2019 Bulls (rugby union) season

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Bulls
2019 season
Head coach Pote Human
Captain Lood de Jager
Stadium Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Overall5th
South African Conference2nd
RecordWon 8, Drew 2, Lost 6
Top try scorerAll: Cornal Hendricks and
Rosko Specman (5)
Top points scorerAll: Handré Pollard (194)

In 2019, the Bulls participated in the 2019 Super Rugby competition, the 24th edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Jaguares, Lions, Sharks and Stormers.

Contents

The Bulls won eight, drew two and lost six of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish second in the South African Conference, and in 5th place overall to qualify for the finals as a wildcard team. They lost in their quarterfinal match to the Hurricanes.

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Bulls coaching and management staff for the 2019 Super Rugby season were: [1]

2019 Bulls coaches and management
NameTitle
Alan ZondaghDirector of Rugby
Pote Human Head coach
Chris Rossouw Backline and attack coach
Daan Human Scrum and maul specialist coach
Anton Leonard Lineout specialist
Hayden GroepesSkills coach (incl. kicking and kicking strategy)
Pine PienaarDefence coach
John-William MeyerTechnical analyst

Squad

The following players were named in the Bulls squad for the 2019 Super Rugby season: [2] [3]

2019 Bulls squad
PlayerPosition/sDate of birth (age)Super RugbyBulls
AppsPtsAppsPts
Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Agaba Loose forward23 July 1989 (aged 29)1010
Flag of South Africa.svg Matthys Basson Prop9 June 1995 (aged 23)2020
Flag of South Africa.svg Thembelani Bholi Loose forward18 January 1990 (aged 29)305140
Flag of South Africa.svg Marnitz Boshoff Fly-half11 January 1989 (aged 30)32246311
Flag of South Africa.svg Schalk Brits Hooker16 May 1981 (aged 37)632000
Flag of South Africa.svg Lood de Jager Lock17 December 1992 (aged 26)60252020
Flag of South Africa.svg Nick de Jager Loose forward7 February 1990 (aged 29)29202920
Flag of South Africa.svg Carel du Preez Loose forward30 April 1993 (aged 25)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Corniel Els Hooker19 January 1994 (aged 25)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Stedman Gans Centre19 March 1997 (aged 21)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Warrick Gelant Outside back20 May 1995 (aged 23)34603460
Flag of South Africa.svg Lizo Gqoboka Prop24 March 1990 (aged 28)37103710
Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Grobbelaar Hooker30 December 1997 (aged 21)1010
Flag of South Africa.svg Cornal Hendricks Wing18 April 1988 (aged 30)275500
Flag of South Africa.svg Wiehahn Herbst Prop5 July 1988 (aged 30)40000
Flag of South Africa.svg Travis Ismaiel Outside back2 June 1992 (aged 26)39503950
Flag of South Africa.svg JT Jackson Centre10 July 1996 (aged 22)1010
Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Jenkins Lock2 December 1995 (aged 23)40354035
Flag of South Africa.svg Jannes Kirsten Loose forward1 December 1993 (aged 25)31103110
Flag of South Africa.svg Johnny Kôtze Centre24 January 1993 (aged 26)34401535
Flag of South Africa.svg Jesse Kriel Centre15 February 1994 (aged 25)61756175
Flag of South Africa.svg Manie Libbok Fly-half15 July 1997 (aged 21)813813
Flag of South Africa.svg Hanro Liebenberg Loose forward10 October 1995 (aged 23)28152815
Flag of South Africa.svg Madot Mabokela Prop15 July 1996 (aged 22)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Theo Maree Scrum-half2 March 1995 (aged 23)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Edgar Marutlulle Hooker20 December 1987 (aged 31)332080
Flag of South Africa.svg Simphiwe Matanzima Prop18 August 1997 (aged 21)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Duncan Matthews Outside back24 February 1994 (aged 24)815815
Flag of South Africa.svg Nqoba Mxoli Prop28 May 1992 (aged 26)5050
Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Nyakane Prop4 May 1989 (aged 29)9115490
Flag of South Africa.svg Burger Odendaal Centre15 April 1993 (aged 25)43154315
Flag of South Africa.svg Embrose Papier Scrum-half25 April 1997 (aged 21)105105
Flag of South Africa.svg Handré Pollard Fly-half11 March 1994 (aged 24)4643746437
Flag of Namibia.svg Divan Rossouw Outside back12 March 1996 (aged 22)14151415
Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Sage Centre24 January 1992 (aged 27)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Schoeman Loose forward19 December 1992 (aged 26)243500
Flag of South Africa.svg Roelof Smit Loose forward11 January 1993 (aged 26)25152515
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Smith Fly-half9 September 1994 (aged 24)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Eli Snyman Lock25 January 1996 (aged 23)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg RG Snyman Lock29 January 1995 (aged 24)39103910
Flag of South Africa.svg Rosko Specman Wing28 April 1989 (aged 29)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Hendré Stassen Loose forward29 December 1997 (aged 21)3030
Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Steenkamp Loose forward2 February 1993 (aged 26)110110
Flag of South Africa.svg Jade Stighling Outside back27 May 1993 (aged 25)2020
Flag of South Africa.svg Muller UysLoose forward2 September 1998 (aged 20)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Dayan van der Westhuizen Prop5 April 1994 (aged 24)10000
Flag of South Africa.svg Marco van Staden Loose forward25 August 1995 (aged 23)16101610
Flag of South Africa.svg Conraad van Vuuren Prop4 September 1995 (aged 23)175175
Flag of South Africa.svg Ivan van Zyl Scrum-half30 June 1995 (aged 23)170170
Flag of South Africa.svg Jano Venter Loose forward8 January 1994 (aged 25)0000
Flag of South Africa.svg Duane Vermeulen Loose forward3 July 1986 (aged 32)1094000
Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Visagie Hooker8 July 1992 (aged 26)365365
Flag of South Africa.svg André Warner Scrum-half2 September 1993 (aged 25)13151315
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 15 February 2019, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

The final standings for the 2019 Super Rugby season are:

2019 Super Rugby: Overall standings
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders 161132497257+24073318058Conference leaders
Qualified to the finals
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares 161105461352+10960385251
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies 161006430366+6465495348
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 161213449362+8760463053Wildcard teams
Qualified to finals
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Bulls 16826410369+4142503241
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks 16718343335+840393437
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs 167274514651463592236
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders 16637441392+4960532436
9 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions 168084014787753642135
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers 167183443662234461435
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebels 167093934657256613334
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs 1660103674154846540630
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues 1651103473692245472630
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds 1660103854385350591328
15 Flag of Japan.svg Sunwolves 16201429458429034850412
Source: super.rugby
South African Conference
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares 161105461352+10960385251
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Bulls 16826410369+4142503241
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks 16718343335+840393437
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions 168084014787753642135
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers 167183443662234461435
Competition rules [4]
Qualification:
Eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the quarter-finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #3 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages.
In the quarter-finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in quarter-final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in quarter-final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in quarter-final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in quarter-final 2.
The quarter-final winners will progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team.
The winner of the semi-finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team.
Tournament points breakdown:
* 4 tournament points for a win
* 2 tournament points for a draw
* 1 tournament bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 tournament bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match
Classification:
Teams standings are calculated as follows:
* Conference leaders
* Tournament points
* Number of games won
* Overall points difference
* Number of tries scored
* Overall try difference
* Coin toss

Round-by-round

The table below shows the Bulls' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18QFSFFinal
Opposition STO JAG LIO SHA Bye CHI SHA JAG RED Bye STO WAR CRU REB BRU BLU HIG LIO
Cumulative Points
Position (overall)
Position (SA Conf.)
Key:windrawlossbye

Matches

The Bulls played the following matches during the 2019 Super Rugby season: [5] [6]

16 February 2019 Bulls 40–3 Stormers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:35Try: Rosko Specman Ru ball.svg 4', 19'
Johnny Kôtze Ru ball.svg 24'
Jesse Kriel Ru ball.svg 45'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 5', 20', 25', 46'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 51', 55', 70', 77'
Scoreboard [7] Pen: SP Marais Rugby penalty.svg 10'Referee: Jaco Peyper
23 February 2019 Jaguares 27–12 Bulls José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires  
23:40Try: Matías Orlando Ru ball.svg 17'
Rodrigo Bruni Ru ball.svg 64'
Bautista Delguy Ru ball.svg 72'
Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Rugby penalty.svg 18', 65', 73'
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Rugby penalty.svg 48', 67'
Scoreboard [8] Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 24', 45', 54', 60'Referee: Brendon Pickerill
2 March 2019 Lions 12–30 Bulls Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05Try: Carlü Sadie Ru ball.svg 47'
Dylan Smith Ru ball.svg 65'
Con: Elton Jantjies Rugby penalty.svg 66'
Scoreboard [9] Try: Duane Vermeulen Ru ball.svg 29'
Warrick Gelant Ru ball.svg 74'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 76'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 14', 27', 37', 43', 58', 62'
Referee: Paul Williams
9 March 2019 Bulls 37–14 Sharks Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15Try: Jesse Kriel Ru ball.svg 19'
Rosko Specman Ru ball.svg 43', 80'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 21', 80'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 3', 9', 29', 35', 52'
Drop: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 78'
Scoreboard [10] Try: Jeremy Ward Ru ball.svg 41'
Dan du Preez Ru ball.svg 55'
Con: Robert du Preez Rugby penalty.svg 42', 55'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
23 March 2019 Bulls 20–56 Chiefs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05Try: Jesse Kriel Ru ball.svg 63'
Burger Odendaal Ru ball.svg 78'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 64', 78'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 15', 34'
Scoreboard [11] Try: Solomon Alaimalo Ru ball.svg 25', 80'
Alex Nankivell Ru ball.svg 31', 60'
Brodie Retallick Ru ball.svg 40', 41'
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Ru ball.svg 73'
Con: Damian McKenzie Rugby penalty.svg 26', 32', 40', 43', 61', 74'
Pen: Damian McKenzie Rugby penalty.svg 11', 70', 76'
Referee: AJ Jacobs
30 March 2019 Sharks 16–19 Bulls Jonsson Kings Park, Durban  
15:05Try: Dan du Preez Ru ball.svg 40'
André Esterhuizen Ru ball.svg 71'
Pen: Robert du Preez Rugby penalty.svg 5', 61'
Scoreboard [12] Try: Jesse Kriel Ru ball.svg 52'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 52'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 2', 28', 67', 79'
Referee: Mike Fraser
6 April 2019 Bulls 20–22 Jaguares Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05Try: Jade Stighling Ru ball.svg 43'
Pen: Manie Libbok Rugby penalty.svg 7', 16', 24', 53', 60'
Scoreboard [13] Try: Pablo Matera Ru ball.svg 26'
Domingo Miotti Ru ball.svg 72', 75'
Con: Santiago González Iglesias Rugby penalty.svg 28'
Domingo Miotti Rugby penalty.svg 74'
Pen: Santiago González Iglesias Rugby penalty.svg 51'
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
13 April 2019 Bulls 32–17 Reds Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15Try: Lizo Gqoboka Ru ball.svg 4'
Marco van Staden Ru ball.svg 28'
Handré Pollard Ru ball.svg 41'
Hanro Liebenberg Ru ball.svg 60'
Jade Stighling Ru ball.svg 64'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 42', 61'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 14'
Scoreboard [14] Try: Samu Kerevi Ru ball.svg 57', 69'
Con: Bryce Hegarty Rugby penalty.svg 59', 69'
Pen: Bryce Hegarty Rugby penalty.svg 1'
Referee: Glen Jackson
27 April 2019 Stormers 24–23 Bulls DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
15:05Try: Sergeal Petersen Ru ball.svg 12'
Seabelo Senatla Ru ball.svg 28'
Herschel Jantjies Ru ball.svg 59'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis Rugby penalty.svg 14', 29'
Joshua Stander Rugby penalty.svg 60'
Pen: Joshua Stander Rugby penalty.svg 56'
Scoreboard [15] Try: Ivan van Zyl Ru ball.svg 42'
Manie Libbok Ru ball.svg 80'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 43', 80'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 22', 37', 40'
Referee: Glen Jackson
4 May 2019 Bulls 28–21 Waratahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:05Try: Warrick Gelant Ru ball.svg 9'
Duane Vermeulen Ru ball.svg 17'
Simphiwe Matanzima Ru ball.svg 70'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 10', 71'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 7', 25', 42'
Scoreboard [16] Try: Nick Phipps Ru ball.svg 11'
Kurtley Beale Ru ball.svg 51'
Curtis Rona Ru ball.svg 66'
Con: Bernard Foley Rugby penalty.svg 12', 52', 68'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
10 May 2019 Bulls 13–45 Crusaders Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
19:10Try: Burger Odendaal Ru ball.svg 56'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 56'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 18', 28'
Scoreboard [17] Try: Richie Mo'unga Ru ball.svg 14', 21'
Mitchell Dunshea Ru ball.svg 30'
Sevu Reece Ru ball.svg 36', 47', 66'
Scott Barrett Ru ball.svg 74'
Con: Richie Mo'unga Rugby penalty.svg 14', 22', 37', 48', 67'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
17 May 2019 Rebels 17–32 Bulls AAMI Park, Melbourne  
11:45Try: Marika Koroibete Ru ball.svg 8', 42'
Will Genia Ru ball.svg 27'
Con: Quade Cooper Rugby penalty.svg 9'
Scoreboard [18] Try: Cornal Hendricks Ru ball.svg 11'
Handré Pollard Ru ball.svg 17'
Burger Odendaal Ru ball.svg 59'
Rosko Specman Ru ball.svg 69'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 12', 18', 60'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 40', 74'
Referee: Federico Anselmi
24 May 2019 Brumbies 22–10 Bulls GIO Stadium, Canberra  
11:45Try: Tevita Kuridrani Ru ball.svg 4', 38', 56'
Irae Simone Ru ball.svg 44'
Con: Christian Lealiifano Rugby penalty.svg 39'
Scoreboard [19] Try: Hanro Liebenberg Ru ball.svg 18'
Con: Manie Libbok Rugby penalty.svg 20'
Pen: Manie Libbok Rugby penalty.svg 2'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
31 May 2019 Blues 22–22 Bulls Eden Park, Auckland  
9:35Try: Ofa Tu'ungafasi Ru ball.svg 24'
Scott Scrafton Ru ball.svg 46'
Akira Ioane Ru ball.svg 63'
Con: Harry Plummer Rugby penalty.svg 25', 64'
Pen: Harry Plummer Rugby penalty.svg 15'
Scoreboard [20] Try: Hanro Liebenberg Ru ball.svg 18'
Cornal Hendricks Ru ball.svg 52'
Manie Libbok Ru ball.svg 75'
Con: Manie Libbok Rugby penalty.svg 54', 76'
Pen: Manie Libbok Rugby penalty.svg 8'
Referee: Mike Fraser
7 June 2019 Highlanders 24–24 Bulls Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin  
9:35Try: Josh McKay Ru ball.svg 12', 34'
Waisake Naholo Ru ball.svg 22', 54'
Con: Josh Ioane Rugby penalty.svg 13', 35'
Scoreboard [21] Try: Divan Rossouw Ru ball.svg 28'
Jason Jenkins Ru ball.svg 37'
Jaco Visagie Ru ball.svg 74'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 29', 38', 75'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 59'
Referee: Angus Gardner
15 June 2019 Bulls 48–27 Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15Try: Hanro Liebenberg Ru ball.svg 4'
Marco van Staden Ru ball.svg 11'
Lizo Gqoboka Ru ball.svg 15'
Burger Odendaal Ru ball.svg 19'
Cornal Hendricks Ru ball.svg 60'
Handré Pollard Ru ball.svg 65'
Manie Libbok Ru ball.svg 71'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 4', 12', 16', 20', 66'
Pen: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 25'
Scoreboard [22] Try: Hacjivah Dayimani Ru ball.svg 1'
Cyle Brink Ru ball.svg 56'
Con: Elton Jantjies Rugby penalty.svg 2'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Rugby penalty.svg 9', 29', 37', 43'
Drop: Andries Coetzee Rugby penalty.svg 14'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Quarter-final22 June 2019 Hurricanes 35–28 Bulls Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
9:35Try: TJ Perenara Ru ball.svg 17'
Ben Lam Ru ball.svg 23'
Salesi Rayasi Ru ball.svg 28', 43'
Con: Beauden Barrett Rugby penalty.svg 19', 24', 29'
Pen: Beauden Barrett Rugby penalty.svg 11'
Jordie Barrett Rugby penalty.svg 56', 64'
Scoreboard [23] Try: Warrick Gelant Ru ball.svg 13'
Cornal Hendricks Ru ball.svg 34', 58'
penalty try Ru ball.svg 51'
Con: Handré Pollard Rugby penalty.svg 14', 35', 59'
Referee: Nic Berry

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Bulls in 2019 is as follows:

2019 Bulls player statistics
Player name STO JAG LIO SHA CHI SHA JAG RED STO WAR CRU REB BRU BLU HIG LIO QFSFFAppTryConPenDGPts
Lizo Gqoboka 1111111111111111117200010
Schalk Brits 222222222221100000
Trevor Nyakane 333333333333333331700000
Jason Jenkins 4445544444441210005
Lood de Jager 55200000
Ruan Steenkamp 66666620 Sub on.svg620 Sub on.svg20 Sub on.svg1000000
Hanro Liebenberg 787447477777777716400020
Duane Vermeulen 8788888888888814200010
Embrose Papier 99921 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg9921 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg91300000
Handré Pollard 101010101010101010101010101014331381194
Rosko Specman 1111111111111111111111111113500025
Burger Odendaal 1212121212121212121212121213400020
Jesse Kriel 1313131313131313139400020
Johnny Kôtze 1423 Sub on.svg14141112131313131113121310005
Warrick Gelant 15151515151515151515151512300015
Corniel Els 16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg216 Sub on.svg800000
Simphiwe Matanzima 17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg17 Sub on.svg1710005
Dayan van der Westhuizen 18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg500000
Eli Snyman 19 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg519 Sub on.svg5519 Sub on.svg700000
Thembelani Bholi 20 Sub on.svg20 Sub on.svg20 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg800000
Ivan van Zyl 21 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg9921 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg999921 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg21 Sub on.svg1410005
Manie Libbok 22 Sub on.svg222222 Sub on.svg22102222 Sub on.svg2222 Sub on.svg22 Sub on.svg10102222 Sub on.svg229337042
Dylan Sage 23 Sub on.svg23 Sub on.svg121223 Sub on.svg131323 Sub on.svg13900000
Cornal Hendricks 141414141423 Sub on.svg141414141414141414500025
Chris Smith 22000000
Jannes Kirsten 19 Sub on.svg6719 Sub on.svg7444719 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg19 Sub on.svg419 Sub on.svg1500000
Tim Agaba 20 Sub on.svg720 Sub on.svg2020 Sub on.svg400000
Divan Rossouw 23 Sub on.svg2315151523 Sub on.svg23 Sub on.svg23 Sub on.svg1523 Sub on.svg23 Sub on.svg23 Sub on.svg1523 Sub on.svg231310005
Paul Schoeman 19 Sub on.svg820 Sub on.svg20 Sub on.svg20 Sub on.svg668800000
Conraad van Vuuren 18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg200000
Jade Stighling 1111143200010
Jaco Visagie 16 Sub on.svg22216 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg221110005
JT Jackson 2222 Sub on.svg2223 Sub on.svg200000
RG Snyman 55555555551000000
Marco van Staden 666620 Sub on.svg20 Sub on.svg686610200010
Wiehahn Herbst 18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg18 Sub on.svg1000000
Roelof Smit 20 Sub on.svg100000
Johan Grobbelaar 16 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg20 Sub on.svg16 Sub on.svg16400000
André Warner 21 Sub on.svg99921 Sub on.svg99700000
penalty try 17
Total174634451438

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by Sub on.svg. "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

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The 2020 Super Rugby season was the 25th season of Super Rugby, an international men's rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR involving teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It is the third tournament in its current 15 team format, the last before the Japanese side the Sunwolves withdraw from the tournament ahead of a new format in 2021. The current champions are the Crusaders, who won their 10th title in 2019.

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