', 11' (3/6) Matt To'omua (0/1)	Report[9]	Try: James Stannard  55' Con: James Stannard (0/1) Pen: James Stannard 2', 9', 30', 36' (4/6) Drop: James Stannard (0/1)	Attendance: 14,211 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	24 February 2012	Bulls	18–13	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Pen: Morné Steyn 43', 49', 54', 56', 58' (5/7) Drop: Morné Steyn 68' (1/1)	Report[10]	Try: Jacques Botes  71' Con: Patrick Lambie 72' (1/1) Pen: Patrick Lambie 46', 61' (2/4) Riaan Viljoen (0/1)	Attendance: 48,112 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	25 February 2012	Chiefs	19–23	Highlanders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Lelia Masaga  14' Con: Aaron Cruden 15' (1/1) Pen: Aaron Cruden 5', 32', 37', 50' (4/4)	Report[11]	Try: Aaron Smith  61' Phil Burleigh  65' Con: Chris Noakes 62', 66' (2/2) Pen: Chris Noakes 2', 12', 27' (3/3)	Attendance: 12,058 Referee: Jonathon White

	25 February 2012	Waratahs	21–25	Reds	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Wycliff Palu  38' Sarel Pretorius  67' Con: Daniel Halangahu 68' (1/2) Pen: Daniel Halangahu 3', 42', 61' (3/4)	Report[12]	Try: Dom Shipperley  80' Con: Mike Harris 81' (1/1) Pen: Mike Harris 8', 21', 33', 40', 46', 73' (6/6)	Attendance: 32,071 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	25 February 2012	Stormers	39–26	Hurricanes	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Gio Aplon  5' Siya Kolisi  28' penalty try  72' Con: Joe Pietersen 6', 29', 73' (3/3) Pen: Joe Pietersen 15', 18', 56', 60', 67' (5/7) Drop: Gary van Aswegen 37' (1/1)	Report[13]	Try: Tim Bateman  40' Beauden Barrett  47' Con: Beauden Barrett 40', 48' (2/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett 7', 23', 34', 62' (4/4) Cards: Tristan Moran 27' to 38' Ben May 35' to 43' Jeremy Thrush 45' Jeffery Toomaga-Allen  72'	Attendance: 36,825 Referee: Marius Jonker

	25 February 2012	Lions	27–25	Cheetahs	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	19:10	Pen: Elton Jantjies 5', 12', 17', 31', 45', 47', 54', 65', 73' (9/11) Drop: Elton Jantjies (0/1)	Report[14]	Try: W. P. Nel 9' c Con: Johan Goosen (1/1) 10' Pen: Johan Goosen 15', 28', 38', 42', 50' (5/5) Tewis de Bruyn (0/1) Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Drop: Johan Goosen (1/1) 36' Cards: Andries Strauss 12' to 22' Andries Strauss 12' Johan Goosen 54' to 65'	Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Bye/s: Rebels

Round 2

	2 March 2012	Chiefs	29–14	Blues	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Sona Taumalolo  4' Asaeli Tikoirotuma  23' Tawera Kerr-Barlow  30' Tim Nanai-Williams  34' Con: Aaron Cruden 5', 24', 31' (3/4) Pen: Aaron Cruden 8' (1/2)	Report[15]	Try: Sherwin Stowers  77' Con: Gareth Anscombe (0/1) Pen: Michael Hobbs 15', 22', 55' (3/5) Drop: Michael Hobbs (0/1)	Attendance: 12,133 Referee: Keith Brown

	2 March 2012	Rebels	19–35	Waratahs	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: penalty try  65' Con: James O'Connor 65' (1/1) Pen: James O'Connor 4', 16', 58', 61' (4/4) Cards: Adam Byrnes 29'	Report[16]	Try: Tom Carter  11', 28' Sekope Kepu  39' Bernard Foley  44' Con: Daniel Halangahu 12', 40', 45' (3/4) Pen: Bernard Foley 31' (1/1) Daniel Halangahu 63', 71' (2/3) Cards: Tatafu Polota-Nau 65' to 77'	Attendance: 16,491 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	2 March 2012	Lions	28–30	Hurricanes	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Jaco Taute  9' Franco van der Merwe  55' Butch James  71' Con: Elton Jantjies 56', 72' (2/3) Pen: Jaco Taute 19' (1/2) Elton Jantjies 46', 67' (2/2) Drop: Elton Jantjies (0/1)	Report[17]	Try: Andre Taylor  36' Dane Coles  59' Cory Jane  61' Con: Beauden Barrett (0/3) Pen: Beauden Barrett 5', 14', 30', 53', 79' (5/5)	Attendance: 15,141 Referee: Steve Walsh

	3 March 2012	Highlanders	27–24	Crusaders	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Andrew Hore  16' Phil Burleigh  39' Hosea Gear  69' Con: Lima Sopoaga 17', 40', 70' (3/3) Pen: Lima Sopoaga 3', 30' (2/4)	Report[18]	Try: Israel Dagg  14' Andy Ellis  48' Con: Tyler Bleyendaal 15' (1/2) Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal 11', 42', 54', 65' (4/6) Drop: Andy Ellis (0/1) Tyler Bleyendaal (0/1) Cards: Owen Franks 58'	Attendance: 23,600 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	3 March 2012	Reds	35–20	Force	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:40	Try: Ben Tapuai  20' Radike Samo  35' Con: Mike Harris 21', 36' (2/2) Pen: Mike Harris 9', 33', 40', 43', 58', 75', 79' (7/7) Drop: Will Genia (0/1)	Report[19]	Try: David Pocock  50' James Stannard  55' Con: James Stannard 51', 56' (2/2) Pen: James Stannard 25', 27' (2/3)	Attendance: 33,563 Referee: Ian Smith

	3 March 2012	Cheetahs	19–51	Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Adriaan Strauss  65' Con: Johan Goosen 66' (1/1) Pen: Johan Goosen 3', 26', 32', 39' (4/4) Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)	Report[20]	Try: Dean Greyling  10' Werner Kruger  28' Bjorn Basson  35' Zane Kirchner  40', 71' JJ Engelbrecht  68' Con: Morné Steyn 11', 29', 36', 40', 69', 72' (6/6) Pen: Morné Steyn 7', 56', 58' (3/4) Cards: Francois Hougaard  63' Jacques Potgieter  77'	Attendance: 30,242 Referee: Craig Joubert

	3 March 2012	Stormers	15–12	Sharks	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:10	Pen: Joe Pietersen 15', 17', 54' (3/7) Peter Grant 61', 78' (2/2)	Scoreboard[21]	Pen: Patrick Lambie 12', 21', 37', 74' (4/6) Drop: Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Patrick Lambie (0/1) Cards: Ross Skeate 60' to 71'	Attendance: 40,702 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Bye/s: Brumbies

Round 3

	9 March 2012	Crusaders	19–24	Chiefs	McLean Park, Napier
	19:35	Try: Robert Fruean  49' Con: Tyler Bleyendaal 50' (1/1) Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal 9', 35', 61', 64' (4/5)	Report[22]	Try: Liam Messam  26' Sona Taumalolo  57' Con: Aaron Cruden 27' (1/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden 2', 22', 38', 77' (4/7)	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	9 March 2012	Force	19–46	Hurricanes	{{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]
	19:05	Try: Matt Hodgson  19' Con: James Stannard 20' (1/1) Pen: James Stannard 33', 47', 57', 60' (4/6)	Report[23]	Try: TJ Perenara  9', 35', 49' Andre Taylor  38' Jason Eaton  75' Charlie Ngatai  80' Con: Beauden Barrett 10', 36', 50' (3/4) Dan Kirkpatrick 76', 81' (2/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett 5' (1/1) Dan Kirkpatrick 63' (1/1)	Attendance: 15,768 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	10 March 2012	Brumbies	24–23	Cheetahs	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	15:35	Try: Henry Speight  9' Pat McCabe  52' Con: Christian Lealiifano 10' (1/2) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 37', 65', 75', 81' (4/4)	Report[24]	Try: Willie le Roux  18' Tewis de Bruyn  41' Con: Johan Goosen 19', 42' (2/2) Pen: Johan Goosen 2', 40', 48' (3/4) Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)	Attendance: 12,377 Referee: Keith Brown

	10 March 2012	Highlanders	18–17	Waratahs	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Aaron Smith  15' John Hardie  49' Con: Lima Sopoaga (0/1) Colin Slade 50' (1/1) Pen: Colin Slade 40', 66' (2/5)	Report[25]	Try: Pat McCutcheon  45' Con: Daniel Halangahu (0/1) Pen: Daniel Halangahu 4', 13', 37', 53' (4/5)	Attendance: 17,670 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	10 March 2012	Reds	11–6	Rebels	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Dom Shipperley  55' Con: Mike Harris (0/1) Pen: Mike Harris 37', 64' (2/4)	Report[26]	Pen: James O'Connor 12', 33' (2/3)	Attendance: 34,126 Referee: Angus Gardner

	10 March 2012	Sharks	32–20	Lions	Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Riaan Viljoen  30' Lwazi Mvovo  40' Meyer Bosman  71' Jacques Botes  80' Con: Patrick Lambie 31', 40', 72' (3/4) Pen: Patrick Lambie 23', 59' (2/3)	Report[27]	Try: Jaco Taute  60' Ruan Dreyer  75' Con: Butch James 61', 75' (2/2) Pen: Butch James 6', 36' (2/2)	Attendance: 23,905 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	10 March 2012	Bulls	23–29	Blues	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Pierre Spies  15' Bjorn Basson  72', 80' Con: Morné Steyn 81' (1/3) Pen: Morné Steyn 28', 54' (2/4)	Report[28]	Try: Gareth Anscombe  2', 38' Con: Gareth Anscombe 3', 39' (2/2) Pen: Gareth Anscombe 10', 35', 58', 68', 78' (5/7) Cards: Ali Williams 13' to 24' Rene Ranger  80' Rene Ranger 80'	Attendance: 31,582 Referee: Steve Walsh

Bye/s: Stormers

Round 4

	16 March 2012	Chiefs	29–22	Brumbies	Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui
	19:35	Try: Sona Taumalolo  68' Jackson Willison  79' Con: Aaron Cruden 69', 80' (2/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden 10', 14', 27', 49', 55' (5/5)	Report[29]	Try: Sam Carter  75' Con: Christian Lealiifano (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 4', 21', 35', 45', 64' (5/6)	Attendance: 12,238 Referee: Ian Smith

	16 March 2012	Stormers	27–17	Blues	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Bryan Habana  14' Jean de Villiers  52' Con: Joe Pietersen 53' (1/2) Pen: Joe Pietersen 6', 11', 31', 40', 73' (5/6) Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)	Report[30]	Try: Benson Stanley  57' Charlie Faumuina  64' Con: Gareth Anscombe 58', 64' (2/2) Pen: Lachie Munro 28' (1/2) Gareth Anscombe (0/1)	Attendance: 38,041 Referee: Glen Jackson

	17 March 2012	Hurricanes	17–19	Highlanders	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Cory Jane  37' Con: Beauden Barrett (0/1) Pen: Andre Taylor (0/1) Beauden Barrett 29', 32', 40', 69' (4/4)	Report[31]	Try: Colin Slade  15' Con: Colin Slade 16' (1/1) Pen: Colin Slade 4', 25', 49' (3/4) Chris Noakes 75' (1/1)	Attendance: 14,700 Referee: Keith Brown

	17 March 2012	Waratahs	20–21	Force	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper  4' Tom Kingston  37' Con: Daniel Halangahu 5', 38' (2/2) Pen: Daniel Halangahu 55, 61' (2/3) Cards: Dean Mumm 16' to 26'	Report[32]	Try: David Harvey  17' Samu Wera  63' Con: David Harvey 18' (1/2) Pen: David Harvey 10', 40', 51' (3/3) Drop: James Stannard (0/1)	Attendance: 14,673 Referee: Jonathon White

	17 March 2012	Sharks	27–22	Reds	Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Jandré Marais  34' Keegan Daniel  54' Riaan Viljoen  60' Con: Patrick Lambie 35', 55', 61' (3/3) Pen: Patrick Lambie 40', 41' (2/2)	Report[33]	Try: James Hanson  10' Scott Higginbotham  25' Nick Frisby  57' Con: Mike Harris 11' (1/1) Ben Lucas 26' (1/1) Will Genia (0/1) Pen: Mike Harris (0/1) Ben Lucas 32' (1/1) Will Genia (0/1) Cards: Digby Ioane 39' to 49'	Attendance: 21,479 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	18 March 2012	Rebels	26–33	Cheetahs	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	16:10	Try: Adam Freier  8' James O'Connor  49' Con: James O'Connor 9', 50' (2/2) Pen: James O'Connor 29', 43', 61', 64' (4/5)	Report[34]	Try: Willie le Roux  2', 10' Piet van Zyl  82' Con: Johan Goosen 3', 11', 83' (3/3) Pen: Johan Goosen 17', 23', 54', 66' (4/6) Cards: Willie le Roux 28' to 38'	Attendance: 11,522 Referee: Garratt Williamson

Bye/s: Bulls, Crusaders, Lions

Round 5

	23 March 2012	Blues	25–26	Hurricanes	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Ma'a Nonu  15' Con: Lachie Munro 16' (1/1) Pen: Lachie Munro 7', 23', 37', 46', 53', 58' (6/7) Drop: Michael Hobbs (0/1)	Report[35]	Try: Andre Taylor  17' Cory Jane  33' Conrad Smith  40', 80' Con: Beauden Barrett 18', 40', 81' (3/4) Pen: Beauden Barrett (0/1)	Attendance: 23,213 Referee: Steve Walsh

	23 March 2012	Rebels	30–29	Force	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Lachlan Mitchell  7' Lloyd Johansson  15' Danny Cipriani  22' Con: Danny Cipriani 8', 16', 23' (3/3) Pen: Julian Huxley 29', 55' (2/4) Mark Gerrard 72' (1/1) Drop: Julian Huxley (0/1)	Report[36]	Try: David Pocock  27' Winston Stanley  32' Alfie Mafi  44' Nick Cummins  63' Con: David Harvey 28', 45', 64' (3/4) Pen: David Harvey 48' (1/2) Drop: James Stannard (0/1)	Attendance: 10,982 Referee: Marius Jonker

	24 March 2012	Waratahs	34–30	Sharks	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	15:35	Try: Brendan McKibbin  22' Bernard Foley  53' Tom Carter  57' Tom Kingston  75' Con: Brendan McKibbin 23', 54', 58' (3/3) Berrick Barnes 76' (1/1) Pen: Brendan McKibbin 12', 28' (2/2)	Report[37]	Try: Lwazi Mvovo  3' Keegan Daniel  25' Bismarck du Plessis  49' Con: Patrick Lambie 4', 26', 50' (3/3) Pen: Patrick Lambie 16', 64', 72' (3/4)	Attendance: 18,830 Referee: Chris Pollock

	24 March 2012	Crusaders	28–21	Cheetahs	AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Sean Maitland  36' Robbie Fruean  43' Israel Dagg  76' Con: Tom Taylor 44', 77' (2/3) Pen: Tom Taylor 7', 31', 53' (3/4) Cards: Zac Guildford 49'	Report[38]	Try: Johan Goosen  46' Robert Ebersohn  64' Con: Johan Goosen 65' (1/2) Pen: Johan Goosen 16', 49', 70' (3/3)	Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Keith Brown

	24 March 2012	Brumbies	33–26	Highlanders	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Joe Tomane  4', 15' Michael Hooper  63' Con: Christian Lealiifano 5', 16', 64' (3/3) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 21', 40', 47', 56' (4/4) Jesse Mogg (0/2)	Report[39]	Try: Aaron Smith  35' Shaun Treeby  48' Con: Colin Slade 36', 49' (2/2) Pen: Colin Slade 24', 45' (2/2) Chris Noakes 58' (1/1) Drop: Colin Slade 9' (1/1)	Attendance: 12,269 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	24 March 2012	Bulls	61–8	Reds	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Zane Kirchner  33' Wynand Olivier  42' Flip van der Merwe  55' Jacques Potgieter  59' Jano Vermaak  65' CJ Stander  72' JJ Engelbrecht  75' Bjorn Basson  77' Con: Morné Steyn 34', 43', 56', 60', 66' (5/5) Louis Fouché 73' (1/3) Pen: Morné Steyn 11', 26', 28' (3/3)	Report[40]	Try: Dom Shipperley  61' Con: Will Genia (0/1) Pen: Jono Lance 22' (1/3)	Attendance: 23,541 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	24 March 2012	Lions	19–24	Stormers	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Tian Meyer  30' Con: Butch James 31' (1/1) Pen: Jaco Taute (0/1) Butch James 43', 47', 57' (3/3) Drop: Andries Coetzee 80' (1/1)	Report[41]	Try: Tiaan Liebenberg  2' Bryan Habana  14' Con: Joe Pietersen 3' (1/2) Pen: Joe Pietersen 21', 26', 68', 78' (4/5)	Attendance: 30,376 Referee: Glen Jackson

Bye/s: Chiefs

Round 6

	30 March 2012	Highlanders	43–12	Rebels	Rugby Park, Invercargill
	19:35	Try: Ben Smith  33', 64' Adam Thomson  40', 43', 72' Kade Poki  46' Jamie Mackintosh  58' Con: Chris Noakes 34', 47', 59', 65' (4/6) Phil Burleigh (0/1) Pen: Chris Noakes (0/1) Ben Smith (0/2) Cards: Doug Tietjens  78'	Report[42]	Pen: James O'Connor 8', 17', 28', 39' (4/4) Cards: Lloyd Johansson 21' to 32' Lloyd Johansson 21'	Attendance: 7,980 Referee: Marius Jonker

	31 March 2012	Hurricanes	38–47	Cheetahs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	17:30	Try: Dane Coles  3' Beauden Barrett  15' Andre Taylor  28' TJ Perenara  31' Con: Beauden Barrett 4', 16', 29' (3/4) Pen: Beauden Barrett 8', 20', 48', 59' (4/5)	Report[43]	Try: Andries Strauss  10' Hennie Daniller  34' Rayno Benjamin  37' Coenie Oosthuizen  40', 69' W. P. Nel  55' Con: Johan Goosen 35', 38', 40', 70' (4/6) Pen: Johan Goosen 6', 26', 46' (3/3) Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)	Attendance: 11,841 Referee: Ian Smith

	31 March 2012	Chiefs	30–13	Waratahs	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Robbie Robinson  9' Sona Taumalolo  42' Liam Messam  64' Con: Aaron Cruden 10', 43', 65' (3/3) Pen: Aaron Cruden 31', 35', 62' (3/3)	Report[44]	Try: Tom Kingston  5' Con: Brendan McKibbin 6' (1/1) Pen: Brendan McKibbin 25', 48' (2/3)	Attendance: 11,643 Referee: Mike Fraser

	31 March 2012	Brumbies	26–29	Sharks	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Jesse Mogg  28' Nic White  80' Con: Christian Lealiifano 29', 80' (2/2) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 17', 26', 38', 58' (4/4)	Report[45]	Try: Riaan Viljoen  21', 34' Willem Alberts  44' Lwazi Mvovo  62' Con: Frédéric Michalak 35', 45', 63' (3/4) Pen: Frédéric Michalak 14' (1/1)	Attendance: 13,128 Referee: Keith Brown

	31 March 2012	Force	45–19	Reds	{{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]
	18:40	Try: James Stannard  8' Nathan Sharpe  32' Ben Seymour  44' Samu Wera  69' Matt Hodgson  74' Con: David Harvey 33', 45', 70', 75' (4/5) Pen: David Harvey 3', 17', 19', 68' (4/4)	Report[46]	Try: James Slipper  40' Van Humphries  50' Dom Shipperley  81' Con: Dallan Murphy 51', 82' (2/3)	Attendance: 13,034 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	31 March 2012	Lions	13–23	Crusaders	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Pat Cilliers  37' Con: Butch James 38' (1/1) Pen: Butch James 19', 24' (2/3)	Report[47]	Try: Zac Guildford  31' Sean Maitland  42' Con: Tom Taylor 32', 43' (2/2) Pen: Tom Taylor 22', 49', 63' (3/4)	Attendance: 14,677 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	31 March 2012	Stormers	20–17	Bulls	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Tiaan Liebenberg  40' Con: Joe Pietersen (0/1) Pen: Joe Pietersen 12', 27', 35', 62' (4/4) Peter Grant 77' (1/1) Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)	Report[48]	Try: Bjorn Basson  46' Wynand Olivier  66' Con: Morné Steyn 47', 68' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn 50' (1/3) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1) Cards: Flip van der Merwe 42' to 53'	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Craig Joubert

Bye/s: Blues

Round 7

	5 April 2012	Rebels	34–23	Blues	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Kurtley Beale  11' James O'Connor  66' Gareth Delve  80' Con: James O'Connor 67', 81' (2/3) Pen: James O'Connor 2', 18', 57', 61', 72' (5/7)	Report[49]	Try: Rudi Wulf  43' Chris Lowrey  77' Con: Gareth Anscombe 44', 78' (2/2) Pen: Gareth Anscombe 7', 24', 33' (3/4)	Attendance: 15,246 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	6 April 2012	Hurricanes	42–18	Sharks	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
	19:35	Try: Andre Taylor  13' Karl Lowe  19' Julian Savea  40' Conrad Smith  49' Tim Bateman  56' Jeremy Thrush  79' Con: Beauden Barrett 14', 20', 80' (3/6) Pen: Beauden Barrett 33', 38' (2/5) Cards: Karl Lowe 32'	Report[50]	Try: JP Pietersen  45' Craig Burden  65' Con: Frédéric Michalak 46' (1/1) Meyer Bosman (0/1) Pen: Frédéric Michalak 18', 42' (2/2) Cards: Jannie du Plessis 32'	Attendance: 10,422 Referee: Glen Jackson

	6 April 2012	Reds	20–13	Brumbies	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Scott Higginbotham  25', 29' Con: Sam Lane 26', 30' (2/2) Pen: Sam Lane 51', 80' (2/4) Cards: Liam Gill 61' to 73'	Report[51]	Try: Joe Tomane  68' Con: Christian Lealiifano 69' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 56', 62' (2/3)	Attendance: 31,479 Referee: Steve Walsh

	6 April 2012	Force	12–20	Chiefs	{{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]
	19:40	Pen: David Harvey 9', 21', 51', 57' (4/5)	Report[52]	Try: Lelia Masaga  15' Tim Nanai-Williams  48' Con: Aaron Cruden 16', 49' (2/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden 53', 69' (2/3)	Attendance: 17,112 Referee: Jonathon White

	7 April 2012	Highlanders	6–21	Stormers	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Pen: Chris Noakes 16', 39' (2/4)	Report[53]	Try: Gio Aplon  13' Joe Pietersen  32' Con: Joe Pietersen (0/1) Peter Grant 33' (1/1) Pen: Joe Pietersen 6' (1/2) Peter Grant 52', 72' (2/2) Cards: Tiaan Liebenberg 66' to 76'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Chris Pollock

	7 April 2012	Cheetahs	26–5	Lions	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: Robert Ebersohn  21', 35' Con: Johan Goosen 22', 36' (2/2) Pen: Johan Goosen 20', 27', 30' (3/4) Sias Ebersohn 69' (1/1)	Report[54]	Try: Cobus Grobbelaar  65' Con: Elton Jantjies (0/1) Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout 27'	Attendance: 15,713 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	7 April 2012	Bulls	32–30	Crusaders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Dean Greyling  44' Wynand Olivier  70' Con: Morné Steyn 45', 71' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn 18', 23', 40', 43', 56', 61' (6/8) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/2)	Report[55]	Try: Kieran Read  8' Zac Guildford  73' Tom Marshall  79' Con: Dan Carter 9', 73', 79' (3/3) Pen: Dan Carter 13' (1/4) Tom Taylor 48' (1/1) Drop: Dan Carter 25' (1/1) Cards: Eye-gouging 38'	Attendance: 34,135 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Bye/s: Waratahs

Round 8

	13 April 2012	Blues	23–29	Sharks	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Tony Woodcock  33' Benson Stanley  42' Con: Gareth Anscombe 34', 43' (2/2) Pen: Gareth Anscombe 20', 66' (2/2) Drop: Gareth Anscombe 39' (1/1)	Scoreboard[56]	Try: Steven Sykes  3' Craig Burden  17' Keegan Daniel  45' Tim Whitehead  48' Con: Patrick Lambie 18', 46', 49' (3/4) Pen: Patrick Lambie 15' (1/2)	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Steve Walsh

	13 April 2012	Force	18–23	Waratahs	{{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]
	19:10	Try: Brett Sheehan  50' Alfie Mafi  58' Con: David Harvey 59' (1/2) Pen: David Harvey 31', 62' (2/2) Cards: Salesi Ma'afu 37' to 48'	Scoreboard[57]	Try: Tom Kingston  26' Dave Dennis  42' Con: Brendan McKibbin 27', 43' (2/2) Pen: Brendan McKibbin 15' (1/2) Berrick Barnes 65', 74' (2/3) Cards: Bernard Foley 56' to 68'	Attendance: 12,838 Referee: Glen Jackson

	14 April 2012	Crusaders	31–24	Stormers	AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Tom Taylor  14' Con: Tom Taylor 15' (1/1) Pen: Tom Taylor 6', 26', 33', 40', 52', 67', 71', 77' (8/8) Drop: Andy Ellis (0/1) Cards: Wyatt Crockett 30' to 40'	Scoreboard[58]	Try: Juan de Jongh  21' Bryan Habana  59' Con: Joe Pietersen 22' (1/2) Pen: Peter Grant 10', 84' (2/2) Joe Pietersen 39', 44' (2/2) Cards: Rynhardt Elstadt 66' to 77'	Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Chris Pollock

	14 April 2012	Brumbies	37–6	Rebels	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Pat McCabe  18' Michael Hooper  24' Scott Fardy  27', 67' Ben Mowen  37' Con: Christian Lealiifano 19', 38', 68' (3/5) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 2', 11' (2/2)	Scoreboard[59]	Pen: Danny Cipriani 14' (1/1) James O'Connor 21' (1/1) Cards: Gareth Delve 32' to 41'	Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Craig Joubert

	14 April 2012	Cheetahs	33–39	Chiefs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Ashley Johnson  52' Johan Goosen  78' Con: Johan Goosen 53' (1/2) Pen: Sias Ebersohn 6', 24', 40', 50' (4/4) Johan Goosen 56', 62', 83' (3/3) Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/0)	Scoreboard[60]	Try: Lelia Masaga  20' Sona Taumalolo  47', 67' Sonny Bill Williams  72' Richard Kahui  74' Con: Aaron Cruden 21', 48', 73', 75' (4/5) Pen: Aaron Cruden 9', 59' (2/2)	Attendance: 17,163 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	14 April 2012	Lions	18–32	Bulls	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Tian Meyer  2' Josh Strauss  60' Con: Elton Jantjies 3' (1/2) Pen: Jaco Taute 15' (1/2) Elton Jantjies 49' (1/1)	Scoreboard[61]	Try: Akona Ndungane  18' Francois Hougaard  28' Zane Kirchner  40' CJ Stander  41' Juandré Kruger  52' Con: Morné Steyn 29', 53' (2/5) Pen: Morné Steyn 26' (1/3)	Attendance: 35,375 Referee: Garratt Williamson

Bye/s: Highlanders, Hurricanes, Reds

Round 9

	20 April 2012	Highlanders	30–27	Blues	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Shaun Treeby  12' Kurt Baker  69' Con: Mike Delany 13' (1/2) Pen: Mike Delany 16', 24', 37', 46', 51', 61' (6/7)	Scoreboard[62]	Try: Hadleigh Parkes  4' Rene Ranger  53' Con: Gareth Anscombe 54' (1/2) Pen: Gareth Anscombe 26', 29', 34', 44', 48' (5/6)	Attendance: 18,417 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	20 April 2012	Reds	13–23	Stormers	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: James Horwill  60' Con: Mike Harris 61' (1/1) Pen: Ben Lucas 30' (1/2) Mike Harris 78' (1/2)	Scoreboard[63]	Try: Gio Aplon  8' Peter Grant  37' Con: Peter Grant 9', 38' (2/2) Pen: Peter Grant 2', 53', 80' (3/3)	Attendance: 31,548 Referee: Steve Walsh

	21 April 2012	Hurricanes	14–42	Crusaders	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Andre Taylor  39' Victor Vito  46' Con: Beauden Barrett 40', 47' (2/2) Pen: Andre Taylor (0/1) Beauden Barrett (0/1)	Scoreboard[64]	Try: Kieran Read  5' Dan Carter  23' Robbie Fruean  30' Israel Dagg  36', 62' Con: Tom Taylor 6', 24', 31', 63' (4/5) Pen: Tom Taylor 21', 29', 54' (3/4)	Attendance: 21,871 Referee: Craig Joubert

	21 April 2012	Waratahs	30–21	Rebels	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Bernard Foley  1' Tatafu Polota-Nau  46' Rob Horne  57' Con: Brendan McKibbin 2', 47', 58' (3/3) Pen: Brendan McKibbin 10', 17', 30' (3/3) Drop: Berrick Barnes (0/1) Cards: Rob Horne 60' to 71'	Scoreboard[65]	Try: Ged Robinson  22' Tim Davidson  63' Lachlan Mitchell  73' Con: James O'Connor 23' (1/1) Kurtley Beale 64' (1/1) Julian Huxley 74' (1/1) Pen: Danny Cipriani (0/1) Kurtley Beale (0/1)	Attendance: 17,673 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	21 April 2012	Sharks	12–18	Chiefs	Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Pen: Patrick Lambie 40', 48', 52', 67' (4/5)	Scoreboard[66]	Try: Aaron Cruden  19' Augustine Pulu  81' Con: Aaron Cruden 20' (1/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden 30', 62' (2/3)	Attendance: 26,773 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	21 April 2012	Bulls	36–34	Brumbies	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Bjorn Basson  24' CJ Stander  58' Con: Morné Steyn 25' (1/2) Pen: Morné Steyn 2', 7', 17', 34', 46', 62', 73' (7/8) Drop: Morné Steyn 43' (1/1)	Scoreboard[67]	Try: Henry Speight  10' Jesse Mogg  13' Andrew Smith  69' Ian Prior  77' Anthony Hegarty  80' Con: Christian Lealiifano 70', 78', 81' (3/5) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 28' (1/1) Jesse Mogg (0/1) Drop: Christian Lealiifano (0/1)	Attendance: 26,578 Referee: Marius Jonker

Bye/s: Cheetahs, Force, Lions

Round 10

	27 April 2012	Blues	11–23	Reds	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Luke Braid  25' Con: Gareth Anscombe (0/1) Pen: Gareth Anscombe 31', 56' (2/3)	Scoreboard[68]	Try: Digby Ioane  1' Luke Morahan  6' Dom Shipperley  44' Con: Mike Harris 7' (1/3) Pen: Mike Harris 35', 74' (2/3)	Attendance: 12,111 Referee: Craig Joubert

	27 April 2012	Lions	20–34	Brumbies	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Jaco Taute  64' Caylib Oosthuizen  78' Con: Elton Jantjies 65', 79' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies 6', 15' (2/2) Cards: Butch James 62' to 72'		Try: Ruaidhri Murphy  11' Henry Speight  26', 57' Andrew Smith  34' Joe Tomane  45' Ben Alexander  47' Con: Christian Lealiifano 48' (1/3) Jesse Mogg 35' (1/3) Pen: Christian Lealiifano (0/1) Jesse Mogg (0/1)	Attendance: 14,162 Referee: Keith Brown

	28 April 2012	Chiefs	33–14	Hurricanes	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Lelia Masaga  45' Sona Taumalolo  65' Toby Smith  76' Con: Aaron Cruden 46', 66', 77' (3/3) Pen: Aaron Cruden 5', 15', 25', 28' (4/5)	Scoreboard[69]	Try: Andre Taylor  35' Con: Beauden Barrett (0/1) Pen: Beauden Barrett 19', 49', 57' (3/4) Drop: Beauden Barrett (0/1)	Attendance: 22,119 Referee: Jonathon White

	28 April 2012	Force	3–17	Stormers	nib Stadium, Perth
	17:40	Pen: David Harvey 17' (1/2)	Report[70]	Try: Bryan Habana  20' Peter Grant  49' Con: Peter Grant 21', 50' (2/2) Pen: Peter Grant 44' (1/1) Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)	Attendance: 11,550 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	28 April 2012	Cheetahs	33–36	Highlanders	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Coenie Oosthuizen  12' Andries Ferreira  37' Johan Goosen  49' Con: Johan Goosen 13', 38' (2/2) Sias Ebersohn 50' (1/1) Pen: Johan Goosen 4', 23', 27' (3/3) Sias Ebersohn 70' (1/4) Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)	Scoreboard[71]	Try: Chris Noakes  59' Jimmy Cowan  64', 65' Con: Chris Noakes 59', 64', 66' (3/3) Pen: Mike Delany 10', 18', 40' (3/4) Chris Noakes 72', 79' (2/2) Cards: Andrew Hore 26' to 37' James Haskell 33' to 43'	Attendance: 16,026 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	29 April 2012	Waratahs	33–37	Crusaders	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	16:10	Try: Atieli Pakalani  11' Wycliff Palu  46' Sarel Pretorius  74' Con: Brendan McKibbin 12', 47' (2/2) Berrick Barnes 75' (1/1) Pen: Brendan McKibbin 30', 40', 51', 66' (4/4)	Report[72]	Try: Robbie Fruean  17', 54' Zac Guildford  34' Adam Whitelock  49' Con: Tom Taylor 18', 35', 50', 55' (4/4) Pen: Tom Taylor 42', 53', 69' (3/4)	Attendance: 30,663 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Bye/s: Bulls, Rebels, Sharks

Round 11

	4 May 2012	Hurricanes	35–19	Blues	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Conrad Smith  11' Andre Taylor  33' Julian Savea  58' TJ Perenara  67' Jason Eaton  79' Con: Beauden Barrett 69', 80' (2/5) Pen: Beauden Barrett 20', 38' (2/2)	Scoreboard[73]	Try: Benson Stanley  74' Con: Lachie Munro 75' (1/1) Pen: Piri Weepu 4', 16', 23', 29' (4/5)	Attendance: 11,624 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	4 May 2012	Rebels	35–41	Bulls	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Rodney Blake  11' Cooper Vuna  15', 64' Nick Phipps  34' Gareth Delve  40' Con: Kurtley Beale 12', 16', 35', 40', 65' (5/5) Cards: Luke Jones 25' to 36'	Scoreboard[74]	Try: Akona Ndungane  6' Bjorn Basson  19' Morné Steyn  28' CJ Stander  38' JJ Engelbrecht  60' Con: Morné Steyn 7', 20', 29', 39', 61' (5/5) Pen: Morné Steyn 26', 73' (2/2) Cards: Flip van der Merwe 21' to 31'	Attendance: 12,112 Referee: Andrew Lees

	5 May 2012	Chiefs	34–21	Lions	ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
	19:35	Try: Aaron Cruden  19' Craig Clarke  28' Lelia Masaga  49' Brendon Leonard  56' Con: Aaron Cruden 20', 29', 50', 57' (4/4) Pen: Aaron Cruden 4', 15' (2/2)	Scoreboard[75]	Try: Cobus Grobbelaar  34', 68' Josh Strauss  53' Con: Elton Jantjies 35', 54', 69' (3/3)	Attendance: 12,364 Referee: Ian Smith

	5 May 2012	Brumbies	23–6	Waratahs	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Henry Speight  40' Andrew Smith  45' Con: Christian Lealiifano 40', 46' (2/2) Pen: Nic White (0/1) Christian Lealiifano 11', 27', 71' (3/5) Cards: Ben Mowen  74'	Scoreboard[76]	Pen: Brendan McKibbin 17', 38' (2/3)	Attendance: 19,122 Referee: Chris Pollock

	5 May 2012	Sharks	28–16	Highlanders	Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Patrick Lambie  62' Con: Patrick Lambie 63' (1/1) Pen: Patrick Lambie 3', 11', 17', 19', 40', 67', 60' (7/7) Cards: Jacques Botes 32' to 42'	Scoreboard[77]	Try: Kurt Baker  50' Con: Mike Delany 51' (1/1) Pen: Mike Delany 7', 27', 33' (3/5)	Attendance: 18,730 Referee: Steve Walsh

	5 May 2012	Cheetahs	17–13	Force	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Adriaan Strauss  54' Con: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn 13', 19', 60' (3/6) Tewis de Bruyn 37' (1/1)	Scoreboard[78]	Try: Winston Stanley  46' Con: David Harvey 47' (1/1) Pen: David Harvey 9', 34' (2/2)	Attendance: 14,263 Referee: Stuart Berry

	6 May 2012	Crusaders	15–11	Reds	AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
	16:00	Pen: Tom Taylor 9', 22', 47', 73', 77' (5/6) Cards: Wyatt Crockett 61' to 73'	Scoreboard[79]	Try: James Hanson  1' Con: Mike Harris (0/1) Pen: Mike Harris 44', 62' (2/3)	Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

Bye/s: Stormers

Round 12

	11 May 2012	Blues	25–3	Lions	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Michael Hobbs  17' Alby Mathewson  55' Luke Braid  80' Con: Gareth Anscombe 18', 81' (2/3) Pen: Gareth Anscombe 26', 46' (2/5)	Scoreboard[80]	Pen: Elton Jantjies 6' (1/1) Cards: Deon van Rensburg 48' to 58'	Attendance: 10,127 Referee: Angus Gardner

	11 May 2012	Waratahs	24–27	Bulls	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Rob Horne  16' Atieli Pakalani  63' Con: Berrick Barnes 17' (1/2) Pen: Berrick Barnes 13', 35', 48' (3/3) Brendan McKibbin 71' (1/1) Cards: Dean Mumm 23' to 33'	Scoreboard[81]	Try: Francois Hougaard  24' Akona Ndungane  58' Werner Kruger  78' Con: Morné Steyn 25', 59', 79' (3/3) Pen: Morné Steyn 10', 68' (2/2)	Attendance: 17,368 Referee: Chris Pollock

	12 May 2012	Highlanders	20–26	Hurricanes	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Chris Noakes  14' Adam Thomson  21' Con: Chris Noakes 15', 22' (2/2) Pen: Mike Delany 71' (1/1) Chris Noakes 48' (1/3)	Scoreboard[82]	Try: Julian Savea  76' Faifili Levave  49' Con: Beauden Barrett 50', 77' (2/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett 65', 5', 26', 33' (4/5)	Attendance: 18,207 Referee: Glen Jackson

	12 May 2012	Rebels	28–19	Crusaders	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Nick Phipps  12', 66' Stirling Mortlock  69' Con: Kurtley Beale 13', 67' (2/3) Pen: Kurtley Beale 25', 47', 54' (3/3)	Scoreboard[83]	Try: Sam Whitelock  30' Con: Tom Taylor 31' (1/1) Pen: Tom Taylor 16', 20', 34', 40' (4/4)	Attendance: 18,423 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	12 May 2012	Sharks	53–11	Force	Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Steven Sykes  16' Paul Jordaan  32' Louis Ludik  41' Lwazi Mvovo  45', 50' Craig Burden  68' Jacques Botes  73' Con: Patrick Lambie 17', 33' (2/2) Frédéric Michalak 42', 51', 69', 74' (4/5) Pen: Patrick Lambie 12', 40' (2/3) Cards: Craig Burden  78'	Scoreboard[84]	Try: Samu Wara  80' Con: Ben Seymour (0/1) Pen: David Harvey 6', 29' (2/2) Cards: Lachlan McCaffrey 60' to 70'	Attendance: 22,343 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	12 May 2012	Stormers	16–14	Cheetahs	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Eben Etzebeth  23' Con: Peter Grant 24' (1/1) Pen: Peter Grant 10', 13', 17' (3/4)	Scoreboard[85]	Try: Hennie Daniller  48' Willie le Roux  66' Con: Riaan Smit 49', 67' (2/2) Pen: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)	Attendance: 47,890 Referee: Steve Walsh

	13 May 2012	Reds	42–27	Chiefs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	16:10	Try: Dom Shipperley  4' Ben Lucas  40' Scott Higginbotham  42' Will Genia  47' Saia Fainga'a  51' Con: Mike Harris 40', 43', 48', 52' (4/5) Pen: Mike Harris 20', 76' (2/2) Drop: Mike Harris 64' (1/1)	Scoreboard[86]	Try: Sonny Bill Williams  30' Liam Messam  33' Sona Taumalolo  38' Asaeli Tikoirotuma  59' Con: Aaron Cruden 31', 34' (2/4) Pen: Aaron Cruden 16' (1/1)	Attendance: 36,479 Referee: Marius Jonker

Bye/s: Brumbies

Round 13

	18 May 2012	Hurricanes	25–37	Brumbies	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: TJ Perenara  16', 43' Victor Vito  29' Jeffery Toomaga-Allen  51' Con: Andre Taylor 30' (1/3) Beauden Barrett (0/1) Pen: Andre Taylor 23' (1/1) Beauden Barrett (0/1)	Scoreboard[87]	Try: Fotu Auelua  9' Sam Carter  54' Michael Hooper  62' Zack Holmes  69' Con: Zack Holmes 10', 55', 63', 70' (4/4) Pen: Zack Holmes 6', 21', 48' (3/4) Jesse Mogg (0/1)	Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	19 May 2012	Highlanders	16–11	Bulls	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	17:30	Try: Jarrad Hoeata  64' Con: Mike Delany 65' (1/1) Pen: Mike Delany 68', 27', 48' (3/4)	Scoreboard[88]	Try: Willie Wepener  74' Con: Morné Steyn (0/1) Pen: Morné Steyn 14', 38' (2/4) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1) Cards: Dean Greyling 56' to 66'	Attendance: 14,967 Referee: Ian Smith

	19 May 2012	Crusaders	59–12	Blues	AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Matt Todd  5' Adam Whitelock  11' Richie McCaw  21' Luke Romano  36' Corey Flynn  40', 49' Andy Ellis  43' Zac Guildford  66' Tom Marshall  76' Con: Dan Carter 6', 22', 40', 44', 50', 67' (6/8) Tyler Bleyendaal 77' (1/1)	Scoreboard[89]	Try: Lachie Munro  60', 82' Con: Gareth Anscombe 83' (1/2)	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	19 May 2012	Reds	34–20	Lions	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Liam Gill  20' Saia Fainga'a  43' Chris Feauai-Sautia  49' Will Genia  55' Con: Mike Harris 21', 44', 50', 56' (4/4) Pen: Mike Harris 25', 28' (2/2)	Scoreboard[90]	Try: Martin Bezuidenhout  59' Jaco Kriel  77' Con: Elton Jantjies 60', 78' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies 10', 17' (2/2) Drop: Andries Coetzee (0/1) Cards: Franco van der Merwe 43' to 53'	Attendance: 31,118 Referee: Keith Brown

	19 May 2012	Cheetahs	20–34	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Adriaan Strauss  32' Con: Riaan Smit (0/1) Pen: Riaan Smit 15', 29', 37' (3/3) Sias Ebersohn 54', 60' (2/2)	Scoreboard[91]	Try: JP Pietersen  3' Frédéric Michalak  35' Lwazi Mvovo  40' Meyer Bosman  73' Con: Frédéric Michalak 4', 36', 40', 74' (4/4) Pen: Frédéric Michalak 46', 67' (2/3) Drop: Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Cards: Bismarck du Plessis 53' to 64'	Attendance: 23,835 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	19 May 2012	Stormers	19–13	Waratahs	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Joe Pietersen  17' Tiaan Liebenberg  33' Con: Peter Grant (0/2) Pen: Joe Pietersen 22' (1/1) Peter Grant 40', 50' (2/2)	Scoreboard[92]	Try: Rob Horne  42' Con: Brendan McKibbin 43' (1/1) Pen: Brendan McKibbin 10', 47' (2/3) Drop: Bernard Foley (0/1)	Attendance: 47,916 Referee: Craig Joubert

	20 May 2012	Force	31–32	Rebels	{{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]
	14:35	Try: Napolioni Nalaga  24' Ben McCalman  29' Alfie Mafi  44' Con: David Harvey 30' (1/2) Ben Seymour 45' (1/1) Pen: David Harvey 16' (1/2) Brett Sheehan 59' (1/1) Ben Seymour 65', 73' (2/2) Cards: Matt Hodgson  69'	Scoreboard[94]	Try: Cadeyrn Neville  3', 26' Gareth Delve  20' Cooper Vuna  35' Con: Kurtley Beale 4', 21', 27' (3/4) Pen: Kurtley Beale 62', 77' (2/2) Cards: Rodney Blake 58'	Attendance: 11,734[93] Referee: Marius Jonker

Bye/s: Chiefs

Round 14

	25 May 2012	Chiefs	28–22	Bulls	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Andrew Horrell  24' Asaeli Tikoirotuma  58' Sam Cane  69' Con: Aaron Cruden 59', 70' (2/3) Pen: Aaron Cruden 15', 46', 53' (3/3)	Scoreboard[95]	Try: Bjorn Basson  40' Con: Morné Steyn 40' (1/1) Pen: Morné Steyn 7', 35', 50', 62' (4/4) Drop: Morné Steyn 23' (1/2)	Attendance: 18,482 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	26 May 2012	Hurricanes	66–24	Rebels	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	17:30	Try: Andre Taylor  18', 56' Alapati Leiua  24', 43' Julian Savea  28', 30', 53' Jack Lam  37' Chris Eaton  68' Con: Beauden Barrett 19', 25', 29', 31', 38', 44', 54', 57', 69' (9/9) Pen: Beauden Barrett 11' (1/1)	Scoreboard[96]	Try: Cooper Vuna  8', 32' Adam Freier  81' Con: Kurtley Beale 9', 33' (2/2) Richard Kingi 82' (1/1) Pen: Kurtley Beale 14' (1/1)	Attendance: 11,474 Referee: Jonathon White

	26 May 2012	Blues	20–27	Highlanders	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Tevita Mailau  68' Tony Woodcock  77' Con: Gareth Anscombe 69' (1/1) Lachie Munro 78' (1/1) Pen: Gareth Anscombe 8', 33' (2/3)	Scoreboard[97]	Try: Tamati Ellison  25' Hosea Gear  35', 41' Adam Thomson  59' Con: Chris Noakes 36', 60' (2/4) Pen: Chris Noakes 20' (1/1) Cards: Phil Burleigh 62' to 72'	Attendance: 14,111 Referee: Glen Jackson

	26 May 2012	Brumbies	12–13	Reds	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Pen: Zack Holmes 28', 36', 47', 54' (4/5)	Scoreboard[98]	Try: Luke Morahan  3' Con: Mike Harris 4' (1/1) Pen: Mike Harris 40', 51' (2/2)	Attendance: 16,123 Referee: Steve Walsh

	26 May 2012	Force	17–11	Lions	{{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]
	19:40	Try: David Pocock  58' Napolioni Nalaga  71' Con: Ben Seymour 59', 72' (2/2) Pen: Ben Seymour 23' (1/2)		Try: Michael Killian  4' Con: Elton Jantjies (0/1) Pen: Elton Jantjies 12' (1/1) Ruan Combrinck 83' (1/1) Cards: CJ van der Linde 12'	Attendance: 10,434 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	26 May 2012	Cheetahs	35–34	Waratahs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Piet van Zyl  14' Willie le Roux  19', 57' Adriaan Strauss  26' W. P. Nel  54' Con: Riaan Smit 15', 20', 27', 55' (4/4) Sias Ebersohn 58' (1/1) Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)		Try: Dave Dennis  4' Sitaleki Timani  6', 36' Rob Horne  33' Con: Brendan McKibbin 5', 7', 34', 37' (4/4) Pen: Brendan McKibbin 22', 48' (2/2) Berrick Barnes (0/1)	Attendance: 15,987 Referee: Craig Joubert

	26 May 2012	Sharks	25–20	Stormers	Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
	19:10	Try: Frédéric Michalak  17' Keegan Daniel  36' Lwazi Mvovo  44' Con: Patrick Lambie 18', 37' (2/3) Pen: Patrick Lambie 13', 26' (2/3)		Try: Gio Aplon  52', 72' Con: Peter Grant 53', 73' (2/2) Pen: Peter Grant 9', 16' (2/2)	Attendance: 27,355 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Bye/s: Crusaders

Round 15

	1 June 2012	Crusaders	51–18	Highlanders	AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
	19:35	Try: George Whitelock  3' Zac Guildford  29', 35' Ryan Crotty  37' Richie McCaw  46' Wyatt Crockett  57' Matt Todd  71' Con: Dan Carter 4', 36', 38', 58', 72' (5/7) Pen: Dan Carter 8', 27' (2/3) Cards: George Whitelock 17' to 30'	Scoreboard[99]	Try: Tamati Ellison  20' Hosea Gear  60' Con: Chris Noakes 21' (1/1) Mike Delany (0/1) Pen: Chris Noakes 12', 18' (2/2) Cards: James Haskell 26' to 38'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Steve Walsh

	1 June 2012	Rebels	19–27	Brumbies	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Cooper Vuna  54' Con: Julian Huxley 55' (1/1) Pen: Julian Huxley 18', 31', 36', 40' (4/4) Cards: Jono Owen 24' to 34'	Scoreboard[100]	Try: Andrew Smith  25' Robbie Coleman  52' Con: Zack Holmes 53' (1/2) Pen: Jesse Mogg 2', 6' (2/2) Zack Holmes 14', 44', 72' (3/3)	Attendance: 12,422 Referee: Keith Brown

	2 June 2012	Blues	34–41	Chiefs	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
	19:35	Try: Francis Saili  13' Lachie Munro  39' Rudi Wulf  62' Rene Ranger  65' Con: Lachie Munro 14', 40', 63', 66' (4/4) Pen: Lachie Munro 29', 37' (2/2) Cards: Steven Luatua 34' to 44'	Scoreboard[101]	Try: Asaeli Tikoirotuma  15', 45', 55', 70' Sonny Bill Williams  31' Con: Aaron Cruden 16', 32', 46', 56', 71' (5/5) Pen: Aaron Cruden 4', 27' (2/3) Cards: Maritino Nemani 33' to 44' Michael Fitzgerald 59' to 69'	Attendance: 20,200 Referee: Chris Pollock

	2 June 2012	Waratahs	12–33	Hurricanes	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Pen: Berrick Barnes 11', 24', 31', 44' (4/4)	Scoreboard[102]	Try: Julian Savea  33' Motu Matu'u  63' Conrad Smith  70' Chris Eaton  80' Con: Beauden Barrett 34', 71' (2/4) Pen: Beauden Barrett 7', 17', 55' (3/3)	Attendance: 13,372 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	2 June 2012	Lions	38–28	Sharks	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Grant Hattingh  4' Derick Minnie  8' Lionel Mapoe  25' Deon van Rensburg  39' Con: Elton Jantjies 5', 9', 26' (3/4) Pen: Elton Jantjies 19', 31', 49', 56' (4/4) Cards: Lionel Mapoe 34' to 44'		Try: Lwazi Mvovo  35' JP Pietersen  43' Odwa Ndungane  45' Con: Patrick Lambie 44', 46' (2/3) Pen: Patrick Lambie 2', 21', 51' (3/3) Cards: Steven Sykes 29' to 40'	Attendance: 40,274 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	2 June 2012	Bulls	14–19	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Pierre Spies  29' Con: Morné Steyn (0/1) Pen: Morné Steyn 14', 33', 44' (3/3) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/2)		Try: Bryan Habana  72' Con: Peter Grant 73' (1/1) Pen: Peter Grant 10', 22', 37', 66' (4/4)	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Bye/s: Cheetahs, Force, Reds

Round 16

	29 June 2012	Highlanders	21–27	Chiefs	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Andrew Hore  46' Hosea Gear  75' Con: Chris Noakes (0/1) Mike Delany 76' (1/1) Pen: Chris Noakes 8', 19', 30' (3/5)	Scoreboard[103]	Try: Tim Nanai-Williams  2' Robbie Robinson  38' Con: Aaron Cruden 3' (1/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden 12', 40', 41', 64', 68' (5/6)	Attendance: 17,401 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	29 June 2012	Rebels	17–32	Reds	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Kurtley Beale  56' Lachlan Mitchell  66' Con: Julian Huxley 57' (1/1) Kurtley Beale 67' (1/1) Pen: James O'Connor 14' (1/1)	Report[104]	Try: Chris Feauai-Sautia  16' Dom Shipperley  26' Adam Wallace-Harrison  35' Nick Frisby  74' Con: Mike Harris 17', 27', 36' (3/4) Pen: Mike Harris 20', 50' (2/2)	Attendance: 14,110 Referee: Keith Brown

	30 June 2012	Crusaders	22–23	Hurricanes	AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Zac Guildford  36' Con: Tom Taylor 37' (1/1) Pen: Tom Taylor 8', 11', 28', 42', 53' (5/8) Tyler Bleyendaal (0/1)	Scoreboard[105]	Try: Conrad Smith  17', 39' Con: Beauden Barrett 18', 40' (2/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett 14', 66', 74' (3/3)	Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	30 June 2012	Force	17–28	Brumbies	{{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]
	17:40	Try: Nick Cummins  43', 50' Toby Lynn  70' Con: Ben Seymour (0/2) David Harvey 71' (1/1)	Scoreboard[106]	Try: Jesse Mogg  2' Ben Alexander  11' Henry Speight  29' Zack Holmes  38' Con: Zack Holmes 12' (1/4) Pen: Zack Holmes 56', 73' (2/3)	Attendance: 13,571 Referee: Ian Smith

	30 June 2012	Stormers	27–17	Lions	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Gio Aplon  30' Jebb Sinclair  71' Gerhard van den Heever  76' Con: Peter Grant 31', 72', 77' (3/3) Pen: Peter Grant 3', 27' (2/2)	Scoreboard[107]	Try: Josh Strauss  48' Franco van der Merwe  79' Con: Elton Jantjies 49', 80' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies 24' (1/2)	Attendance: 44,587 Referee: Mark Lawrence

	30 June 2012	Bulls	40–24	Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Pierre Spies  18' Dean Greyling  22' Zane Kirchner  28' Francois Hougaard  36' Werner Kruger  55' Bjorn Basson  58' Con: Morné Steyn 19', 23', 37', 56', 59' (5/6) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)		Try: W. P. Nel  60', 68' Willie le Roux  63' Heinrich Brüssow  78' Con: Sias Ebersohn 61', 69' (2/3) Nico Scheepers (0/1)	Attendance: 29,897 Referee: Marius Jonker

Bye/s: Blues, Sharks, Waratahs

Round 17

	6 July 2012	Chiefs	21–28	Crusaders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Brodie Retallick  30' Sonny Bill Williams  55' Con: Aaron Cruden 31' (1/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden 3', 16', 37' (3/4)	Scoreboard[108]	Try: Kieran Read  10' Luke Romano  21' Andy Ellis  52' Con: Dan Carter 11', 22' (2/3) Pen: Dan Carter 7', 61' (2/3) Drop: Dan Carter 17' (1/1)	Attendance: 25,100 Referee: Steve Walsh

	6 July 2012	Reds	19–13	Highlanders	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: James Slipper  57' Con: Mike Harris 58' (1/1) Pen: Mike Harris 10', 31', 47', 70' (4/5) Drop: Mike Harris (0/1)	Scoreboard[109]	Try: Adam Thomson  63' Chris King  74' Con: Mike Delany (0/1) Chris Noakes (0/1) Pen: Mike Delany 7' (1/2)	Attendance: 33,899 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	6 July 2012	Sharks	32–10	Bulls	Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
	19:10	Try: Bismarck du Plessis  12' JP Pietersen  25' Keegan Daniel  44' Louis Ludik  78' Con: Frédéric Michalak 13', 26' (2/3) Meyer Bosman 79' (1/1) Pen: Frédéric Michalak 32' (1/2) François Steyn 18' (1/2)	Scoreboard[110]	Try: Zane Kirchner  51' Con: Morné Steyn 52' (1/1) Pen: Morné Steyn 16' (1/1)	Attendance: 29,515 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	7 July 2012	Blues	32–9	Force	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Steven Luatua  29' Charles Piutau  55' Ma'a Nonu  58' Luke Braid  71' Con: Lachie Munro 30', 57', 59' (3/4) Pen: Lachie Munro 7', 40' (2/3)	Report[111]	Pen: Ben Seymour 5', 23', 38' (3/3)	Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Andrew Lees

	7 July 2012	Waratahs	15–19	Brumbies	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Tatafu Polota-Nau  31' Berrick Barnes  57' Con: Berrick Barnes 58' (1/2) Pen: Berrick Barnes 50' (1/1)	Scoreboard[112]	Try: Henry Speight  62' Con: Zack Holmes 62' (1/1) Pen: Zack Holmes 13', 40' (2/3) Jesse Mogg 24', 65' (2/3)	Attendance: 22,844 Referee: Keith Brown

	7 July 2012	Cheetahs	6–13	Stormers	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Pen: Riaan Smit 38', 53' (2/4) Drop: Riaan Smit (0/1) Cards: Willie le Roux 45' to 55'	Scoreboard[113]	Try: Gio Aplon  53' Con: Peter Grant 54' (1/1) Pen: Peter Grant 17', 47' (2/2)	Attendance: 20,721 Referee: Marius Jonker

	7 July 2012	Lions	37–32	Rebels	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Waylon Murray  2' Derick Minnie  10', 35' Jaco Kriel  73' Con: Elton Jantjies 3', 11', 36', 74' (4/4) Pen: Elton Jantjies 17', 62', 81' (3/3)	Scoreboard[114]	Try: Ged Robinson  40' Hugh Pyle  47', 50' James Hilgendorf  64' Con: Julian Huxley 40', 48', 65' (3/4) Pen: Julian Huxley 59', 71' (2/2)	Attendance: 16,283 Referee: Francisco Pastrana

Bye/s: Hurricanes

Round 18

	13 July 2012	Hurricanes	28–25	Chiefs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Julian Savea  12', 24' Dane Coles  85' Con: Beauden Barrett 25', 86' (2/3) Pen: Beauden Barrett 7', 40', 62' (3/6) Cards: Ben May 28' to 39'	Scoreboard[115]	Try: Tawera Kerr-Barlow  3' Ben Tameifuna  38' Aaron Cruden  57' Con: Aaron Cruden 4', 58' (2/3) Pen: Aaron Cruden 32', 66' (2/4)	Attendance: 23,549 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	14 July 2012	Brumbies	16–30	Blues	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	15:30	Try: Henry Speight  23' Con: Zack Holmes 24' (1/1) Pen: Zack Holmes 20', 28' (2/3) Jesse Mogg 46' (1/4)	Scoreboard[116]	Try: Liaki Moli  11' Daniel Braid  16' Hadleigh Parkes  36' Con: Piri Weepu 12', 17', 37' (3/3) Pen: Piri Weepu 48', 51' (2/3) Michael Hobbs 78' (1/1)	Attendance: 14,111 Referee: Jonathon White

	14 July 2012	Crusaders	38–24	Force	AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Israel Dagg  1' Sean Maitland  15' Andy Ellis  34' Matt Todd  37' Con: Dan Carter 2', 35', 38' (3/4) Pen: Dan Carter 31', 40' (2/2) Tom Taylor 50', 64' (2/2) Cards: George Whitelock  74'	Scoreboard[117]	Try: Kyle Godwin  53' Alfie Mafi  60' Josh Holmes  77' Con: Brett Sheehan 54', 61' (2/2) Kyle Godwin 78' (1/1) Pen: Ben Seymour 28' (1/1)	Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Glen Jackson

	14 July 2012	Reds	32–16	Waratahs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Scott Higginbotham  3' Liam Gill  24' James Slipper  44' Dom Shipperley  50' Will Genia  58' Con: Mike Harris 4', 51' (2/5) Pen: Mike Harris 77' (1/1)	Scoreboard[118]	Try: Drew Mitchell  27' Tom Carter  72' Con: Bernard Foley (0/1) Brendan McKibbin (0/1) Pen: Bernard Foley 6' (1/1) Drop: Adam Ashley-Cooper 34' (1/1) Cards: Paddy Ryan 23' to 34'	Attendance: 41,533 Referee: Steve Walsh

	14 July 2012	Stormers	26–21	Rebels	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	15:00	Try: Juan de Jongh  14', 57' Con: Peter Grant 15', 58' (2/2) Pen: Peter Grant 3', 8', 40', 75' (4/4)	Scoreboard[119]	Try: Rodney Blake  50' Nick Phipps  54' Cooper Vuna  70' Con: Julian Huxley 51', 55', 71' (3/3)	Attendance: 34,387 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	14 July 2012	Sharks	34–15	Cheetahs	Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Keegan Daniel  44' Charl McLeod  58' Marcell Coetzee  61' Ryan Kankowski  74' Con: Frédéric Michalak 45', 59', 62', 75' (4/4) Pen: Frédéric Michalak 14', 31' (2/3) François Steyn (0/1) Drop: Frédéric Michalak (0/1) Cards: François Steyn 18' to 30'	Scoreboard[120]	Pen: Riaan Smit 16', 19', 24', 34', 40' (5/5)	Attendance: 24,065 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	14 July 2012	Bulls	37–20	Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Akona Ndungane  16' Bjorn Basson  31' Francois Hougaard  44' Jacques Potgieter  48' Con: Morné Steyn 17', 32', 45', 49' (4/4) Pen: Morné Steyn 14', 38', 65' (3/5) Cards: Dean Greyling  79'	Scoreboard[121]	Try: Michael Bondesio  36' Josh Strauss  40' Con: Elton Jantjies 37', 40' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies 4', 24' (2/2)	Attendance: 24,652 Referee: Craig Joubert

Bye/s: Highlanders

Finals

Qualifiers

	21 July 2012	Crusaders	28–13	Bulls	AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Zac Guildford  26' Con: Dan Carter 27' (1/1) Pen: Dan Carter 7', 11', 48', 52', 71', 80' (6/8) Drop: Dan Carter 34' (1/1) Sean Maitland (0/1)	Scoreboard[122]	Try: Dewald Potgieter  63' Wynand Olivier  78' Con: Morné Steyn (0/1) Louis Fouché (0/1) Pen: Morné Steyn 38' (1/1)	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	21 July 2012	Reds	17–30	Sharks	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Will Genia  37' Radike Samo  81' Con: Mike Harris 38' (1/1) Will Genia 82' (1/1) Pen: Mike Harris 28' (1/2)		Try: JP Pietersen  11' Paul Jordaan  23' Charl McLeod  43' Con: Frédéric Michalak 12', 24', 44' (3/3) Pen: Frédéric Michalak 10', 77' (2/2) Drop: Frédéric Michalak 30' (1/1) Cards: Steven Sykes  80'	Attendance: 36,571 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Semi-finals

	27 July 2012	Chiefs	20–17	Crusaders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Sona Taumalolo  26' Liam Messam  33' Con: Aaron Cruden 27', 35' (2/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden 3', 50' (2/5)	Scoreboard[123]	Try: Ryan Crotty  40' Con: Dan Carter (0/1) Pen: Dan Carter 15', 32', 45', 62' (4/5)	Attendance: 25,100 Referee: Craig Joubert

	28 July 2012	Stormers	19–26	Sharks	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Gio Aplon  67' Con: Peter Grant 68' (1/1) Pen: Peter Grant 7', 40', 57', 72' (4/5)	Scoreboard[124]	Try: Louis Ludik  35' JP Pietersen  59' Con: Frédéric Michalak 36', 60' (2/2) Pen: Frédéric Michalak 13', 45' (2/2) Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Drop: Frédéric Michalak 19', 75' (2/4)	Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Steve Walsh

Final

	4 August 2012	Chiefs	37–6	Sharks	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Tim Nanai-Williams  19' Kane Thompson  46' Lelia Masaga  61' Sonny Bill Williams  77' Con: Aaron Cruden 20', 47', 62', 78' (4/4) Pen: Aaron Cruden 25', 34', 72' (3/5)	Scoreboard[125]	Pen: Frédéric Michalak 6', 52' (2/2)	Attendance: 25,100 Referee: Steve Walsh

Players

Referees

The following refereeing panel was appointed by SANZAR for the 2012 Super Rugby season:^[128]

Attendances

Team	Main Stadium	Capacity	Total Attendance	Average Attendance	% Capacity
Blues	Eden Park	50,000	139,962	17,495	37%
Chiefs	Waikato Stadium	25,800	176,337	17,633	74%
Hurricanes	Westpac Stadium	34,500	114,881	14,360	43%
Crusaders	Rugby League Park	18,000	150,400	16,711	91%
Highlanders	Forsyth Barr Stadium	30,728	133,242	16,655	57%
Reds	Suncorp Stadium	52,500	310,316	34,479	65%
Brumbies	Canberra Stadium	25,011	115,352	14,419	57%
Waratahs	Sydney Football Stadium	44,000	167,494	20,936	47%
Melbourne Rebels	AAMI Park	29,500	111,338	13,917	47%
Force	nib Stadium	20,500	106,041	13,255	64%
Sharks	ABSA Stadium	52,000	194,165	24,270	46%
Bulls	Loftus Versfeld	51,792	268,497	33,562	64%
Lions	Ellis Park	62,567	186,533	23,316	37%
Cheetahs	Free State Stadium	46,000	153,950	19,243	41%
Stormers	Newlands Stadium	51,900	383,348	42,594	82%

See also

• List of Super Rugby records
• Super Rugby franchise areas

Notes

• Australian crowd figures taken from SMH match reports.

References

External links

• "SANZAR Super Rugby site".
• "Australia Super Rugby site".
• "New Zealand Super Rugby site".
• "SA Rugby Competition – 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.