On this day: Super Rugby launches in 1996
On 1 March, 1996, the world’s greatest regional rugby competition launched when the Auckland Blues beat the Wellington Hurricanes in the inaugural Super 12 match.
On 1 March, 1996, the world’s greatest regional rugby competition launched when the Auckland Blues beat the Wellington Hurricanes in the inaugural Super 12 match.
The Stormers travelled to Durban in the final round of the 2004 Super 12 season, needing a victory against the Sharks to qualify for the semi-finals. Look back at extended highlights of the thrilling clash at Kings Park.
Look back at extended highlights from the final round of the 2001 season when a Rassie Erasmus-led Cats side hosted the Vodacom Bulls in front of 47,000 fans at Ellis Park, needing a bonus-point win to secure second place on the log and a home semi-final.
Look back at extended highlights from the first-ever Super 12 final between the Blues and Sharks at Eden Park in Auckland.
Look back at some sensational tries and big hits from the early years of Vodacom Super Rugby.
Several members of the 2007 World Cup-winning Springbok squad featured in this high-scoring encounter between the Vodacom Bulls and Cats at Loftus Versfeld.
The Cats held on for their first and only victory of the 2004 Super 12 season as they narrowly defeated the Chiefs at Ellis Park.