2012 Blues season explained

Year:2012
2012 Blues season
Avg Attendance:17,495
High Attendance:32,000 (vs. Crusaders, Round 1)
Low Attendance:10,111 (vs. Lions, Round 12)
Top Tries:Luke Braid, Lachie Munro, Benson Stanley (3)
Top Points:Gareth Anscombe (102)
List:yes
List Link:Blues (Super Rugby)

The 2012 Blues season is the team's 17th season in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues' pre-season began on 4 February, and the regular season began on 24 February. The team will play 16 regular season matches, with byes in rounds 6 and 16. The Blues will play all teams within the New Zealand conference twice, and all other teams once, with the exception of the New South Wales Waratahs and Cheetahs. The team were captained by Keven Mealamu and coached by Pat Lam.

Pre-season

The first of three pre-season fixtures was held on 4 February at Toll Stadium against the Hurricanes. This was followed by an away match against the Melbourne Rebels on 11 February and a "home" match on 18 February against the Highlanders at UNITEC, in Mt Albert.

Fixtures

Regular season

The Blues regular season began on 24 February with a home fixture against the Crusaders, and finished on 14 July, away to the Brumbies.

Fixtures

Player Summary

Player statistics for the 2012 season are shown below:[1]

Overall Summary

PlayerPosition(s)Apps.TriesCons.Pens.Drps.Pts.W.C.Y.C.R.C.
200000---
Keven Mealamu (c) 800000---
10200010---
1400000-1-
1510005---
600000---
200000---
7200010---
300000---
200000---
12300015---
1600000---
12200010---
1020001011-
1000000---
1510005---
14116025---
1110005---
1031011068---
200000---
1610005---
1100000---
810005---
14300015---
1210005---
300000---
100000---
15036024---
10213211102---
14200010---
1010005---
400000---
600000---
13200010---
100000---
100000---
700000---
610005-1-
100000---
510005---
210005---
100000---
Legend: Apps. = Appearances, Cons. = Conversions, Pens. = Penalties, Drps. = Drop Goals, Pts. = Total points, W.C. = White cards, Y.C. = Yellow cards, R.C. = Red cards

Top Point Scorers

RankPlayerPoints
1 102
2 68
3 25
4 24
5= 15
5= 15

Top Try Scorers

RankPlayerTries
1= 3
1= 3
1= 3
2= Seven Players 2

Standings

The final standings for the 2012 season are shown below:

New Zealand Conference

PosTeamRndWDLByePFPAPDTFTATBLBPts<-- Pos Team RndW D L B PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts -->
1 18 12 0 4 2 444 358 +86 47 30 5 3 64
2 18 11 0 5 2 485 343 +142 47 34 5 4 61
3 18 10 0 6 2 489 429 +60 58 39 8 1 57
4 18 9 0 7 2 359 385 −26 36 31 2 4 50
5 18 4 0 12 2 359 430 −71 34 50 2 6 32

Overall Standings

PosTeamRndWDLByePFPAPDTFTATBLBPts<-- Pos Team RndW D L B PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts -->
1 18 14 0 2 2 350 254 +96 28 21 0 2 66
2 18 12 0 4 2 444 358 +86 47 30 5 3 64
3 18 11 0 5 2 359 347 +12 38 36 4 2 58
4 18 11 0 5 2 485 343 +142 47 34 5 4 61
5 18 10 0 6 2 472 369 +103 50 38 6 5 59
6 18 10 0 6 2 436 348 +88 47 31 7 4 59
7 18 10 0 6 2 404 331 +73 41 31 5 5 58
8 18 10 0 6 2 489 429 +60 58 39 8 1 57
9 18 9 0 7 2 359 385 −26 36 31 2 4 50
10 18 5 0 11 2 391 458 −67 35 47 3 7 38
11 18 4 0 12 2 346 407 −61 33 43 3 8 35
12 18 4 0 12 2 359 430 −71 34 50 2 6 32
13 18 4 0 12 2 362 520 −158 37 59 3 5 32
14 18 3 0 13 2 306 440 −134 30 49 2 5 27
15 18 3 0 13 2 317 460 −143 30 52 2 3 25
Legend: Pos = Position, Rnd = Round, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Four-try bonus points, LB = Close loss bonus points, Pts = Competition Points

Round by Round Result Summary

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAAAH-AHAHAHAHH-HA
ResultLLWLLBLLLLLWL L L BWW
Pos. (Conf.)355555555555555555
Pos. (Overall)91311141513141415151514141415141312
Legend: H = Home, A = Away, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, B = Bye, Pos. = Position, Conf. = Conference

See also

2012 Super Rugby season

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Super Rugby Auckland Blues Team .

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