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Super Rugby Champions

Year # of Teams Final Losing semi-finalists
Winner Score Runner-up 1 losing semi-finalist 2 losing semi-finalist
1996
Details
12
Blues
45 – 21
Sharks

Reds

Bulls
1997
Details
12
Blues
23 – 7
Brumbies

Hurricanes

Sharks
1998
Details
12
Crusaders
20 – 13
Blues

Sharks

Highlanders
1999
Details
12
Crusaders
24 – 19
Highlanders

Reds

Stormers
2000
Details
12
Crusaders
20 – 19
Brumbies

Highlanders

Cats
2001
Details
12
Brumbies
36 – 6
Sharks

Cats

Reds
2002
Details
12
Crusaders
31 – 13
Brumbies

Waratahs

Highlanders
2003
Details
12
Blues
21 – 17
Crusaders

Hurricanes

Brumbies
2004
Details
12
Brumbies
47 – 38
Crusaders

Stormers

Chiefs
2005
Details
12
Crusaders
35 – 25
Waratahs

Bulls

Hurricanes
2006
Details
14
Crusaders
19 – 12
Hurricanes

Waratahs

Bulls
2007
Details
14
Bulls
20 – 19
Sharks

Crusaders

Blues
2008
Details
14
Crusaders
20 – 12
Waratahs

Sharks

Hurricanes
2009
Details
14
Bulls
61 – 17
Chiefs

Hurricanes

Crusaders
2010
Details
14
Bulls
25 – 17
Stormers

Crusaders

Waratahs
2011
Details
15
Reds
18 – 13
Crusaders

Blues

Stormers
2012
Details
15
Chiefs
37 – 6
Sharks

Crusaders

Stormers

Total wins

Team City/Area Championships Runners-up
Crusaders Christchurch 7 3
Blues Auckland 3 1
Bulls Pretoria 3 0
Brumbies Canberra 2 3
Chiefs Hamilton 1 1
Reds Brisbane 1 0
Sharks Durban 0 4
Waratahs Sydney 0 2
Highlanders Dunedin 0 1
Hurricanes Wellington 0 1
Stormers Cape Town 0 1

Wins by Country

Country Championships Runners-up Losing Semi-Finalists
New Zealand 11 7 15
South Africa 3 5 12
Australia 3 5 7

Conference Winners

Since 2011 Australia,New Zealand and South Africa have played in 3 separate conferences. With teams playing each team in their own conference twice (home and away) and in the other conferences playing four of the five teams.The winner of each conference is awarded a home final and their region specific conference trophy.

Year Australia New Zealand South Africa
2011 Reds Crusaders Stormers
2012 Reds Chiefs Stormers

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