# 2004 Super 12 season

The 2004 Super 12 season was the ninth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2004, 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 Brumbies and the Crusaders at Canberra Stadium. The Brumbies won 47–38 to win their second Super 12 title.

## Table

Key to colours :
* Top four teams advance to playoffs.
| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Brumbies | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 408 | 269 | +139 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 345 | 303 | +42 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Stormers | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 286 | 260 | +26 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | Chiefs | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 251 | +23 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Blues | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 309 | +28 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Bulls | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 302 | 320 | −18 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Sharks | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 267 | 305 | −38 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Waratahs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 342 | 274 | +68 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Highlanders | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 299 | 347 | −48 | 8 | 26 |
| 10 | Reds | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 217 | 246 | −29 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Hurricanes | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 275 | 303 | −28 | 5 | 23 |
| 12 | Cats | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 294 | 459 | −165 | 7 | 11 |

## Finals
### Semi finals

* 15 May 2004 19:35
| Canterbury Crusaders | 27–16 | Stormers |
| Try: Justin Marshall Caleb Ralph Con: Dan Carter Pen: Dan Carter (5) | | Try: De Wet Barry Con: Gaffie du Toit Pen: Gaffie du Toit (3) |
* Jade Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
* 15 May 2004 19:40
| ACT Brumbies | 32–17 | Waikato Chiefs |
| Try: Stirling Mortlock Mark Gerrard Mark Chisholm Radike Samo Clyde Rathbone Con: Joe Roff (2) Pen: Joe Roff | | Try: Steven Bates Lome Fa'atau Con: Glen Jackson (2) Pen: Glen Jackson |
* Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 23,191 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

### Grand final

* 22 May 2004 19:40
| ACT Brumbies | 47–38 | Canterbury Crusaders |
| Try: Mark Gerrard (3) Joe Roff (2) Matt Giteau Jeremy Paul Con: Joe Roff (6) | | Try: Richie McCaw Aaron Mauger Brad Thorn Chris King Casey Laulala Dan Carter Con: Dan Carter (4) |
* Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 28,753 Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
| Brumbies | Crusaders |
| | 15 | Joe Roff |
| | 14 | Clyde Rathbone |
| | 13 | Joel Wilson |
| | 12 | Matt Giteau |
| | 11 | Mark Gerrard |
| | 10 | Stephen Larkham |
| | 9 | George Gregan |
| | 8 | Scott Fava |
| | 7 | George Smith |
| | 6 | Owen Finegan (c) |
| | 5 | Radike Samo |
| | 4 | Mark Chisholm |
| | 3 | Nic Henderson |
| | 2 | Jeremy Paul |
| | 1 | Bill Young |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | David Palavi |
| | 17 | Guy Shepherdson |
| | 18 | David Giffin |
| | 19 | Jone Tawake |
| | 20 | Matt Henjak |
| | 21 | Mark Bartholomeusz |
| | 22 | Lenny Beckett |
| Coach: ||
| David Nucifora ||
| | 15 | Ben Blair |
| | 14 | Marika Vunibaka |
| | 13 | Aaron Mauger |
| | 12 | Dan Carter |
| | 11 | Caleb Ralph |
| | 10 | Cameron McIntyre |
| | 9 | Justin Marshall |
| | 8 | Sam Broomhall |
| | 7 | Richie McCaw |
| | 6 | Reuben Thorne (c) |
| | 5 | Chris Jack |
| | 4 | Brad Thorn |
| | 3 | Greg Somerville |
| | 2 | Tone Kopelani |
| | 1 | David Hewett |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 16 | Corey Flynn |
| | 17 | Chris King |
| | 18 | Ross Filipo |
| | 19 | Johnny Leo'o |
| | 20 | Jamie Nutbrown |
| | 21 | Andrew Mehrtens |
| | 22 | Casey Laulala |
| Coach: ||
| Robbie Deans ||