2012 Super Rugby season

Men's rugby union club competition

2012 Super Rugby season

Countries| Australia (5 teams)
New Zealand (5 teams)
South Africa (5 teams)
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin and knockout
Champions| Chiefs (1st title)
Matches played| 125
Attendance| 2,712,656 (21,701 per match)
Tries scored| 609 (4.87 per match)
Top point scorer(s)| Aaron Cruden (251)
Top try scorer(s)| Andre Taylor (10)
Bjorn Basson (10)
Official website| Official site
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The 2012 Super Rugby season was the second season of the Super Rugby competition, an annual rugby union competition that involves teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, in its 15-team format. For sponsorship reasons, this competition is known as FxPro Super Rugby in Australia, Investec Super Rugby in New Zealand and Vodacom Super Rugby in South Africa. Including its past incarnations as Super 12 and Super 14, this was the 17th season for the Southern Hemisphere's premier transnational club competition. The conference games took place every weekend from 24 February until 14 July (with a three-week break between rounds 15 and 16 for international matches), followed by the finals series, culminating in the grand final on 4 August. While its three main broadcasting partners are Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand) and SuperSport (South Africa), Super Rugby can be viewed in many countries throughout the world.[1]

The Chiefs, based in Hamilton, New Zealand, claimed their first-ever title in the competition's history, defeating the Durban-based Sharks 37–6 in the final held on 4 August at the Chiefs' home of Waikato Stadium.

## Competition format

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Covering 24 weeks, the schedule featured a total of 125 matches. The 15 teams are grouped by geography, labelled the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference and the South African Conference. The regular season consists of two types of matches:[2]

* Internal Conference Matches – Each team plays the other four teams in the same conference twice, home and away.
* Cross Conference Matches – Each team plays four teams of the other two conferences away, and four teams of the other two conferences home, thus missing out on two teams (one from each of the other conferences). Each team plays two home and two away games against teams from each of the other countries, making a total of eight cross conference games for each team. There will be a three-week international break between rounds 15 and 16 of the regular season.

The top team of each conference, plus the next top three teams in table points regardless of conference (wild card teams), advance to the finals. The top two conference winners, based on table points, receive first-round byes. In the first round of the finals, the third conference winner is the No. 3 seed and hosts the wild card team with the worst record, and the best wild card team hosts the second-best wild card team. In the semi-finals, the No. 2 conference winner hosts the higher surviving seed from the first round, and the No. 1 conference winner hosts the other first-round winner. The final is hosted by the top remaining seed.[3]

## Standings

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Australian Conference  Pos  | Team  | Rnd  | W  | D  | L  | Bye  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TB  | LB  | Pts

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1 | Reds | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 359 | 347 | +12 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 58
2 | Brumbies | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 404 | 331 | +73 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 58
3 | Waratahs | 18 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 346 | 407 | −61 | 33 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 35
4 | Rebels | 18 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 362 | 520 | −158 | 37 | 59 | 3 | 5 | 32
5 | Force | 18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 306 | 440 | −134 | 30 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 27

New Zealand Conference  Pos  | Team  | Rnd  | W  | D  | L  | Bye  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TB  | LB  | Pts

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1 | Chiefs | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 444 | 358 | +86 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 64
2 | Crusaders | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 485 | 343 | +142 | 47 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 61
3 | Hurricanes | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 489 | 429 | +60 | 58 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 57
4 | Highlanders | 18 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 359 | 385 | −26 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 50
5 | Blues | 18 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 359 | 430 | −71 | 34 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 32

South African Conference  Pos  | Team  | Rnd  | W  | D  | L  | Bye  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TB  | LB  | Pts

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1 | Stormers | 18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 350 | 254 | +96 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 66
2 | Bulls | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 472 | 369 | +103 | 50 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 59
3 | Sharks | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 436 | 348 | +88 | 47 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 59
4 | Cheetahs | 18 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 391 | 458 | −67 | 35 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 38
5 | Lions | 18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 317 | 460 | −143 | 30 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 25

Overall standings  Pos  | Team  | Rnd  | W  | D  | L  | Bye  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TB  | LB  | Pts

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1 |  Stormers | 18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 350 | 254 | +96 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 66
2 |  Chiefs | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 444 | 358 | +86 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 64
3 |  Reds | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 359 | 347 | +12 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 58
4 |  Crusaders | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 485 | 343 | +142 | 47 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 61
5 |  Bulls | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 472 | 369 | +103 | 50 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 59
6 |  Sharks | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 436 | 348 | +88 | 47 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 59
7 |  Brumbies | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 404 | 331 | +73 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 58
8 |  Hurricanes | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 489 | 429 | +60 | 58 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 57
9 |  Highlanders | 18 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 359 | 385 | −26 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 50
10 |  Cheetahs | 18 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 391 | 458 | −67 | 35 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 38
11 |  Waratahs | 18 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 346 | 407 | −61 | 33 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 35
12 |  Blues | 18 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 359 | 430 | −71 | 34 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 32
13 |  Rebels | 18 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 362 | 520 | −158 | 37 | 59 | 3 | 5 | 32
14 |  Force | 18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 306 | 440 | −134 | 30 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 27
15 |  Lions | 18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 317 | 460 | −143 | 30 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 25

Source: sanzarrugby.com

Legend:

* Rnd = Round completed (games played plus byes), W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, Bye = Number of byes, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points, Q = Qualification

Points breakdown:

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

The overall standings classification system:[4][5]

* Three conference winners/leaders in log points order
* Three wildcard teams in log points order
* The remaining nine teams in log points order
* When teams are level on log points, they are sorted by number of games won, then overall points difference, then number of tries scored and then overall try difference

### Round-by-round

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Team progression – 2012 Super Rugby season  Team  | R1  | R2  | R3  | R4  | R5  | R6  | R7  | R8  | R9  | R10  | R11  | R12  | R13  | R14  | R15  | R16  | R17  | Final

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Stormers | 4
(1st) | 8
(4th) | 12
(3rd) | 16
(2nd) | 20
(1st) | 24
(1st) | 28
(1st) | 29
(2nd) | 33
(2nd) | 37
(2nd) | 41
(4th) | 45
(4th) | 49
(1st) | 50
(2nd) | 54
(2nd) | 58
(2nd) | 62
(2nd) | 66
(1st)
Chiefs | 1
(12th) | 6
(7th) | 10
(6th) | 14
(4th) | 18
(2nd) | 22
(4th) | 26
(2nd) | 31
(1st) | 35
(1st) | 39
(1st) | 44
(1st) | 45
(2nd) | 49
(2nd) | 53
(1st) | 58
(1st) | 62
(1st) | 63
(1st) | 64
(2nd)
Reds | 4
(3rd) | 8
(2nd) | 12
(1st) | 13
(3rd) | 13
(8th) | 13
(9th) | 17
(8th) | 21
(9th) | 21
(10th) | 25
(9th) | 26
(9th) | 31
(9th) | 36
(8th) | 40
(8th) | 44
(9th) | 49
(7th) | 53
(8th) | 58
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Crusaders | 4
(7th) | 5
(9th) | 6
(10th) | 10
(9th) | 14
(7th) | 18
(6th) | 19
(7th) | 23
(7th) | 28
(6th) | 33
(6th) | 37
(5th) | 37
(5th) | 42
(5th) | 46
(5th) | 51
(4th) | 52
(5th) | 56
(4th) | 61
(4th)
Bulls | 4
(4th) | 9
(1st) | 10
(5th) | 14
(5th) | 19
(4th) | 20
(5th) | 24
(4th) | 29
(4th) | 33
(4th) | 37
(4th) | 42
(2nd) | 46
(1st) | 47
(4th) | 48
(4th) | 49
(5th) | 54
(4th) | 54
(5th) | 59
(5th)
Sharks | 1
(13th) | 2
(12th) | 7
(9th) | 11
(7th) | 12
(10th) | 17
(7th) | 17
(9th) | 22
(8th) | 23
(9th) | 27
(7th) | 31
(7th) | 36
(6th) | 41
(6th) | 45
(6th) | 45
(7th) | 49
(8th) | 54
(6th) | 59
(6th)
Brumbies | 4
(5th) | 8
(5th) | 12
(4th) | 13
(6th) | 17
(3rd) | 18
(3rd) | 19
(3rd) | 24
(3rd) | 26
(3rd) | 31
(3rd) | 35
(3rd) | 39
(3rd) | 44
(3rd) | 45
(3rd) | 49
(3rd) | 54
(3rd) | 58
(3rd) | 58
(7th)
Hurricanes | 0
(15th) | 4
(10th) | 9
(7th) | 10
(8th) | 15
(6th) | 16
(8th) | 21
(6th) | 25
(6th) | 25
(8th) | 25
(10th) | 30
(8th) | 34
(8th) | 35
(9th) | 40
(9th) | 45
(6th) | 49
(6th) | 53
(7th) | 57
(8th)
Highlanders | 4
(2nd) | 8
(3rd) | 12
(2nd) | 16
(1st) | 17
(5th) | 22
(2nd) | 22
(5th) | 26
(5th) | 30
(5th) | 34
(5th) | 34
(6th) | 35
(7th) | 39
(7th) | 44
(7th) | 44
(8th) | 45
(9th) | 46
(9th) | 50
(9th)
Cheetahs | 1
(14th) | 1
(15th) | 2
(14th) | 6
(12th) | 7
(13th) | 12
(12th) | 16
(11th) | 17
(11th) | 21
(11th) | 22
(11th) | 26
(10th) | 27
(10th) | 27
(12th) | 32
(10th) | 36
(10th) | 37
(10th) | 38
(10th) | 38
(10th)
Waratahs | 1
(11th) | 6
(6th) | 7
(8th) | 8
(11th) | 13
(9th) | 13
(10th) | 17
(10th) | 21
(10th) | 25
(7th) | 26
(8th) | 26
(11th) | 27
(11th) | 28
(11th) | 30
(11th) | 30
(11th) | 34
(11th) | 35
(11th) | 35
(11th)
Blues | 1
(9th) | 1
(13th) | 5
(11th) | 5
(14th) | 6
(15th) | 10
(13th) | 10
(14th) | 11
(14th) | 12
(15th) | 12
(15th) | 12
(15th) | 16
(14th) | 16
(14th) | 17
(14th) | 19
(15th) | 23
(14th) | 28
(13th) | 32
(12th)
Rebels | 4
(8th) | 4
(11th) | 5
(13th) | 6
(13th) | 10
(12th) | 10
(15th) | 14
(12th) | 14
(12th) | 14
(13th) | 18
(12th) | 20
(12th) | 24
(12th) | 29
(10th) | 29
(12th) | 29
(12th) | 29
(12th) | 31
(12th) | 32
(13th)
Force | 1
(10th) | 1
(14th) | 1
(15th) | 5
(15th) | 7
(15th) | 12
(11th) | 12
(13th) | 13
(13th) | 17
(12th) | 17
(13th) | 18
(13th) | 18
(13th) | 19
(13th) | 23
(13th) | 27
(13th) | 27
(13th) | 27
(14th) | 27
(14th)
Lions | 4
(6th) | 5
(8th) | 5
(12th) | 9
(10th) | 10
(11th) | 10
(14th) | 10
(15th) | 10
(15th) | 14
(14th) | 14
(14th) | 14
(14th) | 14
(15th) | 14
(15th) | 15
(15th) | 20
(14th) | 20
(15th) | 25
(15th) | 25
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The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Key: | win  | draw  | loss  | bye  |

## Regular season

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The following fixtures were released on 2 September 2011.[6][7]

### Round 1

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| 24 February 2012  | Blues | 18–19  | Crusaders | Eden Park, Auckland |

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| 19:35  | Try: Chris Lowrey 5'
David Raikuna 9'
Con: Michael Hobbs 6' (1/2)
Pen: Michael Hobbs 42', 56' (2/3)
Drop: Piri Weepu (0/1)  | Report[8] | Try: Robbie Fruean 19'
Con: Tyler Bleyendaal 20' (1/1)
Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal 8', 14', 30', 65' (4/6)
Drop: Andy Ellis (0/1)  | Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Chris Pollock

| 24 February 2012  | Brumbies | 19–17  | Force | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

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| 19:40  | Try: Jesse Mogg 44'
Robbie Coleman 50'
Con: Nic White (0/2)
Pen: Nic White 4', 6', 11' (3/6)
Matt To'omua (0/1)  | Report[9] | Try: James Stannard 55'
Con: James Stannard (0/1)
Pen: James Stannard 2', 9', 30', 36' (4/6)
Drop: James Stannard (0/1)  | Attendance: 14,211
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

| 24 February 2012  | Bulls | 18–13  | Sharks | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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| 19:10  | Pen: Morné Steyn 43', 49', 54', 56', 58' (5/7)
Drop: Morné Steyn 68' (1/1)  | Report[10] | Try: Jacques Botes 71'
Con: Patrick Lambie 72' (1/1)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 46', 61' (2/4)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)  | Attendance: 48,112
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 25 February 2012  | Chiefs | 19–23  | Highlanders | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

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| 19:35  | Try: Lelia Masaga 14'
Con: Aaron Cruden 15' (1/1)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 5', 32', 37', 50' (4/4)  | Report[11] | Try: Aaron Smith 61'
Phil Burleigh 65'
Con: Chris Noakes 62', 66' (2/2)
Pen: Chris Noakes 2', 12', 27' (3/3)  | Attendance: 12,058
Referee: Jonathon White

| 25 February 2012  | Waratahs | 21–25  | Reds | ANZ Stadium, Sydney |

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| 19:40  | Try: Wycliff Palu 38'
Sarel Pretorius 67'
Con: Daniel Halangahu 68' (1/2)
Pen: Daniel Halangahu 3', 42', 61' (3/4)  | Report[12] | Try: Dom Shipperley 80'
Con: Mike Harris 80+1' (1/1)
Pen: Mike Harris 8', 21', 33', 40', 46', 73' (6/6)  | Attendance: 32,071
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 25 February 2012  | Stormers | 39–26  | Hurricanes | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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| 17:05  | Try: Gio Aplon 5'
Siya Kolisi 28'
penalty try 72'
Con: Joe Pietersen 6', 29', 73' (3/3)
Pen: Joe Pietersen 15', 18', 56', 60', 67' (5/7)
Drop: Gary van Aswegen 37' (1/1)  | Report[13] | Try: Tim Bateman 40'
Beauden Barrett 47'
Con: Beauden Barrett 40', 48' (2/2)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 7', 23', 34', 62' (4/4)
Cards: Tristan Moran  27'
Ben May  35'
Jeremy Thrush  45'
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen  72' | Attendance: 36,825
Referee: Marius Jonker

| 25 February 2012  | Lions | 27–25  | Cheetahs | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |

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| 19:10  | Pen: Elton Jantjies 5', 12', 17', 31', 45', 47', 54', 65', 73' (9/11)
Drop: Elton Jantjies (0/1)  | Report[14] | Try: W. P. Nel 9' c
Con: Johan Goosen (1/1) 10'
Pen: Johan Goosen 15', 28', 38', 42', 50' (5/5)
Tewis de Bruyn (0/1)
Sias Ebersohn (0/1)
Drop: Johan Goosen (1/1) 36'
Cards: Andries Strauss  12'
Andries Strauss  12'
Johan Goosen  54' | Attendance: 20,245
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Bye/s: Rebels

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| 2 March 2012  | Chiefs | 29–14  | Blues | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

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| 19:35  | Try: Sona Taumalolo 4'
Asaeli Tikoirotuma 23'
Tawera Kerr-Barlow 30'
Tim Nanai-Williams 34'
Con: Aaron Cruden 5', 24', 31' (3/4)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 8' (1/2)  | Report[15] | Try: Sherwin Stowers 77'
Con: Gareth Anscombe (0/1)
Pen: Michael Hobbs 15', 22', 55' (3/5)
Drop: Michael Hobbs (0/1)  | Attendance: 12,133
Referee: Keith Brown

| 2 March 2012  | Rebels | 19–35  | Waratahs | AAMI Park, Melbourne |

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| 19:40  | Try: penalty try 65'
Con: James O'Connor 65' (1/1)
Pen: James O'Connor 4', 16', 58', 61' (4/4)
Cards: Adam Byrnes  29' | Report[16] | Try: Tom Carter (2) 11', 28'
Sekope Kepu 39'
Bernard Foley 44'
Con: Daniel Halangahu 12', 40', 45' (3/4)
Pen: Bernard Foley 31' (1/1)
Daniel Halangahu 63', 71' (2/3)
Cards: Tatafu Polota-Nau  65' | Attendance: 16,491
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

| 2 March 2012  | Lions | 28–30  | Hurricanes | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |

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| 19:10  | Try: Jaco Taute 9'
Franco van der Merwe 55'
Butch James 71'
Con: Elton Jantjies 56', 72' (2/3)
Pen: Jaco Taute 19' (1/2)
Elton Jantjies 46', 67' (2/2)
Drop: Elton Jantjies (0/1)  | Report[17] | Try: Andre Taylor 36'
Dane Coles 59'
Cory Jane 61'
Con: Beauden Barrett (0/3)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 5', 14', 30', 53', 79' (5/5)  | Attendance: 15,141
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 3 March 2012  | Highlanders | 27–24  | Crusaders | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |

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| 19:35  | Try: Andrew Hore 16'
Phil Burleigh 39'
Hosea Gear 69'
Con: Lima Sopoaga 17', 40', 70' (3/3)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga 3', 30' (2/4)  | Report[18] | Try: Israel Dagg 14'
Andy Ellis 48'
Con: Tyler Bleyendaal 15' (1/2)
Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal 11', 42', 54', 65' (4/6)
Drop: Andy Ellis (0/1)
Tyler Bleyendaal (0/1)
Cards: Owen Franks  58' | Attendance: 23,600
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 3 March 2012  | Reds | 35–20  | Force | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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| 18:40  | Try: Ben Tapuai 20'
Radike Samo 35'
Con: Mike Harris 21', 36' (2/2)
Pen: Mike Harris 9', 33', 40', 43', 58', 75', 79' (7/7)
Drop: Will Genia (0/1)  | Report[19] | Try: David Pocock 50'
James Stannard 55'
Con: James Stannard 51', 56' (2/2)
Pen: James Stannard 25', 27' (2/3)  | Attendance: 33,563
Referee: Ian Smith

| 3 March 2012  | Cheetahs | 19–51  | Bulls | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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| 17:05  | Try: Adriaan Strauss 65'
Con: Johan Goosen 66' (1/1)
Pen: Johan Goosen 3', 26', 32', 39' (4/4)
Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)  | Report[20] | Try: Dean Greyling 10'
Werner Kruger 28'
Bjorn Basson 35'
Zane Kirchner (2) 40', 71'
JJ Engelbrecht 68'
Con: Morné Steyn 11', 29', 36', 40', 69', 72' (6/6)
Pen: Morné Steyn 7', 56', 58' (3/4)
Cards: Francois Hougaard  63'
Jacques Potgieter  77' | Attendance: 30,242
Referee: Craig Joubert

| 3 March 2012  | Stormers | 15–12  | Sharks | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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| 19:10  | Pen: Joe Pietersen 15', 17', 54' (3/7)
Peter Grant 61', 78' (2/2)  | Scoreboard[21] | Pen: Patrick Lambie 12', 21', 37', 74' (4/6)
Drop: Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Patrick Lambie (0/1)
Cards: Ross Skeate  60' | Attendance: 40,702
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Bye/s: Brumbies

### Round 3

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| 9 March 2012  | Crusaders | 19–24  | Chiefs | McLean Park, Napier |

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| 19:35  | Try: Robert Fruean 49'
Con: Tyler Bleyendaal 50' (1/1)
Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal 9', 35', 61', 64' (4/5)  | Report[22] | Try: Liam Messam 26'
Sona Taumalolo 57'
Con: Aaron Cruden 27' (1/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 2', 22', 38', 77' (4/7)  | Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Garratt Williamson

| 9 March 2012  | Force | 19–46  | Hurricanes | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  |

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| 19:05  | Try: Matt Hodgson 19'
Con: James Stannard 20' (1/1)
Pen: James Stannard 33', 47', 57', 60' (4/6)  | Report[23] | Try: TJ Perenara (3) 9', 35', 49'
Andre Taylor 38'
Jason Eaton 75'
Charlie Ngatai 80'
Con: Beauden Barrett 10', 36', 50' (3/4)
Dan Kirkpatrick 76', 80+1' (2/2)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 5' (1/1)
Dan Kirkpatrick 63' (1/1)  | Attendance: 15,768
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 10 March 2012  | Brumbies | 24–23  | Cheetahs | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

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Pat McCabe 52'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 10' (1/2)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano 37', 65', 75', 80+1' (4/4)  | Report[24] | Try: Willie le Roux 18'
Tewis de Bruyn 41'
Con: Johan Goosen 19', 42' (2/2)
Pen: Johan Goosen 2', 40', 48' (3/4)
Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)  | Attendance: 12,377
Referee: Keith Brown

| 10 March 2012  | Highlanders | 18–17  | Waratahs | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |

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John Hardie 49'
Con: Lima Sopoaga (0/1)
Colin Slade 50' (1/1)
Pen: Colin Slade 40', 66' (2/5)  | Report[25] | Try: Pat McCutcheon 45'
Con: Daniel Halangahu (0/1)
Pen: Daniel Halangahu 4', 13', 37', 53' (4/5)  | Attendance: 17,670
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

| 10 March 2012  | Reds | 11–6  | Rebels | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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Con: Mike Harris (0/1)
Pen: Mike Harris 37', 64' (2/4)  | Report[26] | Pen: James O'Connor 12', 33' (2/3)  | Attendance: 34,126
Referee: Angus Gardner

| 10 March 2012  | Sharks | 32–20  | Lions | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |

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Lwazi Mvovo 40'
Meyer Bosman 71'
Jacques Botes 80'
Con: Patrick Lambie 31', 40', 72' (3/4)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 23', 59' (2/3)  | Report[27] | Try: Jaco Taute 60'
Ruan Dreyer 75'
Con: Butch James 61', 75' (2/2)
Pen: Butch James 6', 36' (2/2)  | Attendance: 23,905
Referee: Mark Lawrence

| 10 March 2012  | Bulls | 23–29  | Blues | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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Bjorn Basson (2) 72', 80'
Con: Morné Steyn 80+1' (1/3)
Pen: Morné Steyn 28', 54' (2/4)  | Report[28] | Try: Gareth Anscombe (2) 2', 38'
Con: Gareth Anscombe 3', 39' (2/2)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe 10', 35', 58', 68', 78' (5/7)
Cards: Ali Williams  13'
Rene Ranger  80'
Rene Ranger  80' | Attendance: 31,582
Referee: Steve Walsh
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| 16 March 2012  | Chiefs | 29–22  | Brumbies | Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui |

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| 19:35  | Try: Sona Taumalolo 68'
Jackson Willison 79'
Con: Aaron Cruden 69', 80' (2/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 10', 14', 27', 49', 55' (5/5)  | Report[29] | Try: Sam Carter 75'
Con: Christian Lealiifano (1/1)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano 4', 21', 35', 45', 64' (5/6)  | Attendance: 12,238
Referee: Ian Smith

| 16 March 2012  | Stormers | 27–17  | Blues | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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Jean de Villiers 52'
Con: Joe Pietersen 53' (1/2)
Pen: Joe Pietersen 6', 11', 31', 40', 73' (5/6)
Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)  | Report[30] | Try: Benson Stanley 57'
Charlie Faumuina 64'
Con: Gareth Anscombe 58', 64' (2/2)
Pen: Lachie Munro 28' (1/2)
Gareth Anscombe (0/1)  | Attendance: 38,041
Referee: Glen Jackson

| 17 March 2012  | Hurricanes | 17–19  | Highlanders | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |

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| 19:35  | Try: Cory Jane 37'
Con: Beauden Barrett (0/1)
Pen: Andre Taylor (0/1)
Beauden Barrett 29', 32', 40', 69' (4/4)  | Report[31] | Try: Colin Slade 15'
Con: Colin Slade 16' (1/1)
Pen: Colin Slade 4', 25', 49' (3/4)
Chris Noakes 75' (1/1)  | Attendance: 14,700
Referee: Keith Brown

| 17 March 2012  | Waratahs | 20–21  | Force | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |

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| 19:40  | Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper 4'
Tom Kingston 37'
Con: Daniel Halangahu 5', 38' (2/2)
Pen: Daniel Halangahu 55, 61' (2/3)
Cards: Dean Mumm  16' | Report[32] | Try: David Harvey 17'
Samu Wara 63'
Con: David Harvey 18' (1/2)
Pen: David Harvey 10', 40', 51' (3/3)
Drop: James Stannard (0/1)  | Attendance: 14,673
Referee: Jonathon White

| 17 March 2012  | Sharks | 27–22  | Reds | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |

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| 17:05  | Try: Jandré Marais 34'
Keegan Daniel 54'
Riaan Viljoen 60'
Con: Patrick Lambie 35', 55', 61' (3/3)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 40', 41' (2/2)  | Report[33] | Try: James Hanson 10'
Scott Higginbotham 25'
Nick Frisby 57'
Con: Mike Harris 11' (1/1)
Ben Lucas 26' (1/1)
Will Genia (0/1)
Pen: Mike Harris (0/1)
Ben Lucas 32' (1/1)
Will Genia (0/1)
Cards: Digby Ioane  39' | Attendance: 21,479
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 18 March 2012  | Rebels | 26–33  | Cheetahs | AAMI Park, Melbourne |

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| 16:10  | Try: Adam Freier 8'
James O'Connor 49'
Con: James O'Connor 9', 50' (2/2)
Pen: James O'Connor 29', 43', 61', 64' (4/5)  | Report[34] | Try: Willie le Roux (2) 2', 10'
Piet van Zyl 80+2'
Con: Johan Goosen 3', 11', 80+3' (3/3)
Pen: Johan Goosen 17', 23', 54', 66' (4/6)
Cards: Willie le Roux  28' | Attendance: 11,522
Referee: Garratt Williamson
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| 23 March 2012  | Blues | 25–26  | Hurricanes | Eden Park, Auckland |

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| 19:35  | Try: Ma'a Nonu 15'
Con: Lachie Munro 16' (1/1)
Pen: Lachie Munro 7', 23', 37', 46', 53', 58' (6/7)
Drop: Michael Hobbs (0/1)  | Report[35] | Try: Andre Taylor 17'
Cory Jane 33'
Conrad Smith (2) 40', 80'
Con: Beauden Barrett 18', 40', 80+1' (3/4)
Pen: Beauden Barrett (0/1)  | Attendance: 23,213
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 23 March 2012  | Rebels | 30–29  | Force | AAMI Park, Melbourne |

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| 19:40  | Try: Lachlan Mitchell 7'
Lloyd Johansson 15'
Danny Cipriani 22'
Con: Danny Cipriani 8', 16', 23' (3/3)
Pen: Julian Huxley 29', 55' (2/4)
Mark Gerrard 72' (1/1)
Drop: Julian Huxley (0/1)  | Report[36] | Try: David Pocock 27'
Winston Stanley 32'
Alfie Mafi 44'
Nick Cummins 63'
Con: David Harvey 28', 45', 64' (3/4)
Pen: David Harvey 48' (1/2)
Drop: James Stannard (0/1)  | Attendance: 10,982
Referee: Marius Jonker

| 24 March 2012  | Waratahs | 34–30  | Sharks | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |

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| 15:35  | Try: Brendan McKibbin 22'
Bernard Foley 53'
Tom Carter 57'
Tom Kingston 75'
Con: Brendan McKibbin 23', 54', 58' (3/3)
Berrick Barnes 76' (1/1)
Pen: Brendan McKibbin 12', 28' (2/2)  | Report[37] | Try: Lwazi Mvovo 3'
Keegan Daniel 25'
Bismarck du Plessis 49'
Con: Patrick Lambie 4', 26', 50' (3/3)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 16', 64', 72' (3/4)  | Attendance: 18,830
Referee: Chris Pollock

| 24 March 2012  | Crusaders | 28–21  | Cheetahs | AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch |

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| 19:35  | Try: Sean Maitland 36'
Robbie Fruean 43'
Israel Dagg 76'
Con: Tom Taylor 44', 77' (2/3)
Pen: Tom Taylor 7', 31', 53' (3/4)
Cards: Zac Guildford  49' | Report[38] | Try: Johan Goosen 46'
Robert Ebersohn 64'
Con: Johan Goosen 65' (1/2)
Pen: Johan Goosen 16', 49', 70' (3/3)  | Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Keith Brown

| 24 March 2012  | Brumbies | 33–26  | Highlanders | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

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| 19:40  | Try: Joe Tomane (2) 4', 15'
Michael Hooper 63'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 5', 16', 64' (3/3)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano 21', 40', 47', 56' (4/4)
Jesse Mogg (0/2)  | Report[39] | Try: Aaron Smith 35'
Shaun Treeby 48'
Con: Colin Slade 36', 49' (2/2)
Pen: Colin Slade 24', 45' (2/2)
Chris Noakes 58' (1/1)
Drop: Colin Slade 9' (1/1)  | Attendance: 12,269
Referee: Mark Lawrence

| 24 March 2012  | Bulls | 61–8  | Reds | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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| 17:05  | Try: Zane Kirchner 33'
Wynand Olivier 42'
Flip van der Merwe 55'
Jacques Potgieter 59'
Jano Vermaak 65'
CJ Stander 72'
JJ Engelbrecht 75'
Bjorn Basson 77'
Con: Morné Steyn 34', 43', 56', 60', 66' (5/5)
Louis Fouché 73' (1/3)
Pen: Morné Steyn 11', 26', 28' (3/3)  | Report[40] | Try: Dom Shipperley 61'
Con: Will Genia (0/1)
Pen: Jono Lance 22' (1/3)  | Attendance: 23,541
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 24 March 2012  | Lions | 19–24  | Stormers | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |

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Con: Butch James 31' (1/1)
Pen: Jaco Taute (0/1)
Butch James 43', 47', 57' (3/3)
Drop: Andries Coetzee 80' (1/1)  | Report[41] | Try: Tiaan Liebenberg 2'
Bryan Habana 14'
Con: Joe Pietersen 3' (1/2)
Pen: Joe Pietersen 21', 26', 68', 78' (4/5)  | Attendance: 30,376
Referee: Glen Jackson
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| 30 March 2012  | Highlanders | 43–12  | Rebels | Rugby Park, Invercargill |

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| 19:35  | Try: Ben Smith (2) 33', 64'
Adam Thomson (3) 40', 43', 72'
Kade Poki 46'
Jamie Mackintosh 58'
Con: Chris Noakes 34', 47', 59', 65' (4/6)
Phil Burleigh (0/1)
Pen: Chris Noakes (0/1)
Ben Smith (0/2)
Cards: Doug Tietjens  78' | Report[42] | Pen: James O'Connor 8', 17', 28', 39' (4/4)
Cards: Lloyd Johansson  21'
Lloyd Johansson  21' | Attendance: 7,980
Referee: Marius Jonker

| 31 March 2012  | Hurricanes | 38–47  | Cheetahs | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |

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| 17:30  | Try: Dane Coles 3'
Beauden Barrett 15'
Andre Taylor 28'
TJ Perenara 31'
Con: Beauden Barrett 4', 16', 29' (3/4)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 8', 20', 48', 59' (4/5)  | Report[43] | Try: Andries Strauss 10'
Hennie Daniller 34'
Rayno Benjamin 37'
Coenie Oosthuizen (2) 40', 69'
W. P. Nel 55'
Con: Johan Goosen 35', 38', 40', 70' (4/6)
Pen: Johan Goosen 6', 26', 46' (3/3)
Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)  | Attendance: 11,841
Referee: Ian Smith

| 31 March 2012  | Chiefs | 30–13  | Waratahs | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

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| 19:35  | Try: Robbie Robinson 9'
Sona Taumalolo 42'
Liam Messam 64'
Con: Aaron Cruden 10', 43', 65' (3/3)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 31', 35', 62' (3/3)  | Report[44] | Try: Tom Kingston 5'
Con: Brendan McKibbin 6' (1/1)
Pen: Brendan McKibbin 25', 48' (2/3)  | Attendance: 11,643
Referee: Mike Fraser

| 31 March 2012  | Brumbies | 26–29  | Sharks | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

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| 19:40  | Try: Jesse Mogg 28'
Nic White 80'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 29', 80' (2/2)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano 17', 26', 38', 58' (4/4)  | Report[45] | Try: Riaan Viljoen (2) 21', 34'
Willem Alberts 44'
Lwazi Mvovo 62'
Con: Frédéric Michalak 35', 45', 63' (3/4)
Pen: Frédéric Michalak 14' (1/1)  | Attendance: 13,128
Referee: Keith Brown

| 31 March 2012  | Force | 45–19  | Reds | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  |

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| 18:40  | Try: James Stannard 8'
Nathan Sharpe 32'
Ben Seymour 44'
Samu Wara 69'
Matt Hodgson 74'
Con: David Harvey 33', 45', 70', 75' (4/5)
Pen: David Harvey 3', 17', 19', 68' (4/4)  | Report[46] | Try: James Slipper 40'
Van Humphries 50'
Dom Shipperley 80+1'
Con: Dallan Murphy 51', 80+2' (2/3)  | Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Garratt Williamson

| 31 March 2012  | Lions | 13–23  | Crusaders | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |

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| 17:05  | Try: Pat Cilliers 37'
Con: Butch James 38' (1/1)
Pen: Butch James 19', 24' (2/3)  | Report[47] | Try: Zac Guildford 31'
Sean Maitland 42'
Con: Tom Taylor 32', 43' (2/2)
Pen: Tom Taylor 22', 49', 63' (3/4)  | Attendance: 14,677
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 31 March 2012  | Stormers | 20–17  | Bulls | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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Con: Joe Pietersen (0/1)
Pen: Joe Pietersen 12', 27', 35', 62' (4/4)
Peter Grant 77' (1/1)
Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)  | Report[48] | Try: Bjorn Basson 46'
Wynand Olivier 66'
Con: Morné Steyn 47', 68' (2/2)
Pen: Morné Steyn 50' (1/3)
Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Cards: Flip van der Merwe  42' | Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Craig Joubert
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| 5 April 2012  | Rebels | 34–23  | Blues | AAMI Park, Melbourne |

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| 19:40  | Try: Kurtley Beale 11'
James O'Connor 66'
Gareth Delve 80'
Con: James O'Connor 67', 80+1' (2/3)
Pen: James O'Connor 2', 18', 57', 61', 72' (5/7)  | Report[49] | Try: Rudi Wulf 43'
Chris Lowrey 77'
Con: Gareth Anscombe 44', 78' (2/2)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe 7', 24', 33' (3/4)  | Attendance: 15,246
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

| 6 April 2012  | Hurricanes | 42–18  | Sharks | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth |

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| 19:35  | Try: Andre Taylor 13'
Karl Lowe 19'
Julian Savea 40'
Conrad Smith 49'
Tim Bateman 56'
Jeremy Thrush 79'
Con: Beauden Barrett 14', 20', 80' (3/6)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 33', 38' (2/5)
Cards: Karl Lowe  32' | Report[50] | Try: JP Pietersen 45'
Craig Burden 65'
Con: Frédéric Michalak 46' (1/1)
Meyer Bosman (0/1)
Pen: Frédéric Michalak 18', 42' (2/2)
Cards: Jannie du Plessis  32' | Attendance: 10,422
Referee: Glen Jackson

| 6 April 2012  | Reds | 20–13  | Brumbies | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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| 19:40  | Try: Scott Higginbotham (2) 25', 29'
Con: Sam Lane 26', 30' (2/2)
Pen: Sam Lane 51', 80' (2/4)
Cards: Liam Gill  61' | Report[51] | Try: Joe Tomane 68'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 69' (1/1)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano 56', 62' (2/3)  | Attendance: 31,479
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 6 April 2012  | Force | 12–20  | Chiefs | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  |

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| 19:40  | Pen: David Harvey 9', 21', 51', 57' (4/5)  | Report[52] | Try: Lelia Masaga 15'
Tim Nanai-Williams 48'
Con: Aaron Cruden 16', 49' (2/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 53', 69' (2/3)  | Attendance: 17,112
Referee: Jonathon White

| 7 April 2012  | Highlanders | 6–21  | Stormers | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |

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| 19:35  | Pen: Chris Noakes 16', 39' (2/4)  | Report[53] | Try: Gio Aplon 13'
Joe Pietersen 32'
Con: Joe Pietersen (0/1)
Peter Grant 33' (1/1)
Pen: Joe Pietersen 6' (1/2)
Peter Grant 52', 72' (2/2)
Cards: Tiaan Liebenberg  66' | Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chris Pollock

| 7 April 2012  | Cheetahs | 26–5  | Lions | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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| 15:00  | Try: Robert Ebersohn (2) 21', 35'
Con: Johan Goosen 22', 36' (2/2)
Pen: Johan Goosen 20', 27', 30' (3/4)
Sias Ebersohn 69' (1/1)  | Report[54] | Try: Cobus Grobbelaar 65'
Con: Elton Jantjies (0/1)
Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout  27' | Attendance: 15,713
Referee: Mark Lawrence

| 7 April 2012  | Bulls | 32–30  | Crusaders | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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Wynand Olivier 70'
Con: Morné Steyn 45', 71' (2/2)
Pen: Morné Steyn 18', 23', 40', 43', 56', 61' (6/8)
Drop: Morné Steyn (0/2)  | Report[55] | Try: Kieran Read 8'
Zac Guildford 73'
Tom Marshall 79'
Con: Dan Carter 9', 73', 79' (3/3)
Pen: Dan Carter 13' (1/4)
Tom Taylor 48' (1/1)
Drop: Dan Carter 25' (1/1)
Cards: Eye-gouging  38' | Attendance: 34,135
Referee: Jaco Peyper
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| 13 April 2012  | Blues | 23–29  | Sharks | Eden Park, Auckland |

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| 19:35  | Try: Tony Woodcock 33'
Benson Stanley 42'
Con: Gareth Anscombe 34', 43' (2/2)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe 20', 66' (2/2)
Drop: Gareth Anscombe 39' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[56] | Try: Steven Sykes 3'
Craig Burden 17'
Keegan Daniel 45'
Tim Whitehead 48'
Con: Patrick Lambie 18', 46', 49' (3/4)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 15' (1/2)  | Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 13 April 2012  | Force | 18–23  | Waratahs | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  |

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| 19:10  | Try: Brett Sheehan 50'
Alfie Mafi 58'
Con: David Harvey 59' (1/2)
Pen: David Harvey 31', 62' (2/2)
Cards: Salesi Ma'afu  37' | Scoreboard[57] | Try: Tom Kingston 26'
Dave Dennis 42'
Con: Brendan McKibbin 27', 43' (2/2)
Pen: Brendan McKibbin 15' (1/2)
Berrick Barnes 65', 74' (2/3)
Cards: Bernard Foley  56' | Attendance: 12,838
Referee: Glen Jackson

| 14 April 2012  | Crusaders | 31–24  | Stormers | AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch |

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| 19:35  | Try: Tom Taylor 14'
Con: Tom Taylor 15' (1/1)
Pen: Tom Taylor 6', 26', 33', 40', 52', 67', 71', 77' (8/8)
Drop: Andy Ellis (0/1)
Cards: Wyatt Crockett  30' | Scoreboard[58] | Try: Juan de Jongh 21'
Bryan Habana 59'
Con: Joe Pietersen 22' (1/2)
Pen: Peter Grant 10', 80+4' (2/2)
Joe Pietersen 39', 44' (2/2)
Cards: Rynhardt Elstadt  66' | Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Chris Pollock

| 14 April 2012  | Brumbies | 37–6  | Rebels | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

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Michael Hooper 24'
Scott Fardy (2) 27', 67'
Ben Mowen 37'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 19', 38', 68' (3/5)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano 2', 11' (2/2)  | Scoreboard[59] | Pen: Danny Cipriani 14' (1/1)
James O'Connor 21' (1/1)
Cards: Gareth Delve  32' | Attendance: 14,011
Referee: Craig Joubert

| 14 April 2012  | Cheetahs | 33–39  | Chiefs | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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| 17:05  | Try: Ashley Johnson 52'
Johan Goosen 78'
Con: Johan Goosen 53' (1/2)
Pen: Sias Ebersohn 6', 24', 40', 50' (4/4)
Johan Goosen 56', 62', 80+3' (3/3)
Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/0)  | Scoreboard[60] | Try: Lelia Masaga 20'
Sona Taumalolo (2) 47', 67'
Sonny Bill Williams 72'
Richard Kahui 74'
Con: Aaron Cruden 21', 48', 73', 75' (4/5)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 9', 59' (2/2)  | Attendance: 17,163
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 14 April 2012  | Lions | 18–32  | Bulls | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |

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Josh Strauss 60'
Con: Elton Jantjies 3' (1/2)
Pen: Jaco Taute 15' (1/2)
Elton Jantjies 49' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[61] | Try: Akona Ndungane 18'
Francois Hougaard 28'
Zane Kirchner 40'
CJ Stander 41'
Juandré Kruger 52'
Con: Morné Steyn 29', 53' (2/5)
Pen: Morné Steyn 26' (1/3)  | Attendance: 35,375
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Bye/s: Highlanders, Hurricanes, Reds

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| 20 April 2012  | Highlanders | 30–27  | Blues | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |

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| 19:35  | Try: Shaun Treeby 12'
Kurt Baker 69'
Con: Mike Delany 13' (1/2)
Pen: Mike Delany 16', 24', 37', 46', 51', 61' (6/7)  | Scoreboard[62] | Try: Hadleigh Parkes 4'
Rene Ranger 53'
Con: Gareth Anscombe 54' (1/2)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe 26', 29', 34', 44', 48' (5/6)  | Attendance: 18,417
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

| 20 April 2012  | Reds | 13–23  | Stormers | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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Con: Mike Harris 61' (1/1)
Pen: Ben Lucas 30' (1/2)
Mike Harris 78' (1/2)  | Scoreboard[63] | Try: Gio Aplon 8'
Peter Grant 37'
Con: Peter Grant 9', 38' (2/2)
Pen: Peter Grant 2', 53', 80' (3/3)  | Attendance: 31,548
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 21 April 2012  | Hurricanes | 14–42  | Crusaders | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |

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Victor Vito 46'
Con: Beauden Barrett 40', 47' (2/2)
Pen: Andre Taylor (0/1)
Beauden Barrett (0/1)  | Scoreboard[64] | Try: Kieran Read 5'
Dan Carter 23'
Robbie Fruean 30'
Israel Dagg (2) 36', 62'
Con: Tom Taylor 6', 24', 31', 63' (4/5)
Pen: Tom Taylor 21', 29', 54' (3/4)  | Attendance: 21,871
Referee: Craig Joubert

| 21 April 2012  | Waratahs | 30–21  | Rebels | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |

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Tatafu Polota-Nau 46'
Rob Horne 57'
Con: Brendan McKibbin 2', 47', 58' (3/3)
Pen: Brendan McKibbin 10', 17', 30' (3/3)
Drop: Berrick Barnes (0/1)
Cards: Rob Horne  60' | Scoreboard[65] | Try: Ged Robinson 22'
Tim Davidson 63'
Lachlan Mitchell 73'
Con: James O'Connor 23' (1/1)
Kurtley Beale 64' (1/1)
Julian Huxley 74' (1/1)
Pen: Danny Cipriani (0/1)
Kurtley Beale (0/1)  | Attendance: 17,673
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 21 April 2012  | Sharks | 12–18  | Chiefs | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |

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Augustine Pulu 80+1'
Con: Aaron Cruden 20' (1/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 30', 62' (2/3)  | Attendance: 26,773
Referee: Garratt Williamson

| 21 April 2012  | Bulls | 36–34  | Brumbies | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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CJ Stander 58'
Con: Morné Steyn 25' (1/2)
Pen: Morné Steyn 2', 7', 17', 34', 46', 62', 73' (7/8)
Drop: Morné Steyn 43' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[67] | Try: Henry Speight 10'
Jesse Mogg 13'
Andrew Smith 69'
Ian Prior 77'
Anthony Hegarty 80'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 70', 78', 80+1' (3/5)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano 28' (1/1)
Jesse Mogg (0/1)
Drop: Christian Lealiifano (0/1)  | Attendance: 26,578
Referee: Marius Jonker
Bye/s: Cheetahs, Force, Lions

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| 27 April 2012  | Blues | 11–23  | Reds | Eden Park, Auckland |

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Con: Gareth Anscombe (0/1)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe 31', 56' (2/3)  | Scoreboard[68] | Try: Digby Ioane 1'
Luke Morahan 6'
Dom Shipperley 44'
Con: Mike Harris 7' (1/3)
Pen: Mike Harris 35', 74' (2/3)  | Attendance: 12,111
Referee: Craig Joubert

| 27 April 2012  | Lions | 20–34  | Brumbies | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |

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| 19:10  | Try: Jaco Taute 64'
Caylib Oosthuizen 78'
Con: Elton Jantjies 65', 79' (2/2)
Pen: Elton Jantjies 6', 15' (2/2)
Cards: Butch James  62' |  | Try: Ruaidhri Murphy 11'
Henry Speight (2) 26', 57'
Andrew Smith 34'
Joe Tomane 45'
Ben Alexander 47'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 48' (1/3)
Jesse Mogg 35' (1/3)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano (0/1)
Jesse Mogg (0/1)  | Attendance: 14,162
Referee: Keith Brown

| 28 April 2012  | Chiefs | 33–14  | Hurricanes | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

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Sona Taumalolo 65'
Toby Smith 76'
Con: Aaron Cruden 46', 66', 77' (3/3)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 5', 15', 25', 28' (4/5)  | Scoreboard[69] | Try: Andre Taylor 35'
Con: Beauden Barrett (0/1)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 19', 49', 57' (3/4)
Drop: Beauden Barrett (0/1)  | Attendance: 22,119
Referee: Jonathon White

| 28 April 2012  | Force | 3–17  | Stormers | nib Stadium, Perth |

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| 17:40  | Pen: David Harvey 17' (1/2)  | Report[70] | Try: Bryan Habana 20'
Peter Grant 49'
Con: Peter Grant 21', 50' (2/2)
Pen: Peter Grant 44' (1/1)
Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)  | Attendance: 11,550
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 28 April 2012  | Cheetahs | 33–36  | Highlanders | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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| 17:05  | Try: Coenie Oosthuizen 12'
Andries Ferreira 37'
Johan Goosen 49'
Con: Johan Goosen 13', 38' (2/2)
Sias Ebersohn 50' (1/1)
Pen: Johan Goosen 4', 23', 27' (3/3)
Sias Ebersohn 70' (1/4)
Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)  | Scoreboard[71] | Try: Chris Noakes 59'
Jimmy Cowan (2) 64', 65'
Con: Chris Noakes 59', 64', 66' (3/3)
Pen: Mike Delany 10', 18', 40' (3/4)
Chris Noakes 72', 79' (2/2)
Cards: Andrew Hore  26'
James Haskell  33' | Attendance: 16,026
Referee: Mark Lawrence

| 29 April 2012  | Waratahs | 33–37  | Crusaders | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |

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| 16:10  | Try: Atieli Pakalani 11'
Wycliff Palu 46'
Sarel Pretorius 74'
Con: Brendan McKibbin 12', 47' (2/2)
Berrick Barnes 75' (1/1)
Pen: Brendan McKibbin 30', 40', 51', 66' (4/4)  | Report[72] | Try: Robbie Fruean (2) 17', 54'
Zac Guildford 34'
Adam Whitelock 49'
Con: Tom Taylor 18', 35', 50', 55' (4/4)
Pen: Tom Taylor 42', 53', 69' (3/4)  | Attendance: 30,663
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Bye/s: Bulls, Rebels, Sharks

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| 4 May 2012  | Hurricanes | 35–19  | Blues | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |

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Andre Taylor 33'
Julian Savea 58'
TJ Perenara 67'
Jason Eaton 79'
Con: Beauden Barrett 69', 80' (2/5)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 20', 38' (2/2)  | Scoreboard[73] | Try: Benson Stanley 74'
Con: Lachie Munro 75' (1/1)
Pen: Piri Weepu 4', 16', 23', 29' (4/5)  | Attendance: 11,624
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 4 May 2012  | Rebels | 35–41  | Bulls | AAMI Park, Melbourne |

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| 19:40  | Try: Rodney Blake 11'
Cooper Vuna (2) 15', 64'
Nick Phipps 34'
Gareth Delve 40'
Con: Kurtley Beale 12', 16', 35', 40', 65' (5/5)
Cards: Luke Jones  25' | Scoreboard[74] | Try: Akona Ndungane 6'
Bjorn Basson 19'
Morné Steyn 28'
CJ Stander 38'
JJ Engelbrecht 60'
Con: Morné Steyn 7', 20', 29', 39', 61' (5/5)
Pen: Morné Steyn 26', 73' (2/2)
Cards: Flip van der Merwe  21' | Attendance: 12,112
Referee: Andrew Lees

| 5 May 2012  | Chiefs | 34–21  | Lions | ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe |

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| 19:35  | Try: Aaron Cruden 19'
Craig Clarke 28'
Lelia Masaga 49'
Brendon Leonard 56'
Con: Aaron Cruden 20', 29', 50', 57' (4/4)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 4', 15' (2/2)  | Scoreboard[75] | Try: Cobus Grobbelaar (2) 34', 68'
Josh Strauss 53'
Con: Elton Jantjies 35', 54', 69' (3/3)  | Attendance: 12,364
Referee: Ian Smith

| 5 May 2012  | Brumbies | 23–6  | Waratahs | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

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| 19:40  | Try: Henry Speight 40'
Andrew Smith 45'
Con: Christian Lealiifano 40', 46' (2/2)
Pen: Nic White (0/1)
Christian Lealiifano 11', 27', 71' (3/5)
Cards: Ben Mowen  74' | Scoreboard[76] | Pen: Brendan McKibbin 17', 38' (2/3)  | Attendance: 19,122
Referee: Chris Pollock

| 5 May 2012  | Sharks | 28–16  | Highlanders | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |

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| 17:05  | Try: Patrick Lambie 62'
Con: Patrick Lambie 63' (1/1)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 3', 11', 17', 19', 40', 67', 60' (7/7)
Cards: Jacques Botes  32' | Scoreboard[77] | Try: Kurt Baker 50'
Con: Mike Delany 51' (1/1)
Pen: Mike Delany 7', 27', 33' (3/5)  | Attendance: 18,730
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 5 May 2012  | Cheetahs | 17–13  | Force | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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Con: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)
Pen: Sias Ebersohn 13', 19', 60' (3/6) Tewis de Bruyn 37' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[78] | Try: Winston Stanley 46'
Con: David Harvey 47' (1/1)
Pen: David Harvey 9', 34' (2/2)  | Attendance: 14,263
Referee: Stuart Berry

| 6 May 2012  | Crusaders | 15–11  | Reds | AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch |

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| 16:00  | Pen: Tom Taylor 9', 22', 47', 73', 77' (5/6)
Cards: Wyatt Crockett  61' | Scoreboard[79] | Try: James Hanson 1'
Con: Mike Harris (0/1)
Pen: Mike Harris 44', 62' (2/3)  | Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Bye/s: Stormers

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| 11 May 2012  | Blues | 25–3  | Lions | Eden Park, Auckland |

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| 19:35  | Try: Michael Hobbs 17'
Alby Mathewson 55'
Luke Braid 80'
Con: Gareth Anscombe 18', 80+1' (2/3)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe 26', 46' (2/5)  | Scoreboard[80] | Pen: Elton Jantjies 6' (1/1)
Cards: Deon van Rensburg  48' | Attendance: 10,127
Referee: Angus Gardner

| 11 May 2012  | Waratahs | 24–27  | Bulls | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |

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| 19:40  | Try: Rob Horne 16'
Atieli Pakalani 63'
Con: Berrick Barnes 17' (1/2)
Pen: Berrick Barnes 13', 35', 48' (3/3)
Brendan McKibbin 71' (1/1)
Cards: Dean Mumm  23' | Scoreboard[81] | Try: Francois Hougaard 24'
Akona Ndungane 58'
Werner Kruger 78'
Con: Morné Steyn 25', 59', 79' (3/3)
Pen: Morné Steyn 10', 68' (2/2)  | Attendance: 17,368
Referee: Chris Pollock

| 12 May 2012  | Highlanders | 20–26  | Hurricanes | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |

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| 19:35  | Try: Chris Noakes 14'
Adam Thomson 21'
Con: Chris Noakes 15', 22' (2/2)
Pen: Mike Delany 71' (1/1)
Chris Noakes 48' (1/3)  | Scoreboard[82] | Try: Julian Savea 76'
Faifili Levave 49'
Con: Beauden Barrett 50', 77' (2/2)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 65', 5', 26', 33' (4/5)  | Attendance: 18,207
Referee: Glen Jackson

| 12 May 2012  | Rebels | 28–19  | Crusaders | AAMI Park, Melbourne |

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| 19:40  | Try: Nick Phipps (2) 12', 66'
Stirling Mortlock 69'
Con: Kurtley Beale 13', 67' (2/3)
Pen: Kurtley Beale 25', 47', 54' (3/3)  | Scoreboard[83] | Try: Sam Whitelock 30'
Con: Tom Taylor 31' (1/1)
Pen: Tom Taylor 16', 20', 34', 40' (4/4)  | Attendance: 18,423
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 12 May 2012  | Sharks | 53–11  | Force | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |

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| 17:05  | Try: Steven Sykes 16'
Paul Jordaan 32'
Louis Ludik 41'
Lwazi Mvovo (2) 45', 50'
Craig Burden 68'
Jacques Botes 73'
Con: Patrick Lambie 17', 33' (2/2)
Frédéric Michalak 42', 51', 69', 74' (4/5)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 12', 40' (2/3)
Cards: Craig Burden  78' | Scoreboard[84] | Try: Samu Wara 80'
Con: Ben Seymour (0/1)
Pen: David Harvey 6', 29' (2/2)
Cards: Lachlan McCaffrey  60' | Attendance: 22,343
Referee: Mark Lawrence

| 12 May 2012  | Stormers | 16–14  | Cheetahs | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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| 19:10  | Try: Eben Etzebeth 23'
Con: Peter Grant 24' (1/1)
Pen: Peter Grant 10', 13', 17' (3/4)  | Scoreboard[85] | Try: Hennie Daniller 48'
Willie le Roux 66'
Con: Riaan Smit 49', 67' (2/2)
Pen: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)  | Attendance: 47,890
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 13 May 2012  | Reds | 42–27  | Chiefs | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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| 16:10  | Try: Dom Shipperley 4'
Ben Lucas 40'
Scott Higginbotham 42'
Will Genia 47'
Saia Fainga'a 51'
Con: Mike Harris 40', 43', 48', 52' (4/5)
Pen: Mike Harris 20', 76' (2/2)
Drop: Mike Harris 64' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[86] | Try: Sonny Bill Williams 30'
Liam Messam 33'
Sona Taumalolo 38'
Asaeli Tikoirotuma 59'
Con: Aaron Cruden 31', 34' (2/4)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 16' (1/1)  | Attendance: 36,479
Referee: Marius Jonker
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| 18 May 2012  | Hurricanes | 25–37  | Brumbies | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |

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| 19:35  | Try: TJ Perenara (2) 16', 43'
Victor Vito 29'
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 51'
Con: Andre Taylor 30' (1/3)
Beauden Barrett (0/1)
Pen: Andre Taylor 23' (1/1)
Beauden Barrett (0/1)  | Scoreboard[87] | Try: Fotu Auelua 9'
Sam Carter 54'
Michael Hooper 62'
Zack Holmes 69'
Con: Zack Holmes 10', 55', 63', 70' (4/4)
Pen: Zack Holmes 6', 21', 48' (3/4)
Jesse Mogg (0/1)  | Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Mark Lawrence

| 19 May 2012  | Highlanders | 16–11  | Bulls | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |

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| 17:30  | Try: Jarrad Hoeata 64'
Con: Mike Delany 65' (1/1)
Pen: Mike Delany 68', 27', 48' (3/4)  | Scoreboard[88] | Try: Willie Wepener 74'
Con: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Pen: Morné Steyn 14', 38' (2/4)
Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Cards: Dean Greyling  56' | Attendance: 14,967
Referee: Ian Smith

| 19 May 2012  | Crusaders | 59–12  | Blues | AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch |

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| 19:35  | Try: Matt Todd 5'
Adam Whitelock 11'
Richie McCaw 21'
Luke Romano 36'
Corey Flynn (2) 40', 49'
Andy Ellis 43'
Zac Guildford 66'
Tom Marshall 76'
Con: Dan Carter 6', 22', 40', 44', 50', 67' (6/8)
Tyler Bleyendaal 77' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[89] | Try: Lachie Munro (2) 60', 80+2'
Con: Gareth Anscombe 80+3' (1/2)  | Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

| 19 May 2012  | Reds | 34–20  | Lions | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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| 19:40  | Try: Liam Gill 20'
Saia Fainga'a 43'
Chris Feauai-Sautia 49'
Will Genia 55'
Con: Mike Harris 21', 44', 50', 56' (4/4)
Pen: Mike Harris 25', 28' (2/2)  | Scoreboard[90] | Try: Martin Bezuidenhout 59'
Jaco Kriel 77'
Con: Elton Jantjies 60', 78' (2/2)
Pen: Elton Jantjies 10', 17' (2/2)
Drop: Andries Coetzee (0/1)
Cards: Franco van der Merwe  43' | Attendance: 31,118
Referee: Keith Brown

| 19 May 2012  | Cheetahs | 20–34  | Sharks | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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| 17:05  | Try: Adriaan Strauss 32'
Con: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Pen: Riaan Smit 15', 29', 37' (3/3)
Sias Ebersohn 54', 60' (2/2)  | Scoreboard[91] | Try: JP Pietersen 3'
Frédéric Michalak 35'
Lwazi Mvovo 40'
Meyer Bosman 73'
Con: Frédéric Michalak 4', 36', 40', 74' (4/4)
Pen: Frédéric Michalak 46', 67' (2/3)
Drop: Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Cards: Bismarck du Plessis  53' | Attendance: 23,835
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 19 May 2012  | Stormers | 19–13  | Waratahs | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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| 19:10  | Try: Joe Pietersen 17'
Tiaan Liebenberg 33'
Con: Peter Grant (0/2)
Pen: Joe Pietersen 22' (1/1)
Peter Grant 40', 50' (2/2)  | Scoreboard[92] | Try: Rob Horne 42'
Con: Brendan McKibbin 43' (1/1)
Pen: Brendan McKibbin 10', 47' (2/3)
Drop: Bernard Foley (0/1)  | Attendance: 47,916
Referee: Craig Joubert

| 20 May 2012  | Force | 31–32  | Rebels | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  |

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| 14:35  | Try: Napolioni Nalaga 24'
Ben McCalman 29'
Alfie Mafi 44'
Con: David Harvey 30' (1/2)
Ben Seymour 45' (1/1)
Pen: David Harvey 16' (1/2)
Brett Sheehan 59' (1/1)
Ben Seymour 65', 73' (2/2)
Cards: Matt Hodgson  69' | Scoreboard[94] | Try: Cadeyrn Neville (2) 3', 26'
Gareth Delve 20'
Cooper Vuna 35'
Con: Kurtley Beale 4', 21', 27' (3/4)
Pen: Kurtley Beale 62', 77' (2/2)
Cards: Rodney Blake  58' | Attendance: 11,734[93]
Referee: Marius Jonker
Bye/s: Chiefs

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| 25 May 2012  | Chiefs | 28–22  | Bulls | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

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| 19:35  | Try: Andrew Horrell 24'
Asaeli Tikoirotuma 58'
Sam Cane 69'
Con: Aaron Cruden 59', 70' (2/3)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 15', 46', 53' (3/3)  | Scoreboard[95] | Try: Bjorn Basson 40'
Con: Morné Steyn 40' (1/1)
Pen: Morné Steyn 7', 35', 50', 62' (4/4)
Drop: Morné Steyn 23' (1/2)  | Attendance: 18,482
Referee: Mark Lawrence

| 26 May 2012  | Hurricanes | 66–24  | Rebels | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |

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| 17:30  | Try: Andre Taylor (2) 18', 56'
Alapati Leiua (2) 24', 43'
Julian Savea (3) 28', 30', 53'
Jack Lam 37'
Chris Eaton 68'
Con: Beauden Barrett 19', 25', 29', 31', 38', 44', 54', 57', 69' (9/9)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 11' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[96] | Try: Cooper Vuna (2) 8', 32'
Adam Freier 80+1'
Con: Kurtley Beale 9', 33' (2/2)
Richard Kingi 80+2' (1/1)
Pen: Kurtley Beale 14' (1/1)  | Attendance: 11,474
Referee: Jonathon White

| 26 May 2012  | Blues | 20–27  | Highlanders | Eden Park, Auckland |

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| 19:35  | Try: Tevita Mailau 68'
Tony Woodcock 77'
Con: Gareth Anscombe 69' (1/1)
Lachie Munro 78' (1/1)
Pen: Gareth Anscombe 8', 33' (2/3)  | Scoreboard[97] | Try: Tamati Ellison 25'
Hosea Gear (2) 35', 41'
Adam Thomson 59'
Con: Chris Noakes 36', 60' (2/4)
Pen: Chris Noakes 20' (1/1)
Cards: Phil Burleigh  62' | Attendance: 14,111
Referee: Glen Jackson

| 26 May 2012  | Brumbies | 12–13  | Reds | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

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| 19:40  | Pen: Zack Holmes 28', 36', 47', 54' (4/5)  | Scoreboard[98] | Try: Luke Morahan 3'
Con: Mike Harris 4' (1/1)
Pen: Mike Harris 40', 51' (2/2)  | Attendance: 16,123
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 26 May 2012  | Force | 17–11  | Lions | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  |

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Napolioni Nalaga 71'
Con: Ben Seymour 59', 72' (2/2)
Pen: Ben Seymour 23' (1/2)  |  | Try: Michael Killian 4'
Con: Elton Jantjies (0/1)
Pen: Elton Jantjies 12' (1/1)
Ruan Combrinck 80+3' (1/1)
Cards: CJ van der Linde  12' | Attendance: 10,434
Referee: Garratt Williamson

| 26 May 2012  | Cheetahs | 35–34  | Waratahs | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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| 17:05  | Try: Piet van Zyl 14'
Willie le Roux (2) 19', 57'
Adriaan Strauss 26'
W. P. Nel 54'
Con: Riaan Smit 15', 20', 27', 55' (4/4)
Sias Ebersohn 58' (1/1)
Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)  |  | Try: Dave Dennis 4'
Sitaleki Timani (2) 6', 36'
Rob Horne 33'
Con: Brendan McKibbin 5', 7', 34', 37' (4/4)
Pen: Brendan McKibbin 22', 48' (2/2)
Berrick Barnes (0/1)  | Attendance: 15,987
Referee: Craig Joubert

| 26 May 2012  | Sharks | 25–20  | Stormers | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |

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Keegan Daniel 36'
Lwazi Mvovo 44'
Con: Patrick Lambie 18', 37' (2/3)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 13', 26' (2/3)  |  | Try: Gio Aplon (2) 52', 72'
Con: Peter Grant 53', 73' (2/2)
Pen: Peter Grant 9', 16' (2/2)  | Attendance: 27,355
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Bye/s: Crusaders

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| 1 June 2012  | Crusaders | 51–18  | Highlanders | AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch |

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Zac Guildford (2) 29', 35'
Ryan Crotty 37'
Richie McCaw 46'
Wyatt Crockett 57'
Matt Todd 71'
Con: Dan Carter 4', 36', 38', 58', 72' (5/7)
Pen: Dan Carter 8', 27' (2/3)
Cards: George Whitelock  17' | Scoreboard[99] | Try: Tamati Ellison 20'
Hosea Gear 60'
Con: Chris Noakes 21' (1/1)
Mike Delany (0/1)
Pen: Chris Noakes 12', 18' (2/2)
Cards: James Haskell  26' | Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 1 June 2012  | Rebels | 19–27  | Brumbies | AAMI Park, Melbourne |

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Con: Julian Huxley 55' (1/1)
Pen: Julian Huxley 18', 31', 36', 40' (4/4)
Cards: Jono Owen  24' | Scoreboard[100] | Try: Andrew Smith 25'
Robbie Coleman 52'
Con: Zack Holmes 53' (1/2)
Pen: Jesse Mogg 2', 6' (2/2)
Zack Holmes 14', 44', 72' (3/3)  | Attendance: 12,422
Referee: Keith Brown

| 2 June 2012  | Blues | 34–41  | Chiefs | North Harbour Stadium, Albany |

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Lachie Munro 39'
Rudi Wulf 62'
Rene Ranger 65'
Con: Lachie Munro 14', 40', 63', 66' (4/4)
Pen: Lachie Munro 29', 37' (2/2)
Cards: Steven Luatua  34' | Scoreboard[101] | Try: Asaeli Tikoirotuma (4) 15', 45', 55', 70'
Sonny Bill Williams 31'
Con: Aaron Cruden 16', 32', 46', 56', 71' (5/5)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 4', 27' (2/3)
Cards: Maritino Nemani  33'
Michael Fitzgerald  59' | Attendance: 20,200
Referee: Chris Pollock

| 2 June 2012  | Waratahs | 12–33  | Hurricanes | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |

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Motu Matu'u 63'
Conrad Smith 70'
Chris Eaton 80'
Con: Beauden Barrett 34', 71' (2/4)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 7', 17', 55' (3/3)  | Attendance: 13,372
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

| 2 June 2012  | Lions | 38–28  | Sharks | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |

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| 17:05  | Try: Grant Hattingh 4'
Derick Minnie 8'
Lionel Mapoe 25'
Deon van Rensburg 39'
Con: Elton Jantjies 5', 9', 26' (3/4)
Pen: Elton Jantjies 19', 31', 49', 56' (4/4)
Cards: Lionel Mapoe  34' |  | Try: Lwazi Mvovo 35'
JP Pietersen 43'
Odwa Ndungane 45'
Con: Patrick Lambie 44', 46' (2/3)
Pen: Patrick Lambie 2', 21', 51' (3/3)
Cards: Steven Sykes  29' | Attendance: 40,274
Referee: Garratt Williamson

| 2 June 2012  | Bulls | 14–19  | Stormers | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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Con: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Pen: Morné Steyn 14', 33', 44' (3/3)
Drop: Morné Steyn (0/2)  |  | Try: Bryan Habana 72'
Con: Peter Grant 73' (1/1)
Pen: Peter Grant 10', 22', 37', 66' (4/4)  | Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Bye/s: Cheetahs, Force, Reds

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| 29 June 2012  | Highlanders | 21–27  | Chiefs | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |

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| 19:35  | Try: Andrew Hore 46'
Hosea Gear 75'
Con: Chris Noakes (0/1)
Mike Delany 76' (1/1)
Pen: Chris Noakes 8', 19', 30' (3/5)  | Scoreboard[103] | Try: Tim Nanai-Williams 2'
Robbie Robinson 38'
Con: Aaron Cruden 3' (1/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 12', 40', 41', 64', 68' (5/6)  | Attendance: 17,401
Referee: Garratt Williamson

| 29 June 2012  | Rebels | 17–32  | Reds | AAMI Park, Melbourne |

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| 19:40  | Try: Kurtley Beale 56'
Lachlan Mitchell 66'
Con: Julian Huxley 57' (1/1)
Kurtley Beale 67' (1/1)
Pen: James O'Connor 14' (1/1)  | Report[104] | Try: Chris Feauai-Sautia 16'
Dom Shipperley 26'
Adam Wallace-Harrison 35'
Nick Frisby 74'
Con: Mike Harris 17', 27', 36' (3/4)
Pen: Mike Harris 20', 50' (2/2)  | Attendance: 14,110
Referee: Keith Brown

| 30 June 2012  | Crusaders | 22–23  | Hurricanes | AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch |

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| 19:35  | Try: Zac Guildford 36'
Con: Tom Taylor 37' (1/1)
Pen: Tom Taylor 8', 11', 28', 42', 53' (5/8)
Tyler Bleyendaal (0/1)  | Scoreboard[105] | Try: Conrad Smith (2) 17', 39'
Con: Beauden Barrett 18', 40' (2/2)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 14', 66', 74' (3/3)  | Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

| 30 June 2012  | Force | 17–28  | Brumbies | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  |

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| 17:40  | Try: Nick Cummins (2) 43', 50'
Toby Lynn 70'
Con: Ben Seymour (0/2)
David Harvey 71' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[106] | Try: Jesse Mogg 2'
Ben Alexander 11'
Henry Speight 29'
Zack Holmes 38'
Con: Zack Holmes 12' (1/4)
Pen: Zack Holmes 56', 73' (2/3)  | Attendance: 13,571
Referee: Ian Smith

| 30 June 2012  | Stormers | 27–17  | Lions | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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| 17:05  | Try: Gio Aplon 30'
Jebb Sinclair 71'
Gerhard van den Heever 76'
Con: Peter Grant 31', 72', 77' (3/3)
Pen: Peter Grant 3', 27' (2/2)  | Scoreboard[107] | Try: Josh Strauss 48'
Franco van der Merwe 79'
Con: Elton Jantjies 49', 80' (2/2)
Pen: Elton Jantjies 24' (1/2)  | Attendance: 44,587
Referee: Mark Lawrence

| 30 June 2012  | Bulls | 40–24  | Cheetahs | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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| 19:10  | Try: Pierre Spies 18'
Dean Greyling 22'
Zane Kirchner 28'
Francois Hougaard 36'
Werner Kruger 55'
Bjorn Basson 58'
Con: Morné Steyn 19', 23', 37', 56', 59' (5/6)
Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)  |  | Try: W. P. Nel (2) 60', 68'
Willie le Roux 63'
Heinrich Brüssow 78'
Con: Sias Ebersohn 61', 69' (2/3)
Nico Scheepers (0/1)  | Attendance: 29,897
Referee: Marius Jonker
Bye/s: Blues, Sharks, Waratahs

### Round 17

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| 6 July 2012  | Chiefs | 21–28  | Crusaders | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

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| 19:35  | Try: Brodie Retallick 30'
Sonny Bill Williams 55'
Con: Aaron Cruden 31' (1/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 3', 16', 37' (3/4)  | Scoreboard[108] | Try: Kieran Read 10'
Luke Romano 21'
Andy Ellis 52'
Con: Dan Carter 11', 22' (2/3)
Pen: Dan Carter 7', 61' (2/3)
Drop: Dan Carter 17' (1/1)  | Attendance: 25,100
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 6 July 2012  | Reds | 19–13  | Highlanders | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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| 19:40  | Try: James Slipper 57'
Con: Mike Harris 58' (1/1)
Pen: Mike Harris 10', 31', 47', 70' (4/5)
Drop: Mike Harris (0/1)  | Scoreboard[109] | Try: Adam Thomson 63'
Chris King 74'
Con: Mike Delany (0/1)
Chris Noakes (0/1)
Pen: Mike Delany 7' (1/2)  | Attendance: 33,899
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 6 July 2012  | Sharks | 32–10  | Bulls | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |

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| 19:10  | Try: Bismarck du Plessis 12'
JP Pietersen 25'
Keegan Daniel 44'
Louis Ludik 78'
Con: Frédéric Michalak 13', 26' (2/3)
Meyer Bosman 79' (1/1)
Pen: Frédéric Michalak 32' (1/2)
François Steyn 18' (1/2)  | Scoreboard[110] | Try: Zane Kirchner 51'
Con: Morné Steyn 52' (1/1)
Pen: Morné Steyn 16' (1/1)  | Attendance: 29,515
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 7 July 2012  | Blues | 32–9  | Force | Eden Park, Auckland |

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| 19:35  | Try: Steven Luatua 29'
Charles Piutau 55'
Ma'a Nonu 58'
Luke Braid 71'
Con: Lachie Munro 30', 57', 59' (3/4)
Pen: Lachie Munro 7', 40' (2/3)  | Report[111] | Pen: Ben Seymour 5', 23', 38' (3/3)  | Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Andrew Lees

| 7 July 2012  | Waratahs | 15–19  | Brumbies | ANZ Stadium, Sydney |

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| 19:40  | Try: Tatafu Polota-Nau 31'
Berrick Barnes 57'
Con: Berrick Barnes 58' (1/2)
Pen: Berrick Barnes 50' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[112] | Try: Henry Speight 62'
Con: Zack Holmes 62' (1/1)
Pen: Zack Holmes 13', 40' (2/3)
Jesse Mogg 24', 65' (2/3)  | Attendance: 22,844
Referee: Keith Brown

| 7 July 2012  | Cheetahs | 6–13  | Stormers | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |

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| 15:00  | Pen: Riaan Smit 38', 53' (2/4)
Drop: Riaan Smit (0/1)
Cards: Willie le Roux  45' | Scoreboard[113] | Try: Gio Aplon 53'
Con: Peter Grant 54' (1/1)
Pen: Peter Grant 17', 47' (2/2)  | Attendance: 20,721
Referee: Marius Jonker

| 7 July 2012  | Lions | 37–32  | Rebels | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg |

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| 17:05  | Try: Waylon Murray 2'
Derick Minnie (2) 10', 35'
Jaco Kriel 73'
Con: Elton Jantjies 3', 11', 36', 74' (4/4)
Pen: Elton Jantjies 17', 62', 80+1' (3/3)  | Scoreboard[114] | Try: Ged Robinson 40'
Hugh Pyle (2) 47', 50'
James Hilgendorf 64'
Con: Julian Huxley 40', 48', 65' (3/4)
Pen: Julian Huxley 59', 71' (2/2)  | Attendance: 16,283
Referee: Francisco Pastrana
Bye/s: Hurricanes

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| 13 July 2012  | Hurricanes | 28–25  | Chiefs | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |

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| 19:35  | Try: Julian Savea (2) 12', 24'
Dane Coles 80+5'
Con: Beauden Barrett 25', 80+6' (2/3)
Pen: Beauden Barrett 7', 40', 62' (3/6)
Cards: Ben May  28' | Scoreboard[115] | Try: Tawera Kerr-Barlow 3'
Ben Tameifuna 38'
Aaron Cruden 57'
Con: Aaron Cruden 4', 58' (2/3)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 32', 66' (2/4)  | Attendance: 23,549
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

| 14 July 2012  | Brumbies | 16–30  | Blues | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |

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| 15:30  | Try: Henry Speight 23'
Con: Zack Holmes 24' (1/1)
Pen: Zack Holmes 20', 28' (2/3)
Jesse Mogg 46' (1/4)  | Scoreboard[116] | Try: Liaki Moli 11'
Daniel Braid 16'
Hadleigh Parkes 36'
Con: Piri Weepu 12', 17', 37' (3/3)
Pen: Piri Weepu 48', 51' (2/3)
Michael Hobbs 78' (1/1)  | Attendance: 14,111
Referee: Jonathon White

| 14 July 2012  | Crusaders | 38–24  | Force | AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch |

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| 19:35  | Try: Israel Dagg 1'
Sean Maitland 15'
Andy Ellis 34'
Matt Todd 37'
Con: Dan Carter 2', 35', 38' (3/4)
Pen: Dan Carter 31', 40' (2/2)
Tom Taylor 50', 64' (2/2)
Cards: George Whitelock  74' | Scoreboard[117] | Try: Kyle Godwin 53'
Alfie Mafi 60'
Josh Holmes 77'
Con: Brett Sheehan 54', 61' (2/2)
Kyle Godwin 78' (1/1)
Pen: Ben Seymour 28' (1/1)  | Attendance: 13,600
Referee: Glen Jackson

| 14 July 2012  | Reds | 32–16  | Waratahs | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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| 19:40  | Try: Scott Higginbotham 3'
Liam Gill 24'
James Slipper 44'
Dom Shipperley 50'
Will Genia 58'
Con: Mike Harris 4', 51' (2/5)
Pen: Mike Harris 77' (1/1)  | Scoreboard[118] | Try: Drew Mitchell 27'
Tom Carter 72'
Con: Bernard Foley (0/1)
Brendan McKibbin (0/1)
Pen: Bernard Foley 6' (1/1)
Drop: Adam Ashley-Cooper 34' (1/1)
Cards: Paddy Ryan  23' | Attendance: 41,533
Referee: Steve Walsh

| 14 July 2012  | Stormers | 26–21  | Rebels | DHL Newlands, Cape Town |

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| 15:00  | Try: Juan de Jongh (2) 14', 57'
Con: Peter Grant 15', 58' (2/2)
Pen: Peter Grant 3', 8', 40', 75' (4/4)  | Scoreboard[119] | Try: Rodney Blake 50'
Nick Phipps 54'
Cooper Vuna 70'
Con: Julian Huxley 51', 55', 71' (3/3)  | Attendance: 34,387
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

| 14 July 2012  | Sharks | 34–15  | Cheetahs | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |

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| 17:05  | Try: Keegan Daniel 44'
Charl McLeod 58'
Marcell Coetzee 61'
Ryan Kankowski 74'
Con: Frédéric Michalak 45', 59', 62', 75' (4/4)
Pen: Frédéric Michalak 14', 31' (2/3)
François Steyn (0/1)
Drop: Frédéric Michalak (0/1)
Cards: François Steyn  18' | Scoreboard[120] | Pen: Riaan Smit 16', 19', 24', 34', 40' (5/5)  | Attendance: 24,065
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 14 July 2012  | Bulls | 37–20  | Lions | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |

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| 19:10  | Try: Akona Ndungane 16'
Bjorn Basson 31'
Francois Hougaard 44'
Jacques Potgieter 48'
Con: Morné Steyn 17', 32', 45', 49' (4/4)
Pen: Morné Steyn 14', 38', 65' (3/5)
Cards: Dean Greyling  79' | Scoreboard[121] | Try: Michael Bondesio 36'
Josh Strauss 40'
Con: Elton Jantjies 37', 40' (2/2)
Pen: Elton Jantjies 4', 24' (2/2)  | Attendance: 24,652
Referee: Craig Joubert
Bye/s: Highlanders

## Finals

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Main article: 2012 Super Rugby final

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| First round| | | Semifinals| | | Final
| | 27 July 2012|
| 21 July 2012| 2|  Chiefs| 20
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| 4|  Crusaders| 28| | | 4|  Crusaders| 17| | | 4 August 2012
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| 5|  Bulls| 13| | | |  Chiefs| 37
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| | 28 July 2012| | |  Sharks| 6
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| 21 July 2012| 1|  Stormers| 19|
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| 3|  Reds| 17| | | 6|  Sharks| 26| | |
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| 21 July 2012  | Crusaders | 28–13  | Bulls | AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch |

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| 19:35  | Try: Zac Guildford 26'
Con: Dan Carter 27' (1/1)
Pen: Dan Carter 7', 11', 48', 52', 71', 80' (6/8)
Drop: Dan Carter 34' (1/1)
Sean Maitland (0/1)  | Scoreboard[122] | Try: Dewald Potgieter 63'
Wynand Olivier 78'
Con: Morné Steyn (0/1)
Louis Fouché (0/1)
Pen: Morné Steyn 38' (1/1)  | Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper

| 21 July 2012  | Reds | 17–30  | Sharks | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |

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| 19:40  | Try: Will Genia 37'
Radike Samo 80+1'
Con: Mike Harris 38' (1/1)
Will Genia 80+2' (1/1)
Pen: Mike Harris 28' (1/2)  |  | Try: JP Pietersen 11'
Paul Jordaan 23'
Charl McLeod 43'
Con: Frédéric Michalak 12', 24', 44' (3/3)
Pen: Frédéric Michalak 10', 77' (2/2)
Drop: Frédéric Michalak 30' (1/1)
Cards: Steven Sykes  80' | Attendance: 36,571
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

### Semi-finals

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| 27 July 2012  | Chiefs | 20–17  | Crusaders | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

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| 19:35  | Try: Sona Taumalolo 26'
Liam Messam 33'
Con: Aaron Cruden 27', 35' (2/2)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 3', 50' (2/5)  | Scoreboard[123] | Try: Ryan Crotty 40'
Con: Dan Carter (0/1)
Pen: Dan Carter 15', 32', 45', 62' (4/5)  | Attendance: 25,100
Referee: Craig Joubert

| 28 July 2012  | Stormers | 19–26  | Sharks | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |

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| 17:05  | Try: Gio Aplon 67'
Con: Peter Grant 68' (1/1)
Pen: Peter Grant 7', 40', 57', 72' (4/5)  | Scoreboard[124] | Try: Louis Ludik 35'
JP Pietersen 59'
Con: Frédéric Michalak 36', 60' (2/2)
Pen: Frédéric Michalak 13', 45' (2/2)
Riaan Viljoen (0/1)
Drop: Frédéric Michalak 19', 75' (2/4)  | Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Steve Walsh

### Final

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| 4 August 2012  | Chiefs | 37–6  | Sharks | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |

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| 19:35  | Try: Tim Nanai-Williams 19'
Kane Thompson 46'
Lelia Masaga 61'
Sonny Bill Williams 77'
Con: Aaron Cruden 20', 47', 62', 78' (4/4)
Pen: Aaron Cruden 25', 34', 72' (3/5)  | Scoreboard[125] | Pen: Frédéric Michalak 6', 52' (2/2)  | Attendance: 25,100
Referee: Steve Walsh

## Players

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For a listing of player movements after this season, see List of 2012–13 Super Rugby transfers.

### Leading try scorers

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| Top 10 try scorers

Pos  | Name  | Team  | Tries
1 | Bjorn Basson | Bulls | 10
Andre Taylor | Hurricanes | 10
3 | Julian Savea | Hurricanes | 9
Sona Taumalolo | Chiefs | 9
5 | Gio Aplon | Stormers | 8
Zac Guildford | Crusaders | 8
Lwazi Mvovo | Sharks | 8
Dom Shipperley | Reds | 8
Henry Speight | Brumbies | 8
10 | Willie le Roux | Cheetahs | 7
TJ Perenara | Hurricanes | 7
Conrad Smith | Hurricanes | 7
Asaeli Tikoirotuma | Chiefs | 7
Cooper Vuna | Rebels | 7

Source: South African Rugby Union[126]

### Leading point scorers

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| Top 10 overall point scorers

Pos  | Name  | Team  | Points
1 | Aaron Cruden | Chiefs | 251
2 | Morné Steyn | Bulls | 228
3 | Beauden Barrett | Hurricanes | 197
4 | Mike Harris | Reds | 149
5 | Tom Taylor | Crusaders | 146
6 | Johan Goosen | Cheetahs | 145
7 | Peter Grant | Stormers | 144
8 | Patrick Lambie | Sharks | 141
9 | Elton Jantjies | Lions | 126
10 | Christian Lealiifano | Brumbies | 109

Source: South African Rugby Union[127]

## Referees

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The following refereeing panel was appointed by SANZAR for the 2012 Super Rugby season:[128]

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2012 Super Rugby referees

Merit Panel|

* Keith Brown
* Marius Jonker
* Craig Joubert
* Jonathan Kaplan
* Bryce Lawrence
* Mark Lawrence
* Jaco Peyper
* Chris Pollock
* Steve Walsh
* Garratt Williamson

Reserve Panel|

* Stuart Berry
* Mike Fraser
* Angus Gardner
* Glen Jackson
* Andrew Lees
* Ian Smith
* Lourens van der Merwe
* Jonathon White

## Attendances

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Chiefs | Waikato Stadium | 25,800 | 176,337 | 17,633 | 74%
Hurricanes | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 | 114,881 | 14,360 | 43%
Crusaders | Rugby League Park | 18,000 | 150,400 | 16,711 | 91%
Highlanders | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,728 | 133,242 | 16,655 | 57%
Reds | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 | 310,316 | 34,479 | 65%
Brumbies | Canberra Stadium | 25,011 | 115,352 | 14,419 | 57%
Waratahs | Sydney Football Stadium | 44,000 | 167,494 | 20,936 | 47%
Melbourne Rebels | AAMI Park | 29,500 | 111,338 | 13,917 | 47%
Force | nib Stadium | 20,500 | 106,041 | 13,255 | 64%
Sharks | ABSA Stadium | 52,000 | 194,165 | 24,270 | 46%
Bulls | Loftus Versfeld | 51,792 | 268,497 | 33,562 | 64%
Lions | Ellis Park | 62,567 | 186,533 | 23,316 | 37%
Cheetahs | Free State Stadium | 46,000 | 153,950 | 19,243 | 41%
Stormers | Newlands Stadium | 51,900 | 383,348 | 42,594 | 82%

## Notes

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* Sports portal

* Australian crowd figures taken from SMH match reports.

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