Super 10 (rugby union)

The Super 10 was a rugby union football tournament featuring ten teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Tonga, and Western Samoa. The competition ran for three years from 1993 to 1995 and was the predecessor of Super 12 and Super 14, now known as Super Rugby.

Super 10
Super 10 logo used 1993–1995
SportRugby union football
Inaugural season1993
Replaced bySuper12 (1996)
Number of teams10
CountryAustralia (2 teams)
New Zealand (4 teams)
South Africa (3 teams)
Tonga (1995)
Western Samoa (1993–94)
HoldersQueensland (1995)
Most titlesQueensland (2 titles)
Broadcast partner
Related competition

History

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The Super 10 replaced the Super 6 and the previous South Pacific Championship and CANZ Series tournaments which had been organized by the Australian and New Zealand rugby unions during the 1980s and early 1990s. With South Africa being readmitted into international sport due to the dismantling of apartheid (both The Wallabies and the All Blacks toured South Africa during 1992), there was an opportunity to launch an expanded competition also featuring South Africa's top provincial teams. The South African Broadcasting Corporation's Top Sport channel committed to a three-year sponsorship of the competition, allowing it to be launched.

The official declaration of professionalism in rugby union in August 1995 led to a reworking of the competition. SANZAR, a partnership between the South African Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union was formed, and in association with Rupert Murdoch's News Limited, they created the Super 12. That fully professional competition featured teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa only, with one more team from each country being admitted, and was launched in 1996

Past winners

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Winners by year:

Year Final
Winner Score Runner-up
1993  
Transvaal
20 – 17  
Auckland
1994  
Queensland
21 – 10  
Natal
1995  
Queensland
30 – 16  
Transvaal

Format

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The ten teams for the competition were arranged as follows:

The ten teams were split into two pools to minimize the logistical problems caused by the travel required and the time zone differences between the participating countries. Each team played the other four teams in their pool once, with four competition points being awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss by seven points or less. Bonus points for scoring four or more tries were not introduced until the formation of the Super 12.

The top team in each pool met in a final to decide the championship.

1993 season

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1993 Super 10 season
Date3 April – 22 May 1993
ChampionsTransvaal (1st title)
Runners-upAuckland
Matches played21

For the inaugural competition, New Zealand were represented by NPC champions Waikato, along with Auckland, Otago and North Harbour. South Africa were represented by Currie Cup champions Natal, along with Transvaal and Northern Transvaal. Samoa were the representatives from the Pacific Tri-Series.[1]

Pool A

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Standings

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Pool A standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1   Auckland 4 4 0 0 125 59 +66 16 6 0 0 16
2   Natal 4 3 0 1 129 63 +66 16 4 0 0 12
3   Western Samoa 4 2 0 2 80 113 −33 8 15 0 0 8
4   Queensland 4 1 0 3 75 89 −14 6 8 0 1 5
5   Otago 4 0 0 4 63 148 −85 9 22 0 0 0
Auckland progressed to the final.

Matches

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3 April 1993 Otago 22–63 Auckland  


4 April 1993 Western Samoa 27–19 Queensland  


16 April 1993 Queensland 21–22 Auckland  


17 April 1993 Natal 56–13 Western Samoa  


24 April 1993 Auckland 18–10 Western Samoa  


24 April 1993 Otago 13–35 Natal  


30 April 1993 Auckland 22–6 Natal  


1 May 1993 Queensland 20–8 Otago  


8 May 1993 Natal 32–15 Queensland  


8 May 1993 Otago 20–30 Western Samoa  

Pool B

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Standings

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Pool B standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1   Transvaal 4 4 0 0 121 53 +68 9 2 0 0 16
2   New South Wales 4 2 0 2 57 84 −27 4 10 0 1 9
3   Northern Transvaal 4 2 0 2 109 109 0 12 7 0 0 8
4   North Harbour 4 1 0 3 82 99 −17 5 9 0 2 6
5   Waikato 4 1 0 3 75 99 −24 7 9 0 0 5
Transvaal progressed to the final.

Matches

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3 April 1993 Waikato 29–24 North Harbour  


4 April 1993 Northern Transvaal 22–42 Transvaal  


16 April 1993 New South Wales 17–13 Waikato  


17 April 1993 Transvaal 39–13 North Harbour  


23 April 1993 Northern Transvaal 45–20 New South Wales  


24 April 1993 Transvaal 30–15 Waikato  


1 May 1993 North Harbour 16–17 New South Wales  


1 May 1993 Waikato 18–28 Northern Transvaal  


7 May 1993 North Harbour 29–14 Northern Transvaal  


8 May 1993 New South Wales 3–10 Transvaal  

Final

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22 May 1993 Transvaal 20–17 Auckland  

1994 season

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1994 Super 10 season
Date31 March – 14 May 1993
ChampionsQueensland (1st title)
Runners-upNatal
Matches played21

For the second edition of the competition, New Zealand were represented by NPC champions Auckland, along with Waikato, Otago and North Harbour. South Africa were represented by Currie Cup champions Transvaal, along with Natal and Eastern Province. Samoa were the representatives from the Pacific Tri-Series.[2]

Pool A

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Standings

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Pool A standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1   Queensland 4 3 0 1 93 54 +39 0 1 13
2   North Harbour 4 3 0 1 83 59 +24 0 1 13
3   Otago 4 2 0 2 119 109 +10 0 1 9
4   Transvaal 4 2 0 2 95 74 +21 0 0 8
5   Eastern Province 4 0 0 4 70 164 −94 0 0 0
Queensland progressed to the final.

Matches

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31 March 1994 Transvaal 35–15 Eastern Province  


9 April 1994 Eastern Province 10–41 Queensland  


9 April 1994 Transvaal 44–19 Otago  


16 April 1994 Eastern Province 21–31 North Harbour  


16 April 1994 Otago 24–18 Queensland  


22 April 1994 Queensland 21–10 Transvaal  


25 April 1994 North Harbour 23–19 Otago  


30 April 1994 North Harbour 19–6 Transvaal  


30 April 1994 Otago 57–24 Eastern Province  


7 May 1994 Queensland 13–10 North Harbour  

Pool B

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Standings

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Pool B standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1   Natal 4 4 0 0 92 62 +30 0 0 16
2   New South Wales 4 3 0 1 90 58 +32 0 0 12
3   Western Samoa 4 2 0 2 96 102 −6 0 1 9
4   Auckland 4 1 0 3 71 61 +10 0 3 7
5   Waikato 4 0 0 4 66 132 −66 0 1 1
Natal progressed to the final.

Matches

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1 April 1994 Waikato 16–43 New South Wales  


9 April 1994 Auckland 27–10 Waikato  


9 April 1994 New South Wales 25–23 Western Samoa  


16 April 1994 Natal walkover New South Wales  


16 April 1994 Western Samoa 32–16 Waikato  


22 April 1994 Auckland 13–15 Western Samoa  


23 April 1994 Waikato 24–30 Natal  


30 April 1994 New South Wales 22–19 Auckland  


30 April 1994 Western Samoa 26–48 Natal  


7 May 1994 Natal 14–12 Auckland  

Final

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14 May 1994 Natal 10–21 Queensland  

1995 season

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1995 Super 10 season
Date3 March – 8 April 1995
ChampionsQueensland (2nd title)
Runners-upTransvaal
Matches played21

For the third edition of the competition, New Zealand were represented by NPC champions Auckland, along with Canterbury, Otago and North Harbour. South Africa were represented by Currie Cup champions Transvaal, along with Western Province and Free State. Tonga were the representatives from the Pacific Tri-Series.[3]

Pool A

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Standings

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Pool A standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1   Transvaal 4 3 0 1 78 65 +13 0 1 13
2   New South Wales 4 2 1 1 78 64 +14 0 1 11
3   Western Province 4 2 0 2 99 106 −7 0 1 9
4   Otago 4 2 0 2 102 91 +11 0 0 8
5   North Harbour 4 0 1 3 69 100 −31 0 2 4
Transvaal progressed to the final.

Matches

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4 March 1995 Transvaal 21–18 New South Wales  


4 March 1995 Western Province 21–33 Otago  


10 March 1995 New South Wales 31–16 Otago  


11 March 1995 Transvaal 17–14 North Harbour  


18 March 1995 North Harbour 6–6 New South Wales  


18 March 1995 Western Province 15–13 Transvaal  


25 March 1995 New South Wales 23–21 Western Province  


25 March 1995 Otago 35–12 North Harbour  


1 April 1995 North Harbour 37–42 Western Province  


2 April 1995 Otago 18–27 Transvaal  

Pool B

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Standings

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Pool B standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1   Queensland 4 4 0 0 116 48 +68 0 0 16
2   Free State 4 3 0 1 85 91 −6 0 0 12
3   Auckland 4 2 0 2 94 99 −5 0 1 9
4   Canterbury 4 1 0 3 138 98 +40 0 2 6
5   Tonga 4 0 0 4 62 159 −97 0 1 1
Queensland progressed to the final.

Matches

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3 March 1995 Queensland 24–6 Canterbury  


4 March 1995 Free State 21–15 Auckland  


11 March 1995 Auckland 15–31 Queensland  


12 March 1995 Free State 15–12 Tonga  


17 March 1995 Auckland 27–22 Canterbury  


17 March 1995 Tonga 20–32 Queensland  


25 March 1995 Canterbury 75–5 Tonga  


25 March 1995 Queensland 29–7 Free State  


1 April 1995 Canterbury 35–42 Free State  


1 April 1995 Tonga 25–37 Auckland  

Final

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8 April 1995 Transvaal 16–30 Queensland  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Super 10 1993". Rugby Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Super 10 1994". Rugby Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Super 10 1995". Rugby Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  • McIlraith, Matt (2005). Ten Years of Super 12. Auckland, New Zealand: Hodder Moa. ISBN 1-86971-025-8.