2003 Super 12 season

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, and their first since 1997, it was their first Grand Final appearance since 1998.

Table

Key to colours

Top four teams advance to playoffs.

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Template:Flagicon Blues	11	10	0	1	393	185	+208	9	49
2	Template:Flagicon Crusaders	11	8	0	3	360	263	+97	8	40
3	Template:Flagicon Hurricanes	11	7	0	4	324	277	+47	7	35
4	Template:Flagicon Brumbies	11	6	0	5	358	313	+45	7	31
5	Template:Flagicon Waratahs	11	6	0	5	313	344	−31	7	31
6	Template:Flagicon Bulls	11	6	0	5	320	354	−34	5	30
7	Template:Flagicon Highlanders	11	6	0	5	287	246	+41	5	29
8	Template:Flagicon Reds	11	5	0	6	281	318	−37	6	26
9	Template:Flagicon Stormers	11	5	0	6	255	353	−98	3	23
10	Template:Flagicon Chiefs	11	2	0	9	257	274	−17	9	17
11	Template:Flagicon Sharks	11	3	0	8	239	306	−67	5	17
12	Template:Flagicon Cats	11	2	0	9	259	398	−139	4	12

Finals

Grand final

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Attendances

Team	Main stadium	Capacity	Total attendance	Average attendance	% Capacity
Template:Flagicon Blues	Eden Park	50,000	236,000	29,500	66%
Template:Flagicon Chiefs	Waikato Stadium	25,800	49,000	9,800	37%
Template:Flagicon Hurricanes	Westpac Stadium	34,500	145,847	24,307	77%
Template:Flagicon Crusaders	Jade Stadium	36,500	150,100	25,016	68%
Template:Flagicon Highlanders	Carisbrook	29,000	111,876	18,646	68%
Template:Flagicon Reds	Ballymore Stadium	18,000	92,127	18,425	100%
Template:Flagicon Brumbies	Canberra Stadium	25,011	107,681	21,536	86%
Template:Flagicon Waratahs	Sydney Football Stadium	44,000	183,128	30,521	69%
Template:Flagicon Sharks	Kings Park Stadium	52,000	154,300	30,860	59%
Template:Flagicon Bulls	Loftus Versfeld	51,762	137,376	27,475	53%
Template:Flagicon Cats	Ellis Park	62,567	150,174	25,029	46%
Template:Flagicon Stormers	Newlands Stadium	51,900	178,558	29,759	57%

External links

• 2003 Super 12 season at www.rugby.com.au