2016 Super Rugby season

The 2016 Super Rugby season was the 21st season of Super Rugby and the first season featuring an expanded 18-team format. It was also the first season that teams outside Australia, New Zealand and South Africa featured, with the Jaguares from Argentina and the Sunwolves from Japan taking part. This season also saw the return of the Kings, who competed just once before, in the 2013 Super Rugby season.[1] The round-robin games took place every weekend from 26 February to 16 July 2016 (with a break for international matches during June), followed by the finals series at the end of July and culminating in the final on 6 August.

2016 Super Rugby season
Japan vs. Wales
CountriesArgentina (1 team)
Australia (5 teams)
Japan (1 team)
New Zealand (5 teams)
South Africa (6 teams)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsHurricanes (1st title)
Matches played142
Tries scored910 (6.41 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Beauden Barrett (223)
Top try scorer(s)Israel Folau (11)
Official websiteOfficial site
2015 (Previous) (Next) 2017

The Hurricanes won their first championship after repeating their efforts of 2015 by finishing first in the regular season and hosting the final at Westpac Stadium, but this time they won, beating the Lions 20–3. Unlike 2015, where the Hurricanes looked likely to finish the regular season first with a number of rounds to go, they were sitting in seventh going into the final week of the regular season and while guaranteed a play-off spot, they required a number of upset results to elevate them to first. In particular the Lions losing to the Jaguares and scoring no match points after sending an under-strength side to Argentina, thereby losing their chance to host the final.

Competition format

The 18 teams were grouped geographically in two regional 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 Argentinean team and one Japanese team split into a four-team Africa 1 Conference and a four-team Africa 2 Conference.[2]

In the group stages, there were 17 rounds of matches, where each team played 15 matches and had two rounds of byes for a total of 135 matches.

Teams played six intra-conference matches; in the four-team African Conferences, each team played the other three teams in their conference at home and away, while in the five-team Australasian Conferences, each team played two teams home and away and once against the other two teams (one at home and one away). The other nine matches were 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 2016, the teams in Africa 1 played the teams in the Australian Conference, while the teams in Africa 2 played the teams in the New Zealand Conference.

The top team in each of the four conferences automatically qualified to the Quarter Finals. The next top three teams in the Australasian Group and the next top team in the South African group also qualified to the Quarter Finals as wildcards. The conference winners were seeded #1 to #4 for the Quarter Finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards were seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages.

In the Quarter Finals, the conference winners hosted 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 progressed to the Semi-Finals, where the highest seed to reach the Semi-Finals hosted the lowest seed and the second-seeded semi-finalist hosted the third-seeded team.

The winners of the Semi-Finals progressed to the Final, at the venue of the highest-seeded team.

Standings

The final standings for the 2016 Super Rugby season are:[3][4]

2016 Super Rugby standings
Australasian Group
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1New Zealand Hurricanes151104458314+14461377253
2Australia Brumbies151005425326+9956403043
3New Zealand Highlanders151104422273+14950284452
4New Zealand Chiefs151104491341+15068396151
5New Zealand Crusaders151104487317+17065405150
6Australia Waratahs15807413317+9655374440
7New Zealand Blues15816374380−645472339
8Australia Rebels15708365486−12146652131
9Australia Reds153111290458−16833570317
10Australia Force152013260441−18125600513
South African Group
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1South Africa Lions151104535349+18671427152
2South Africa Stormers151014440274+16649285451
3South Africa Sharks15915360269+9140302343
4South Africa Bulls15915399339+6047374042
5Argentina Jaguares154011376427−5144511522
6South Africa Cheetahs154011377425−4847481421
7South Africa Southern Kings152013282684−4023495109
8Japan Sunwolves151113293627−3343388039
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 qualified to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the quarter-finals. The conference winners were seeded #1 to #4 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards were seeded as #5 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the conference winners hosted 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 progressed to the semi-finals, where the highest seed to reach the semi-finals hosted the lowest seed and the second-seeded semi-finalist hosted the third-seeded team. The winner of the semi-finals progressed 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:[5]
* Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked at the top)
* Log points
* Number of games won
* Overall points difference
* Number of tries scored
* Overall try difference

Matches

The fixtures for the 2016 Super Rugby competition were released on 28 September 2015:[6] The following matches were played during the regular season:

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
Hurricanes 0
(10th)
1
(9th)
5
(9th)
10
(6th)
15
(4th)
15
(6th)
20
(5th)
25
(4th)
26
(4th)
31
(4th)
31
(5th)
36
(5th)
36
(5th)
40
(4th)
44
(4th)
48
(5th)
53
(1st)
Won Won Won
Brumbies 5
(1st)
9
(1st)
13
(1st)
13
(2nd)
17
(2nd)
17
(2nd)
17
(2nd)
21
(2nd)
21
(6th)
21
(6th)
25
(2nd)
29
(6th)
29
(6th)
34
(2nd)
39
(2nd)
39
(2nd)
43
(2nd)
Lost N/A N/A
Highlanders 1
(6th)
5
(6th)
9
(3rd)
13
(3rd)
18
(3rd)
22
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
23
(5th)
24
(5th)
28
(5th)
32
(4th)
37
(4th)
37
(4th)
38
(5th)
43
(5th)
48
(4th)
52
(3rd)
Won Lost N/A
Chiefs 4
(2nd)
5
(5th)
10
(2nd)
14
(1st)
19
(1st)
24
(1st)
29
(1st)
29
(1st)
33
(1st)
37
(1st)
37
(3rd)
37
(3rd)
42
(1st)
42
(3rd)
46
(1st)
51
(1st)
51
(4th)
Won Lost N/A
Crusaders 1
(7th)
5
(2nd)
5
(5th)
10
(5th)
14
(5th)
18
(4th)
22
(4th)
27
(3rd)
32
(3rd)
32
(3rd)
37
(1st)
37
(1st)
41
(3rd)
45
(1st)
45
(3rd)
50
(3rd)
50
(5th)
Lost N/A N/A
Waratahs 5
(3rd)
5
(4th)
5
(6th)
6
(8th)
10
(7th)
11
(7th)
11
(8th)
12
(8th)
17
(7th)
21
(7th)
25
(6th)
30
(2nd)
30
(2nd)
34
(6th)
39
(6th)
39
(6th)
40
(6th)
N/A N/A N/A
Blues 4
(5th)
4
(7th)
5
(8th)
7
(7th)
7
(8th)
11
(8th)
12
(7th)
16
(7th)
16
(8th)
20
(8th)
25
(7th)
25
(7th)
29
(7th)
30
(7th)
30
(7th)
35
(7th)
39
(7th)
N/A N/A N/A
Rebels 4
(4th)
4
(8th)
8
(4th)
13
(4th)
13
(6th)
17
(5th)
17
(6th)
17
(6th)
22
(2nd)
23
(2nd)
23
(8th)
23
(8th)
23
(8th)
27
(8th)
27
(8th)
27
(8th)
31
(8th)
N/A N/A N/A
Reds 0
(9th)
0
(10th)
1
(10th)
3
(10th)
4
(10th)
4
(10th)
8
(9th)
8
(9th)
8
(9th)
12
(9th)
12
(9th)
12
(9th)
16
(9th)
16
(9th)
16
(9th)
16
(9th)
17
(9th)
N/A N/A N/A
Force 1
(8th)
5
(3rd)
5
(7th)
5
(9th)
5
(9th)
5
(9th)
6
(10th)
6
(10th)
6
(10th)
6
(10th)
10
(10th)
10
(10th)
11
(10th)
12
(10th)
13
(10th)
13
(10th)
13
(10th)
N/A N/A N/A
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
Lions 5
(3rd)
9
(3rd)
9
(3rd)
13
(3rd)
13
(3rd)
14
(3rd)
18
(2nd)
22
(2nd)
27
(2nd)
27
(2nd)
27
(2nd)
32
(1st)
37
(1st)
42
(1st)
47
(1st)
52
(1st)
52
(1st)
Won Won Lost
Stormers 5
(2nd)
9
(2nd)
10
(2nd)
14
(2nd)
18
(1st)
18
(1st)
23
(1st)
24
(1st)
28
(1st)
29
(1st)
29
(1st)
31
(2nd)
32
(4th)
36
(2nd)
41
(2nd)
46
(2nd)
51
(2nd)
Lost N/A N/A
Sharks 5
(1st)
9
(1st)
13
(1st)
15
(1st)
16
(2nd)
16
(2nd)
16
(4th)
17
(4th)
21
(4th)
22
(4th)
26
(4th)
30
(3rd)
35
(3rd)
35
(3rd)
35
(3rd)
39
(3rd)
43
(3rd)
Lost N/A N/A
Bulls 0
(7th)
4
(5th)
4
(6th)
6
(4th)
10
(4th)
14
(4th)
19
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
28
(3rd)
28
(3rd)
28
(4th)
32
(2nd)
32
(4th)
32
(4th)
37
(4th)
42
(4th)
N/A N/A N/A
Jaguares 4
(4th)
5
(4th)
5
(4th)
6
(5th)
7
(5th)
7
(5th)
7
(5th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
12
(6th)
12
(6th)
13
(6th)
13
(6th)
14
(6th)
18
(6th)
18
(6th)
22
(5th)
N/A N/A N/A
Cheetahs 1
(5th)
1
(6th)
5
(5th)
5
(6th)
6
(6th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
12
(5th)
12
(5th)
12
(5th)
12
(5th)
16
(5th)
16
(5th)
17
(5th)
21
(5th)
21
(5th)
21
(6th)
N/A N/A N/A
Kings 0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
4
(7th)
4
(7th)
4
(7th)
4
(8th)
4
(8th)
4
(8th)
4
(8th)
4
(8th)
9
(7th)
9
(7th)
9
(7th)
9
(7th)
N/A N/A N/A
Sunwolves 0
(6th)
0
(7th)
1
(7th)
1
(7th)
2
(7th)
3
(8th)
3
(8th)
3
(8th)
7
(7th)
7
(7th)
7
(7th)
9
(7th)
9
(7th)
9
(8th)
9
(8th)
9
(8th)
9
(8th)
N/A N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss bye

Finals

The four conference winners advanced to the Quarter Finals, where they had home advantage against four wildcard teams, which consisted of the third to fifth-ranked teams in the Australasian Group and the third-ranked team in the South African Group.

The final seedings of these teams were:[3][7]

Conference leaders
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1New Zealand Hurricanes151104458314+14461377253
2South Africa Lions151104535349+18671427152
3South Africa Stormers151014440274+16649285451
4Australia Brumbies151005425326+9956403043
Wildcard teams
5New Zealand Highlanders151104422273+14950284452
6New Zealand Chiefs151104491341+15068396151
7New Zealand Crusaders151104487317+17065405150
8South Africa Sharks15915360269+9140302343

The play-off fixtures were as follows:

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 July – Wellington
 
 
Hurricanes41
 
30 July – Wellington
 
Sharks0
 
Hurricanes25
 
23 July – Cape Town
 
Chiefs9
 
Stormers21
 
6 August – Wellington
 
Chiefs60
 
Hurricanes20
 
23 July – Johannesburg
 
Lions3
 
Lions42
 
30 July – Johannesburg
 
Crusaders25
 
Lions42
 
22 July – Canberra
 
Highlanders30
 
Brumbies9
 
 
Highlanders15
 

Quarter-finals

22 July 2016 Brumbies 9–15 Highlanders Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia  
18:00 Pen: Christian Lealiifano rugby goalposts icon 11', 18', 52' (3/5)
Cards: Matt To'omua yellow card 37' to 47'
Report[8]
Scoreboard[9]
Try: Waisake Naholo rugby ball 37'
Liam Squire rugby ball 57'
Con: Lima Sopoaga rugby goalposts icon 38' (1/2)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/3)
Attendance: 8,559[10]
Referee: Angus Gardner
23 July 2016 Hurricanes 41–0 Sharks Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  
19:35 Try: Loni Uhila rugby ball 17'
James Marshall rugby ball 21'
Jason Woodward rugby ball 47'
Vaea Fifita rugby ball 50'
TJ Perenara rugby ball 59'
Brad Shields rugby ball 80'
Con: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 48', 51', 60' (3/5)
Jason Woodward rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/1)
Pen: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 14' (1/1)
Report[11]
Scoreboard[12]
Attendance: 17,685[13]
Referee: Glen Jackson
23 July 2016 Lions 42–25 Crusaders Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  
16:30 Try: Courtnall Skosan rugby ball 2'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg rugby ball 7'
Malcolm Marx rugby ball 40'
Ruan Combrinck rugby ball 69'
Ross Cronjé rugby ball 74'
Con: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 8', 40', 70', 75' (4/5)
Pen: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 15', 62' (2/3)
Drop: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 54' (1/1)
Report[14]
Scoreboard[15]
Try: Ryan Crotty rugby ball 33'
Mitchell Drummond rugby ball 63'
Ben Volavola rugby ball 80'
Con: Richie Mo'unga rugby goalposts icon 34', 63' (2/3)
Pen: Richie Mo'unga rugby goalposts icon 20', 47' (2/2)
Cards: Luke Romano yellow card 6' to 16'
Referee: Craig Joubert
23 July 2016 Stormers 21–60 Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  
19:00 Try: Vincent Koch rugby ball 11', 39'
Nizaam Carr rugby ball 72'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 12', 40' (2/2)
Brandon Thomson rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1)
Report[16]
Scoreboard[17]
Try: Sam McNicol rugby ball 14'
Brad Weber rugby ball 17'
Tom Sanders rugby ball 24'
James Lowe rugby ball 34'
Damian McKenzie rugby ball 46'
Hika Elliot rugby ball 75'
Tevita Koloamatangi rugby ball 79'
Tawera Kerr-Barlow rugby ball 81'
Con: Damian McKenzie rugby goalposts icon 15', 18', 25', 35', 76', 80', 82' (7/8)
Pen: Damian McKenzie rugby goalposts icon 4', 29' (2/2)
Attendance: 28,972[18]
Referee: Jaco Peyper

Semi-finals

30 July 2016 Hurricanes 25–9 Chiefs Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  
19:35 Try: Willis Halaholo rugby ball 7'
Beauden Barrett rugby ball 35'
Victor Vito rugby ball 48'
Con: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 36', 49' (2/3)
Pen: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 33', 56' (2/2)
Cards: Cory Jane yellow card 63' to 73'
Report[19]
Scoreboard[20]
Pen: Damian McKenzie rugby goalposts icon 11', 40', 52' (3/4) Attendance: 24,623[21]
Referee: Angus Gardner
30 July 2016 Lions 42–30 Highlanders Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  
15:00 Try: Elton Jantjies rugby ball 12'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg rugby ball 24'
Courtnall Skosan rugby ball 46'
Jaco Kriel rugby ball 55'
Lourens Erasmus rugby ball 73'
Con: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 13', 25', 56', 74' (4/5)
Pen: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 21', 45', 52' (3/3)
Report[22]
Scoreboard[23]
Try: Matt Faddes rugby ball 48'
Lima Sopoaga rugby ball 66'
Waisake Naholo rugby ball 75'
Joe Wheeler rugby ball 82'
Con: Lima Sopoaga rugby goalposts icon 76', 82' (2/4)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga rugby goalposts icon 19', 40' (2/3)
Referee: Jaco Peyper

Final

6 August 2016 Hurricanes 20–3 Lions Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  
19:35 Try: Cory Jane rugby ball 22'
Beauden Barrett rugby ball 69'
Con: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 23', 70' (2/2)
Pen: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 12', 52' (2/2)
Report
Scoreboard[24]
Pen: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 26' (1/3) Attendance: 34,014[25]
Referee: Glen Jackson

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2016 Super Rugby season:

Blues squad
Forwards Josh BekhuisGerard Cowley-TuiotiJoe EdwardsCharlie FaumuinaBlake GibsonAkira IoaneJerome KainoTanerau LatimerSteve LuatuaQuentin MacDonaldSione MafileoHoani MatengaNic MayhewMatt MouldsJames ParsonsSam PrattleyKara PryorJack RamScott ScraftonPatrick TuipulotuOfa Tu'ungafasiNamatahi Waa
Backs Matt DuffiePiers FrancisBilly GuytonBryn HallRieko IoaneTevita LiMatt McGahanGeorge MoalaMelani NanaiSam NockRene RangerMale Sa'uMatt VaegaLolagi VisiniaIhaia WestDid not play:Afa Fa'atauTJ FaianeBen LamMichael LittleJordan Trainor
Coach Tana Umaga
Brumbies squad
Forwards Robbie AbelAllan AlaalatoaBen AlexanderRory ArnoldJarrad ButlerSam CarterBlake EneverScott FardyBen HyneLeslie Leulua’iali’i-MakinJoshua Mann-ReaStephen MooreDavid PocockScott SioJordan SmilerRuan SmithTom StaniforthIta VaeaMichael WellsDid not play:Albert Anae
Backs Nigel Ah WongRobbie ColemanTomás CubelliJames DargavilleMichael DowsettJordan Jackson-HopeTevita KuridraniChristian LealiifanoJoe PowellAndrew SmithHenry SpeightLausii TaliauliJoe TomaneMatt To'omuaAidan TouaDid not play:Nick Jooste
Coach Stephen Larkham
Bulls squad
Forwards Arno BothaRenaldo BothmaNick de JagerLizo GqobokaGrant HattinghNico Janse van RensburgJason JenkinsJannes KirstenWerner KrugerLappies LabuschagnéHanro LiebenbergBandise MakuNqoba MxoliTrevor NyakaneMarvin OriePierre SchoemanRoelof SmitRG SnymanDeon StegmannAdriaan StraussMarcel van der MerweHencus van WykJaco VisagieDid not play:Dean GreylingIrné HerbstFreddy NgozaJacques PotgieterCallie Visagie
Backs Bjorn BassonFrancois BrummerWarrick GelantTravis IsmaielDan KrielJesse KrielSP MaraisBurger OdendaalRudy PaigeTian SchoemanJan SerfonteinDries SwanepoelJamba UlengoIvan van ZylPiet van ZylDid not play:Kefentse MahloDuncan MatthewsLuther ObiHandré PollardJoshua Stander
Coach Nollis Marais
Cheetahs squad
Forwards Willie BritzUzair CassiemAranos CoetzeeLuan de BruinLood de JagerJacques du ToitJoseph DwebaElandré HuggettReniel HugoNiell JordaanArmandt KosterHilton LobbertsCharles MaraisDanie MienieOupa MohojéOx NchéBoom PrinslooPaul SchoemanFrancois UysMaks van DykTorsten van JaarsveldHenco VenterCarl WegnerDid not play:Justin BassonTienie BurgerSteven MeiringTeunis NieuwoudtGerhard OlivierNeil RautenbachBoela SerfonteinBG UysDennis Visser
Backs Rayno BenjaminClayton BlommetjiesSias EbersohnJoubert EngelbrechtNico LeeNiel MaraisTian MeyerSergeal PetersenRaymond RhuleWilliam Small-SmithMichael van der SpuyFrancois VenterShaun VenterGeorge WhiteheadFred ZeilingaDid not play:Maphutha DoloReinhardt ErweeTertius KrugerGerrie LabuschagnéZee MkhabelaJP SmithRuan van RensburgCoenie van Wyk
Coach Franco Smith
Chiefs squad
Forwards Michael AllardiceJohan BardoulDominic BirdLachlan BoshierMitchell BrownSam CaneHika ElliotSiegfried FisiihoiMitchell GrahamKane HamesNathan HarrisSam HenwoodTevita KoloamatangiMichael LeitchPauliasi ManuRhys MarshallLiam MessamAtunaisa MoliBrodie RetallickTom SandersTaleni SeuSiate TokolahiJames TuckerMaama VaipuluHiroshi YamashitaDid not play:Mitchell KarpikNepo Laulala
Backs Aaron CrudenStephen DonaldGlen FisiiahiKayne HammingtonAndrew HorrellTawera Kerr-BarlowAnton Lienert-BrownJames LoweDamian McKenzieSam McNicolCharlie NgataiToni PuluShaun StevensonSeta TamanivaluLatu VaenoSam VakaBrad WeberDid not play:Augustine PuluChase TiatiaSonny Bill Williams
Coach Dave Rennie
Crusaders squad
Forwards Michael Ala'alatoaScott BarrettTim BoysWyatt CrockettOwen FranksBen FunnellAlex HodgmanJoe MoodyReed PrinsepKieran ReadGed RobinsonLuke RomanoPete SamuJordan TaufuaCodie TaylorMatt ToddJimmy TupouSam WhitelockDid not play:Jed BrownMitchell DunsheaTim Perry
Backs Ryan CrottyIsrael DaggMitchell DrummondAndy EllisKieron FonotiaLeon FukofukaDavid HaviliMitchell HuntJone Macilai-ToriMarty McKenzieJohnny McNichollRichie Mo'ungaNemani NadoloBen VolavolaSean WainuiDid not play:Sione FifitaRobbie FrueanJack Goodhue
Coach Todd Blackadder
Force squad
Forwards Jermaine AinsleyChris AlcockNathan CharlesAdam ColemanAngus CottrellPekahou CowanTetera FaulknerRichard HardwickRoss Haylett-PettyChris HeibergMatt HodgsonKane KotekaSteve MafiBen McCalmanGuy MillarMatt PhilipAnaru RangiHarry ScobleBrynard StanderHeath TessmannFrancois van WykRory WaltonDid not play:Ollie HoskinsTom Sexton
Backs Marcel BracheLuke BurtonKyle GodwinPeter GrantDane Haylett-PettyJono LanceRyan LouwrensSemisi MasirewaAlby MathewsonAmmon MatuautoLuke MorahanAlbert NikoroIan PriorJunior RasoleaBen TapuaiDid not play:Brad Lacey
Coach Michael FoleyDavid Wessels
Highlanders squad
Forwards Alex AinleyShane ChristieLiam ColtmanAsh DixonElliot DixonBrendon EdmondsGareth EvansTom FranklinRoss GeldenhuysSiua HalanukonukaJosh HohneckJames LentjesDaniel Lienert-BrownCraig MillarGreg Pleasants-TateDan PryorMark ReddishAki SeiuliLiam SquireJoe WheelerLuke WhitelockDid not play:Jackson Hemopo
Backs Marty BanksJamie BoothJason EmeryMatt FaddesMalakai FekitoaWaisake NaholoPatrick OsborneHayden ParkerJosh RentonAaron SmithBen SmithFletcher SmithLima SopoagaFumiaki TanakaRob ThompsonTe Aihe TomaRyan TongiaTeihorangi WaldenJack WilsonDid not play:Richard BuckmanSio Tomkinson
Coach Jamie Joseph
Hurricanes squad
Forwards Mark AbbottLeni ApisaiDane ColesGeoffrey CridgeChris EvesMichael FatialofaVaea FifitaCallum GibbinsReggie GoodesMike KaingaTony LambornMotu Matu'uBen MayRicky RiccitelliArdie SaveaBrad ShieldsBlade ThomsonJeffery Toomaga-AllenLoni UhilaVictor VitoDid not play:James BlackwellJames BroadhurstIopu Iopu-AsoChristian LloydHugh RentonHisa Sasagi
Backs Vince AsoBeauden BarrettOtere BlackJamison Gibson-ParkWes GoosenWillis HalaholoCory JaneNgani LaumapeJames MarshallNehe Milner-SkudderTJ PerenaraMatt ProctorJulian SaveaTe Toiroa TahuriorangiJason WoodwardDid not play:Pita AhkiTJ Va'a
Coach Chris Boyd
Jaguares squad
Forwards Matías AlemannoFelipe ArreguiRodrigo BáezFacundo BoschAgustín CreevySantiago García BottaFacundo GigenaJuan Cruz GuillemaínRamiro HerreraFacundo IsaMarcos KremerIgnacio LarragueTomás LavaniniJuan Manuel LeguizamónTomás LezanaPablo MateraJulián MontoyaLucas Noguera PazJavier Ortega DesioGuido PettiEnrique PierettoLeonardo SenatoreRoberto TejerizoNahuel Tetaz ChaparroDid not play:Cristian Bartoloni
Backs Gonzalo BertranouEmiliano BoffelliSantiago CorderoJerónimo de la FuenteFelipe EzcurraLucas González AmorosinoSantiago González IglesiasJuan Martín HernándezMartín LandajoManuel MonteroMatías MoroniRamiro MoyanoMatías OrlandoJoaquín PazNicolás SánchezJoaquín TuculetSegundo TuculetDid not play:Gabriel Ascárate
Coach Raúl Pérez
Southern Kings squad
Forwards Justin AckermanJacobie AdriaanseLouis AlbertseJC AstleMartin BezuidenhoutThembelani BholiTom BothaChris CloeteAidon DavisJacques EngelbrechtMartin FerreiraSchalk FerreiraLiam HendricksCornell HessJP JonckSintu ManjeziEdgar MarutlulleAndisa NtsilaSchalk OelofseSti SitholeSteven SykesCJ VellemanStefan WillemseDid not play:Philip du PreezTazz FuzaniTyler PaulJunior PokomelaVukile Sofisa
Backs Lukhanyo AmJP du PlessisLeighton EksteenLouis FouchéShane GatesSiyanda GreyJames HallDewald HumanMalcolm JaerNtando KebeKevin LuitersWandile MjekevuCharles RadebeJaco van TonderJurgen VisserLuzuko VulindluJeremy WardStefan WatermeyerElgar WattsDid not play:Theuns Kotzé
Coach Deon Davids
Lions squad
Forwards Ruan AckermannFabian BooysenCyle BrinkRobbie CoetzeeStephan de WitRuan DreyerLourens ErasmusAndries FerreiraCorné FourieJaco KrielRobert KrugerRuaan LermMalcolm MarxFranco MostertMartin MullerJulian RedelinghuysRamone SamuelsPieter ScholtzDylan SmithWarwick TecklenburgClinton TheronAkker van der MerweJacques van RooyenWarren WhiteleyDid not play:MB Lusaseni
Backs JW BellMarnitz BoshoffAndries CoetzeeRuan CombrinckRoss CronjéAshlon DavidsFaf de KlerkStokkies HanekomRohan Janse van RensburgElton JantjiesSylvian MahuzaLionel MapoeKoch MarxHoward MnisiJacques NelCourtnall SkosanDillon SmitJaco van der WaltAnthony VolminkHarold VorsterDid not play:Sampie Mastriet
Coach Johan Ackermann
Rebels squad
Forwards Cruze Ah-NauSteve CumminsColby Fainga'aScott FuglistallerJamie HaganJames HansonSam JeffriesLuke JonesPatrick LeafaRob LeotaSean McMahonTim MetcherTom MoloneyJordy ReidCulum RetallickSiliva SilivaToby SmithAdam ThomsonLopeti TimaniLaurie WeeksDid not play:Ryan CockerHarley Fox
Backs Paul AsquithCam CrawfordJack DebreczeniTamati EllisonTom EnglishMike HarrisDaniel HawkinsReece HodgeMitch InmanKotaro MatsushimaBen MeehanSefa NaivaluJonah PlacidDom ShipperleyMichael SnowdenNic StirzakerSione TuipulotuDid not play:Jack Maddocks
Coach Tony McGahan
Reds squad
Forwards Curtis BrowningBen DaleyKane DouglasSef Fa'agaseSaia Fainga'aLiam GillMichael GunnGreg HolmesLeroy HoustonMatt MafiBen MatwijowCadeyrn NevillePettowa ParakaAndrew ReadyJake SchatzWaita SetuRob SimmonsJames SlipperSam TalakaiTaniela TupouHendrik TuiLukhan TuiDid not play:Lolo FakaosileaAdam KorczykCaleb Timu
Backs Tom BanksAnthony Fainga'aChris Feauai-SautiaNick FrisbyScott GaleAlex GibbonAyumu GoromaruSam GreeneKarmichael HuntSamu KereviChris KuridraniJunior LaloifiCampbell MagnayJake McIntyreEto NabuliDuncan Paia'auaHenry TaefuJack TuttleJames TuttleDid not play:Izaia PereseJamie-Jerry Taulagi
Coaches Richard GrahamMatt O'ConnorNick Stiles
Sharks squad
Forwards Lourens AdriaanseHyron AndrewsRuan BothaDale ChadwickMarcell CoetzeeKyle CooperKeegan DanielJean DeyselDan du PreezJean-Luc du PreezThomas du ToitStephan LewiesFranco MaraisDavid McDulingTendai MtawariraTera MtembuGiant MtyandaCoenie OosthuizenEtienne OosthuizenChiliboy RalepelleJuan SchoemanPhilip van der WaltDid not play:Renaldo BothmaGerhard EngelbrechtFrancois KleinhansKhaya MajolaJacques PotgieterTjiuee Uanivi
Backs Garth AprilCurwin BoschMichael ClaassensAndré EsterhuizenPaul JordaanPatrick LambieWillie le RouxLwazi MvovoOdwa NdunganeJoe PietersenJP PietersenCobus ReinachS'bura SitholeRhyno SmithStefan UngererHeimar WilliamsDid not play:Johan DeyselMarius LouwWandile MjekevuInny Radebe
Coach Gary Gold
Stormers squad
Forwards Schalk BurgerNizaam CarrJan de KlerkPieter-Steph du ToitRynhardt ElstadtEben EtzebethJC Janse van RensburgOli KebbleJean KleynVincent KochSiya KolisiWilco LouwFrans MalherbeBongi MbonambiSikhumbuzo NotsheScarra NtubeniJD SchickerlingJP SmithKobus van DykChris van ZylAlistair VermaakMike WillemseDid not play:David RibbansJurie van VuurenJacques Vermeulen
Backs Kurt ColemanDamian de AllendeJuan de JonghDaniël du PlessisJean-Luc du PlessisRobert du PreezNic GroomHuw JonesCheslin KolbeJohnny KôtzeDillyn LeydsGodlen MasimlaLouis SchreuderJaco TauteBrandon ThomsonKobus van WykScott van BredaJano VermaakLeolin ZasDid not play:Ryno EksteenCornal HendricksJustin PhillipsSeabelo SenatlaEW Viljoen
Coach Robbie Fleck
Sunwolves squad
Forwards Taiyo AndoTakuma AsaharaTim BondAndrew DurutaloShota HorieYoshiya HosodaKeita InagakiShinnosuke KakinagaShokei KinTakeshi KizuKoo Ji-wonNaohiro KotakiFa'atiga LemaluTomás LeonardiShinya MakabeMasataka MikamiLiaki MoliFutoshi MoriHitoshi OnoEd QuirkKoki YamamotoDid not play:Ryuhei AritaShohei HiranoTsuyoshi MurataKazuhiko Usami
Backs Derek CarpenterAtsushi HiwasaDaisuke InoueKentaro KodamaViliami LoloheaMifiposeti PaeaTusi PisiYasutaka SasakuraKaito ShigenoJohn StewartYu TamuraHarumichi TatekawaRiaan ViljoenAkihito YamadaRyohei YamanakaHajime YamashitaYuki Yatomi
Coach Mark Hammett
Waratahs squad
Forwards Jack DempseyDave DennisNed HaniganJames HilterbrandJed HollowayMichael HooperTolu LatuSam LousiDean MummWycliff PaluTatafu Polota-NauHugh RoachTom RobertsonBenn RobinsonPaddy RyanWill SkeltonAngus Ta'avaoJeremy TilseDid not play:Ryan McCauleyCameron OrrMatt SandellSenio ToleafoaBrad Wilkin
Backs Kurtley BealeMatthew CarraroIsrael FolauBernard FoleyZac GuildfordBryce HegartyRob HorneDavid HorwitzAndrew KellawayMatt LucasTaqele NaiyaravoroNick PhippsReece RobinsonJim StewartDid not play:Henry Clunies-RossAndrew DeeganJake GordonHarry Jones
Coach Daryl Gibson

Player statistics

The top ten points scorers during the 2016 Super Rugby season are:[26]

Top Ten points scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1Beauden BarrettHurricanes950251223
2Damian McKenzieChiefs1043210199
3Elton JantjiesLions344272190
4Lima SopoagaHighlanders534292186
5Richie Mo'ungaCrusaders541240179
6Christian LealiifanoBrumbies341220163
7Nicolás Sánchez Jaguares224271142
8Ihaia WestBlues419240130
9Jean-Luc du PlessisStormers226220128
10Jack DebreczeniRebels225200120
Bernard FoleyWaratahs135150120

Referees

The following refereeing panel was appointed by SANZAAR for the 2016 Super Rugby season:

2016 Super Rugby referees
Argentina Federico Anselmi
Australia Nic BerryAngus GardnerRohan HoffmannWill HoustonAndrew Lees
Japan Shuhei Kubo
New Zealand Nick BriantMike FraserGlen JacksonJamie NutbrownBen O'KeeffeBrendon PickerillChris PollockPaul Williams
South Africa Stuart BerryQuinton ImmelmanCraig JoubertJaco PeyperRasta RasivhengeMarius van der WesthuizenJaco van Heerden

Attendances

TeamMain StadiumCapacityTotal AttendanceAverage Attendance % Capacity
New Zealand BluesEden Park50,000125,46515,68333%
New Zealand ChiefsWaikato Stadium25,800
New Zealand HurricanesWestpac Stadium34,500180,49018,04955%
New Zealand CrusadersRugby League Park18,000
New Zealand HighlandersForsyth Barr Stadium30,728
Australia RedsSuncorp Stadium52,500132,84316,60531%
Australia BrumbiesCanberra Stadium25,011109,21712,13548%
Australia WaratahsSydney Football Stadium44,000162,58020,32246%
Australia Melbourne RebelsAAMI Park29,50073,55710,50835%
Australia Forcenib Stadium20,500
South Africa SharksABSA Stadium52,000
South Africa BullsLoftus Versfeld51,792
South Africa LionsEllis Park62,567
South Africa Southern KingsNelson Mandela Bay Stadium48,00049,6586,20712%
South Africa CheetahsFree State Stadium46,000
South Africa StormersNewlands Stadium51,900
Argentina JaguaresJosé Amalfitani Stadium49,64089,85712,83625%
Japan SunwolvesPrince Chichibu Memorial Stadium27,188111,75813,96937%

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