Super 12

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professional sports league rugby union competition

Super 12 was the original professional southern hemisphere rugby union competition featuring 12 provincial and franchise teams from New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, which later expanded and was rebranded as Super Rugby.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Super 12 canonical	17
1996 Super 12 season	6
Super 14	4
1996 Super 12	1
1997 Super 12	1
2003 Super 12	1
Pro14	1
Super 12 Rugby	1
Super 12 competition	1
Super 15	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	professional sports league ⓘ rugby union competition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Super 12 ⓘ surface form: Super 12 Rugby
competitionScope	international provincial competition ⓘ
competitionType	club competition ⓘ
confederation	SANZAAR ⓘ surface form: SANZAR
continent	Africa ⓘ Oceania ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ
dissolved	2005 ⓘ
era	professional era of rugby union ⓘ
expansionTo	Super 14 ⓘ
expansionYear	2006 ⓘ
followedBy	Super 14 ⓘ Super Rugby ⓘ
formatChange	expanded to 14 teams in 2006 ⓘ
fullName	Super 12 self-link ⓘ
governingBody	SANZAAR ⓘ surface form: SANZAR
inception	1996 ⓘ
laterRebrandedAs	Super Rugby ⓘ
levelOnPyramid	top tier ⓘ
memberNation	Rugby Australia ⓘ surface form: Australian Rugby Union New Zealand Rugby ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Rugby Union South African Rugby Union ⓘ
notableFeature	first fully professional southern hemisphere rugby union competition ⓘ
numberOfTeams	12 ⓘ
organiser	SANZAAR ⓘ surface form: SANZAR
participantsFrom	Australian provincial and franchise teams ⓘ New Zealand provincial and franchise teams ⓘ South African provincial and franchise teams ⓘ
precededBy	Super 10 ⓘ
region	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
seasonFormat	knockout stage ⓘ round-robin ⓘ
sport	rugby union ⓘ
teamType	franchise teams ⓘ provincial teams ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Super Rugby → formerName → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Super 14

Super Rugby → formerName → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Super 15

Reds → previousCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Super 14

ACT Brumbies → inauguralSeason → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Super 12 season

Sharks (rugby union) → formerCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Super 14

Ospreys → formerLeague → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pro14

Bulls → formerCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Super 14

Crusaders (Super Rugby) → formerLeague → Super 12 ⓘ

Crusaders (Super Rugby) → foundedFor → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Super 12 competition

Crusaders → inauguralSeason → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Super 12 season

Rod Macqueen → coachedBrumbiesInCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

Blues → inauguralSeason → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Super 12 season

Blues → wonCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Super 12

Blues → wonCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1997 Super 12

Blues → wonCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2003 Super 12

Blues → previousCompetitionName → Super 12 ⓘ

Grant Fox → league → Super 12 ⓘ

SANZAAR → overseesCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

Wellington Hurricanes → inauguralSeason → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Super 12 season

Wellington Hurricanes → originalCompetitionName → Super 12 ⓘ

Chiefs → inauguralSeason → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Super 12 season

Chiefs → professionalLeagueEntry → Super 12 ⓘ

Chester Williams → league → Super 12 ⓘ

Super 12 → fullName → Super 12 self-link ⓘ

Super 12 → alsoKnownAs → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Super 12 Rugby

Highlanders → formerCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

Highlanders → firstSeason → Super 12 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Super 12 season

Waratahs → competitionFormerName → Super 12 ⓘ

Sharks → formerCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

Highlanders rugby union team → foundedForCompetition → Super 12 ⓘ

subject surface form: Highlanders