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
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

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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

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

2016 Super Rugby standings: Australasian Group
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1   Hurricanes 15 11 0 4 458 314 +144 61 37 7 2 53 Conference leaders
Qualify to finals
2   Brumbies 15 10 0 5 425 326 +99 56 40 3 0 43
3   Highlanders 15 11 0 4 422 273 +149 50 28 4 4 52 Wildcard teams
Qualify to finals
4   Chiefs 15 11 0 4 491 341 +150 68 39 6 1 51
5   Crusaders 15 11 0 4 487 317 +170 65 40 5 1 50
6   Waratahs 15 8 0 7 413 317 +96 55 37 4 4 40
7   Blues 15 8 1 6 374 380 −6 45 47 2 3 39
8   Rebels 15 7 0 8 365 486 −121 46 65 2 1 31
9   Reds 15 3 1 11 290 458 −168 33 57 0 3 17
10   Force 15 2 0 13 260 441 −181 25 60 0 5 13
2016 Super Rugby standings: South African Group
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1   Lions 15 11 0 4 535 349 +186 71 42 7 1 52 Conference leaders
Qualify to finals
2   Stormers 15 10 1 4 440 274 +166 49 28 5 4 51
3   Sharks 15 9 1 5 360 269 +91 40 30 2 3 43 Wildcard teams
Qualify to finals
4   Bulls 15 9 1 5 399 339 +60 47 37 4 0 42
5   Jaguares 15 4 0 11 376 427 −51 44 51 1 5 22
6   Cheetahs 15 4 0 11 377 425 −48 47 48 1 4 21
7   Southern Kings 15 2 0 13 282 684 −402 34 95 1 0 9
8   Sunwolves 15 1 1 13 293 627 −334 33 88 0 3 9
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

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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

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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
1   Hurricanes 15 11 0 4 458 314 +144 61 37 7 2 53
2   Lions 15 11 0 4 535 349 +186 71 42 7 1 52
3   Stormers 15 10 1 4 440 274 +166 49 28 5 4 51
4   Brumbies 15 10 0 5 425 326 +99 56 40 3 0 43
Wildcard teams
5   Highlanders 15 11 0 4 422 273 +149 50 28 4 4 52
6   Chiefs 15 11 0 4 491 341 +150 68 39 6 1 51
7   Crusaders 15 11 0 4 487 317 +170 65 40 5 1 50
8   Sharks 15 9 1 5 360 269 +91 40 30 2 3 43

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

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22 July 2016 Brumbies 9–15 Highlanders Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Australia  
18:00 Pen: Christian Lealiifano   11', 18', 52' (3/5)
Cards: Matt To'omua   37' to 47'
Report[9]
Scoreboard[10]
Try: Waisake Naholo   37'
Liam Squire   57'
Con: Lima Sopoaga   38' (1/2)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga   5' (1/3)
Attendance: 8,559[8]
Referee: Angus Gardner


23 July 2016 Hurricanes 41–0 Sharks Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  
19:35 Try: Loni Uhila   17'
James Marshall   21'
Jason Woodward   47'
Vaea Fifita   50'
TJ Perenara   59'
Brad Shields   80'
Con: Beauden Barrett   48', 51', 60' (3/5)
Jason Woodward   81' (1/1)
Pen: Beauden Barrett   14' (1/1)
Report[12]
Scoreboard[13]
Attendance: 17,685[11]
Referee: Glen Jackson


23 July 2016 Lions 42–25 Crusaders Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  
16:30 Try: Courtnall Skosan   2'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg   7'
Malcolm Marx   40'
Ruan Combrinck   69'
Ross Cronjé   74'
Con: Elton Jantjies   8', 40', 70', 75' (4/5)
Pen: Elton Jantjies   15', 62' (2/3)
Drop: Elton Jantjies   54' (1/1)
Report[14]
Scoreboard[15]
Try: Ryan Crotty   33'
Mitchell Drummond   63'
Ben Volavola   80'
Con: Richie Mo'unga   34', 63' (2/3)
Pen: Richie Mo'unga   20', 47' (2/2)
Cards: Luke Romano   6' to 16'
Referee: Craig Joubert


23 July 2016 Stormers 21–60 Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  
19:00 Try: Vincent Koch   11'39'
Nizaam Carr   72'
Con: Robert du Preez   12', 40' (2/2)
Brandon Thomson   73' (1/1)
Report[17]
Scoreboard[18]
Try: Sam McNicol   14'
Brad Weber   17'
Tom Sanders   24'
James Lowe   34'
Damian McKenzie   46'
Hika Elliot   75'
Tevita Koloamatangi   79'
Tawera Kerr-Barlow   81'
Con: Damian McKenzie   15', 18', 25', 35', 76', 80', 82' (7/8)
Pen: Damian McKenzie   4', 29' (2/2)
Attendance: 28,972[16]
Referee: Jaco Peyper

Semi-finals

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30 July 2016 Hurricanes 25–9 Chiefs Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  
19:35 Try: Willis Halaholo   7'
Beauden Barrett   35'
Victor Vito   48'
Con: Beauden Barrett   36', 49' (2/3)
Pen: Beauden Barrett   33', 56' (2/2)
Cards: Cory Jane   63' to 73'
Report[20]
Scoreboard[21]
Pen: Damian McKenzie   11', 40', 52' (3/4) Attendance: 24,623[19]
Referee: Angus Gardner


30 July 2016 Lions 42–30 Highlanders Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  
15:00 Try: Elton Jantjies   12'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg   24'
Courtnall Skosan   46'
Jaco Kriel   55'
Lourens Erasmus   73'
Con: Elton Jantjies   13', 25', 56', 74' (4/5)
Pen: Elton Jantjies   21', 45', 52' (3/3)
Report[22]
Scoreboard[23]
Try: Matt Faddes   48'
Lima Sopoaga   66'
Waisake Naholo   75'
Joe Wheeler   82'
Con: Lima Sopoaga   76', 82' (2/4)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga   19', 40' (2/3)
Referee: Jaco Peyper

Final

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

Players

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Squads

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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 Dweba • Elandré Huggett • Reniel HugoNiell JordaanArmandt KosterHilton LobbertsCharles MaraisDanie MienieOupa MohojéOx NchéBoom PrinslooPaul SchoemanFrancois UysMaks van DykTorsten van JaarsveldHenco VenterCarl WegnerDid not play:Justin BassonTienie Burger • Steven Meiring • Teunis Nieuwoudt • Gerhard OlivierNeil RautenbachBoela Serfontein • BG Uys • Dennis Visser
Backs Rayno BenjaminClayton BlommetjiesSias EbersohnJoubert EngelbrechtNico LeeNiel MaraisTian MeyerSergeal PetersenRaymond RhuleWilliam Small-SmithMichael van der SpuyFrancois VenterShaun VenterGeorge WhiteheadFred ZeilingaDid not play: • Maphutha Dolo • Reinhardt 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 AlaalatoaScott 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 Ackerman • Jacobie AdriaanseLouis AlbertseJC Astle • Martin Bezuidenhout • Thembelani BholiTom BothaChris CloeteAidon DavisJacques Engelbrecht • Martin Ferreira • Schalk FerreiraLiam HendricksCornell Hess • JP Jonck • Sintu ManjeziEdgar MarutlulleAndisa Ntsila • Schalk Oelofse • Sti SitholeSteven SykesCJ VellemanStefan WillemseDid not play:Philip du PreezTazz FuzaniTyler PaulJunior Pokomela • Vukile Sofisa
Backs Lukhanyo AmJP du PlessisLeighton EksteenLouis FouchéShane GatesSiyanda GreyJames HallDewald HumanMalcolm JaerNtando KebeKevin LuitersWandile Mjekevu • Charles Radebe • Jaco 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 Tecklenburg • Clinton Theron • Akker 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 Mapoe • Koch Marx • Howard 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 Bothma • Gerhard Engelbrecht • Francois KleinhansKhaya MajolaJacques PotgieterTjiuee Uanivi
Backs Garth AprilCurwin BoschMichael ClaassensAndré EsterhuizenPaul JordaanPatrick LambieWillie le RouxLwazi MvovoOdwa NdunganeJoe PietersenJP PietersenCobus ReinachS'bura SitholeRhyno SmithStefan Ungerer • Heimar Williams • Did 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

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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
1 Beauden Barrett Hurricanes 9 50 25 1 223
2 Damian McKenzie Chiefs 10 43 21 0 199
3 Elton Jantjies Lions 3 44 27 2 190
4 Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 5 34 29 2 186
5 Richie Mo'unga Crusaders 5 41 24 0 179
6 Christian Lealiifano Brumbies 3 41 22 0 163
7 Nicolás Sánchez Jaguares 2 24 27 1 142
8 Ihaia West Blues 4 19 24 0 130
9 Jean-Luc du Plessis Stormers 2 26 22 0 128
10 Jack Debreczeni Rebels 2 25 20 0 120
Bernard Foley Waratahs 1 35 15 0 120

Referees

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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

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Team Main Stadium Capacity Total Attendance Average Attendance % Capacity
  Blues Eden Park 50,000 125,465 15,683 33%
  Chiefs Waikato Stadium 25,800
  Hurricanes Westpac Stadium 34,500 180,490 18,049 55%
  Crusaders Rugby League Park 18,000
  Highlanders Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,728
  Reds Suncorp Stadium 52,500 132,843 16,605 31%
  Brumbies Canberra Stadium 25,011 109,217 12,135 48%
  Waratahs Sydney Football Stadium 44,000 162,580 20,322 46%
  Melbourne Rebels AAMI Park 29,500 73,557 10,508 35%
  Force nib Stadium 20,500
  Sharks ABSA Stadium 52,000
  Bulls Loftus Versfeld 51,792
  Lions Ellis Park 62,567
  Southern Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,000 49,658 6,207 12%
  Cheetahs Free State Stadium 46,000
  Stormers Newlands Stadium 51,900
  Jaguares José Amalfitani Stadium 49,640 89,857 12,836 25%
  Sunwolves Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium 27,188 111,758 13,969 37%

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