The Complete format and draw for next year’s Super 15 and the official Super 15 Logo has been announced.

SANZAR yesterday unveiled a new look, details of the new competition format and the 2011 draw for Super Rugby, the southern hemisphere’s premiere inter-provincial rugby competition.

At a televised launch event in Sydney, new SANZAR CEO-designate, Greg Peters, unveiled the new name, logo and colours that will underpin the rollout of Super Rugby across all three SANZAR territories and around the world via SANZAR’s broadcast partners.

“For the first time since its inception in 1996, Super Rugby will take on a whole new look in 2011,” said Mr Peters.

“The fifteen teams will take part in a three-conference format which will see all of the teams in each conference tackle each other home and away; supplemented with inter-conference games and culminating in a new, six-team finals series.

“We believe this competition will deliver even more of what our fans in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand are telling us that they love about Super Rugby including more local derbies, intense cross-conference competition and the expanded final series with the guarantee of a home final for each of the conference winners.”

Mr Peters was joined for the launch by players from some of the Australian franchises including the new Melbourne Rebels franchise.

And the new-look competition format and the draw for 2011 were revealed underlining the depth and intensity of competition that will take place within the conferences, and across all 15 teams in the new competition window which will reach its peak with the Final in July 2011.

“These changes promise to take Super Rugby to a whole new level. For all of our fans and especially our younger fans who look forward seeing all of their heroes taking the field in their local colours, 2011 will be a big year in prospect.”

New Competition Format

The Super Rugby competition will not only expand to 15 teams in 2011, it will also undergo a significant format revamp.

A new three-Conference system will be in place where the five teams within each country will make up nationally-based Conferences and play their four “local” rivals on a home and away basis (eight games in total).

They will also play four of the other five teams in each of the other two Conferences on a home or away basis (another eight games).

This leads to an overall program of 16 games per team in the regular season, as opposed to the current 13 – and separate Australian Conference, South African Conference and New Zealand Conference tables will chart the fortunes of teams in each country.

A three-week finals series involving six teams – as opposed to the current two-week playoffs for four teams – will further increase the length of the season.

At the end of the regular season matches, the top team in each Conference will qualify for the finals.

The other three teams to qualify will be the sides with the most number of competition points – regardless in which Conference they are based.

The Conference winners are also ensured of a home finals match. Therefore, at least one finals match will be played in each country each year.

Super Rugby Snapshot

  • An increase in overall matches from 94 to 125 (an increase of 33%)
  • A 50% increase in the length of the season in non-World Cup years – from 16 weeks to 24 weeks
  • A 31% increase in the length of the season in World Cup years – from 16 weeks to 21 weeks
  • 40 Super Rugby regular season matches played in each country each season as opposed to 26 in Australia under the Super 14 structure and 32 or 33 in South Africa and New Zealand
  • There will be 20 regular season local derbies in each country as opposed to six in Australia, 10 in South Africa and10 in New Zealand under the Super 14 format
  • Half of all regular season matches will be local derbies
  • Each team will play 12 of its 16 regular-season games within its own country – with only four matches overseas

Finals Series Facts

  • The top team in each Conference will automatically advance to the finals in positions 1, 2 or 3 (depending on their individual competition points totals)
  • The other three teams to advance will be those with the highest number of competition points outside of the Conference winners
  • The teams qualifying in 4th, 5th and 6th can come from any Conference – they could all come from one Conference
  • In week one of the finals the teams qualifying 1st and 2nd will rest
  • The 3rd placed team, as a Conference winner, will host the 6th placed team in a sudden death Qualifier
  • The 4th placed team will host the 5th placed team in another sudden death Qualifier
  • The two winners will play the top two sides in Semis the following week

·         The winners of the Semis will meet in the Final

Here are all the details and the complete draw for next year’s Super 15 competition.

DAY & DATE 

MATCH 

LOCAL TIME

WEEK 1

Friday 18 February Hurricanes v Highlanders 19:35
Friday 18 February Rebels v Waratahs 19:40
Saturday 19 February Blues v Crusaders 19:35
Saturday 19 February Brumbies v Chiefs 19:40
Saturday 19 February Sharks v Cheetahs 17:05
Saturday 19 February Lions v Bulls 19:10
Sunday 20 February Reds v Force 16:40
BYES: STORMERS

WEEK 2

Friday 25 February Highlanders v Chiefs 19:35
Friday 25 February Rebels v Brumbies 19:40
Friday 25 February Cheetahs v Bulls 19:10
Saturday 26 February Hurricanes v Crusaders 19:35
Saturday 26 February Waratahs v Reds 19:40
Saturday 26 February Sharks v Blues 17:05
Saturday 26 February Stormers v Lions 19:10
BYES: FORCE

WEEK 3

Friday 4 March Crusaders v Waratahs 19:35
Friday 4 March Lions v Blues 19:10
Saturday 5 March Chiefs v Rebels 19:35
Saturday 5 March Brumbies v Reds 19:40
Saturday 5 March Force v Sharks 19:05
Saturday 5 March Stormers v Cheetahs 17:05
Saturday 5 March Bulls v Highlanders 19:10
BYES: HURRICANES

WEEK 4

Friday 11 March Crusaders v Brumbies 19:35
Friday 11 March Rebels v Sharks 19:40
Friday 11 March Stormers v Highlanders 19:10
Saturday 12 March Hurricanes v Chiefs 19:35
Saturday 12 March Force v Blues 19:05
Saturday 12 March Cheetahs v Lions 17:05
BYES: BULLS – REDS – WARATAHS 

WEEK 5

Friday 18 March Chiefs v Sharks 19:35
Friday 18 March Reds v Rebels 19:40
Saturday 19 March Highlanders v Crusaders 17:30
Saturday 19 March Blues v Hurricanes 19:35
Saturday 19 March Waratahs v Cheetahs 19:40
Saturday 19 March Lions v Force 17:05
Saturday 19 March Bulls v Stormers 19:10
BYES: BRUMBIES

WEEK 6

Friday 25 March Crusaders v Sharks 19:35
Friday 25 March Rebels v Hurricanes 19:40
Saturday 26 March Reds v Cheetahs 14:40
Saturday 26 March Chiefs v Blues 19:35
Saturday 26 March Brumbies v Waratahs 19:40
Saturday 26 March Stormers v Force 15:00
Saturday 26 March Bulls v Lions 17:05
BYES: HIGHLANDERS

WEEK 7 (DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND)

Friday 1 April Highlanders v Brumbies 19:35
Friday 1 April Waratahs v Chiefs 19:40
Saturday 2 April Blues v Cheetahs 17:30
Saturday 2 April Hurricanes v Bulls 19:35
Saturday 2 April Force v Rebels 19:05
Saturday 2 April Lions v Reds 15:00
Saturday 2 April Sharks v Stormers 17:05
BYES: CRUSADERS

WEEK 8

Friday 8 April Highlanders v Cheetahs 19:35
Saturday 9 April Crusaders v Bulls 19:35
Saturday 9 April Brumbies v Hurricanes 19:40
Saturday 9 April Force v Waratahs 20:05
Saturday 9 April Stormers v Reds 17:05
Saturday 9 April Sharks v Lions 19:10
BYES: BLUES – CHIEFS – REBELS

WEEK 9

Friday 15 April Chiefs v Crusaders 19:35
Friday 15 April Rebels v Highlanders 19:40
Saturday 16 April Blues v Waratahs 19:35
Saturday 16 April Reds v Bulls 19:40
Saturday 16 April Lions v Stormers 17:05
Saturday 16 April Cheetahs v Hurricanes 19:10
Sunday 17 April Brumbies v Force 16:10
BYES: SHARKS 

WEEK 10 (EASTER / ANZAC DAY)

Friday 22 April Blues v Rebels 19:35
Saturday 23 April Crusaders v Highlanders 19:35
Saturday 23 April Reds v Waratahs 19:40
Saturday 23 April Force v Bulls 20:05
Saturday 23 April Sharks v Hurricanes 17:05
Saturday 23 April Lions v Chiefs 19:10
BYES: BRUMBIES – CHEETAHS – STORMERS

WEEK 11

Friday 29 April Highlanders v Blues 19:35
Saturday 30 April Hurricanes v Reds 19:35
Saturday 30 April Waratahs v Rebels 19:40
Saturday 30 April Force v Crusaders 20:05
Saturday 30 April Cheetahs v Brumbies 15:00
Saturday 30 April Bulls v Chiefs 17:05
Saturday 30 April Stormers v Sharks 19:10
BYES: LIONS

WEEK 12

Friday 6 May Hurricanes v Blues 19:35
Friday 6 May Rebels v Reds 19:40
Friday 6 May Lions v Cheetahs 19:10
Saturday 7 May Chiefs v Highlanders 19:35
Saturday 7 May Waratahs v Force 19:40
Saturday 7 May Stormers v Crusaders 17:05
Saturday 7 May Sharks v Brumbies 19:10
BYES: BULLS

WEEK 13

Friday 13 May Highlanders v Hurricanes 19:35
Friday 13 May Reds v Blues 19:40
Saturday 14 May Chiefs v Stormers 19:35
Saturday 14 May Brumbies v Lions 19:40
Saturday 14 May Bulls v Rebels 17:05
Saturday 14 May Cheetahs v Crusaders 19:10
BYES: FORCE – SHARKS – WARATAHS

WEEK 14

Friday 20 May Blues v Stormers 19:35
Saturday 21 May Crusaders v Chiefs 19:35
Saturday 21 May Waratahs v Lions 19:40
Saturday 21 May Force v Brumbies 20:05
Saturday 21 May Cheetahs v Rebels 17:05
Saturday 21 May Sharks v Bulls 19:10
BYES: HURRICANES – HIGHLANDERS – REDS 

WEEK 15

Friday 27 May Hurricanes v Force 19:35
Saturday 28 May Highlanders v Lions 19:35
Saturday 28 May Brumbies v Stormers 19:40
Saturday 28 May Sharks v Waratahs 17:05
Saturday 28 May Bulls v Cheetahs 19:10
Sunday 29 May Reds v Crusaders 16:10
BYES: BLUES – CHIEFS – REBELS

WEEK 16

Friday 3 June Highlanders v Force 19:35
Friday 3 June Rebels v Stormers 19:40
Friday 3 June Bulls v Waratahs 19:10
Saturday 4 June Hurricanes v Lions 17:30
Saturday 4 June Blues v Chiefs 19:35
Saturday 4 June Reds v Brumbies 19:40
Saturday 4 June Cheetahs v Sharks 17:05
BYES: CRUSADERS

WEEK 17

Friday 10 June Chiefs v Hurricanes 19:35
Friday 10 June Brumbies v Rebels 19:40
Saturday 11 June Crusaders v Blues 19:35
Saturday 11 June Waratahs v Highlanders 19:40
Saturday 11 June Force v Reds 20:05
Saturday 11 June Lions v Sharks 16:05
Saturday 11 June Stormers v Bulls 18:10
BYES: CHEETAHS

WEEK 18

Friday 17 June Blues v Highlanders 19:35
Friday 17 June Rebels v Force 19:40
Saturday 18 June Chiefs v Reds 17:30
Saturday 18 June Crusaders v Hurricanes 19:35
Saturday 18 June Waratahs v Brumbies 19:40
Saturday 18 June Bulls v Sharks 17:05
Saturday 18 June Cheetahs v Stormers 19:10
BYES: LIONS

THE FINALS

WEEK 19 – FRIDAY 24 AND SATURDAY 25 JUNE

Team 1 and Team 2 Bye
Qualifier 1 – Team 3 v Team 6
Qualifier 2 – Team 4 v Team 5

WEEK 20 – FRIDAY 1 AND SATURDAY 2 JULY

Semi 1 – Team 1 v Lowest ranked Qualifier winner
Semi 2 – Team 2 v Highest ranked Qualifier winner

WEEK 21 – SATURDAY 9 JULY

Final – Winner of Semi 1 v Winner of Semi 2

19 Responses to Super 15 Draw

  • 1

    In other words…….

    Week 21 – Saturday 9 July

    Bulls v Sharks

    🙂 🙂 🙂

  • 3

    Tripples…

    Who cares? Only the Sharks think this is a real derby, the rest of the country sees it’s only a game…

    I am a Stormer, and even I know…in Super Rugby the Sharks are cannon fodder for the Bulls.

  • 4

    Why do we play teams like the Cheetahs and Sharks twice ? 😕

  • 5

    He he he he “lol:

  • 6

    @ Blouste:
    So that you can get klapped twice by the Cheetahs. Or does that only happen in the CC? 😆

  • 7

    #4

    Fcuk knows…I tried to make sense of it all, but it seems hopeless

  • 8

    We play Home AND Away in the Conference portion of the Super 15, that’s why we play local teams twice.

  • 9

    I think I read that each country plays against the teams ie sharks; bulls; cheaters; lions home and away and then against 6 teams from OZ and NZ combined home and away and then from there on the quarters and the semis……will go and look it up quickly

  • 10

    Would love to see the Cheetahs doing beter this time again. They have never been great in the S15, but I would like to think they have made some improvement over the last couple of years. Go Cheetahs!!!

  • 11

    Ag hemeltjie tog, die arme Cheetahs. 🙁

    Will be interesting to see if we dominate again next year.

  • 12

    #9 how could I? I forgot the Stormers 🙂

  • 13

    @ Die Valk:

    This should actually favour the Cheetahs seeing that in Superrugby they generally only performs against local teams as in CC rugby…

  • 14

    OPk found it, here it is explained…..

    Sanzar reveals S15 format
    Mon, 13 Sep 2010 9:04
    The Melbourne Rebels, newcomers to Super Rugby, will start their life in the new-look Super 15 against the Waratahs next February.

    Sanzar on Monday unveiled a new look, details of the new competition format and the 2011 draw for Super Rugby, the southern hemisphere’s premiere inter-provincial rugby competition.

    New Sanzar CEO-designate, Greg Peters, unveiled the new name, logo and colours that will underpin the roll-out of Super Rugby across all three Sanzar territories.

    “For the first time since its inception in 1996, Super Rugby will take on a whole new look in 2011,” said Peters.

    “The 15 teams will take part in a three-conference format which will see all of the teams in each conference tackle each other home and away; supplemented with inter-conference games and culminating in a new, six-team finals series.

    “We believe this competition will deliver even more of what our fans in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand are telling us that they love about Super Rugby including more local derbies, intense cross-conference competition and the expanded final series with the guarantee of a home final for each of the conference winners.”

    Peters was joined for the launch by players from some of the Australian franchises including the new Melbourne Rebels franchise.

    And the new-look competition format and the draw for 2011 were revealed underlining the depth and intensity of competition that will take place within the conferences, and across all 15 teams in the new competition window which will reach its peak with the Final in July 2011.

    “These changes promise to take Super Rugby to a whole new level. For all of our fans and especially our younger fans who look forward seeing all of their heroes taking the field in their local colours, 2011 will be a big year in prospect.”

    The Super Rugby competition will not only expand to 15 teams in 2011, it will also undergo a significant format revamp.

    A new three-conference system will be in place where the five teams within each country will make up nationally-based conferences and play their four “local” rivals on a home and away basis (eight games in total).

    They will also play four of the other five teams in each of the other two Conferences on a home or away basis (another eight games).

    This leads to an overall program of 16 games per team in the regular season, as opposed to the current 13 – and separate Australian conference, South African conference and New Zealand conference tables will chart the fortunes of teams in each country.

    A three-week finals series involving six teams – as opposed to the current two-week playoffs for four teams – will further increase the length of the season.

    At the end of the regular season matches, the top team in each conference will qualify for the finals.

    The other three teams to qualify will be the sides with the most number of competition points – regardless in which conference they are based.

    The conference winners are also ensured of a home finals match. Therefore, at least one finals match will be played in each country each year.

    Super Rugby snapshot:
    * An increase in overall matches from 94 to 125 (an increase of 33 percent)
    * A 50 percent increase in the length of the season in non-World Cup years – from 16 weeks to 24 weeks
    * A 31 percent increase in the length of the season in World Cup years – from 16 weeks to 21 weeks
    * 40 Super Rugby regular season matches played in each country each season as opposed to 26 in Australia under the Super 14 structure and 32 or 33 in South Africa and New Zealand
    * There will be 20 regular season local derbies in each country as opposed to six in Australia, 10 in South Africa and 10 in New Zealand under the Super 14 format
    * Half of all regular season matches will be local derbies
    * Each team will play 12 of its 16 regular-season games within its own country – with only four matches overseas

    Finals series facts:
    * The top team in each conference will automatically advance to the finals in positions one, two or three (depending on their individual competition points totals)
    * The other three teams to advance will be those with the highest number of competition points outside of the conference winners
    * The teams qualifying in fourth, fifth and sixth can come from any conference – they could all come from one conference
    * In week one of the finals the teams qualifying first and second will rest
    * The third placed team, as a conference winner, will host the sixth placed team in a sudden death qualifier
    * The fourth placed team will host the fifth placed team in another sudden death qualifier
    * The two winners will play the top two sides in semifinals the following week
    * The winners of the semis will meet in the Final

  • 15

    #3 Saint…..net ‘n grappie hoor…..dont take it seriously
    WTF!!!!!

  • 16

    There are a few things that doesn’t make sense, firstly why not play all five teams of the other countries, you have already such an extended tournament, it may as well be two weeks longer, who decided which two team you give a miss in year 1 of the tournament.

    Then the country with the toughest conference is most likely the country who may only have 1 team in the finals, if your conference has two weak sides or even three, let’s take Australia, most years they have two teams performing, now with five it could be that two of their teams are run away leaders in their conference hence they get the 4th spot on the finals as they had very little opposition and cruised through their conference.

    This is going to be a fluck up.

  • 17

    Don’t like this new format at all. Stormers get a BYE WEEK?????????? How damn daft it that?

    Sharks have to wait 9 weeks to have a bye. Crazy also some teams don’t face the top teams at all. Stupid this who every thought of it. Would rather just have carried on the way we were playing the S14. Just add the Rebels.

  • 18

    @ Puma:17 – Meant

    Stormers get a bye in the FIRST WEEK??? Crazy.

  • 19

    17@ Puma:
    Puma, otherwise known as Bye, Bye to the trophy week, hehe.

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