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.
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts1 Blues111001393185+2089492 Crusaders11803360263+978403 Hurricanes11704324277+477354 Brumbies11605358313+457315 Waratahs11605313344−317316 Bulls11605320354−345307 Highlanders11605287246+415298 Reds11506281318−376269 Stormers11506255353−9832310 Chiefs11209257274−1791711 Sharks11308239306−6751712 Cats11209259398−139412
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
Attendances Team Main stadium Capacity Total attendance Average attendance % Capacity Blues Eden Park 50,000 236,000 29,500 66% Chiefs Waikato Stadium 25,800 49,000 9,800 37% Hurricanes Westpac Stadium 34,500 145,847 24,307 77% Crusaders Jade Stadium 36,500 150,100 25,016 68% Highlanders Carisbrook 29,000 111,876 18,646 68% Reds Ballymore Stadium 18,000 92,127 18,425 100% Brumbies Canberra Stadium 25,011 107,681 21,536 86% Waratahs Sydney Football Stadium 44,000 183,128 30,521 69% Sharks Kings Park Stadium 52,000 154,300 30,860 59% Bulls Loftus Versfeld 51,762 137,376 27,475 53% Cats Ellis Park 62,567 150,174 25,029 46% Stormers Newlands Stadium 51,900 178,558 29,759 57%
References
External links 2003 Super 12 season at www.rugby.com.au