2017 Super Rugby season

Countries

Argentina (1 team)
Australia (5 teams)
Japan (1 team)
New Zealand (5 teams)
South Africa (6 teams)

Tournament format(s)

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The 2017 Super Rugby season will be the 22nd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It will be the second season featuring an expanded 18-team format, following the competition's expansion from 15 teams prior to the 2016 season.

After 17 rounds of matches between 23 February and 15 July – with Rounds 15 and 16 split due to the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand – four conference winners and four wildcard teams will progress to the finals series, which will consist of quarterfinals, semifinals and a final on 5 August.

Competition format

The 18 participating teams are divided into two geographical groups, each consisting of two conferences: the Australasian Group, with five teams in the Australian Conference and five teams in the New Zealand Conference and the South African Group, with six South African teams, one Argentine team and one Japanese team split into two four-team conferences – an Africa 1 Conference and an Africa 2 Conference.^[1]

In the group stages, there will be 17 rounds of matches, where each team played 15 matches and had two rounds of byes for a total of 135 matches. Due to the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand in June and July, Rounds 15 and 16 were split; Round 15 of the Australian and New Zealand Conferences will be played on the weekend of 3 June, with Round 16 of the New Zealand Conference scheduled for the following week. The South African Conference Round 15 matches will be played on the weekend of 1 July, with the Round 16 matches for the Australian and South African conferences scheduled for a week later.

Teams will play six intra-conference matches; in the four-team African Conferences, each team will play the other three teams in their conference at home and away, while in the five-team Australasian Conferences, each team will play two teams home and away and once against the other two teams (one at home and one away). The other nine matches will be a single round of matches against each team in the other conference in their group, as well as against each team from one of the conferences in the other group. For 2017, the teams in Africa 1 will play the teams in the New Zealand Conference, while the teams in Africa 2 will play the teams in the Australian Conference.

The top team in each of the four conferences will qualify for the quarterfinals. The next three highest-ranked teams in the Australasian Group and the next highest-ranked team in the South African group will also qualify to the quarterfinals as wildcards. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #4 for the quarterfinals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages.

In the quarterfinals, the conference winners will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry, the second-seeded conference winner hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry, the third-seeded conference winner hosting the second-seeded wildcard entry and the fourth-seeded conference winner hosting the top-seed wildcard entry.

The quarterfinal winners will progress to the semifinals, where the highest seed to reach the semifinals will host the lowest seed and the second-seeded semi-finalist will host the third-seeded team.

The winners of the semifinals will advance to the final, at the venue of the highest-seeded team.

Standings

The current conference standings for the 2017 Super Rugby season are:^[2]

2017 Super Rugby standings

Australasian Group
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Blues	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Brumbies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Force	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Highlanders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Waratahs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

South African Group
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Cheetahs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Jaguares	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Sharks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Stormers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Sunwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Australian Conference
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Brumbies	0
2	Force	0
3	Rebels	0
4	Reds	0
5	Waratahs	0

New Zealand Conference
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Blues	0
2	Chiefs	0
3	Crusaders	0
4	Highlanders	0
5	Hurricanes	0

Africa 1 Conference
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Bulls	0
2	Cheetahs	0
3	Stormers	0
4	Sunwolves	0

Africa 2 Conference
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Jaguares	0
2	Kings	0
3	Lions	0
4	Sharks	0

Overall
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Blues	0
2	Brumbies	0
3	Bulls	0
4	Cheetahs	0
5	Chiefs	0
6	Crusaders	0
7	Force	0
8	Highlanders	0
9	Hurricanes	0
10	Jaguares	0
11	Kings	0
12	Lions	0
13	Rebels	0
14	Reds	0
15	Sharks	0
16	Stormers	0
17	Sunwolves	0
18	Waratahs	0

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Conference leaders, qualify to finals.	P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points
	Wildcard teams, qualify to finals.

Competition rules:
Qualification: The top 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 #4 for the Quarter Finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the Quarter Finals, the conference winners will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry, the second-seeded conference winner hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry, the third-seeded conference winner hosting the second-seeded wildcard entry and the fourth-seeded conference winner hosting the top-seed wildcard entry. The Quarter Final winners will progress to the Semi-Finals, where the highest seed to reach the Semi-Finals will host the lowest seed and the second-seeded semi-finalist will host the third-seeded team. The winner of the Semi-Finals will progress to the Final, at the venue of the highest-seeded team. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows:<ref name="Team with "Most Wins" will finish higher in Super Rugby">{{cite web \| url=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=208405539194673 \| title=Team with "Most Wins" will finish higher in Super Rugby \| publisher=SANZAR \| date=12 June 2011 \| accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> * Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked in the top four) * Log points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference

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 – Australasian Group
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	QF	SF	Final
Blues
Brumbies
Chiefs
Crusaders
Force
Highlanders
Hurricanes
Rebels
Reds
Waratahs

Team Progression – South African Group
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	QF	SF	Final
Bulls
Cheetahs
Jaguares
Kings
Lions
Sharks
Stormers
Sunwolves

Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

The fixtures for the 2017 Super Rugby competition were released on 20 September 2016:^[3]

Round One

	23 February 2017	Rebels	v	Blues	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:45

	24 February 2017	Highlanders	v	Chiefs	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35

	24 February 2017	Reds	v	Sharks	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:00

	25 February 2017	Sunwolves	v	Hurricanes	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	13:15

	25 February 2017	Crusaders	v	Brumbies	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35

	25 February 2017	Waratahs	v	Force	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45

	25 February 2017	Cheetahs	v	Lions	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

	25 February 2017	Kings	v	Jaguares	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

	25 February 2017	Stormers	v	Bulls	DHL Newlands, Cape Town

Round Two

	2 March 2017	Force	v	Reds	nib Stadium, Perth
	18:30

	3 March 2017	Chiefs	v	Blues	FMG Stadium, Waikato
	19:35

	4 March 2017	Hurricanes	v	Rebels	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	17:15

	4 March 2017	Highlanders	v	Crusaders	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35

	4 March 2017	Brumbies	v	Sharks	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:45

	4 March 2017	Sunwolves	v	Kings	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
	18:55

	4 March 2017	Lions	v	Waratahs	Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg

	4 March 2017	Stormers	v	Jaguares	DHL Newlands, Cape Town

	4 March 2017	Cheetahs	v	Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Round Three

	10 March 2017	Chiefs	v	Hurricanes	FMG Stadium, Waikato
	19:35

	10 March 2017	Brumbies	v	Force	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:45

	10 March 2017	Sharks	v	Waratahs	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	19:00

	11 March 2017	Blues	v	Highlanders	TBC
	19:35

	11 March 2017	Reds	v	Crusaders	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:45

	11 March 2017	Cheetahs	v	Sunwolves	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:15

	11 March 2017	Kings	v	Stormers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:30

	11 March 2017	Jaguares	v	Lions	Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires

Bye/s: Bulls, Rebels

Round Four

	17 March 2017	Crusaders	v	Blues	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35

	17 March 2017	Rebels	v	Chiefs	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:45

	17 March 2017	Bulls	v	Sunwolves	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:00

	18 March 2017	Hurricanes	v	Highlanders	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35

	18 March 2017	Waratahs	v	Brumbies	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45

	18 March 2017	Lions	v	Reds	Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
	17:15

	18 March 2017	Sharks	v	Kings	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	19:30

	18 March 2017	Jaguares	v	Cheetahs	Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires

Bye/s: Force, Stormers

Round Five

	24 March 2017	Crusaders	v	Force	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35

	24 March 2017	Rebels	v	Waratahs	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:45

	25 March 2017	Blues	v	Bulls	TBC
	19:35

	25 March 2017	Brumbies	v	Highlanders	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:45

	25 March 2017	Sunwolves	v	Stormers	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
	18:55

	25 March 2017	Kings	v	Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:05

	25 March 2017	Cheetahs	v	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:15

	25 March 2017	Jaguares	v	Reds	Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
	18:40

Bye/s: Chiefs, Hurricanes

Round Six

	31 March 2017	Highlanders	v	Rebels	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35

	1 April 2017	Blues	v	Force	TBC
	17:15

	1 April 2017	Chiefs	v	Bulls	FMG Stadium, Waikato
	19:35

	1 April 2017	Reds	v	Hurricanes	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:45

	1 April 2017	Stormers	v	Cheetahs	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	15:05

	1 April 2017	Lions	v	Sharks	Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
	17:15

	2 April 2017	Waratahs	v	Crusaders	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	16:05

Bye/s: Brumbies, Jaguares, Kings, Sunwolves

Round Seven

	7 April 2017	Hurricanes	v	Waratahs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35

	8 April 2017	Sunwolves	v	Bulls	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	14:15

	8 April 2017	Highlanders	v	Blues	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35

	8 April 2017	Brumbies	v	Reds	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:45

	8 April 2017	Sharks	v	Jaguares	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	15:05

	8 April 2017	Stormers	v	Chiefs	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:15

	9 April 2017	Force	v	Kings	nib Stadium, Perth
	14:05

Bye/s: Cheetahs, Crusaders, Lions, Rebels

Round Eight

	14 April 2017	Crusaders	v	Sunwolves	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35

	15 April 2017	Reds	v	Kings	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	15:05

	15 April 2017	Blues	v	Hurricanes	TBC
	19:35

	15 April 2017	Rebels	v	Brumbies	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:45

	15 April 2017	Cheetahs	v	Chiefs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:05

	15 April 2017	Stormers	v	Lions	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:15

	15 April 2017	Bulls	v	Jaguares	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:30

Bye/s: Force, Highlanders, Sharks, Waratahs

Round Nine

	21 April 2017	Hurricanes	v	Brumbies	McLean Park, Napier
	19:35

	21 April 2017	Lions	v	Jaguares	Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
	19:00

	22 April 2017	Highlanders	v	Sunwolves	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
	17:15

	22 April 2017	Crusaders	v	Stormers	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35

	22 April 2017	Waratahs	v	Kings	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45

	22 April 2017	Force	v	Chiefs	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:55

	22 April 2017	Bulls	v	Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15

	22 April 2017	Sharks	v	Rebels	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	19:30

Bye/s: Blues, Reds

Round Ten

	28 April 2017	Highlanders	v	Stormers	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35

	29 April 2017	Chiefs	v	Sunwolves	FMG Stadium, Waikato
	19:35

	29 April 2017	Reds	v	Waratahs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:45

	29 April 2017	Force	v	Lions	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:55

	29 April 2017	Cheetahs	v	Crusaders	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:15

	29 April 2017	Kings	v	Rebels	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:30

	29 April 2017	Jaguares	v	Sharks	Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires

	30 April 2017	Brumbies	v	Blues	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	16:05

Bye/s: Bulls, Hurricanes

Round Eleven

	5 May 2017	Hurricanes	v	Stormers	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35

	5 May 2017	Cheetahs	v	Highlanders	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00

	6 May 2017	Rebels	v	Lions	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	15:00

	6 May 2017	Chiefs	v	Reds	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
	19:35

	6 May 2017	Waratahs	v	Blues	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45

	6 May 2017	Sharks	v	Force	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	15:05

	6 May 2017	Bulls	v	Crusaders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15

	6 May 2017	Jaguares	v	Sunwolves	Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
	18:40

Bye/s: Brumbies, Kings

Round Twelve

	12 May 2017	Blues	v	Cheetahs	TBC
	19:35

	12 May 2017	Brumbies	v	Lions	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:45

	13 May 2017	Crusaders	v	Hurricanes	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35

	13 May 2017	Rebels	v	Reds	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:45

	13 May 2017	Bulls	v	Highlanders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:05

	13 May 2017	Kings	v	Sharks	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:15

	13 May 2017	Jaguares	v	Force	Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
	18:40

Bye/s: Chiefs, Stormers, Sunwolves, Waratahs

Round Thirteen

	19 May 2017	Chiefs	v	Crusaders	ANZ Stadium, Suva
	19:35

	19 May 2017	Stormers	v	Blues	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:00

	20 May 2017	Hurricanes	v	Cheetahs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35

	20 May 2017	Force	v	Highlanders	nib Stadium, Perth
	17:45

	20 May 2017	Sunwolves	v	Sharks	Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
	19:55

	20 May 2017	Kings	v	Brumbies	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:05

	20 May 2017	Lions	v	Bulls	Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
	17:15

	21 May 2017	Waratahs	v	Rebels	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	16:05

Bye/s: Jaguares, Reds

Round Fourteen

	26 May 2017	Blues	v	Chiefs	TBC
	19:35

	26 May 2017	Reds	v	Force	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:45

	27 May 2017	Sunwolves	v	Cheetahs	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	14:15

	27 May 2017	Highlanders	v	Waratahs	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35

	27 May 2017	Rebels	v	Crusaders	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:45

	27 May 2017	Bulls	v	Hurricanes	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:05

	27 May 2017	Sharks	v	Stormers	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	17:15

	27 May 2017	Jaguares	v	Brumbies	Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
	18:40

	28 May 2017	Lions	v	Kings	Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
	14:30

Round Fifteen (Australia and New Zealand)

	2 June 2017	Blues	v	Reds	TBC
	19:35

	3 June 2017	Crusaders	v	Highlanders	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	14:35

	3 June 2017	Chiefs	v	Waratahs	FMG Stadium, Waikato
	17:05

	3 June 2017	Brumbies	v	Rebels	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:45

	3 June 2017	Force	v	Hurricanes	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:55

Round Sixteen (New Zealand)

	9 June 2017	Hurricanes	v	Chiefs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35

Bye/s: Blues, Crusaders, Highlanders

Round Fifteen (South Africa)

	30 June 2017	Jaguares	v	Kings	Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
	20:05

	1 July 2017	Lions	v	Sunwolves	Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
	14:30

	1 July 2017	Cheetahs	v	Stormers	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:05

	1 July 2017	Sharks	v	Bulls	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	17:15

Round Sixteen (Australia and South Africa)

	7 July 2017	Reds	v	Brumbies	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:45

	7 July 2017	Force	v	Rebels	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:55

	8 July 2017	Waratahs	v	Jaguares	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45

	8 July 2017	Bulls	v	Kings	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15

	8 July 2017	Stormers	v	Sunwolves	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:30

Bye/s: Cheetahs, Lions, Sharks

Round Seventeen

	14 July 2017	Highlanders	v	Reds	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35

	14 July 2017	Rebels	v	Jaguares	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:45

	14 July 2017	Kings	v	Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00

	15 July 2017	Sunwolves	v	Blues	Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
	12:05

	15 July 2017	Chiefs	v	Brumbies	FMG Stadium, Waikato
	17:15

	15 July 2017	Hurricanes	v	Crusaders	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35

	15 July 2017	Force	v	Waratahs	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:55

	15 July 2017	Sharks	v	Lions	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	17:15

	15 July 2017	Bulls	v	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:30

Finals

Quarterfinals

	21/22 July 2017	Team 1	v	Team 8

	21/22 July 2017	Team 2	v	Team 7

	21/22 July 2017	Team 3	v	Team 6

	21/22 July 2017	Team 4	v	Team 5

Semifinals

	28/29 July 2017	Quarterfinal winner	v	Quarterfinal winner

	28/29 July 2017	Quarterfinal winner	v	Quarterfinal winner

Final

	5 August 2017	Higher-ranked semifinal winner	v	Lower-ranked semifinal winner

References

↑ "Outline of the Super Rugby competition structure" (PDF). All Blacks. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
↑ "2017 Super Rugby Schedule Announced" (Press release). SANZAAR. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

External links

Super Rugby websites:
- SANZAAR Super Rugby
- Australia Super Rugby
- New Zealand Super Rugby
- "SA Rugby Competition – 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

Super Rugby

Teams

Argentina	Jaguares

Australia	Brumbies Force Rebels Reds Waratahs

Japan	Sunwolves

New Zealand	Blues Chiefs Crusaders Highlanders Hurricanes

South Africa	Bulls Cheetahs Kings Lions Sharks Stormers

Super 12 seasons

Super 14 seasons

Super Rugby seasons

Super Rugby finals

Player transfers

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