KEY POINTS:
Team records
Highest score: 96 Crusaders v Waratahs (19), 2002
Lowest score: 0 Bulls v Brumbies (15), 1999; Cats v Brumbies (64), 2000; Bulls v Highlanders (23), 2005; Brumbies v Blues (17), 2006; Reds v Brumbies (36), 2006.
Highest winning margin: 77 Crusaders v Waratahs (96-19), 2002
Highest score away: 60
Blues v Hurricanes (7), 2002
Most consecutive wins: 15 Crusaders, 2002/03
Most consecutive losses: 11 Bulls, 2002
Most tries in a match: 14 Crusaders v Waratahs, 2002
Most tries in a season: 71 Crusaders, 2005
Fewest tries in a season: 15 Blues, 1999, 2000
Most wins in a (regular) season: 11 Crusaders, 2002
Fewest wins in a (regular) season: 0 Bulls, 2002
Most wins in a row at home: 21 - Blues 1996-1998; Crusaders 2004-2006
Season records
Points: 221 Daniel Carter, Crusaders, 2006 (Super 12 record by Andrew Mehrtens (206), in 1998 before expansion)
Tries: 15 Joe Roff, Brumbies, 1997; Rico Gear, Crusaders, 2005
Conversions: 39 Stirling Mortlock, Brumbies, 2000
Penalties: 43 Andrew Mehrtens, Crusaders, 1999
Super finalists (wins in brackets)
Crusaders 8 (6)
ACT Brumbies 5 (2)
Blues 4 (3)
Sharks 2 (0)
Highlanders 1 (0)
NSW Waratahs 1 (0)
Hurricanes 1 (0)
Finals:
1996 at Auckland: Auckland Blues 45 Natal Sharks 21
1997 at Auckland: Auckland Blues 23 ACT Brumbies 7
1998 at Auckland: Canterbury Crusaders 20 Auckland Blues 13
1999 at Dunedin: Canterbury Crusaders 24 Otago Highlanders 19
2000 at Canberra: Crusaders 20 ACT Brumbies 19
2001 at Canberra: ACT Brumbies 36 Sharks 6
2002 at Christchurch: Crusaders 31 ACT Brumbies 13
2003 at Auckland: Blues 21 Crusaders 17
2004 at Canberra: ACT Brumbies 47 Crusaders 38
2005 at Christchurch: Crusaders 35 NSW Waratahs 25
2006 at Christchurch: Crusaders 19 Hurricanes 12.
All-time Super 14 records:
Points: Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders) 990, Matt Burke (Waratahs) 961, Tony Brown (Highlanders/Sharks) 890, Stirling Mortlock (Brumbies) 825, Tony Brown (Highlanders/Sharks) 890, Daniel Carter (Crusaders) 695, David Holwell (Hurricanes) 676, Stirling Mortlock (Brumbies) 825, Elton Flatley (Reds) 629, Adrian Cashmore (Blues/Chiefs) 619, Carlos Spencer (Blues) 608
Tries: Joe Roff (Brumbies) 57, Christian Cullen (Hurricanes) 56, Caleb Ralph (Chiefs/Blues/Crusaders) 53, Doug Howlett (Highlanders/Hurricanes/Blues) 53, Joeli Vidiri (Blues) 43, Tana Umaga (Hurricanes) 45, Stirling Mortlock (Brumbies) 45, Joeli Vidiri (Blues) 43
2006 leading scorers:
Points: D Carter (Crusaders) 221; P Hewat (Waratahs) 191; S Donald (Chiefs) 133; S Mortlock (Brumbies) 126; C Shepherd (Force) 121; B Blair (Highlanders) 107; P Montgomery (Sharks) 105; P Grant (Stormers) 102.
Tries: L Fa'atau (Hurricanes) 10; S Mortlock (Brumbies) 9; S Staniforth (Force) 9; R Gear (Crusaders) 8; C Shepherd (Force) 7; P Montgomery (Sharks) 7; S Sivivatu (Chiefs) 7; L MacDonald (Crusaders) 7 ; B Habana (Bulls) 7; A Hore (Hurricanes) 6 ; O Ndungane (Sharks) 6.
- NZPA