The 2004 Super 12 season was the ninth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2004, 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 Brumbies and the Crusaders at Canberra Stadium. The Brumbies won 47–38 to win their second Super 12 title.
Table + Key to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs.
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts1 Brumbies11803408269+1398402 Crusaders11704345303+426343 Stormers11704286260+265334 Chiefs11704274251+235335 Blues11614337309+286326 Bulls11515302320−186287 Sharks11506267305−388288 Waratahs11506342274+687279 Highlanders11416299347−4882610 Reds11506217246−2952511 Hurricanes11416275303−2852312 Cats111010294459−165711
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
15 Joe Roff 14Clyde Rathbone 13Joel Wilson 12Matt Giteau 11Mark Gerrard 10Stephen Larkham 9 George Gregan 8 Scott Fava 7 George Smith 6 Owen Finegan (c) 5 Radike Samo 4 Mark Chisholm 3 Nic Henderson 2 Jeremy Paul 1 Bill YoungSubstitutes: 16David Palavi 17Guy Shepherdson 18David Giffin 19Jone Tawake 20Matt Henjak 21Mark Bartholomeusz 22Lenny BeckettCoach: David Nucifora 15Ben Blair 14Marika Vunibaka 13Aaron Mauger 12Dan Carter 11Caleb Ralph 10Cameron McIntyre 9 Justin Marshall 8 Sam Broomhall 7 Richie McCaw 6 Reuben Thorne (c) 5 Chris Jack 4 Brad Thorn 3 Greg Somerville 2 Tone Kopelani 1 David HewettSubstitutions: 16Corey Flynn 17Chris King 18Ross Filipo 19Johnny Leo'o 20Jamie Nutbrown 21Andrew Mehrtens 22Casey LaulalaCoach: Robbie Deans
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