2002 Super 12 season

Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB Template:Infobox Super Rugby season The 2002 Super 12 season was the seventh season of the Super 12, an annual rugby union competition contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2002, 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 Crusaders and the Brumbies at Jade Stadium, Christchurch. The Crusaders won 31–13 to win their fourth Super 12 title.

Table

Key to colours

Top four teams advance to playoffs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Template:Flagicon Crusaders	11	11	0	0	469	264	+205	7	51
2	Template:Flagicon Waratahs	11	8	0	3	337	284	+53	7	39
3	Template:Flagicon Brumbies	11	7	0	4	374	230	+144	10	38
4	Template:Flagicon Highlanders	11	8	0	3	329	207	+122	6	38
5	Template:Flagicon Reds	11	7	0	4	336	287	+49	6	34
6	Template:Flagicon Blues	11	6	0	5	318	249	+69	5	29
7	Template:Flagicon Stormers	11	5	0	6	310	314	−4	7	27
8	Template:Flagicon Chiefs	11	4	0	7	323	341	−18	8	24
9	Template:Flagicon Hurricanes	11	5	0	6	232	317	−85	3	23
10	Template:Flagicon Sharks	11	4	0	7	221	309	−88	3	19
11	Template:Flagicon Cats	11	1	0	10	228	407	−179	2	6
12	Template:Flagicon Bulls	11	0	0	11	232	500	−268	1	1

Finals

Grand final

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15 Leon MacDonald 14 Marika Vunibaka 13 Mark Robinson 12 Aaron Mauger 11 Caleb Ralph 10 Andrew Mehrtens 9 Justin Marshall 8 Scott Robertson 7 Richie McCaw 6 Chris Jack 5 Norm Maxwell 4 Reuben Thorne (c) 3 Greg Feek 2 Mark Hammett 1 Greg Somerville Replacements: 16 David Hewett 17 Corey Flynn 18 Sam Broomhall 19 Johnny Leo'o 20 Ben Hurst 21 Daryl Gibson 22 Ben Blair Coach: Template:Flagicon Robbie Deans

15 Mark Bartholomeusz 14 Graeme Bond 13 Stirling Mortlock 12 Pat Howard 11 Andrew Walker 10 Stephen Larkham 9 George Gregan (c) 8 Scott Fava 7 George Smith 6 Owen Finegan 5 Justin Harrison 4 Daniel Vickerman 3 Ben Darwin 2 Jeremy Paul 1 Bill Young Replacements: 16 Damian Flynn 17 Angus Scott 18 David Pusey 19 Peter Ryan 20 Travis Hall 21 Joel Wilson 22 Julian Huxley Coach: Template:Flagicon David Nucifora