Super Rugby

2012 SUPER RUGBY DRAW

Date	Match	Venue	Time*	Score
Date	Match	Venue	Time*	Score
Week one
February 24	Blues v Crusaders	Auckland	7.35pm
February 24	Brumbies v Force	Canberra	7.40pm
February 24	Bulls v Sharks	Pretoria	7.10pm
February 25	Chiefs v Highlanders	Hamilton	7.35pm
February 25	Waratahs v Reds	Sydney	7.40pm
February 25	Stormers v Hurricanes	Cape Town	5.05pm
February 25	Lions v Cheetahs	Johannesburg	7.10pm
Bye: Rebels
Week two
March 2	Chiefs v Blues	Hamilton	7.35pm
March 2	Rebels v Waratahs	Melbourne	7.40pm
March 2	Lions v Hurricanes	Johannesburg	7.10pm
March 3	Highlanders v Crusaders	Dunedin	7.35pm
March 3	Reds v Force	Brisbane	7.40pm
March 3	Cheetahs v Bulls	Bloemfontein	5.05pm
March 3	Stormers v Sharks	Cape Town	7.10pm
Bye: Brumbies
Week three
March 9	Crusaders v Chiefs	Napier	7.35pm
March 9	Force v Hurricanes	Perth	7.05pm
March 10	Brumbies v Cheetahs	Canberra	3.35pm
March 10	Highlanders v Waratahs	Dunedin	7.35pm
March 10	Reds v Rebels	Brisbane	7.40pm
March 10	Sharks v Lions	Durban	5.05pm
March 10	Bulls v Blues	Pretoria	7.10pm
Bye: Stormers
Week four
March 16	Chiefs v Brumbies	Tauranga	7.35pm
March 16	Stormers v Blues	Cape Town	7.10pm
March 17	Hurricanes v Highlanders	Wellington	7.35pm
March 17	Waratahs v Force	Sydney	7.40pm
March 17	Sharks v Reds	Durban	5.05pm
March 18	Rebels v Cheetahs	Melbourne	4.10pm
Byes: Bulls, Lions, Crusaders
Week five
March 23	Blues v Hurricanes	Auckland	7.35pm
March 23	Rebels v Force	Melbourne	7.40pm
March 24	Waratahs v Sharks	Sydney	3.35pm
March 24	Crusaders v Cheetahs	TBC	7.35pm
March 24	Brumbies v Highlanders	Canberra	7.40pm
March 24	Bulls v Reds	Pretoria	5.05pm
March 24	Lions v Stormers	Johannesburg	7.10pm
Bye: Chiefs
Week six
March 30	Highlanders v Rebels	Invercargill	7.35pm
March 31	Hurricanes v Cheetahs	Wellington	5.30pm
March 31	Chiefs v Waratahs	Hamilton	7.35pm
March 31	Brumbies v Sharks	Canberra	7.40pm
March 31	Force v Reds	Perth	6.40pm
March 31	Lions v Crusaders	Johannesburg	5.05pm
March 31	Stormers v Bulls	Cape Town	7.10pm
Bye: Blues
Week seven (Easter)
April 5	Rebels v Blues	Melbourne	7.40pm
April 6	Hurricanes v Sharks	New Plymouth	7.35pm
April 6	Reds v Brumbies	Brisbane	7.40pm
April 6	Force v Chiefs	Perth	7.40pm
April 7	Highlanders v Stormers	Dunedin	7.35pm
April 7	Cheetahs v Lions	Welkom	3.00pm
April 7	Bulls v Crusaders	Pretoria	5.05pm
Bye: Waratahs
Week eight
April 13	Blues v Sharks	Auckland	7.35pm
April 13	Force v Waratahs	Perth	7.10pm
April 13	Crusaders v Stormers	TBC	7.35pm
April 13	Brumbies v Rebels	Canberra	7.40pm
April 13	Cheetahs v Chiefs	Bloemfontein	5.05pm
April 13	Lions v Bulls	Johannesburg	7.10pm
Byes: Highlanders, Hurricanes, Reds
Week nine
April 20	Highlanders v Blues	Dunedin	7.35pm
April 20	Reds v Stormers	Brisbane	7.40pm
April 21	Hurricanes v Crusaders	Wellington	7.35pm
April 21	Waratahs v Rebels	Sydney	7.40pm
April 21	Sharks v Chiefs	Durban	5.05pm
April 21	Bulls v Brumbies	Pretoria	7.10pm
Byes Cheetahs, Force, Lions
Week 10
April 27	Blues v Reds	Auckland	7.35pm
April 27	Lions v Brumbies	Johannesburg	7.10pm
April 28	Chiefs v Hurricanes	Hamilton	7.35pm
April 28	Force v Stormers	Perth	5.40pm
April 28	Cheetahs v Highlanders	Bloemfontein	5.05pm
April 29	Waratahs v Crusaders	Sydney	4.10pm
Byes: Bulls, Rebels, Sharks
Week 11
May 4	Hurricanes v Blues	Wellington	7.35pm
May 4	Rebels v Bulls	Melbourne	7.40pm
May 5	Chiefs v Lions	Pukekohe	7.35pm
May 5	Brumbies v Waratahs	Canberra	7.40pm
May 5	Sharks v Highlanders	Durban	5.05pm
May 5	Cheetahs v Force	Bloemfontein	7.10pm
May 6	Crusaders v Reds	TBC	4.00pm
Bye: Stormers
Week 12
May 11	Blues v Lions	Auckland	7.35pm
May 11	Waratahs v Bulls	Sydney	7.40pm
May 12	Highlanders v Hurricanes	Dunedin	7.35pm
May 12	Rebels v Crusaders	Melbourne	7.40pm
May 12	Sharks v Force	Durban	5.05pm
May 12	Stormers v Cheetahs	Cape Town	7.10pm
May 13	Reds v Chiefs	Brisbane	4.10pm
Bye: Brumbies
WeeK 13
May 18	Hurricanes v Brumbies	Wellington	7.35pm
May 19	Highlanders v Bulls	Dunedin	5.30pm
May 19	Crusaders v Blues	TBC	7.35pm
May 19	Reds v Lions	Brisbane	7.40pm
May 19	Cheetahs v Sharks	Bloemfontein	5.05pm
May 19	Stormers v Waratahs	Cape Town	7.10pm
May 19	Force v Rebels	Perth	2.35pm
Bye: Chiefs
Week 14
May 25	Chiefs v Bulls	Hamilton	7.35pm
May 26	Hurricanes v Rebels	Wellington	5.30pm
May 26	Blues v Highlanders	Auckland	7.35pm
May 26	Brumbies v Reds	Canberra	7.40pm
May 26	Force v Lions	Perth	7.40pm
May 26	Cheetahs v Waratahs	Bloemfontein	5.05pm
May 26	Sharks v Stormers	Durban	7.10pm
Bye: Crusaders
WeeK 15
June 1	Crusaders v Highlanders	TBC	7.35pm
June 1	Rebels v Brumbies	Melbourne	7.40pm
June 2	Blues v Chiefs	Auckland	7.35pm
June 2	Waratahs v Hurricanes	Sydney	7.40pm
June 2	Lions v Sharks	Johannesburg	5.05pm
June 2	Bulls v Stormers	Pretoria	7.10pm
Byes: Cheetahs, Force, Reds
Week 16-18 No Super Rugby due to June internationals
Week 19
June 29	Highlanders v Chiefs	Dunedin	7.35pm
June 29	Rebels v Reds	Melbourne	7.40pm
June 30	Crusaders v Hurricanes	TBC	7.35pm
June 30	Force v Brumbies	Perth	7.40pm
June 30	Stormers v Lions	Cape Town	5.05pm
June 30	Bulls v Cheetahs	Pretoria	7.10pm
Byes: Blues, Waratahs, Sharks
Week 20
July 6	Chiefs v Crusaders	Hamilton	7.35pm
July 6	Reds v Highlanders	Brisbane	7.40pm
July 7	Blues v Force	Auckland	7.35pm
July 7	Waratahs v Brumbies	Sydney	7.40pm
July 7	Cheetahs v Stormers	Bloemfontein	3.00pm
July 7	Lions v Rebels	Johannesburg	5.05pm
July 7	Sharks v Bulls	Durban	7.10pm
Bye: Hurricanes
Week 21
July 13	Hurricanes v Chiefs	Wellington	7.35pm
July 14	Brumbies v Blues	Canberra	3.30pm
July 14	Crusaders v Force	TBC	7.35pm
July 14	Reds v Waratahs	Brisbane	7.40pm
July 14	Stormers v Rebels	Cape Town	3.00pm
July 14	Sharks v Cheetahs	Durban	5.05pm
July 14	Bulls v Lions	Pretoria	7.10pm
The finals
Week one	Qualifiers
Bye	Team one and two
July 20	Qualifier one: team three v team six
July 21	Qualifier two: team four v team five
Week two	Semifinals
July 27	Semi one: team one v lowest ranked qualifier winner
July 28	Semi two: team two v highest ranked qualifier winner
Week three	Final
August 4	Final: winner semifinal one v winner semifinal two

NB: All times are local

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New Zealand Conference	P	W	L	D	F	A	BP	Pts
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Highlanders
Hurricanes
Chiefs

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Reds
Waratahs
Force
Brumbies
Rebels

South African Conference	P	W	L	D	F	A	BP	Pts
Stormers
Sharks
Bulls
Cheetahs
Lions

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