2019 Super Rugby season explained

2019 Super Rugby season
Countries:	Argentina (1 team) Australia (4 teams) Japan (1 team) New Zealand (5 teams) South Africa (4 teams)
Tournament Format:	Conference and knockout
Count:	10
Matches:	106
Tries:	673
Top Point Scorer:	Handré Pollard, Bulls (194)
Top Try Scorer:	Sevu Reece, Crusaders (15)
Website:	Official site
Previous Year:	2018
Previous Tournament:	2018 Super Rugby season
Next Year:	2020
Next Tournament:	2020 Super Rugby season

The 2019 Super Rugby season was the 24th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. The 2019 season was the second season using the reduced 15-team format consisting of three geographical conferences since being reduced from an 18-team competition in 2017.

This was the final season that used the traditional format of international teams playing each other.

Competition format

The 15 participating teams were divided into three geographical conferences: the Australian Conference (consisting of four Australian teams and the Japanese), the New Zealand Conference (consisting of five New Zealand teams), and the South African Conference (consisting of four South African teams and the from Argentina).^[1]

In the group stages, there were 18 rounds of matches, with each team playing 16 matches and having two rounds of byes, resulting in a total of 120 matches. Teams played eight inter-conference matches and eight cross-conference matches; they played all the other teams in their conference twice — once at home and once away — and play once against four of the teams in the other two conferences.

The top team in each of the three conferences qualified for the quarterfinals, as do the next five teams with the best records across the three conferences, known as wildcards. The conference winners and best wildcard team hosted the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal winners progressed to the semifinal, and the winners of the semifinals progressed to the final.^[1]

Standings

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression – Australian Conference
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	QF	SF	Final
Brumbies	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	6 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6 (9th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC	11 (9th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (10th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	11 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	15 (12th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	19 (11th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	20 (12th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	24 (9th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	29 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	29 (3rd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	34 (3rd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	39 (3rd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	43 (3rd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	48 (3rd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	Won	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Rebels	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	4 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	4 (9th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	8 (3rd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	12 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	13 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	13 (8th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	18 (2nd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	23 (2nd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	23 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	24 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	24 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	24 (3rd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	28 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	28 (9th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	33 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	34 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	34 (8th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	34 (11th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Reds	style="background:#ECECEC;"	0 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (14th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	5 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	10 (10th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (13th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	14 (9th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	14 (13th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	18 (12th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	18 (13th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	22 (10th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	23 (11th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	23 (13th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	24 (14th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	24 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	28 (14th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	28 (14th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Sunwolves	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (14th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	5 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5 (13th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6 (13th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6 (15th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	10 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (15th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	10 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (15th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	12 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (15th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Waratahs	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (8th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	5 (8th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	5 (10th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	9 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (10th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	14 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	15 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	16 (8th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	16 (10th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	20 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	20 (10th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	21 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	22 (13th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	26 (10th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	26 (12th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	30 (10th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	30 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	30 (12th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Team Progression – New Zealand Conference
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	QF	SF	Final
Blues	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (9th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (13th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	2 (13th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	6 (12th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	6 (12th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	10 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	15 (8th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	19 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	20 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	20 (8th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	20 (11th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	21 (13th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	21 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	26 (11th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	26 (13th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	28 (13th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	29 (13th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	30 (13th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Chiefs	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (10th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (15th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (15th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	3 (15th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	8 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	12 (11th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	12 (13th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	16 (11th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	17 (14th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	17 (14th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	19 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	23 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	23 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	27 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	31 (9th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	31 (10th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	36 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Crusaders	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	4 (6th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	8 (2nd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	12 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	17 (1st)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	19 (1st)	style="background:#FFCCCC;	19 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	24 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	29 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	34 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	34 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	39 (1st)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	42 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	47 (1st)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	49 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	53 (1st)	style="background:#FFCCCC;	53 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	58 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	58 (1st)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	Won	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	Won	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	Won
Highlanders	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	4 (3rd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	8 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	9 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (6th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	12 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	13 (9th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	13 (10th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	14 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	14 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	18 (13th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	23 (8th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	25 (7th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	29 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	29 (8th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	29 (10th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	29 (12th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	31 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	36 (8th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Hurricanes	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	4 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	4 (10th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	8 (5th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	13 (4th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	15 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	19 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	19 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	23 (4th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	23 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	27 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	32 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	36 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	40 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	40 (4th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	40 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	44 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	49 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	53 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	Won	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Team Progression – South African Conference
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	QF	SF	Final
Bulls	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	5 (1ST)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5 (5th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	9 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	13 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	13 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	13 (7th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	17 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	18 (6th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	23 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	23 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	24 (5th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	28 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	28 (7th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	32 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	32 (7th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	34 (7th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	36 (5th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	41 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Jaguares	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (13th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	5 (7th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	9 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	9 (8th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	9 (11th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	9 (12th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (14th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	14 (10th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	19 (7th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	19 (9th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	23 (6th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	27 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	28 (8th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	32 (5th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	36 (2nd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	41 (2nd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	46 (2nd)	style="background:#CCffCC;"	51 (2nd)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	Won	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	Won	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost
Lions	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	4 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	9 (9th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	13 (5th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	18 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	18 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	18 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	18 (9th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	22 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	22 (9th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	22 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	26 (9th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	30 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	30 (8th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	35 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	35 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	35 (9th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Sharks	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	5 (4th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	10 (1st)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (5th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	11 (8th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	15 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	16 (6th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	21 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	21 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	22 (6th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	26 (2nd)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	28 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	29 (3rd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	29 (7th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	33 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	33 (8th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	33 (9th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	37 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Stormers	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (15th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	4 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	8 (8th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	8 (10th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	13 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	14 (6th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	14 (9th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	14 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	18 (8th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	19 (10th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	23 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	24 (8th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	24 (10th)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	26 (12th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	30 (9th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	30 (11th)	style="background:#CCFFCC;"	34 (7th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	35 (10th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A	style="background:#ECECEC;"	N/A
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

See main article: List of 2019 Super Rugby matches.

The fixtures for the 2019 Super Rugby competition were released on 12 June 2018.^{[2] [3]} The following matches were played during the regular season:

Finals

The finals fixtures were as follows:

Final

Players

Squads

The following 2019 Super Rugby squads have been named:

squad^[4]

Forwards	Leni Apisai • Jed Brown • Gerard Cowley-Tuioti • Blake Gibson • Josh Goodhue • Alex Hodgman • Akira Ioane • Lua Li • Ezekiel Lindenmuth • Matt Matich • Sione Mafileo • Matt Moulds • Dalton Papalii • James Parsons • Marcel Renata • Tom Robinson • Hisa Sasagi • Scott Scrafton • Hoskins Sotutu • Karl Tu'inukuafe • Patrick Tuipulotu • Ofa Tu'ungafasi • Did not play • Jacob Pierce • Jimmy Tupou
Backs	Levi Aumua • Otere Black • Caleb Clarke • Michael Collins • Matt Duffie • TJ Faiane • Rieko Ioane • Melani Nanai • Sam Nock • Ma'a Nonu • Harry Plummer • Augustine Pulu • Jonathan Ruru • Tanielu Tele’a • Sonny Bill Williams • Did not play • Stephen Perofeta • Jordan Trainor
Coach	Leon MacDonald

squad^[5]

Forwards	Allan Alaalatoa • Rory Arnold • Jahrome Brown • Sam Carter • Tom Cusack • Murray Douglas • Blake Enever • Folau Fainga'a • Vunipola Fifita • Leslie Leulua’iali’i-Makin • Joshua Mann-Rea • Lachlan McCaffrey • Connal McInerney • David Pocock • Tom Ross • Pete Samu • Scott Sio • James Slipper • Darcy Swain • Rob Valetini • Did not play • Ben Hyne • Maile Ngauamo • Angus Wagner
Backs
Coach	Dan McKellar

squad^[6]

Forwards
Backs	Warrick Gelant • Cornal Hendricks • JT Jackson • Johnny Kôtze • Jesse Kriel • Manie Libbok • Burger Odendaal • Embrose Papier • Handré Pollard • Divan Rossouw • Dylan Sage • Rosko Specman • Jade Stighling • Ivan van Zyl • André Warner • Did not play • Marnitz Boshoff • Stedman Gans • Travis Ismaiel • Theo Maree • Duncan Matthews • Chris Smith
Coach	Pote Human

squad^[7]

Forwards
Backs
Coach	Colin Cooper

squad^[8]

Forwards
Backs
Coach	Scott Robertson

squad^[9]

Forwards
Backs
Coach	Aaron Mauger

squad^[10]

Forwards
Backs
Coach	John Plumtree

squad^[11]

Forwards	Matías Alemanno • Gaspar Baldunciel • Rodrigo Bruni • Agustín Creevy • Santiago García Botta • Francisco Gorrissen • Marcos Kremer • Tomás Lavanini • Juan Manuel Leguizamón • Tomás Lezana • Pablo Matera • Santiago Medrano • Julián Montoya • Javier Ortega Desio • Lucas Paulos • Guido Petti • Enrique Pieretto • Santiago Socino • Lucio Sordoni • Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro • Mayco Vivas • Juan Pablo Zeiss • Did not play • Javier Díaz • Diego Fortuny • Santiago Grondona • Franco Molina
Backs
Coach	Gonzalo Quesada

squad^[12]

Forwards
Backs	Andries Coetzee • Ruan Combrinck • Ross Cronjé • Aphiwe Dyantyi • Tyrone Green • Nic Groom • Elton Jantjies • Gianni Lombard • Sylvian Mahuza • Lionel Mapoe • Franco Naudé • Shaun Reynolds • Wandisile Simelane • Courtnall Skosan • Dillon Smit • Harold Vorster • Did not play • Eddie Fouché • Jan-Louis la Grange • Manuel Rass • Madosh Tambwe • Bradley Thain • Morné van den Berg • Wayne van der Bank • Lourens van der Schyff
Coach	Swys de Bruin • Ivan van Rooyen

squad^[13]

Forwards
Backs	Quade Cooper • Stuart Dunbar • Tom English • Will Genia • Harrison Goddard • Dane Haylett-Petty • Reece Hodge • Marika Koroibete • Jack Maddocks • Campbell Magnay • Bill Meakes • Michael Ruru • Matt To'omua • Sione Tuipulotu • Semisi Tupou
Coach	David Wessels

squad^[14]

Forwards
Backs
Coach	Brad Thorn

squad^[15]

Forwards
Backs
Coach	Robert du Preez

squad^[16]

Forwards
Backs	Craig Barry • Damian de Allende • Daniël du Plessis • Jean-Luc du Plessis • JJ Engelbrecht • Herschel Jantjies • Dan Kriel • Dillyn Leyds • SP Marais • Ruhan Nel • Sergeal Petersen • Justin Phillips • Seabelo Senatla • Joshua Stander • Edwill van der Merwe • Jano Vermaak • EW Viljoen • Damian Willemse • Did not play • Paul de Wet • Duncan Saal
Coach	Robbie Fleck

squad^[17]

Forwards
Backs
Coach	Tony Brown

squad^[18]

Forwards	Jack Dempsey • Damien Fitzpatrick • Ned Hanigan • Jed Holloway • Michael Hooper • Harry Johnson-Holmes • Sekope Kepu • Tolu Latu • Ryan McCauley • Will Miller • Rory O'Connor • Tatafu Polota-Nau • Tom Robertson • Rob Simmons • Hugh Sinclair • Tom Staniforth • Lachlan Swinton • Chris Talakai • Andrew Tuala • Shambeckler Vui • Michael Wells • Did not play • Angus Bell • BJ Edwards • Will Harris • Le Roux Roets • JP Sauni • Rory Suttor • Patrick Tafa • Cody Walker • Jeremy Williams
Backs
Coach	Daryl Gibson

Top scorers

The top ten try and point scorers during the 2019 Super Rugby season are:^[19]

Top ten try scorers
No	Player	Team	Tries<	-- Pos	Player	Team	Tries-->
1		Crusaders	15
2		Hurricanes	13
3		Brumbies	12
4		Rebels	10
		Crusaders
		Sunwolves
7		Blues	9
8		Crusaders	8
		Hurricanes
10		Sharks	7
		Brumbies
		Jaguares
		Lions
		Hurricanes

Top ten points scorers
No	Player	Team	Points<	-- Pos	Player	Team	Points-->
1		Bulls	194
2		Crusaders	182
3		Reds	156
4		Waratahs	137
5		Lions	124
6		Jaguares	119
7		Hurricanes	118
8		Rebels	116
9		Highlanders	114
10		Brumbies	113

Referees

The following refereeing panel was appointed by SANZAAR for the 2019 Super Rugby season:^[20]

2019 Super Rugby referees

Argentina	Federico Anselmi
Australia	Nic Berry • Angus Gardner • Damon Murphy
New Zealand	Nick Briant • Mike Fraser • Glen Jackson • Ben O'Keeffe • Brendon Pickerill • Paul Williams
South Africa	AJ Jacobs • Jaco Peyper • Rasta Rasivhenge • Egon Seconds • Marius van der Westhuizen

Attendances

Team	Main Stadium	Capacity	Total Attendance	Average Attendance	% Capacity
		50,000
		25,800
		34,500	128,101	14,233	44%
		18,000
		30,728	93,424	13,346	46%
		52,500	90,815	11,351	21%
		25,011	79,185	8,798	35%
		30,000
		29,500
		52,000
		51,792
		62,567
		51,900
		49,640
		27,188

External links

• Super Rugby websites:
  • Official Super Rugby website
  • Australia Super Rugby website
  • New Zealand Super Rugby website

Notes and References

1. News: Sanzaar confirm Super 15 tournament from 2018 . SuperXV . 9 April 2017 . 10 April 2017.
2. 2019 Super Rugby Draw Released . SANZAAR . 12 June 2018 . 12 June 2018.
3. Web site: 2019 Super Rugby Draw - Final . SANZAAR . 16 November 2018 . 16 November 2018.
4. Blues promote from within for 2019 . Blues . 31 October 2018 . 31 October 2018.
5. News: Former U20s prop completes Brumbies 2019 squad . Rugby.com.au . 16 October 2018 . 25 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016165018/https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/10/15/super-rugby-brumbies-fifita-signs-2019 . 16 October 2018 . live . dmy-all .
6. Vodacom Bulls Team 2019 . Bulls rugby . 13 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213183840/https://thebulls.co.za/team/vodacom-bulls-team-2019/ . 13 February 2019 . dead .
7. Strength across the field for Gallagher Chiefs . Chiefs . 31 October 2018 . 31 October 2018.
8. Five new names in 2019 BNZ Crusaders squad . Crusaders . 31 October 2018 . 31 October 2018 . 31 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005355/https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1278-five-new-names-in-2019-bnz-crusaders-squad . dead .
9. Pulse Energy Highlanders confirm squad for 2019 Super Rugby Season . Highlanders . 31 October 2018 . 5 November 2018.
10. Hurricanes opt for continuity in naming exciting 2019 squad . Hurricanes . 31 October 2018 . 31 October 2018.
11. Jugadores convocados a formar parte de la pretemporada 2019 . Jaguares . 28 December 2018 . 29 December 2018 . es.
12. Web site: Emirates Lions . South African Rugby Union . 14 February 2019.
13. MelbourneRebels . 1093781664268840962 . We have confirmed our squad for the 2019 Vodafone Super Rugby season - get excited Melbourne! #WeAreRugby #SuperSeason . 8 February 2019 . 8 February 2019.
14. Two new signings see St.George Queensland Reds finalise 2019 squad . Queensland Reds . 21 January 2019 . 21 January 2019 .
15. Web site: Cell C Sharks . South African Rugby Union . 14 February 2019.
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