The 2005 Super 12 season was the tenth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2005, 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 New South Wales Waratahs at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. The Crusaders won 35–25 to win their fifth Super 12 title.
This was the final season of Super 12 before the expansion to Super 14 with the Western Force and Cheetahs.
Table + Key to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPts 1 Crusaders11902459281178845 2 Waratahs11902322174148541 3 Bulls1170430122972634 4 Hurricanes1180328124833234 5 Brumbies11515260266−6729 6 Chiefs1151527225022628 7 Blues1160524321627327 8 Highlanders116142212147127 9 Stormers11317215320−105418 10 Reds11308185282−97517 11 Cats11119226326−100713 12 Sharks11119205384−179511
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
FB 15Leon MacDonaldRW 14Rico GearOC 13Caleb RalphIC 12Aaron MaugerLW 11Scott HamiltonFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Justin MarshallN8 8 Mose Tuiali'iOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Reuben ThorneRL 5 Ross FilipoLL 4 Chris JackTP 3 Greg SomervilleHK 2 Corey FlynnLP 1 David HewettSubstitutes:HK 16Tone KopelaniPR 17Campbell JohnstoneFL 18Sam BroomhallFL 19Johnny Leo'oSH 20Jamie NutbrownFH 21Andrew MehrtensCE 22Casey LaulalaCoach: Robbie Deans FB 15Mat RogersRW 14Peter HewatOC 13Morgan TurinuiIC 12Nathan GreyLW 11Lote TuqiriFH 10Lachlan MacKaySH 9 Chris Whitaker(c)N8 8 David LyonsOF 7 Phil WaughBF 6 Rocky ElsomRL 5 Daniel VickermanLL 4 Justin HarrisonTP 3 Al BaxterHK 2 Brendan CannonLP 1 Matt DunningSubstitutions:HK 16Adam FreierPR 17Gareth HardyLK 18Alex KanaarN8 19Stephen HoilesSH 20Chris O'YoungFH 21Shaun BerneCE 22Cameron ShepherdCoach: Ewen McKenzie
Player statistics Leading try-scorers Top 3 try scorers Pos Name Tries Team 1 Rico Gear 15 Crusaders 2 Peter Hewat 10 Waratahs 3 Bryan Habana 9 Bulls
Leading point-scorers Top 3 point scorers Pos Name Points Team 1 Peter Hewat 174 Waratahs 2 Dan Carter 171 Crusaders 3 Jimmy Gopperth 139 Hurricanes
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