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Special Sub-Topic: Super 12 Rugby


Which team won the Super 12 tournament in 2000?

    Canterbury Crusaders. The Crusaders defeated the Brumbies in the finals.

How many teams won the first five Super 12 tournaments from 1996 to 2000?
    2. Auckland Blues 1996 and 1997, Canterbury Crusaders in 1998, 1999, 2000.

Who scored the first Super 12 try for the 'new millenium' (i.e. the first in 2000)?
    Jonah Lomu. The first try was scored at the Westpac Trust Stadium in Wellington on 25-Feb-2000 by Jonah against the Sharks.

Which teams made it to the final of the 2000 season?
    Crusaders and Brumbies. The Crusaders beat the Brumbies narrowly in the nail biting final.

How many countries contribute teams to the Super 12 tournament?
    3. South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

How many Hurricanes made the 2000 All Black squad?
    5. Alama Ieremia, Christian Cullen, Jonah Lomu, Filo Tiatia and Tana Umaga.

Prior to the formation of the Super 12 tournament in 1996, when professionalism was introduced by the IRU, the provincial competition was known as the Super ____ tournament?
    10. It was originally known as the Super 10 tournament prior to 1996 (when professionlism was embraced by the IRU), the founding members of the Super 10 competiton were: New Zealand: Waikato, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Auckland Australia: Queensland and NSW South Africa: Western Province (Stormers), Natal (Sharks), and Transvaal (Cats). Pretoria/Northern Transvaal and the ACT Brumbies joined those 10 teams as founding members of ther Super 12s. The provincial tournament has started in 1992 as the Supers Sixes (Canterbury, Auckland, Wellington, Queensland, NSW, and Fiji), and expanded to a Super 10 competiton after just one year, when Western Samoa replaced Fiji, and teams from South Africa were introduced. Prior to the launch of the Super Sixes in 1992, a provincial tournament between six teams had been held in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990.

Who was the top points scorer in the Super 12 tournament during the 4 seasons 1996 to 1999?
    Adrian Cashmore. Adrian Cashmore (Blues) 519.

Where was the Super 12 final held in 2000?
    Bruce Stadium, Canberra. It was a very cold night in Canberra the night of the final and sleet began to fall during the game.

In 2000. who made the uniforms for the New Zealand teams involved in the Super 12 tournament?
    Adidas. Adidas made the Super 12 and All Black uniforms in New Zealand.


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