Английская Википедия:1997 Super 12 season

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The 1997 Super 12 season was the second season of the Super 12, contested by rugby union teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from 28 February to 31 May 1997, 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 Auckland Blues and the ACT Brumbies at Eden Park, Auckland. The Auckland Blues won 23 – 7 to win their second Super 12 title.

While the three Australian and five New Zealand teams remained the same as the 1996 season, the South African teams made changes. Transvaal, after the changes of the political landscape of South Africa, became known as the Gauteng Lions, while Western Province, after not making the top four of the 1996 Currie Cup, were replaced by Free State of Bloemfontein.

Table

Top four teams advance to playoffs.

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Auckland Blues	11	10	1	0	435	283	152	8	50
2	Шаблон:Flagicon ACT Brumbies	11	8	0	3	406	291	115	9	41
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Wellington Hurricanes	11	6	0	5	416	314	102	10	34
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Sharks	11	5	2	4	321	350	−29	6	30
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Gauteng Lions	11	5	1	5	302	346	−44	6	28
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Canterbury Crusaders	11	5	1	5	272	235	37	4	26
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Free State	11	5	0	6	301	327	−26	5	25
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Northern Transvaal	11	3	3	5	264	342	−78	4	22
9	Шаблон:Flagicon NSW Waratahs	11	4	0	7	255	296	−41	4	20
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Queensland Reds	11	4	0	7	263	318	−55	4	20
11	Шаблон:Flagicon Waikato Chiefs	11	4	0	7	272	295	−23	3	19
12	Шаблон:Flagicon Otago Highlanders	11	3	0	8	299	409	−110	5	17

Points breakdown:

• 4 points for a win
• 2 points for a draw
• 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
• 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

The playoffs follow a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system with the highest placed team at home

Finals

Semi finals

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Grand final

Auckland Blues 15 Adrian Cashmore 14 Brian Lima 13 Eroni Clarke 12 Lee Stensness 11 Joeli Vidiri 10 Carlos Spencer 9 Ofisa Tonu'u 8 Zinzan Brooke (c) 7 Michael Jones 6 Mark Carter 5 Robin Brooke 4 Leo Lafaiali'i 3 Craig Dowd 2 Sean Fitzpatrick 1 Olo Brown Replacements: 16 Jeremy Stanley 17 Michael Scott 18 Dylan Mika 19 Charles Riechelmann 20 Paul Thomson 21 Andrew Roose Coach: Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Henry

ACT Brumbies 15 Stephen Larkham 14 Mitch Hardy 13 James Holbeck 12 Pat Howard 11 Joe Roff 10 David Knox 9 George Gregan 8 Troy Coker 7 Brett Robinson (c) 6 Owen Finegan 5 John Langford 4 David Giffin 3 Patricio Noriega 2 Marco Caputo 1 Ewen McKenzie Replacements: 16 Rod Kafer 17 Geoff Logan 18 Justin Harrison 19 Ipolito Fenukitau 20 Dean Zammit 21 Timote Tavalea Coach: Шаблон:Flagicon Rod McQueen

Attendances

Team	Main Stadium	Capacity	Total Attendance	Average Attendance	% Capacity
Шаблон:Flagicon Blues	Eden Park	50,000
Шаблон:Flagicon Chiefs	Waikato Stadium	25,800
Шаблон:Flagicon Hurricanes	Westpac Stadium	34,500
Шаблон:Flagicon Crusaders	Jade Stadium	36,500
Шаблон:Flagicon Highlanders	Carisbrook	29,000
Шаблон:Flagicon Reds	Ballymore Stadium	18,000	73,968	14,793	82%
Шаблон:Flagicon Brumbies	Canberra Stadium	25,011
Шаблон:Flagicon Waratahs	Sydney Football Stadium	44,000
Шаблон:Flagicon Sharks	ABSA Stadium	52,000
Шаблон:Flagicon Northern Transvaal	Loftus Versfeld	51,762
Шаблон:Flagicon Gauteng Lions	Ellis Park	62,567
Шаблон:Flagicon Free State	Free State Stadium	46,000

Further reading

• McIlraith, M. (2005).Ten Years of Super 12, Auckland: Hodder Moa. Шаблон:ISBN