List of Super Rugby champions - wikipedia List of Super Rugby champions Crusaders and Bulls competing for a line - out in 2006. Between them, the teams have won ten Super Rugby titles as of the 2010 tournament. Super Rugby is the major professional rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere. The competition began as Super 12 in 1996, consisting of 12 teams from Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. An extra Australian and South African team were added in 2005 and the name was changed to Super 14. A fifteenth team joined in 2011 and the competition was rebranded as Super Rugby. The current format consists of three conferences of five teams from each country. Teams play other members of their conference twice ( home and away ) and four teams from each of the other two conferences once. The top team in each conference and the next best three over all conferences advance to the finals. In all previous formats there were no conferences and each team played every team once, with the top four progressing to the finals. The tournament is organised and governed by SANZAAR ( South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentine Rugby ). Super Rugby is considered a successor to the Super Six ( 1992 ) and Super 10 ( 1993 -- 1995 ), although SANZAR did not administer those tournaments. Contents 1 Champions 1.1 By team 1.2 By country 2 Competition structure 2.1 1996 -- 2010 2.2 2011 -- 2015 2.3 2016 -- 3 Tournaments 3.1 Key 4 References Champions Year No. of Teams Final Losing semi-finalists Winners Score Runners - up 1st losing semi-finalists 2nd losing semi-finalists 12 Blues 45 -- 21 Sharks Reds Bulls 1997 12 Blues 23 -- 7 Brumbies Hurricanes Sharks 1998 12 Crusaders 20 -- 13 Blues Sharks Highlanders 1999 12 Crusaders 24 -- 19 Highlanders Reds Stormers 2000 12 Crusaders 20 -- 19 Brumbies Highlanders Cats 2001 12 Brumbies 36 -- 6 Sharks Cats Reds 2002 12 Crusaders 31 -- 13 Brumbies Waratahs Highlanders 2003 12 Blues 21 -- 17 Crusaders Hurricanes Brumbies 12 Brumbies 47 -- 38 Crusaders Stormers Chiefs 2005 12 Crusaders 35 -- 25 Waratahs Bulls Hurricanes 2006 14 Crusaders 19 -- 12 Hurricanes Waratahs Bulls 2007 14 Bulls 20 -- 19 Sharks Crusaders Blues 2008 14 Crusaders 20 -- 12 Waratahs Sharks Hurricanes 2009 14 Bulls 61 -- 17 Chiefs Hurricanes Crusaders 14 Bulls 25 -- 17 Stormers Crusaders Waratahs 2011 15 Reds 18 -- 13 Crusaders Blues Stormers 2012 15 Chiefs 37 -- 6 Sharks Crusaders Stormers 2013 15 Chiefs 27 -- 22 Brumbies Crusaders Bulls 2014 15 Waratahs 33 -- 32 Crusaders Sharks Brumbies 2015 15 Highlanders 21 -- 14 Hurricanes Waratahs Brumbies 2016 18 Hurricanes 20 -- 3 Lions Chiefs Highlanders 2017 18 Crusaders 25 -- 17 Lions Chiefs Hurricanes By team Team Combined Super 12 Super 14 Super Rugby Crusaders 8 5 Blues 0 0 Bulls 0 0 Brumbies 0 0 Chiefs 0 0 Reds 0 0 Waratahs 0 0 Highlanders 0 0 Hurricanes 0 0 By country Country Winning teams Total wins New Zealand Crusaders Blues Chiefs Highlanders Hurricanes 15 Australia Brumbies Reds Waratahs South Africa Bulls Competition structure 1996 -- 2010 Every season, each team played every other team once, in a round - robin. The venues for regular season matches alternated each year, therefore teams would not play one another at the same venue in consecutive seasons unless they met in the play - offs. The tournament used the rugby union bonus points system ; teams were awarded four points for a win, two for a draw, and none for a loss. They received bonus points for scoring four or more tries in a match, and for a loss by seven or fewer points. After each team had completed their regular season matches, the top 4 teams qualified for the semi-finals. Semi-finals were held under a Shaughnessy playoff system ; the first - placed team in the table hosted the fourth - placed, and second hosted third. The winner of each semi-final advanced to the final, held at the home ground of whichever team amassed more points in the round - robin table. 2011 -- 2015 In 2011, Melbourne Rebels joined the Super Rugby competition, meaning that Australia, New Zealand and South Africa would each be represented by five teams. The tournament format was also changed. Teams are divided into three conferences ; one per country. Each team plays other teams in the same conference home and away, and plays eight further matches against teams from other conferences, for a total of sixteen games. Each team receives two byes throughout a season ; from 2014 no points are added to the team 's total on the day a bye is allocated. The highest placed team in each conference qualifies for the finals stage, along with three highest scoring teams which were not conference winners. The two highest scoring teams advance straight to the semi-finals, while the 3rd to 6th placed teams play - off to decide which two teams advance to the semis. The format of the semi-finals and final is the same as that previously used in the Super 14. The bonus points system has also been retained, with the single addition that a team receives four points for each bye. 2016 -- 2016 saw the tournament expand to 18 teams with the inclusion of an Argentine team and Japanese team. The South African conference was split in two with the Sunwolves in South African conference 1 and Jaguares in South African conference 2. South African conference 1 teams will play Australian and New Zealand teams in alternative years with South African conference 2 teams. Every team plays 16 games in the regular season with the top 8 teams qualifying for the quarter - finals 1 v 8 etc. with each conference winner being seeded 1 - 4. Tournaments Key Symbol Meaning Champions. Points Refers to points scored during games. Diff Difference between points scored and conceded in games. BP Bonus points TP Table points Teams mentioned are those that qualified for the play - off rounds. Results are written so that the score of the team in each row is mentioned first. The highlighted team won that season 's Super Rugby final. Note. For 1996 and 1997, it was the policy of the South African Rugby Union to send the top four teams of the previous year 's Currie Cup to the Super 12. This resulted in the Sharks, Transvaal, Northern Transvaal and Western Province playing in 1996 and the Sharks, the Gauteng Lions, Free State Cheetahs and Northern Transvaal playing in 1997. In 1998, South Africa set up four ( and later five, then six ) Super Rugby regions, similar to the policy adopted by the New Zealand Rugby Union. For these areas, please see Super Rugby franchise areas. Super 12 champions ( 1996 -- 2005 ) Year Duration Table position Team Games Points BP TP Semi score Final score Refs played won drawn lost for against diff 28 February -- 31 May Reds 11 9 0 320 247 + 73 5 41 25 -- 43 -- Blues 11 8 0 408 354 + 54 9 41 48 -- 11 45 -- 21 Northern Transvaal 11 8 0 329 208 + 121 6 38 11 -- 48 -- Sharks 11 6 0 5 389 277 + 112 9 33 43 -- 25 21 -- 45 1997 1 March -- 25 May Blues 11 10 0 435 283 + 152 8 50 55 -- 36 23 -- 7 Brumbies 11 8 0 406 291 + 115 9 41 33 -- 20 7 -- 23 Hurricanes 11 6 0 5 416 314 + 102 10 34 20 -- 33 -- Sharks 11 5 321 350 -- 29 6 30 36 -- 55 -- 1998 27 February -- 30 May Blues 11 9 0 388 296 + 92 7 43 37 -- 31 13 -- 20 Crusaders 11 8 0 340 260 + 80 9 41 36 -- 32 20 -- 13 Coastal Sharks 11 7 0 329 263 + 66 8 36 32 -- 36 -- Highlanders 11 7 0 343 279 + 64 6 34 31 -- 37 -- 1999 26 February -- 30 May Reds 11 8 233 170 + 63 36 22 -- 28 -- Stormers 11 8 0 290 244 + 46 36 18 -- 33 -- Highlanders 11 8 0 280 203 + 77 35 33 -- 18 19 -- 24 Crusaders 11 7 322 262 + 60 33 28 -- 22 24 -- 19 2000 25 February -- 27 May Brumbies 11 9 0 393 196 + 197 9 45 28 -- 5 19 -- 20 Crusaders 11 8 0 369 293 + 76 7 39 37 -- 15 20 -- 19 Highlanders 11 6 0 5 310 280 + 30 8 32 15 -- 37 -- Cats 11 7 0 320 334 -- 14 32 5 -- 28 -- 2001 23 February -- 26 May Brumbies 11 8 0 348 204 + 144 8 40 36 -- 6 36 -- 6 Sharks 11 8 0 322 246 + 76 6 38 30 -- 12 6 -- 36 Cats 11 7 0 285 244 + 41 6 34 12 -- 30 -- Reds 11 6 0 5 300 277 + 23 8 32 6 -- 36 -- 2002 22 February -- 25 May Crusaders 11 11 0 0 469 264 + 205 7 51 34 -- 23 31 -- 13 Waratahs 11 8 0 337 284 + 53 7 39 10 -- 51 -- Brumbies 11 7 0 374 230 + 144 10 38 51 -- 10 13 -- 31 Highlanders 11 8 0 329 207 + 122 6 38 23 -- 34 -- 2003 21 February -- 24 May Blues 11 10 0 393 185 + 208 9 49 42 -- 21 21 -- 17 Crusaders 11 8 0 358 263 + 95 8 40 39 -- 16 17 -- 21 Hurricanes 11 7 0 324 284 + 40 7 35 16 -- 39 -- Brumbies 11 6 0 5 358 313 + 45 7 31 21 -- 42 -- 20 February -- 22 May Brumbies 11 8 0 408 269 + 139 8 40 32 -- 17 47 -- 38 Crusaders 11 7 0 345 303 + 42 6 34 27 -- 16 38 -- 47 Stormers 11 7 0 286 260 + 26 5 33 16 -- 27 -- Chiefs 11 7 0 274 251 + 23 5 33 17 -- 32 -- 2005 25 February -- 28 May Crusaders 11 9 0 459 281 + 178 9 45 47 -- 7 35 -- 25 Waratahs 11 9 0 322 174 + 148 8 44 23 -- 13 25 -- 35 Bulls 11 7 0 301 229 + 72 6 34 13 -- 23 -- Hurricanes 11 8 0 281 248 + 33 34 7 -- 47 -- Super 14 champions ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Year Duration Table position Team Games Points BP TP Semi score Final score Refs played won drawn lost for against diff 2006 February 10 -- May 27 Crusaders 13 11 412 210 + 202 5 51 35 -- 15 19 -- 12 Hurricanes 13 10 0 328 226 + 102 7 47 16 -- 14 12 -- 19 Waratahs 13 9 0 362 192 + 170 9 45 14 -- 16 -- Bulls 13 7 5 355 290 + 65 7 38 15 -- 35 -- 2007 February 2 -- May 19 Sharks 13 10 0 355 214 + 141 5 45 34 -- 18 19 -- 20 Bulls 13 9 0 388 223 + 165 6 42 27 -- 12 20 -- 19 Crusaders 13 8 0 5 382 235 + 147 10 42 12 -- 27 -- Blues 13 9 0 355 235 + 120 6 42 18 -- 34 -- 2008 February 15 -- May 31 Crusaders 13 11 0 369 176 + 193 8 52 33 -- 22 20 -- 12 Waratahs 13 9 255 186 + 69 5 43 28 -- 13 12 -- 20 Sharks 13 9 271 209 + 62 42 13 -- 28 -- Hurricanes 13 8 310 204 + 106 7 41 22 -- 33 -- 2009 February 13 -- May 30 Bulls 13 10 0 338 271 + 67 6 46 36 -- 23 61 -- 17 Chiefs 13 9 0 338 236 + 102 9 45 14 -- 10 17 -- 61 Hurricanes 13 9 0 380 279 + 101 8 44 10 -- 14 -- Crusaders 13 8 231 198 + 33 7 41 23 -- 36 -- February 12 -- May 29 Bulls 13 10 0 436 345 + 91 7 47 39 -- 24 25 -- 17 Stormers 13 9 0 365 171 + 194 8 44 25 -- 6 17 -- 25 Waratahs 13 9 0 385 288 + 97 7 43 6 -- 25 -- Crusaders 13 8 388 295 + 93 7 41 24 -- 39 -- Super Rugby champions ( 2011 -- 2015 ) Year Duration Table position Team Conference position Games Points BP TP Qualifier score Semi score Final score Refs played won drawn lost for against diff 2011 February 18 -- July 9 Reds 16 13 0 429 309 + 120 6 66 -- 30 - 13 18 -- 13 Stormers 16 12 0 400 257 + 143 7 63 -- 10 - 29 -- Crusaders 16 11 436 273 + 163 7 61 36 - 8 29 - 10 13 - 18 Blues 16 10 5 405 335 + 70 10 60 26 - 13 13 - 30 -- 5 Waratahs 16 10 0 6 398 252 + 146 9 57 13 -- 26 -- -- 6 Sharks 16 10 5 407 339 + 68 7 57 8 -- 36 -- -- 2012 February 24 -- August 4 Stormers 16 14 0 350 254 + 96 66 -- 19 - 26 -- Chiefs 16 12 0 444 358 + 86 8 64 -- 20 - 17 37 - 6 Reds 16 11 0 5 359 347 + 12 6 58 17 - 30 -- -- Crusaders 16 11 0 5 485 343 + 142 9 61 28 - 13 17 - 20 -- 5 Bulls 16 10 0 6 472 369 + 103 11 59 13 - 28 -- 6 Sharks 16 10 0 6 436 348 + 88 11 59 30 - 17 26 - 19 6 - 37 2013 February 16 -- August 4 Chiefs 16 12 0 458 364 + 94 10 66 -- 20 - 19 27 - 22 Bulls 16 12 0 448 330 + 118 7 63 -- 23 - 26 -- Crusaders 16 11 0 5 446 307 + 139 8 60 38 - 9 19 - 20 -- Brumbies 16 10 430 295 + 135 8 60 15 - 13 26 - 23 22 - 27 5 Reds 16 10 321 296 + 25 6 58 9 - 38 -- -- 6 Cheetahs 16 10 0 6 382 258 + 24 6 54 13 - 15 -- -- 2014 February 16 -- August 2 Waratahs 16 12 0 481 272 + 209 10 58 -- 26 - 8 33 - 32 Crusaders 16 11 0 5 445 322 + 123 7 51 -- 38 - 6 32 - 33 Sharks 16 11 0 5 406 203 + 113 6 50 31 - 27 6 - 38 -- Brumbies 16 10 0 6 412 378 + 34 5 45 32 - 30 8 - 26 -- 5 Chiefs 16 8 6 384 378 + 6 8 44 30 - 32 -- -- 6 Highlanders 16 8 0 8 401 442 - 41 10 42 27 - 31 -- -- 2015 February 13 -- July 4 Hurricanes 16 14 0 458 288 + 170 10 66 -- 29 - 9 14 - 21 Waratahs 16 11 0 5 409 313 + 96 8 52 17 - 35 17 - 35 -- Stormers 16 10 5 373 323 + 50 45 19 - 39 -- -- Highlanders 16 11 0 5 450 333 + 117 9 53 24 - 14 35 - 17 21 - 14 5 Chiefs 16 10 0 6 372 299 + 73 8 48 14 - 24 -- -- 6 Brumbies 16 9 0 7 369 261 + 108 11 47 39 - 19 9 - 29 -- Super Rugby champions ( 2016 -- ) Year Duration Table position Team Conference position Qualifying path Games Points BP TP QF score Semi score Final score Refs played won drawn lost for against diff 2016 February 26 -- August 6 Hurricanes 1st NZ Conf 15 11 0 458 314 144 9 53 41 - 0 25 - 9 20 - 3 Lions 1st AF2 Conf 15 11 0 535 349 186 8 52 42 - 25 42 - 30 3 - 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Super Rugby Teams Argentina Jaguares Australia Brumbies Rebels Reds Waratahs Japan Sunwolves New Zealand Blues Chiefs Crusaders Highlanders Hurricanes South Africa Bulls Lions Sharks Stormers Former teams Cats Cheetahs Force Kings Super 12 seasons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 Super 14 seasons 2006 2007 2008 2009 Super Rugby seasons 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Super Rugby finals 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Player transfers 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 2018 -- 19 SANZAAR Champions Records Centurions Franchise areas Trophy Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Super_Rugby_champions&oldid=824063321 '' Categories : Super Rugby champions Super Rugby lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Edit links This page was last edited on 5 February 2018, at 03 : 00. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who has won the most super rugby titles
Answer: Crusaders