Super 10 (rugby union)

{{redirect|Super 10|the Italian former Super 10|Top12|other uses}}

{{EngvarB|date=January 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox rugby league cup

| name = Super 10

| upcoming_season =

| current_season =

| last_season =

| logo = Topsport Super 10 logo.svg

| pixels = 200px

| caption = Super 10 logo used 1993–1995

| sport = Rugby union football

| founded =

| inaugural = 1993

| replaced = Super12 (1996)

| folded =

| teams = 10

| country = Australia (2 teams)
New Zealand (4 teams)
South Africa (3 teams)
Tonga (1995)
{{nowrap|Western Samoa (1993–94)}}

| champion = Queensland

| season = 1995

| most_champs = Queensland (2 titles)

| website =

| ceo =

| TV =

| related_comps =

}}

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.

{{toc level|3}}

History

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

Winners by year:

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 60%; text-align: center; cellspacing:0; border: 0; border-spacing:0; border-collapse: separate;"
rowspan="2" width="5%" |Year

! colspan="3" |Final

width="15%" |Winner

! width="8%" |Score

! width="15%" |Runner-up

style="background: #D0E6FF;"

|1993

|{{flagicon|RSA|1982|size=33px}}
Transvaal

|20 – 17

|33px
Auckland

199433px
Queensland

|21 – 10

|33px
Natal

style="background: #D0E6FF;"

|1995

|33px
Queensland

|30 – 16

| 33px
Transvaal

Format

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

{{Infobox rugby union season

| name = 1993 Super 10 season

| date = 3 April – 22 May 1993

| champions = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| count = 1

| runnersup = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| matches = 21

}}

For the inaugural competition, New Zealand were represented by NPC champions {{Rut|Waikato}}, along with {{Rut|Auckland}}, {{Rut|Otago}} and {{Rut|North Harbour}}. South Africa were represented by Currie Cup champions {{Rut|Natal}}, along with {{Rut|Transvaal}} and {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}. {{nrut|Samoa|name=Western Samoa}} were the representatives from the Pacific Tri-Series.{{cite web | url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=63&Stagione=1993 | title=Super 10 1993 | work=Rugby Archive | access-date=11 April 2018}}

=Pool A=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | Pool A standings
style="padding-right:1px;"| {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! style="width:12em;" | {{abbr|Team|Team name}}

! {{abbr|P|Games played}}

! {{abbr|W|Games won}}

! {{abbr|D|Games drawn}}

! {{abbr|L|Games lost}}

! {{abbr|PF|Points for}}

! {{abbr|PA|Points against}}

! {{abbr|PD|Points difference}}

! {{abbr|TF|Tries for}}

! {{abbr|TA|Tries against}}

! {{abbr|TB|Try bonus points}}

! {{abbr|LB|Losing bonus points}}

! {{abbr|Pts|Competition points}}

style="background:#E8FFD8;"

|1

align=left | {{Rut|Auckland|fb=y}}

| 4

40012559+661660016
2align=left | {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} {{Rut|Natal}}

| 4

30112963+661640012
3align=left | {{ru|Samoa|name=Western Samoa}}

| 4

20280113−33815008
4align=left | {{flagicon|QLD}} Queensland

| 4

1037589−1468015
5align=left | {{Rut|Otago|fb=y}}

| 4

00463148−85922000
colspan="100%" | {{Rut|Auckland}} progressed to the final.

==Matches==

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 3 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Otago}}

| score = 22–63

| away = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 4 April 1993

| home = {{nrut|Western Samoa}}

| score = 27–19

| away = Queensland

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 16 April 1993

| home = Queensland

| score = 21–22

| away = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 17 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Natal}}

| score = 56–13

| away = {{nrut|Western Samoa}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 24 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| score = 18–10

| away = {{nrut|Western Samoa}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 24 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Otago}}

| score = 13–35

| away = {{Rut|Natal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 30 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| score = 22–6

| away = {{Rut|Natal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 1 May 1993

| home = Queensland

| score = 20–8

| away = {{Rut|Otago}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 8 May 1993

| home = {{Rut|Natal}}

| score = 32–15

| away = Queensland

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 8 May 1993

| home = {{Rut|Otago}}

| score = 20–30

| away = {{nrut|Western Samoa}}

| stadium =

}}

=Pool B=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | Pool B standings
style="padding-right:1px;"| {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! style="width:12em;" | {{abbr|Team|Team name}}

! {{abbr|P|Games played}}

! {{abbr|W|Games won}}

! {{abbr|D|Games drawn}}

! {{abbr|L|Games lost}}

! {{abbr|PF|Points for}}

! {{abbr|PA|Points against}}

! {{abbr|PD|Points difference}}

! {{abbr|TF|Tries for}}

! {{abbr|TA|Tries against}}

! {{abbr|TB|Try bonus points}}

! {{abbr|LB|Losing bonus points}}

! {{abbr|Pts|Competition points}}

style="background:#E8FFD8;"

|1

align=left | {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| 4

40012153+68920016
2align=left | {{flagicon|NSW}} New South Wales

| 4

2025784−27410019
3align=left | {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}

| 4

2021091090127008
4align=left | {{Rut|North Harbour|fb=y}}

| 4

1038299−1759026
5align=left | {{Rut|Waikato|fb=y}}

| 4

1037599−2479005
colspan="100%" | {{Rut|Transvaal}} progressed to the final.

==Matches==

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 3 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| score = 29–24

| away = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 4 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}

| score = 22–42

| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 16 April 1993

| home = New South Wales

| score = 17–13

| away = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 17 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| score = 39–13

| away = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 23 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}

| score = 45–20

| away = New South Wales

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 24 April 1993

| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| score = 30–15

| away = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 1 May 1993

| home = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| score = 16–17

| away = New South Wales

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 1 May 1993

| home = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| score = 18–28

| away = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 7 May 1993

| home = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| score = 29–14

| away = {{Rut|Northern Transvaal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 8 May 1993

| home = New South Wales

| score = 3–10

| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{anchor|1993 final}}

=Final=

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 22 May 1993

| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| score = 20–17

| away = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| stadium =

}}

1994 season

{{Infobox rugby union season

| name = 1994 Super 10 season

| date = 31 March – 14 May 1993

| champions = Queensland

| count = 1

| runnersup = {{Rut|Natal}}

| matches = 21

}}

For the second edition of the competition, New Zealand were represented by NPC champions {{Rut|Auckland}}, along with {{Rut|Waikato}}, {{Rut|Otago}} and {{Rut|North Harbour}}. South Africa were represented by Currie Cup champions {{Rut|Transvaal}}, along with {{Rut|Natal}} and {{Rut|Eastern Province}}. {{nrut|Samoa|name=Western Samoa}} were the representatives from the Pacific Tri-Series.{{cite web | url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=63&Stagione=1994 | title=Super 10 1994 | work=Rugby Archive | access-date=11 April 2018}}

=Pool A=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | Pool A standings
style="padding-right:1px;"| {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! style="width:12em;" | {{abbr|Team|Team name}}

! {{abbr|P|Games played}}

! {{abbr|W|Games won}}

! {{abbr|D|Games drawn}}

! {{abbr|L|Games lost}}

! {{abbr|PF|Points for}}

! {{abbr|PA|Points against}}

! {{abbr|PD|Points difference}}

! {{abbr|TB|Try bonus points}}

! {{abbr|LB|Losing bonus points}}

! {{abbr|Pts|Competition points}}

style="background:#E8FFD8;"

|1

align=left | {{flagicon|QLD}} Queensland

| 4

3019354+390113
2align=left | {{Rut|North Harbour|fb=y}}

| 4

3018359+240113
3align=left | {{Rut|Otago|fb=y}}

| 4

202119109+10019
4align=left | {{Rut|Transvaal|fb=y}}

| 4

2029574+21008
5align=left | {{Rut|Eastern Province|fb=y}}

| 4

00470164−94000
colspan="100%" | Queensland progressed to the final.

==Matches==

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 31 March 1994

| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| score = 35–15

| away = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 9 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}

| score = 10–41

| away = Queensland

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 9 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| score = 44–19

| away = {{Rut|Otago}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 16 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}

| score = 21–31

| away = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 16 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Otago}}

| score = 24–18

| away = Queensland

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 22 April 1994

| home = Queensland

| score = 21–10

| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 25 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| score = 23–19

| away = {{Rut|Otago}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 30 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| score = 19–6

| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 30 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Otago}}

| score = 57–24

| away = {{Rut|Eastern Province}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 7 May 1994

| home = Queensland

| score = 13–10

| away = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| stadium =

}}

=Pool B=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | Pool B standings
style="padding-right:1px;"| {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! style="width:12em;" | {{abbr|Team|Team name}}

! {{abbr|P|Games played}}

! {{abbr|W|Games won}}

! {{abbr|D|Games drawn}}

! {{abbr|L|Games lost}}

! {{abbr|PF|Points for}}

! {{abbr|PA|Points against}}

! {{abbr|PD|Points difference}}

! {{abbr|TB|Try bonus points}}

! {{abbr|LB|Losing bonus points}}

! {{abbr|Pts|Competition points}}

style="background:#E8FFD8;"

|1

align=left | {{Rut|Natal|fb=y}}

| 4

4009262+300016
2align=left | {{flagicon|NSW}} New South Wales

| 4

3019058+320012
3align=left | {{ru|Samoa|name=Western Samoa}}

| 4

20296102−6019
4align=left | {{Rut|Auckland|fb=y}}

| 4

1037161+10037
5align=left | {{Rut|Waikato|fb=y}}

| 4

00466132−66011
colspan="100%" | {{Rut|Natal}} progressed to the final.

==Matches==

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 1 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| score = 16–43

| away = New South Wales

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 9 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| score = 27–10

| away = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 9 April 1994

| home = New South Wales

| score = 25–23

| away = {{nrut|Western Samoa}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 16 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Natal}}

| score = walkover

| away = New South Wales

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 16 April 1994

| home = {{nrut|Western Samoa}}

| score = 32–16

| away = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 22 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| score = 13–15

| away = {{nrut|Western Samoa}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 23 April 1994

| home = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| score = 24–30

| away = {{Rut|Natal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 30 April 1994

| home = New South Wales

| score = 22–19

| away = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 30 April 1994

| home = {{nrut|Western Samoa}}

| score = 26–48

| away = {{Rut|Natal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 7 May 1994

| home = {{Rut|Natal}}

| score = 14–12

| away = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| stadium =

}}

{{anchor|1994 final}}

=Final=

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 14 May 1994

| home = {{Rut|Natal}}

| score = 10–21

| away = Queensland

| stadium =

}}

1995 season

{{Infobox rugby union season

| name = 1995 Super 10 season

| date = 3 March – 8 April 1995

| champions = Queensland

| count = 2

| runnersup = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| matches = 21

}}

For the third edition of the competition, New Zealand were represented by NPC champions {{Rut|Auckland}}, along with {{Rut|Canterbury}}, {{Rut|Otago}} and {{Rut|North Harbour}}. South Africa were represented by Currie Cup champions {{Rut|Transvaal}}, along with {{Rut|Western Province}} and {{Rut|Free State}}. {{nrut|Tonga}} were the representatives from the Pacific Tri-Series.{{cite web | url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=63&Stagione=1995 | title=Super 10 1995 | work=Rugby Archive | access-date=11 April 2018}}

=Pool A=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | Pool A standings
style="padding-right:1px;"| {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! style="width:12em;" | {{abbr|Team|Team name}}

! {{abbr|P|Games played}}

! {{abbr|W|Games won}}

! {{abbr|D|Games drawn}}

! {{abbr|L|Games lost}}

! {{abbr|PF|Points for}}

! {{abbr|PA|Points against}}

! {{abbr|PD|Points difference}}

! {{abbr|TB|Try bonus points}}

! {{abbr|LB|Losing bonus points}}

! {{abbr|Pts|Competition points}}

style="background:#E8FFD8;"

|1

align=left |{{Rut|Transvaal|fb=y}}

| 4

3017865+130113
2align=left | {{flagicon|NSW}} New South Wales

| 4

2117864+140111
3align=left | {{Rut|Western Province|fb=y}}

| 4

20299106−7019
4align=left | {{Rut|Otago|fb=y}}

| 4

20210291+11008
5align=left | {{Rut|North Harbour|fb=y}}

| 4

01369100−31024
colspan="100%" | {{Rut|Transvaal}} progressed to the final.

==Matches==

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 4 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| score = 21–18

| away = New South Wales

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 4 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| score = 21–33

| away = {{Rut|Otago}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 10 March 1995

| home = New South Wales

| score = 31–16

| away = {{Rut|Otago}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 11 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| score = 17–14

| away = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 18 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| score = 6–6

| away = New South Wales

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 18 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| score = 15–13

| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 25 March 1995

| home = New South Wales

| score = 23–21

| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 25 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Otago}}

| score = 35–12

| away = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 1 April 1995

| home = {{Rut|North Harbour}}

| score = 37–42

| away = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 2 April 1995

| home = {{Rut|Otago}}

| score = 18–27

| away = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| stadium =

}}

=Pool B=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | Pool B standings
style="padding-right:1px;"| {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! style="width:12em;" | {{abbr|Team|Team name}}

! {{abbr|P|Games played}}

! {{abbr|W|Games won}}

! {{abbr|D|Games drawn}}

! {{abbr|L|Games lost}}

! {{abbr|PF|Points for}}

! {{abbr|PA|Points against}}

! {{abbr|PD|Points difference}}

! {{abbr|TB|Try bonus points}}

! {{abbr|LB|Losing bonus points}}

! {{abbr|Pts|Competition points}}

style="background:#E8FFD8;"

|1

align=left | {{flagicon|QLD}} Queensland

| 4

40011648+680016
2align=left | {{Rut|Free State|fb=y}}

| 4

3018591−60012
3align=left | {{Rut|Auckland|fb=y}}

| 4

2029499−5019
4align=left | {{Rut|Canterbury|fb=y}}

| 4

10313898+40026
5align=left | {{ru|Tonga}}

| 4

00462159−97011
colspan="100%" | Queensland progressed to the final.

==Matches==

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 3 March 1995

| home = Queensland

| score = 24–6

| away = {{Rut|Canterbury}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 4 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Free State}}

| score = 21–15

| away = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 11 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| score = 15–31

| away = Queensland

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 12 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Free State}}

| score = 15–12

| away = {{nrut|Tonga}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 17 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| score = 27–22

| away = {{Rut|Canterbury}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 17 March 1995

| home ={{nrut|Tonga}}

| score = 20–32

| away = Queensland

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 25 March 1995

| home = {{Rut|Canterbury}}

| score = 75–5

| away = {{nrut|Tonga}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 25 March 1995

| home = Queensland

| score = 29–7

| away = {{Rut|Free State}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 1 April 1995

| home = {{Rut|Canterbury}}

| score = 35–42

| away = {{Rut|Free State}}

| stadium =

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 1 April 1995

| home = {{nrut|Tonga}}

| score = 25–37

| away = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| stadium =

}}

{{anchor|1995 final}}

=Final=

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 8 April 1995

| home = {{Rut|Transvaal}}

| score = 16–30

| away = Queensland

| stadium =

}}

See also

References