2019 Super Rugby season

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2019 Super Rugby season
CountriesFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1 team)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (4 teams)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (1 team)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (5 teams)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (4 teams)
Tournament format(s) Conference and knockout
Champions Crusaders (10th title)
Matches played106
Tries scored673 (6.35 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Flag of South Africa.svg Handré Pollard, Bulls (194)
Top try scorer(s)Flag of New Zealand.svg Sevu Reece, Crusaders (15)
Official website Official site
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The 2019 Super Rugby season was the 24th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. The 2019 season was the second season using the reduced 15-team format consisting of three geographical conferences since being reduced from an 18-team competition in 2017.

Contents

This was the final season that used the traditional format of international teams playing each other.

Competition format

The 15 participating teams were divided into three geographical conferences: the Australian Conference (consisting of four Australian teams and the Japanese Sunwolves), the New Zealand Conference (consisting of five New Zealand teams), and the South African Conference (consisting of four South African teams and the Jaguares from Argentina). [1]

In the group stages, there were 18 rounds of matches, with each team playing 16 matches and having two rounds of byes, resulting in a total of 120 matches. Teams played eight inter-conference matches and eight cross-conference matches; they played all the other teams in their conference twice — once at home and once away — and play once against four of the teams in the other two conferences.

The top team in each of the three conferences qualified for the quarterfinals, as do the next five teams with the best records across the three conferences, known as wildcards. The conference winners and best wildcard team hosted the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal winners progressed to the semifinal, and the winners of the semifinals progressed to the final. [1]

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
Australian Conference
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies 161006430366+6465495348
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebels 167093934657256613334
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs 1660103674154846540630
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds 1660103854385350591328
5 Flag of Japan.svg Sunwolves 16201429458429034850412
New Zealand Conference
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders 161132497257+24073318058
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 161213449362+8760463053
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs 167274514651463592236
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders 16637441392+4960532436
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues 1651103473692245472630
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 [2]
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 each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression – Australian Conference
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18QFSFFinal
Brumbies1
(11th)
6
(3rd)
6
(9th)
7
(11th)
11
(9th)
11
(10th)
11
(12th)
11
(14th)
15
(12th)
19
(11th)
20
(12th)
24
(9th)
29
(2nd)
29
(3rd)
34
(3rd)
39
(3rd)
43
(3rd)
48
(3rd)
WonLostN/A
Rebels4
(2nd)
4
(9th)
8
(3rd)
12
(3rd)
13
(3rd)
13
(8th)
18
(2nd)
23
(2nd)
23
(3rd)
24
(2nd)
24
(3rd)
24
(3rd)
28
(6th)
28
(9th)
33
(5th)
34
(6th)
34
(8th)
34
(11th)
N/AN/AN/A
Reds0
(12th)
1
(12th)
1
(14th)
1
(14th)
5
(14th)
10
(10th)
10
(13th)
14
(9th)
14
(13th)
18
(12th)
18
(13th)
22
(10th)
23
(11th)
23
(13th)
24
(14th)
24
(14th)
28
(14th)
28
(14th)
N/AN/AN/A
Sunwolves0
(14th)
1
(14th)
5
(12th)
5
(13th)
6
(13th)
6
(15th)
10
(15th)
10
(15th)
10
(15th)
11
(15th)
11
(15th)
12
(15th)
12
(15th)
12
(15th)
12
(15th)
12
(15th)
12
(15th)
12
(15th)
N/AN/AN/A
Waratahs1
(8th)
5
(8th)
5
(10th)
9
(7th)
10
(10th)
14
(3rd)
15
(7th)
16
(8th)
16
(10th)
20
(7th)
20
(10th)
21
(12th)
22
(13th)
26
(10th)
26
(12th)
30
(10th)
30
(12th)
30
(12th)
N/AN/AN/A
Team Progression – New Zealand Conference
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18QFSFFinal
Blues1
(9th)
1
(13th)
2
(13th)
6
(12th)
6
(12th)
10
(11th)
15
(8th)
19
(5th)
20
(6th)
20
(8th)
20
(11th)
21
(13th)
21
(14th)
26
(11th)
26
(13th)
28
(13th)
29
(13th)
30
(13th)
N/AN/AN/A
Chiefs1
(10th)
1
(15th)
1
(15th)
1
(15th)
3
(15th)
8
(14th)
12
(11th)
12
(13th)
16
(11th)
17
(14th)
17
(14th)
19
(14th)
23
(12th)
23
(14th)
27
(11th)
31
(9th)
31
(10th)
36
(7th)
LostN/AN/A
Crusaders4
(6th)
8
(2nd)
12
(1st)
17
(1st)
19
(1st)
19
(1st)
24
(1st)
29
(1st)
34
(1st)
34
(1st)
39
(1st)
42
(1st)
47
(1st)
49
(1st)
53
(1st)
53
(1st)
58
(1st)
58
(1st)
WonWonWon
Highlanders4
(3rd)
8
(4th)
9
(7th)
10
(6th)
12
(7th)
13
(9th)
13
(10th)
14
(12th)
14
(14th)
18
(13th)
23
(8th)
25
(7th)
29
(5th)
29
(8th)
29
(10th)
29
(12th)
31
(11th)
36
(8th)
LostN/AN/A
Hurricanes4
(7th)
4
(10th)
8
(5th)
13
(4th)
15
(4th)
19
(4th)
19
(4th)
23
(4th)
23
(4th)
27
(4th)
32
(4th)
36
(4th)
40
(4th)
40
(4th)
40
(4th)
44
(4th)
49
(4th)
53
(4th)
WonLostN/A
Team Progression – South African Conference
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18QFSFFinal
Bulls5
(1ST)
5
(5th)
9
(4th)
13
(2nd)
13
(2nd)
13
(7th)
17
(5th)
18
(6th)
23
(2nd)
23
(3rd)
24
(5th)
28
(2nd)
28
(7th)
32
(2nd)
32
(7th)
34
(7th)
36
(5th)
41
(5th)
LostN/AN/A
Jaguares0
(13th)
5
(7th)
9
(6th)
9
(8th)
9
(11th)
9
(12th)
10
(14th)
14
(10th)
19
(7th)
19
(9th)
23
(6th)
27
(6th)
28
(8th)
32
(5th)
36
(2nd)
41
(2nd)
46
(2nd)
51
(2nd)
WonWonLost
Lions4
(5th)
5
(6th)
5
(11th)
9
(9th)
13
(5th)
18
(2nd)
18
(3rd)
18
(7th)
18
(9th)
22
(5th)
22
(9th)
22
(11th)
26
(9th)
30
(6th)
30
(8th)
35
(5th)
35
(6th)
35
(9th)
N/AN/AN/A
Sharks5
(4th)
10
(1st)
11
(2nd)
11
(5th)
11
(8th)
15
(5th)
16
(6th)
21
(3rd)
21
(5th)
22
(6th)
26
(2nd)
28
(5th)
29
(3rd)
29
(7th)
33
(6th)
33
(8th)
33
(9th)
37
(6th)
LostN/AN/A
Stormers0
(15th)
4
(11th)
8
(8th)
8
(10th)
13
(6th)
14
(6th)
14
(9th)
14
(11th)
18
(8th)
19
(10th)
23
(7th)
24
(8th)
24
(10th)
26
(12th)
30
(9th)
30
(11th)
34
(7th)
35
(10th)
N/AN/AN/A
Key:windrawlossbye

Matches

The fixtures for the 2019 Super Rugby competition were released on 12 June 2018. [3] [4] The following matches were played during the regular season:

Home \ Away BLU BRU BUL CHI CRU HIG HUR JAG LIO REB RED SHA STO SUN WAR
Blues 22–22 23–8 22–24 33–26 12–22 24–9 28–20 32–29
Brumbies 26–21 22–10 54–17 31–20 27–34 40–27 33–0 19–13
Bulls 20–56 13–45 20–22 48–27 32–17 37–14 40–3 28–21
Chiefs 33–29 40–27 27–30 23–23 17–23 19–13 29–23 15–30
Crusaders 19–11 36–14 57–28 43–17 38–22 36–10 66–0 21–21
Highlanders 24–12 24–24 31–31 0–0 28–31 32–27 36–31 49–12
Hurricanes 29–24 43–13 47–19 8–32 25–22 20–28 29–19 34–28
Jaguares 23–19 20–15 27–12 27–30 16–25 34–7 30–25 52–10
Lions 12–30 38–29 17–37 47–39 36–33 5–42 41–22 29–28
Rebels 29–26 17–32 8–59 24–19 30–24 24–41 42–15 15–20
Reds 29–28 36–14 12–22 23–34 13–32 24–12 32–26 32–40
Sharks 26–7 16–19 17–30 17–51 27–17 28–14 14–21 11–16
Stormers 17–19 24–23 19–19 34–22 35–8 19–17 9–12 31–18
Sunwolves 19–42 0–52 23–29 24–37 7–52 31–34 10–45 30–31
Waratahs 24–35 20–12 19–20 15–23 23–20 28–17 15–23 29–31
First match(es) will be played: 15 February 2019. Source: https://sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/fixtures/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

The finals fixtures were as follows:

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
          
 
21 June – Christchurch
 
 
Crusaders38
 
29 June — Christchurch
 
Highlanders 14
 
Crusaders30
 
22 June – Wellington
 
Hurricanes 26
 
Hurricanes35
 
6 July — Christchurch
 
Bulls 28
 
Crusaders19
 
21 June – Buenos Aires
 
Jaguares 3
 
Jaguares21
 
28 June – Buenos Aires
 
Chiefs 16
 
Jaguares39
 
22 June – Canberra
 
Brumbies 7
 
Brumbies38
 
 
Sharks13
 

Quarterfinals

21 June 2019 Crusaders 38–14 Highlanders AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
19:35Referee: Jaco Peyper
21 June 2019 Jaguares 21–16 Chiefs José Amalfitani Stadium  
19:35Attendance: 16,914 [5]
Referee: Glen Jackson
22 June 2019 Hurricanes 35–28 Bulls Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
19:35Attendance: 16,180 [6]
Referee: Nic Berry
22 June 2019 Brumbies 38–13 Sharks GIO Stadium, Canberra  
20:00Attendance: 11,112 [7]
Referee: Mike Fraser

Semifinals

28 June 2019 Jaguares 39–7 Brumbies José Amalfitani Stadium  
20:05Try: Tomás Cubelli 4' c
Tomás Lavanini 19' c
Matías Orlando (2) 49' c, 63' c
Emiliano Boffelli 78' m
Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (4) 5', 20', 50', 64'
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (2) 8', 14'
Try: Folau Fainga'a 40' c
Con: Christian Lealiifano 40+2'
Attendance: 31,000 [8]
Referee: Mike Fraser
29 June 2019 Crusaders 30–26 Hurricanes Rugby League Park  
19:35Try: Sevu Reece (2) 13' c, 58' c
Richie Mo'unga 44' c
Con: Richie Mo'unga (3) 14', 45', 60'
Pen: Richie Mo'unga (3) 3', 33', 73'
Try: Ngani Laumape (2) 39' c, 51' c
Ben Lam 41' m
TJ Perenara 61' c
Con: Beauden Barrett (3) 40', 51', 63'
Referee: Nic Berry

Final

6 July 2019 Crusaders 19–3 Jaguares Rugby League Park  
19:35Try: Codie Taylor 25' c
Con: Richie Mo'unga 26'
Pen: Richie Mo'unga (4) 40', 54', 59', 75'
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla 16'

Players

Squads

The following 2019 Super Rugby squads have been named:

Blues squad [9]
Forwards Leni ApisaiJed BrownGerard Cowley-TuiotiBlake GibsonJosh GoodhueAlex HodgmanAkira IoaneLua LiEzekiel LindenmuthMatt MatichSione MafileoMatt MouldsDalton PapaliiJames ParsonsMarcel RenataTom RobinsonHisa SasagiScott ScraftonHoskins SotutuKarl Tu'inukuafePatrick TuipulotuOfa Tu'ungafasiDid not playJacob PierceJimmy Tupou
Backs Levi AumuaOtere BlackCaleb ClarkeMichael CollinsMatt DuffieTJ FaianeRieko IoaneMelani NanaiSam NockMa'a NonuHarry PlummerAugustine PuluJonathan RuruTanielu Tele’aSonny Bill WilliamsDid not playStephen PerofetaJordan Trainor
Coach Leon MacDonald
Brumbies squad [10]
Forwards Allan AlaalatoaRory ArnoldJahrome BrownSam CarterTom CusackMurray DouglasBlake EneverFolau Fainga'aVunipola FifitaLeslie Leulua’iali’i-MakinJoshua Mann-ReaLachlan McCaffreyConnal McInerneyDavid PocockTom RossPete SamuScott SioJames SlipperDarcy SwainRob ValetiniDid not playBen HyneMaile NgauamoAngus Wagner
Backs Tom BanksMack HansenWharenui HaweraLen IkitauJordan Jackson-HopeTevita KuridraniChristian LealiifanoRyan LonerganMatt LucasAndy MuirheadChance PeniJoe PowellToni PuluIrae SimoneHenry SpeightLausii TaliauliTom WrightDid not play • Bayley Kuenzle • Noah Lolesio
Coach Dan McKellar
Bulls squad [11]
Forwards Tim AgabaThembelani BholiSchalk BritsLood de JagerCorniel ElsLizo GqobokaJohan GrobbelaarWiehahn HerbstJason JenkinsJannes KirstenHanro LiebenbergSimphiwe MatanzimaTrevor NyakanePaul SchoemanRoelof SmitEli SnymanRG SnymanRuan SteenkampDayan van der WesthuizenMarco van StadenConraad van VuurenDuane VermeulenJaco VisagieDid not play • Matthys Basson • Nick de JagerCarel du PreezMadot MabokelaEdgar MarutlulleNqoba MxoliHendré Stassen • Muller Uys • Jano Venter
Backs Warrick GelantCornal HendricksJT JacksonJohnny KôtzeJesse KrielManie LibbokBurger OdendaalEmbrose PapierHandré PollardDivan RossouwDylan SageRosko Specman • Jade Stighling • Ivan van ZylAndré WarnerDid not playMarnitz BoshoffStedman GansTravis IsmaielTheo MareeDuncan MatthewsChris Smith
Coach Pote Human
Chiefs squad [12]
Forwards Michael AllardiceTyler ArdronLachlan BoshierMitchell BrownSam CaneRyan CoxonNathan HarrisLuke JacobsonMitch JacobsonMitchell KarpikSefo KautaiNepo LaulalaDaymon LeasuasuTevita MafileoAtunaisa MoliJesse PareteLiam PolwartBrodie RetallickAidan RossTaleni SeuBradley SlaterPita Gus SowakulaAngus Ta'avaoSamisoni Taukei'ahoDid not playKane HamesFin HoeataLaghlan McWhannellReuben O'Neill
Backs Solomon AlaimaloJack DebreczeniStephen DonaldOrbyn LegerAnton Lienert-BrownTumua ManuDamian McKenzieMarty McKenzieAtaata MoeakiolaEtene Nanai-SeturoAlex NankivellShaun StevensonBailyn SullivanTe Toiroa TahuriorangiJonathan TaumateineSean WainuiBrad WeberDid not playTiaan Falcon
Coach Colin Cooper
Crusaders squad [13]
Forwards Michael AlaalatoaHarry AllanScott BarrettEthan BlackadderGeorge BowerWhetu DouglasMitchell DunsheaOwen FranksBen FunnellBilly HarmonOliver JagerAndrew MakalioBrodie McAlisterJoe MoodyTim PerryKieran ReadLuke RomanoTom SandersQuinten StrangeJordan TaufuaCodie TaylorMatt ToddIsileli Tu'ungafasiSam Whitelock
Backs Tim BatemanGeorge BridgeBrett CameronRyan CrottyMitchell DrummondEre EnariBraydon EnnorLeicester Fainga'anukuJack GoodhueBryn HallDavid HaviliMitchell HuntWill JordanManasa MataeleRichie Mo'ungaNgane PunivaiSevu ReeceDid not playIsrael Dagg
Coach Scott Robertson
Highlanders squad [14]
Forwards Liam ColtmanJosh DicksonAsh DixonElliot DixonSef Fa'agaseTom FranklinShannon FrizellJackson HemopoDillon HuntJosh Iosefa-ScottRicky JacksonAyden JohnstoneJames LentjesDaniel Lienert-BrownTyrel LomaxMarino Mikaele-Tu'uPari Pari ParkinsonLiam SquireSiate TokolahiJack WhettonLuke WhitelockDid not playRay Niuia
Backs Marty BanksRichard BuckmanMatt FaddesFolau FakatavaBryn GatlandKayne HammingtonDan HollinsheadJordan HylandJosh IoaneTevita LiJosh McKayWaisake NaholoAaron SmithBen SmithRob ThompsonSio TomkinsonThomas Umaga-JensenTeihorangi WaldenDid not playTevita Nabura
Coach Aaron Mauger
Hurricanes squad [15]
Forwards Fraser ArmstrongAsafo AumuaHeiden Bedwell-CurtisJames BlackwellDane ColesGareth EvansChris EvesAlex FidowVaea FifitaSam HenwoodDu'Plessis KirifiKane Le'aupepeBen MayLiam MitchellXavier NumiaReed PrinsepRicky RiccitelliArdie SaveaToby SmithJeffery Toomaga-AllenIsaia Walker-LeawereDid not playGeoff CridgeAndries FerreiraSam LousiJames O'Reilly
Backs Vince AsoBeauden BarrettJordie BarrettFinlay ChristieJackson Garden-BachopWes GoosenRichard JuddBen LamNgani LaumapeJonah LoweJames MarshallTJ PerenaraBilly ProctorMatt ProctorSalesi RayasiFletcher SmithChase TiatiaDanny ToalaPeter Umaga-JensenDid not playNehe Milner-Skudder
Coach John Plumtree
Jaguares squad [16]
Forwards Matías AlemannoGaspar BalduncielRodrigo BruniAgustín CreevySantiago García BottaFrancisco GorrissenMarcos KremerTomás LavaniniJuan Manuel LeguizamónTomás LezanaPablo MateraSantiago MedranoJulián MontoyaJavier Ortega DesioLucas PaulosGuido PettiEnrique PierettoSantiago SocinoLucio SordoniNahuel Tetaz ChaparroMayco VivasJuan Pablo ZeissDid not playJavier DíazDiego Fortuny • Santiago Grondona • Franco Molina
Backs Gonzalo BertranouEmiliano BoffelliSebastián CancelliereSantiago CarrerasTomás CubelliJerónimo de la FuenteBautista DelguyJoaquín Díaz BonillaBautista EzcurraFelipe EzcurraSantiago González IglesiasMartín LandajoJuan Cruz MalliaDomingo MiottiMatías MoroniRamiro MoyanoMatías OrlandoJoaquín TuculetDid not play • Santiago Chocobares • Ignacio Mendy
Coach Gonzalo Quesada
Lions squad [17]
Forwards Jacobie AdriaanseCyle BrinkJan-Henning CampherRobbie CoetzeeHacjivah DayimaniRhyno HerbstPieter JansenJohannes JonkerRobert KrugerStephan LewiesMalcolm MarxNathan McBethReinhard NothnagelMarvin OrieCarlü SadieMarnus SchoemanSti SitholeDylan SmithKwagga SmithVincent TshitukaWilhelm van der SluysFrans van WykJames VenterRuan VermaakWarren WhiteleyDid not playJo-Hanko de VilliersLourens Erasmus • Chergin Fillies • Len MassynDanie MieniePJ Steenkamp
Backs Andries CoetzeeRuan CombrinckRoss CronjéAphiwe DyantyiTyrone GreenNic GroomElton JantjiesGianni LombardSylvian MahuzaLionel MapoeFranco NaudéShaun ReynoldsWandisile SimelaneCourtnall SkosanDillon SmitHarold VorsterDid not playEddie FouchéJan-Louis la GrangeManuel RassMadosh TambweBradley ThainMorné van den BergWayne van der Bank • Lourens van der Schyff
Coach Swys de BruinIvan van Rooyen
Rebels squad [18]
Forwards Robbie AbelJermaine AinsleyAdam ColemanAngus CottrellPone Fa'amausiliTetera FaulknerMatt GibbonEsei Ha'anganaRichard HardwickRoss Haylett-PettySam JeffriesLuke JonesRob LeotaIsi NaisaraniMatt PhilipAnaru RangiHugh RoachSam TalakaiJordan UeleseBrad WilkinDid not playBen DaleyMees ErasmusTrevor HoseaFereti Sa'aga
Backs Quade CooperStuart DunbarTom EnglishWill GeniaHarrison GoddardDane Haylett-PettyReece HodgeMarika KoroibeteJack MaddocksCampbell MagnayBill MeakesMichael RuruMatt To'omuaSione TuipulotuSemisi Tupou
Coach David Wessels
Reds squad [19]
Forwards Angus BlythFeao FotuaikaScott HigginbothamHarry HockingsHarry HoopertAdam KorczykGavin LukaAlex MafiFraser McReightBrandon Paenga-AmosaIzack RoddaLukhan Salakaia-LotoAngus Scott-YoungJP SmithRuan SmithCaleb TimuTaniela TupouLiam WrightDid not playEfi Ma'afuHarry Wilson
Backs Jock CampbellFilipo DaugunuChris Feauai-SautiaJack HardyBryce HegartySamu KereviIsaac LucasScott MaloluaTate McDermottMatt McGahanSefa NaivaluDuncan Paia'auaJordan PetaiaMoses SoroviHamish StewartAidan TouaSeb WilemanDid not play • Will Eadie • Liam McNamaraTeti TelaJames Tuttle
Coach Brad Thorn
Sharks squad [20]
Forwards Hyron AndrewsRuan BothaCraig BurdenPhepsi Buthelezi • Cullen Collopy • Dan du PreezJean-Luc du PreezThomas du ToitGideon KoegelenbergMzamo MajolaFez MbathaKhutha MchunuJohn-Hubert MeyerTendai MtawariraCoenie OosthuizenTyler PaulDylan RichardsonJuan SchoemanLuke StringerAkker van der MerweJJ van der MeschtPhilip van der WaltRuben van HeerdenKerron van VuurenJacques Vermeulen • Wian Vosloo • Did not play • Kwanda Dimaza • Andrew EvansTera MtembuChiliboy Ralepelle
Backs Lukhanyo AmCurwin BoschRobert du PreezAndré EsterhuizenAphelele FassiMarius LouwMakazole MapimpiZee MkhabelaLwazi MvovoS'busiso NkosiLouis SchreuderRhyno SmithKobus van WykJeremy WardGrant WilliamsCameron WrightDid not playMuller du PlessisSanele NohambaCourtney WinnaarLeolin Zas
Coach Robert du Preez
Stormers squad [21]
Forwards Juarno AugustusJaco CoetzeeJohan du ToitPieter-Steph du ToitEben EtzebethNeethling FouchéCorné FourieDan JoosteSteven KitshoffSiya KolisiMichael KumbiraiWilco LouwFrans Malherbe • Chris Massyn • Bongi MbonambiDavid MeihuizenSalmaan MoeratSikhumbuzo NotsheScarra NtubeniMarno RedelinghuysJD SchickerlingChad SolomonKobus van DykErnst van RhynChris van ZylAlistair VermaakCobus WieseDid not playKwenzo Blose • Lee-Marvin Mazibuko • Ramone SamuelsNama Xaba
Backs Craig BarryDamian de AllendeDaniël du PlessisJean-Luc du PlessisJJ EngelbrechtHerschel JantjiesDan KrielDillyn LeydsSP MaraisRuhan NelSergeal PetersenJustin PhillipsSeabelo SenatlaJoshua StanderEdwill van der MerweJano VermaakEW ViljoenDamian WillemseDid not playPaul de Wet • Duncan Saal
Coach Robbie Fleck
Sunwolves squad [22]
Forwards Mark AbbottAsaeli Ai ValuTakuma AsaharaJaba BregvadzeBen GunterRyota HasegawaGrant HattinghUwe HeluShota HorieKoo Ji-wonTakuya KitadeAmanaki MafiPauliasi ManuShuhei MatsuhashiMasataka MikamiCraig MillarShogo MiuraJames MooreMasakatsu NishikawaYuya OdoConán O'DonnellSam PrattleyDan PryorKara PryorEd QuirkTom RoweAtsushi SakateLuke ThompsonYoshitaka TokunagaHendrik TuiNathan VellaRahboni Warren-VosayacoAlex WoontonHiroshi YamashitaDid not playSamuela AniseKazuki HimenoKeita InagakiLappies LabuschagnéMichael LeitchYusuke NiwaiWimpie van der WaltHencus van Wyk
Backs Jamie BoothPhil BurleighJason EmeryShane GatesJamie HenryTimothy LafaeleMichael LittleSemisi MasirewaRikiya MatsudaRyoto NakamuraHayden ParkerRene RangerHosea SaumakiKaito ShigenoYu TamuraFumiaki TanakaHarumichi TatekawaSione TeaupaJosh TimuKeisuke UchidaGerhard van den HeeverAkihito YamadaRyohei YamanakaTakuya YamasawaDid not playKenki FukuokaLomano LemekiYutaka NagareWill Tupou
Coach Tony Brown
Waratahs squad [23]
Forwards Jack DempseyDamien FitzpatrickNed HaniganJed HollowayMichael HooperHarry Johnson-HolmesSekope KepuTolu LatuRyan McCauleyWill MillerRory O'ConnorTatafu Polota-NauTom RobertsonRob SimmonsHugh SinclairTom StaniforthLachlan SwintonChris TalakaiAndrew TualaShambeckler VuiMichael WellsDid not play • Angus Bell • BJ Edwards • Will Harris • Le Roux RoetsJP SauniRory SuttorPatrick TafaCody Walker • Jeremy Williams
Backs Adam Ashley-CooperKurtley BealeCameron ClarkLalakai FoketiIsrael FolauBernard FoleyJake GordonKarmichael HuntMack MasonAlex NewsomeNick PhippsCurtis RonaTautalatasi TasiDid not playBen DonaldsonJohn FolauWill Harrison • James Ramm • Mitch Short
Coach Daryl Gibson

Top scorers

The top ten try and point scorers during the 2019 Super Rugby season are: [24]

Referees

The following refereeing panel was appointed by SANZAAR for the 2019 Super Rugby season: [25]

2019 Super Rugby referees
Argentina Federico Anselmi
Australia Nic BerryAngus GardnerDamon Murphy
New Zealand Nick BriantMike FraserGlen JacksonBen O'KeeffeBrendon PickerillPaul Williams
South Africa AJ JacobsJaco PeyperRasta RasivhengeEgon SecondsMarius van der Westhuizen

Attendances

TeamMain StadiumCapacityTotal AttendanceAverage Attendance % Capacity
Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues Eden Park 50,000
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs Waikato Stadium 25,800
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes Westpac Stadium 34,500128,10114,23344%
Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders Rugby League Park 18,000
Flag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,72893,42413,34646%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds Suncorp Stadium 52,50090,81511,35121%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies Canberra Stadium 25,01179,1858,79835%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs Bankwest Stadium 30,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Rebels AAMI Park 29,500
Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks ABSA Stadium 52,000
Flag of South Africa.svg Bulls Loftus Versfeld 51,792
Flag of South Africa.svg Lions Ellis Park 62,567
Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers Newlands Stadium 51,900
Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares José Amalfitani Stadium 49,640
Flag of Japan.svg Sunwolves Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium 27,188

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