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1999 Super 12 season

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Start date
  
1999

Matches played
  
69

Champion
  
Crusaders

1999 Super 12 season

Countries
  
Australia  South Africa  New Zealand

Tournament format(s)
  
Round-robin and knockout

Champions
  
Canterbury Crusaders (2nd title)

Top point scorer(s)
  
Andrew Mehrtens (192) (Canterbury Crusaders)

Top try scorer(s)
  
Joe Roff (8) (ACT Brumbies)

Similar
  
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The 1999 Super 12 season was the fourth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 1999, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams entered the playoff semi finals, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third. The winner of each semi final qualified for the final, which was contested by the Canterbury Crusaders and the Otago Highlanders at Carisbrook, Dunedin. The Crusaders won 24 – 19 to win their second Super 12 title.

Teams

The 1999 Super 12 competition consisted of 12 teams, four from South Africa, three from Australia and five from New Zealand.
ACT Brumbies (Australia)
Auckland Blues (New Zealand)
Canterbury Crusaders (New Zealand)
Cats (South Africa)
Northern Bulls (South Africa)
Otago Highlanders (New Zealand)
Queensland Reds (Australia)
Sharks (South Africa)
Stormers (South Africa)
Waikato Chiefs (New Zealand)
Waratahs (Australia)
Wellington Hurricanes (New Zealand)

References

1999 Super 12 season Wikipedia