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1998 Super 12 season
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The 1998 Super 12 season was won by New Zealand side, the Canterbury Crusaders after defeating the Auckland Blues in the final. It was the first Super 12 to be won by a team other than the Auckland Blues, who won the Super 12 in 1996 and 1997.
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Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 Auckland Blues 11 9 0 2 388 296 +92 7 43 2 Canterbury Crusaders 11 8 0 3 340 260 +80 9 41 3 Coastal Sharks 11 7 0 4 329 263 +66 8 36 4 Otago Highlanders 11 7 0 4 343 279 +64 6 34 5 Queensland Reds 11 6 1 4 273 229 +44 5 31 6 NSW Waratahs 11 6 1 4 306 276 +30 4 30 7 Waikato Chiefs 11 6 0 5 279 291 -12 5 29 8 Wellington Hurricanes 11 5 0 6 313 342 -29 6 26 9 Western Stormers 11 3 0 8 248 364 -166 6 18 10 ACT Brumbies 11 3 0 8 228 308 -80 5 17 11 Northern Bulls 11 3 0 8 249 306 -57 4 16 12 Golden Cats 11 2 0 9 266 346 -80 7 15
| 1998-05-23 | |||
| Blues | 37–31 | Highlanders | Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: Referee: |
| Tries: Adrian Cashmore (2), Joeli Vidiri, Lee Stensness Con: Adrian Cashmore (4) Pen: Adrian Cashmore (3) |
Tries: Jeff Wilson, Taine Randell, Isitolo Maka Con: Simon Culhane, Tony Brown Pen: Simon Culhane (3), Tony Brown |
| 1998-05-24 | |||
| Crusaders | 36–32 | Sharks | Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: Referee: |
| Tries: Norm Berryman (2), Daryl Lilley, Daryl Gibson Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4) |
Tries: Ollie le Roux (2), Shaun Payne, Stefan Terblanche, Kevin Putt Con: André Joubert (2) Pen: André Joubert |
| 1998-05-30 | |||
| Blues | 13–20 | Crusaders | Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: Referee: |
| Tries: James Christian Con: Adrian Cashmore Pen: Adrian Cashmore DG: Adrian Cashmore |
Tries: James Kerr, Norm Maxwell Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (2) |
| Top 3 try scorers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | Tries | Team | |||||
| 1 | Jeff Wilson | 10 | Otago Highlanders | |||||
| 1 | Joeli Vidiri | 10 | Auckland Blues | |||||
| 1 | Stefan Terblanche | 10 | Coastal Sharks | |||||
| Top 3 points scorers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | Tries | Team | |||||
| 1 | Andrew Mehrtens | 206 | Canterbury Crusaders | |||||
| 2 | Adrian Cashmore | 180 | Auckland Blues | |||||
| 3 | Jon Preston | 112 | Wellington Hurricanes | |||||