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
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts1 Crusaders111100469264+2057512 Waratahs11803337284+537393 Brumbies11704374230+14410384 Highlanders11803329207+1226385 Reds11704336287+496346 Blues11605318249+695297 Stormers11506310314−47278 Chiefs11407323341−188249 Hurricanes11506232317−8532310 Sharks11407221309−8831911 Cats111010228407−1792612 Bulls110011232500−26811
Results Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Finals Semi finals
Grand final
15Leon MacDonald 14Marika Vunibaka 13Mark Robinson 12Aaron Mauger 11Caleb Ralph 10Andrew 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 SomervilleReplacements: 16David Hewett 17Corey Flynn 18Sam Broomhall 19Johnny Leo'o 20Ben Hurst 21Daryl Gibson 22Ben BlairCoach: Robbie Deans 15Mark Bartholomeusz 14Graeme Bond 13Stirling Mortlock 12Pat Howard 11Andrew Walker 10Stephen 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 YoungReplacements: 16Damian Flynn 17Angus Scott 18David Pusey 19Peter Ryan 20Travis Hall 21Joel Wilson 22Julian HuxleyCoach: David Nucifora
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