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2013 Super Rugby season
Countries	Australia (5 teams) New Zealand (5 teams) South Africa (5 teams)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	Chiefs (2nd title)
Matches played	125
Attendance	2,547,978 (20,384 per match)
Tries scored	596 (4.77 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Morné Steyn (248)
Top try scorer(s)	Frank Halai (10)
Official website	Official website
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The 2013 Super Rugby season was the third season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The tournament was won by the Chiefs, who defeated the Canberra-based Brumbies 27–22 in the competition final. For sponsorship reasons, this competition is known as FxPro Super Rugby in Australia, Investec Super Rugby in New Zealand and Vodacom Super Rugby in South Africa. Including the past incarnations as Super 12 and Super 14, this was the 18th season of the Southern Hemisphere's premier domestic competition. Conference matches took place every weekend from 15 February until 13 July – with a break between rounds 17 and 18 for internationals games – followed by the play-offs series that culminated in the final on 3 August.

The 2013 season saw the Southern Kings of South Africa enter the competition for the first time, having replaced the under-performing Lions.^[1] The Kings achieved three victories in their inaugural tournament, but finished last following the regular season, and were defeated by the Lions in a two-leg play-off for a position in the South African conference for the 2014 season.

Competition format

Covering 25 weeks, the schedule featured a total of 125 matches. The 15 teams were grouped by geography, labelled the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference and the South African Conference. The regular season consisted of two types of matches:^[2]

• 
  Internal Conference Matches – Each team played the other four teams in the same conference twice, home and away.


• 
  Cross Conference Matches – Each team played four teams of the other two conferences away, and four teams of the other two conferences home, thus missing out on two teams (one from each of the other conferences). Each team played two home and two away games against teams from each of the other countries, making a total of eight cross conference games for each team.

The top team of each conference, plus the next top three teams in table points regardless of conference (wild card teams), moved on to the finals. The top two conference winners, based on table points, received first-round byes. In the first round of the finals, the third conference winner was the #3 seed and hosted the wild card team with the worst record, and the best wild card team hosted the second-best wild card team. In the semi-finals, the #2 conference winner hosted the higher surviving seed from the first round, and the #1 conference winner hosted the other first-round winner. The final is hosted by the top remaining seed.^[3]

In addition, a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off took place at the end of the season between the bottom team in the South African Conference and the Lions, with the winner qualifying for Super Rugby in 2014.

Standings

Australian Conference
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Brumbies	18	10	2	4	2	430	295	+135	43	31	5	3	60
2	Reds	18	10	2	4	2	321	296	+25	31	23	4	2	58
3	Waratahs	18	8	0	8	2	411	371	+40	45	34	1	4	45
4	Rebels	18	5	0	11	2	382	515	−133	44	65	4	5	37
5	Western Force	18	4	1	11	2	267	366	−99	26	34	0	5	31

New Zealand Conference
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Chiefs	18	12	0	4	2	458	364	+94	50	38	8	2	66
2	Crusaders	18	11	0	5	2	446	307	+139	44	31	5	3	60
3	Blues	18	6	0	10	2	347	364	−17	40	36	6	6	44
4	Hurricanes	18	6	0	10	2	386	457	−71	41	49	4	5	41
5	Highlanders	18	3	0	13	2	374	496	−122	40	55	4	5	29

South African Conference
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Bulls	18	12	0	4	2	448	330	+118	41	34	5	2	63
2	Cheetahs	18	10	0	6	2	382	358	+24	38	32	2	4	54
3	Stormers	18	9	0	7	2	346	292	+54	30	18	1	5	50
4	Sharks	18	8	0	8	2	384	305	+79	40	31	3	5	48
5	Southern Kings	18	3	1	12	2	298	564	−266	27	69	2	0	24

Overall Standings
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	Bye	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Chiefs	18	12	0	4	2	458	364	+94	50	38	8	2	66
2	Bulls	18	12	0	4	2	448	330	+118	41	34	5	2	63
3	Brumbies	18	10	2	4	2	430	295	+135	43	31	5	3	60
4	Crusaders	18	11	0	5	2	446	307	+139	44	31	5	3	60
5	Reds	18	10	2	4	2	321	296	+25	31	23	4	2	58
6	Cheetahs	18	10	0	6	2	382	358	+24	38	32	2	4	54
7	Stormers	18	9	0	7	2	346	292	+54	30	18	1	5	50
8	Sharks	18	8	0	8	2	384	305	+79	40	31	3	5	48
9	Waratahs	18	8	0	8	2	411	371	+40	45	34	1	4	45
10	Blues	18	6	0	10	2	347	364	−17	40	36	6	6	44
11	Hurricanes	18	6	0	10	2	386	457	−71	41	49	4	5	41
12	Rebels	18	5	0	11	2	382	515	−133	44	65	4	5	37
13	Western Force	18	4	1	11	2	267	366	−99	26	34	0	5	31
14	Highlanders	18	3	0	13	2	374	496	−122	40	55	4	5	29
15	Southern Kings	18	3	1	12	2	298	564	−266	27	69	2	0	24

Source: sanzarrugby.com

Legend:

	Conference leaders, qualify to finals.
	Wildcard teams, qualify to finals.
	Qualifies to relegation play-offs.

• Rnd = Round Completed (Games Played plus Byes), W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Bye = Number of Byes, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points, Q = Qualification

Points breakdown:

• 4 points for a win


• 2 points for a draw


• 4 points for a bye (this does not apply to teams not scheduled to play in split rounds, e.g. New Zealand and South African teams in the Australian-only Round 1).


• 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less


• 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

The Overall Standings classification system:^[4]

• Three Conference Winners/Leaders in log points order


• Three Wildcard teams in log points order


• The remaining nine teams in log points order


• When teams are level on log points, they are sorted by:
  
  
  
  • number of games won
  
  
  • overall points difference
  
  
  • number of tries scored
  
  
  • overall try difference
  
  
  
  

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2013 Super Rugby season
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20
Chiefs	N/A	5 (4th)	10 (2nd)	12 (3rd)	17 (2nd)	21 (2nd)	25 (2nd)	29 (1st)	29 (2nd)	30 (5th)	35 (2nd)	40 (2nd)	44 (2nd)	48 (1st)	52 (1st)	56 (1st)	56 (2nd)	61 (1st)	61 (2nd)	66 (1st)
Bulls	N/A	4 (5th)	9 (3rd)	13 (2nd)	13 (3rd)	14 (7th)	15 (10th)	19 (9th)	23 (7th)	28 (3rd)	32 (3rd)	37 (3rd)	41 (3rd)	46 (2nd)	50 (2nd)	54 (2nd)	54 (3rd)	59 (2nd)	63 (1st)	63 (2nd)
Brumbies	4 (1st)	9 (1st)	13 (1st)	18 (1st)	23 (1st)	23 (1st)	27 (1st)	29 (2nd)	33 (1st)	35 (1st)	40 (1st)	41 (1st)	45 (1st)	46 (3rd)	50 (3rd)	54 (3rd)	59 (1st)	59 (3rd)	59 (3rd)	60 (3rd)
Crusaders	N/A	4 (9th)	4 (11th)	6 (9th)	11 (7th)	16 (5th)	20 (5th)	21 (8th)	22 (9th)	26 (9th)	30 (7th)	34 (7th)	38 (6th)	42 (5th)	42 (6th)	46 (6th)	46 (6th)	51 (5th)	56 (4th)	60 (4th)
Reds	0 (15th)	4 (8th)	8 (6th)	12 (5th)	13 (5th)	17 (4th)	22 (4th)	26 (4th)	31 (4th)	33 (4th)	37 (4th)	39 (4th)	44 (4th)	44 (4th)	45 (5th)	50 (4th)	54 (4th)	54 (4th)	54 (5th)	58 (5th)
Cheetahs	N/A	1 (11th)	1 (15th)	5 (13th)	9 (9th)	13 (9th)	18 (6th)	22 (6th)	23 (6th)	27 (6th)	31 (6th)	35 (6th)	36 (7th)	40 (7th)	45 (4th)	46 (6th)	46 (5th)	46 (6th)	50 (6th)	54 (6th)
Stormers	N/A	0 (13th)	1 (12th)	5 (10th)	9 (10th)	14 (8th)	15 (11th)	16 (11th)	20 (11th)	24 (11th)	28 (10th)	29 (10th)	30 (10th)	30 (11th)	34 (11th)	38 (11th)	38 (11th)	42 (10th)	46 (7th)	50 (7th)
Sharks	N/A	4 (6th)	8 (5th)	12 (4th)	12 (6th)	17 (3rd)	21 (3rd)	25 (3rd)	26 (3rd)	27 (7th)	28 (8th)	29 (9th)	29 (11th)	33 (10th)	34 (11th)	38 (10th)	38 (10th)	42 (9th)	43 (10th)	48 (8th)
Waratahs	4 (5th)	4 (10th)	8 (8th)	8 (8th)	9 (13th)	13 (11th)	17 (8th)	17 (10th)	21 (10th)	25 (10th)	25 (11th)	30 (8th)	34 (8th)	38 (8th)	39 (8th)	40 (8th)	44 (7th)	44 (7th)	44 (8th)	45 (9th)
Blues	N/A	5 (2nd)	10 (4th)	11 (6th)	15 (4th)	16 (6th)	17 (9th)	22 (7th)	27 (5th)	31 (2nd)	32 (5th)	36 (5th)	41 (5th)	41 (6th)	42 (7th)	43 (7th)	43 (8th)	44 (8th)	44 (9th)	44 (10th)
Hurricanes	N/A	0 (15th)	1 (13th)	5 (11th)	9 (8th)	13 (10th)	18 (7th)	23 (5th)	23 (8th)	27 (8th)	28 (9th)	28 (11th)	33 (9th)	34 (9th)	38 (9th)	39 (9th)	39 (9th)	39 (11th)	41 (11th)	41 (11th)
Rebels	4 (4th)	4 (7th)	5 (9th)	5 (12th)	9 (12th)	9 (13th)	9 (13th)	14 (12th)	15 (14th)	19 (12th)	20 (12th)	22 (12th)	24 (12th)	28 (12th)	32 (12th)	32 (12th)	32 (12th)	32 (12th)	32 (12th)	37 (12th)
Western Force	1 (6th)	1 (12th)	1 (14th)	5 (14th)	9 (11th)	9 (12th)	10 (12th)	11 (13th)	15 (12th)	16 (13th)	16 (13th)	18 (13th)	19 (14th)	19 (14th)	23 (14th)	27 (13th)	27 (13th)	27 (13th)	27 (13th)	31 (13th)
Highlanders	N/A	0 (14th)	4 (10th)	4 (15th)	5 (15th)	5 (15th)	6 (15th)	6 (15th)	6 (15th)	6 (15th)	10 (15th)	14 (15th)	16 (15th)	16 (15th)	17 (15th)	22 (15th)	22 (15th)	22 (15th)	27 (14th)	29 (14th)
Southern Kings	N/A	4 (3rd)	8 (7th)	8 (7th)	8 (14th)	8 (14th)	8 (14th)	11 (14th)	15 (13th)	15 (14th)	15 (14th)	15 (14th)	20 (13th)	24 (13th)	24 (13th)	24 (14th)	24 (14th)	24 (14th)	24 (15th)	24 (15th)
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets. Note: Due to the Lions tour, only Australian teams will play in Rounds 1 and 17 and only New Zealand and South African teams in Rounds 18 and 19. Therefore, until the completion of Round 19, Australian teams will have played more games and will be in an artificially higher position.
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye	no game

Regular season

The results of the season were as follows:

Round 1

	15 February 2013	Rebels	30–23	Western Force	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Ged Robinson  33' Hugh Pyle  46' Richard Kingi  63' Con: James O'Connor  34', 47', 64' (3/3) Pen: James O'Connor  38', 53', 75' (3/3) Cards: Scott Higginbotham 22' to 32'	Scoreboard[5]	Try: Alfie Mafi  27', 50' Richard Brown  67' Con: Kyle Godwin  71' (1/3) Pen: Kyle Godwin  6', 23' (2/3) Cards: Chris Alcock 58' to 68' Alby Mathewson 62' to 73'	Attendance: 11,902 Referee: Angus Gardner

	16 February 2013	Brumbies	24–6	Reds	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Jesse Mogg  9', 80' Con: Christian Lealiifano (0/1) Ian Prior  81' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano (0/2) Nic White  37', 75' (2/3) Jesse Mogg  51', 58' (2/3)	Scoreboard[6]	Pen: Mike Harris  3', 25' (2/5)	Attendance: 17,058 Referee: Andrew Lees

Bye/s: Waratahs. No games: Blues, Bulls, Cheetahs, Chiefs, Crusaders, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Southern Kings, Sharks, Stormers

Round 2

	22 February 2013	Highlanders	27–41	Chiefs	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Ben Smith  12' Hosea Gear  38' Kade Poki  48' Con: Lima Sopoaga  13', 39', 49' (3/3) Pen: Lima Sopoaga  44', 57' (2/3)	Scoreboard[7]	Try: Tim Nanai-Williams  15', 65' Patrick Osborne  46' Asaeli Tikoirotuma  61' Con: Gareth Anscombe  16', 62', 66' (3/4) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  4', 21', 25', 70', 74' (5/5)	Attendance: 17,611 Referee: Steve Walsh

	22 February 2013	Rebels	13–30	Brumbies	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Scott Higginbotham  18' Con: James O'Connor  18' (1/1) Pen: James O'Connor  14', 33' (2/4) Cards: Jarrod Saffy 69' to 79'	Scoreboard[8]	Try: Jesse Mogg  4' Clyde Rathbone  35' Ben Mowen  61' Robbie Coleman  74' Con: Christian Lealiifano  5', 62' (2/4) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  44', 56' (2/2)	Attendance: 12,092 Referee: James Leckie

	22 February 2013	Bulls	25–17	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Chiliboy Ralepelle  68' Con: Morné Steyn  68' (1/1) Pen: Morné Steyn  6', 27', 34', 46', 57', 61' (7/7)	Scoreboard[9]	Try: Jean de Villiers  50' Andries Bekker  77' Con: Joe Pietersen  51', 78' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies (0/4) Joe Pietersen  54' (1/1)	Attendance: 44,772 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	23 February 2013	Hurricanes	20–34	Blues	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Julian Savea  25' Penalty try  55' Con: Beauden Barrett  26', 55' (2/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett  8', 18' (2/2)	Scoreboard[10]	Try: Frank Halai 20', 75' Charles Piutau  48' Rene Ranger  70' Con: Piri Weepu  76' (1/4) Pen: Piri Weepu  4', 40', 60', 80' (4/5) Cards: Frank Halai 55' to 65'	Attendance: 10,672 Referee: Glen Jackson

	23 February 2013	Reds	25–17	Waratahs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:40	Try: Dom Shipperley  6' Ben Tapuai  10', 74' Con: Mike Harris  7', 11' (2/3) Pen: Mike Harris  15', 69' (2/3)	Scoreboard[11]	Try: Israel Folau  47' Ben Volavola  59' Con: Bernard Foley  48', 60' (2/2) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  3' (1/3)	Attendance: 35,801 Referee: Chris Pollock

	23 February 2013	Cheetahs	22–29	Sharks	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Philip van der Walt  10' Lappies Labuschagné  59' Johann Sadie  63' Con: Johan Goosen  60', 64' (2/3) Pen: Johan Goosen  67' (1/3)	Scoreboard[12]	Try: Lwazi Mvovo  29' Marcell Coetzee  46' Con: Patrick Lambie  30', 47' (2/2) Pen: Patrick Lambie  21', 26', 28', 50', 77' (5/5)	Attendance: 20,412 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	23 February 2013	Southern Kings	22–10	Western Force	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Sergeal Petersen  14', 59' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  44', 52', 65', 70' (4/5)	Scoreboard[13]	Try: Alfie Mafi  28' Pekahou Cowan  24' Con: Kyle Godwin (0/1) Sam Christie (0/1) Pen: Kyle Godwin (0/1) Cards: Hugh McMeniman 53' to 63'	Attendance: 31,882 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Bye/s: Crusaders

Round 3

	1 March 2013	Blues	34–15	Crusaders	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:30	Try: Steven Luatua  10' Frank Halai  28', 34' Luke Braid  58' George Moala  74' Con: Piri Weepu  35' (1/3) Chris Noakes  59' (1/1) Baden Kerr  75' (1/1) Pen: Piri Weepu  26' (1/3)	Scoreboard[14]	Pen: Dan Carter  4', 24', 37', 40', 45' (5/5)	Attendance: 31,014 Referee: Chris Pollock

	1 March 2013	Waratahs	31–26	Rebels	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:20	Try: Bernard Foley  58' Michael Hooper  66' Paddy Ryan  75' Con: Brendan McKibbin  59', 67' (2/2) Bernard Foley (0/1) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  3', 29', 52', 72' (4/5) Cards: Tatafu Polota-Nau 24' to 35'	Scoreboard[15]	Try: Ged Robinson  25' Kurtley Beale  80' Con: James O'Connor  26', 80' (2/2) Pen: James O'Connor  8', 19', 37', 69' (4/5) Cards: Laurie Weeks 48' to 59'	Attendance: 11,206 Referee: Steve Walsh

	1 March 2013	Reds	18–12	Hurricanes	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	20:20	Try: Digby Ioane  23' Rob Simmons  49' Con: Quade Cooper  50' (1/2) Pen: Quade Cooper  4', 9' (2/2)	Scoreboard[16]	Pen: Beauden Barrett  2', 11', 21', 56' (4/7) Drop: Beauden Barrett (0/1)	Attendance: 30,905 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	2 March 2013	Chiefs	45–3	Cheetahs	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Liam Messam  25' Ben Afeaki  42' Asaeli Tikoirotuma  64' Gareth Anscombe  67' Rhys Marshall  73' Ben Tameifuna  79' Con: Gareth Anscombe  26', 43', 65', 68', 74', 80' (6/6) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  18' (1/1)	Scoreboard[17]	Pen: Johan Goosen  15' (1/4)	Attendance: 11,893 Referee: Mike Fraser

	2 March 2013	Bulls	36–26	Western Force	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Morné Steyn  2' Sampie Mastriet  44' Jean Cook  71' Werner Kruger  80' Con: Morné Steyn  73', 80' (2/4) Pen: Morné Steyn  18', 34', 40', 69' (4/4)	Scoreboard[18]	Try: Angus Cottrell  47' Toby Lynn  56' Con: Sias Ebersohn  48', 57' (2/2) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  27', 30' (2/2) Drop: Sias Ebersohn  10', 42' (2/3)	Attendance: 25,185 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	2 March 2013	Sharks	12–6	Stormers	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Pen: Patrick Lambie  42', 53', 55', 60' (4/5) Francois Steyn (0/1)	Scoreboard[19]	Pen: Joe Pietersen  45', 58' (2/2) Drop: Elton Jantjies (0/1)	Attendance: 25,428 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Bye/s: Brumbies, Highlanders, Southern Kings

Round 4

	8 March 2013	Hurricanes	29–28	Crusaders	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Julian Savea  55' Alapati Leiua  73' Con: Beauden Barrett  56', 74' (2/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett  7', 33', 36', 39', 68' (5/5)	Scoreboard[20]	Try: Ryan Crotty  25' Corey Flynn  46' Israel Dagg  51' Dan Carter  60' Con: Dan Carter  26', 47', 52', 61' (4/4) Drop: Dan Carter (0/1)	Attendance: 12,891 Referee: Andrew Lees

	8 March 2013	Rebels	13–23	Reds	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Lachlan Mitchell  40' Con: James O'Connor  40' (1/1) Pen: James O'Connor  5', 28' (2/5)	Scoreboard[21]	Try: Ben Tapuai  16' Nick Frisby  41' Con: Quade Cooper  17', 42' Pen: Quade Cooper  3', 59', 79' (3/4)	Attendance: 13,179 Referee: Francisco Pastrana

	9 March 2013	Highlanders	19–36	Cheetahs	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
	19:35	Try: Kade Poki  26', 44', 72' Con: Lima Sopoaga  27' (1/1) Colin Slade  73' (1/2) Pen: Lima Sopoaga (0/1)	Scoreboard[22]	Try: Sarel Pretorius  20', 34' Robert Ebersohn  30' Con: Johan Goosen  21', 31', 35' (3/3) Pen: Johan Goosen  10', 24', 32', 66', 75' (5/5)	Attendance: 7,852 Referee: Nick Briant

	9 March 2013	Brumbies	35–6	Waratahs	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Ben Mowen  25' Christian Lealiifano  33' Henry Speight  72' Robbie Coleman  78' Con: Christian Lealiifano  34', 73' (2/3) Ian Prior  79' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  3', 7', 10' (3/3) Cards: Sam Carter 40' to 50' Ben Alexander 70' to 80'	Scoreboard[23]	Pen: Brendan McKibbin  15', 40' (2/2) Cards: Benn Robinson  70'	Attendance: 20,027 Referee: Jonathon White

	9 March 2013	Stormers	36–34	Chiefs	DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Gio Aplon  7', 38' Nic Groom  52' Con: Joe Pietersen  8', 39', 53' (3/3) Pen: Joe Pietersen  3', 15', 26', 33', 60' (5/5)	Scoreboard[24]	Try: Charlie Ngatai  16', 56' Tim Nanai-Williams  36' Andrew Horrell  71' Con: Gareth Anscombe  17', 37', 57', 72' (4/4) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  11', 46' (2/3) Cards: Tawera Kerr-Barlow 32' to 42' Nick Crosswell  75'	Attendance: 37,178 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	9 March 2013	Southern Kings	12–21	Sharks	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  31', 57', 63', 71' (4/4)	Scoreboard[25]	Pen: Patrick Lambie  6', 14', 25', 54', 61', 80' (6/6) Drop: Patrick Lambie  40' (1/1)	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	10 March 2013	Blues	21–28	Bulls	Eden Park, Auckland
	16:05	Try: Charles Piutau  53' Rene Ranger  76' Con: Baden Kerr  54' (1/1) Marty McKenzie (0/1) Pen: Baden Kerr  3', 13', 44' (3/4)	Scoreboard[26]	Try: Lionel Mapoe  18' Akona Ndungane  23' Arno Botha  56' Con: Morné Steyn  19', 57' (2/3) Pen: Morné Steyn  6', 62', 80' (3/4) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)	Attendance: 25,112 Referee: Garratt Williamson

Bye/s: Western Force

Round 5

	15 March 2013	Highlanders	19–23	Hurricanes	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Hosea Gear  36' Con: Colin Slade  37' (1/1) Pen: Colin Slade  16', 29', 47', 58' (4/5)	Scoreboard[27]	Try: Conrad Smith  8' Ben Franks  32' TJ Perenara  49' Con: Beauden Barrett  33' (1/3) Pen: Beauden Barrett  66', 71' (2/2)	Attendance: 14,339 Referee: Francisco Pastrana

	15 March 2013	Waratahs	26–27	Cheetahs	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Peter Betham  26' Adam Ashley-Cooper  40' Con: Brendan McKibbin  27', 40' (2/2) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  4', 13', 61', 73' (4/6)	Scoreboard[28]	Try: Robert Ebersohn  1' Raymond Rhule  17', 69' Con: Johan Goosen  2', 18', 70' (3/3) Pen: Johan Goosen  33', 50' (2/3)	Attendance: 12,263 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	15 March 2013	Southern Kings	24–35	Chiefs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Sergeal Petersen  39' Jacques Engelbrecht  61' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  14', 28', 66', 72' (4/4)	Scoreboard[29]	Try: Lelia Masaga  20', 31', 53' Sam Cane  50' Con: Gareth Anscombe  21', 51', 54' (3/4) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  10', 17', 79' (3/4) Cards: Augustine Pulu 60' to 70'	Attendance: 31,803 Referee: Stuart Berry

	16 March 2013	Crusaders	41–19	Bulls	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Robert Fruean  25' Kieran Read  30' Johnny McNicholl  40' Tom Marshall  45' Wyatt Crockett  61' Willi Heinz  78' Con: Dan Carter  27', 44', 46', 80' (4/6) Pen: Dan Carter  7' (1/1)	Scoreboard[30]	Try: Deon Stegmann  67' Con: Morné Steyn  68' (1/1) Pen: Morné Steyn  21', 34', 38', 42' (4/4)	Attendance: 14,400 Referee: Chris Pollock

	16 March 2013	Reds	12–19	Western Force	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:40	Pen: Quade Cooper  17', 20', 30', 38' (4/5) Cards: Eddie Quirk 56' to 65'	Scoreboard[31]	Try: Alfie Mafi  31' Con: Sias Ebersohn  32' (1/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  3', 22', 57', 69' (4/5)	Attendance: 26,709 Referee: Angus Gardner

	16 March 2013	Sharks	10–29	Brumbies	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: Ryan Kankowski  52' Con: Patrick Lambie  53' (1/1) Pen: Patrick Lambie  19' (1/1)	Scoreboard[32]	Try: Jesse Mogg  5' Joe Tomane  12' Matt Toomua  23' Henry Speight  35' Con: Christian Lealiifano  6', 24', 36' (3/4) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  68' (1/1)	Attendance: 23,894 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Bye/s: Blues, Rebels, Stormers

Round 6

	22 March 2013	Chiefs	19–7	Highlanders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Tim Nanai-Williams  8' Con: Gareth Anscombe  9' (1/1) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  3', 25', 61', 69' (4/7)	Scoreboard[33]	Try: Aaron Smith  20' Con: Colin Slade  21' (1/1) Pen: Colin Slade (0/3) Cards: Jarrad Hoeata 23' to 34'	Attendance: 14,823 Referee: Jonathon White

	23 March 2013	Crusaders	55–20	Southern Kings	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: George Whitelock  4', 24', 75' Wyatt Crockett  13' Willi Heinz  31' Matt Todd  47' Luke Whitelock  56' Con: Dan Carter  5', 14', 25', 32', 48' (5/5) Tyler Bleyendaal  56', 76' (2/2) Pen: Dan Carter  9', 43' (2/2)	Scoreboard[34]	Try: Wimpie van der Walt  40' George Whitehead  79' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/1) George Whitehead  80' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  2', 21' (2/3)	Attendance: 13,515 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	23 March 2013	Reds	23–18	Bulls	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:40	Try: Jonathan Lance  36' Quade Cooper  53' Con: Quade Cooper  37', 54' (2/2) Pen: Quade Cooper  8', 34', 59' (3/5) Cards: Jonathan Lance 10' to 21'	Scoreboard[35]	Pen: Louis Fouche  11', 15', 43', 45', 49' (5/6) Morné Steyn  71' (1/1) Cards: Lionel Mapoe 52' to 64'	Attendance: 28,399 Referee: James Leckie

	23 March 2013	Western Force	10–19	Cheetahs	nib Stadium, Perth
	18:45	Try: Winston Stanley  27' Con: Sias Ebersohn  28' (1/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn (0/2) Jayden Hayward  59' (1/2) Drop: Kyle Godwin (0/1)	Scoreboard[36]	Try: Willie le Roux  77' Con: Riaan Smit  78' (1/1) Pen: Riaan Smit  25', 34', 70', 72' (4/4)	Attendance: 12,784 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	23 March 2013	Sharks	64–7	Rebels	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: Louis Ludik  7', 55' Marcell Coetzee  23' Jacques Botes  31' Keegan Daniel  35' Kyle Cooper  41' Cobus Reinach  45' Tendai Mtawarira  49' Ryan Kankowski  51' Riaan Viljoen  59' Con: Patrick Lambie  8', 24' (2/4) Meyer Bosman  42', 46', 49', 52', 56' (5/6) Pen: Patrick Lambie (0/2) Cards: Cobus Reinach 27' to 37'	Scoreboard[37]	Try: Scott Higginbotham  68' Con: James O'Connor  69' (1/1) Cards: James O'Connor 58' to 68'	Attendance: 20,147 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	23 March 2013	Stormers	35–22	Brumbies	DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Gio Aplon  11' Andries Bekker  22', 38' Gerhard van den Heever  74' Con: Joe Pietersen  12', 39', 75' (3/4) Pen: Joe Pietersen  10', 57', 73' (3/4)	Scoreboard[38]	Try: Henry Speight  28' Con: Christian Lealiifano  29' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  17', 44', 50', 62', 70' (5/5)	Attendance: 35,073 Referee: Glen Jackson

	24 March 2013	Waratahs	30–27	Blues	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	16:05	Try: Drew Mitchell  6' Israel Folau  47' Bernard Foley  64' Con: Brendan McKibbin  7' (1/1) Bernard Foley  48', 65' (2/2) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  22' (1/1) Bernard Foley  70', 81' (2/2) Drop: Bernard Foley (0/1)	Scoreboard[39]	Try: James Parsons  10' Chris Noakes  28' Charles Piutau  31' Con: Chris Noakes  11', 29', 32' (3/3) Pen: Chris Noakes  2', 72' (2/3)	Attendance: 16,429 Referee: Francisco Pastrana

Bye/s: Hurricanes

Round 7

	29 March 2013	Highlanders	33–34	Reds	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Elliot Dixon  19' Hosea Gear  61' Ma'a Nonu  67' Con: Colin Slade  20' (1/1) Lima Sopoaga  62', 68' (2/2) Pen: Colin Slade  10', 16', 40' (3/4) Lima Sopoaga  74' (1/1) Cards: Andrew Hore 28' to 39'	Scoreboard[40]	Try: James Hanson  6' Liam Gill  25' Jake Schatz  30' Will Genia  54' Con: Quade Cooper  7', 26', 31', 55' (4/4) Pen: Quade Cooper  46', 71' (2/4)	Attendance: 12,431 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	30 March 2013	Hurricanes	46–30	Southern Kings	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	16:35	Try: Ben May  3' Conrad Smith  19' TJ Perenara  30' Jeremy Thrush  39' Brad Shields  65' Alapati Leiua  73' Con: Beauden Barrett  4', 20', 40', 66', 75' (5/6) Pen: Beauden Barrett  11', 73' (2/3) Drop: Tusi Pisi (0/1)	Scoreboard[41]	Try: Steven Sykes  17' Ronnie Cooke  49' Hannes Franklin  76' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  18', 50' (2/2) George Whitehead  76' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  23', 27', 35' (3/4)	Attendance: 15,103 Referee: Nick Briant

	30 March 2013	Chiefs	23–16	Blues	Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui
	19:35	Try: Ben Tameifuna  47' Richard Kahui  63' Con: Gareth Anscombe  48', 64' (2/2) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  20', 27', 37' (3/4) Drop: Aaron Cruden (0/1) Cards: Bundee Aki 8' to 19'	Scoreboard[42]	Try: George Moala  77' Con: Baden Kerr  78' (1/1) Pen: Chris Noakes  15', 39', 53' (3/4)	Attendance: 15,203 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	30 March 2013	Brumbies	23–20	Bulls	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Robbie Coleman  40' Con: Christian Lealiifano (0/1) Pen: Nic White (0/2) Christian Lealiifano  19', 33', 37', 70', 74', 82' (6/6)	Scoreboard[43]	Try: Jurgen Visser  49' JJ Engelbrecht  78' Con: Morné Steyn  50', 79' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn  21', 54' (2/3) Cards: Morné Mellett 64' to 74'	Attendance: 13,735 Referee: Jonathon White

	30 March 2013	Cheetahs	34–16	Rebels	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Hennie Daniller  36' Raymond Rhule  52' Willie le Roux  65' Johann Sadie  68' Rayno Benjamin  73' Con: Burton Francis  37', 53', 69' (3/5) Pen: Burton Francis  14' (1/2)	Scoreboard[44]	Try: Cadeyrn Neville  77' Con: James O'Connor  78' (1/1) Pen: James O'Connor  23', 28', 58' (3/3) Cards: Luke Jones 67' to 77'	Attendance: 14,993 Referee: Glen Jackson

	30 March 2013	Stormers	14–19	Crusaders	DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Siya Kolisi  15' Con: Joe Pietersen (0/1) Pen: Joe Pietersen  9', 23', 57' (3/3) Cards: Duane Vermeulen 54' to 66'	Scoreboard[45]	Try: Matt Todd  26' Con: Tyler Bleyendaal  27' (1/1) Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal  31', 38', 55', 70' (4/5)	Attendance: 47,263 Referee: Craig Joubert

	31 March 2013	Waratahs	23–19	Western Force	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	16:05	Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper  47' Con: Brendan McKibbin (0/1) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  11', 18', 22', 29', 33', 42' (6/7)	Scoreboard[46]	Try: Alfie Mafi  53' Con: Sias Ebersohn  54' (1/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  5', 8', 36', 60' (4/5) Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Cards: Salesi Ma'afu 20' to 30'	Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Steve Walsh

Bye/s: Sharks

Round 8

	5 April 2013	Blues	29–18	Highlanders	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Steven Luatua  20' Angus Ta'avao  28' Piri Weepu  59', 70' Con: Chris Noakes  29', 60' (2/3) Baden Kerr  71' (1/1) Pen: Chris Noakes  67' (1/3) Cards: George Moala 45' to 57'	Scoreboard[47]	Try: Ben Smith  9' Phil Burleigh  63' Con: Colin Slade  10' (1/2) Pen: Colin Slade  3', 38' (2/3) Cards: Ma'a Nonu 19' to 29'	Attendance: 16,489 Referee: Steve Walsh

	5 April 2013	Brumbies	28–28	Southern Kings	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Henry Speight  12' Joe Tomane  17' Con: Christian Lealiifano (0/2) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  4', 37', 51', 70', 78' (5/5) Nic White  30' (1/3)	Scoreboard[48]	Try: Schalk Ferreira  22' Wimpie van der Walt  33' Cornell du Preez  46', 83' Con: George Whitehead  23', 34', 47' (3/3) Demetri Catrakilis  84' (1/1) Pen: George Whitehead (0/1) Cards: Schalk Ferreira 67' to 78'	Attendance: 12,063 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	5 April 2013	Sharks	21–17	Crusaders	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Pen: Patrick Lambie  3', 13', 40', 55', 58', 69', 76' (7/7)	Scoreboard[49]	Try: Andy Ellis  18' Con: Tyler Bleyendaal (0/1) Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal  8', 37', 46', 62' (4/7)	Attendance: 29,347 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	6 April 2013	Hurricanes	41–29	Waratahs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Julian Savea  13', 55' Reggie Goodes  44' Motu Matu'u  52' Con: Beauden Barrett  14', 53', 56' (3/4) Pen: Beauden Barrett  10', 20', 33', 40', 71' (5/6)	Scoreboard[50]	Try: Bernard Foley  21' Adam Ashley-Cooper  62' Israel Folau  74' Con: Brendan McKibbin  22' (1/1) Bernard Foley (0/2) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  3', 16', 35', 50' (4/4)	Attendance: 8,966 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	6 April 2013	Western Force	23–30	Rebels	nib Stadium, Perth
	16:40	Try: Winston Stanley  33' Will Tupou  59' Patrick Dellit  66' Con: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Kyle Godwin  60' (1/2) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  39', 40' (2/4)	Scoreboard[51]	Try: Hugh Pyle  8' Jason Woodward  18', 69' Richard Kingi  49' Con: James O'Connor  19', 70' (2/4) Pen: James O'Connor  13', 58' (2/3)	Attendance: 15,673 Referee: Mike Fraser

	6 April 2013	Cheetahs	26–24	Stormers	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Robert Ebersohn  20' Sarel Pretorius  48' Con: Burton Francis  21', 49' (2/2) Pen: Burton Francis  45', 60', 84' (3/4) Drop: Burton Francis  67' (1/2)	Scoreboard[52]	Try: Juan de Jongh  32', 38' Con: Joe Pietersen  39' (1/2) Pen: Joe Pietersen  9', 52', 55', 75' (4/4)	Attendance: 25,163 Referee: Stuart Berry

Bye/s: Bulls, Chiefs, Reds

Round 9

	12 April 2013	Highlanders	19–30	Brumbies	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Aaron Smith  75' Con: Hayden Parker  76' (1/1) Pen: Hayden Parker  11', 16', 23', 40' (4/4)	Scoreboard[53]	Try: Henry Speight  3' George Smith  31' Joe Tomane  54' Con: Christian Lealiifano  4', 32', 55' (3/3) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  6', 48' (2/3) Nic White  44' (1/2)	Attendance: 11,835 Referee: Chris Pollock

	13 April 2013	Chiefs	23–31	Reds	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	16:35	Try: Bundee Aki  21' Patrick Osborne  66' Con: Gareth Anscombe  22', 67' (2/2) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  16', 43', 57' (3/4)	Scoreboard[54]	Try: Rod Davies  6', 52' Jake Schatz  27' Quade Cooper  46' Con: Quade Cooper  7', 28', 47', 53' (4/4) Pen: Quade Cooper  60' (1/3) Cards: Anthony Fainga'a 65' to 76'	Attendance: 16,428 Referee: Steve Walsh

	13 April 2013	Blues	28–6	Hurricanes	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Frank Halai  12' Charles Piutau  39' James Parsons  45' Tom McCartney  61' Con: Chris Noakes  12', 40', 45', 61' (4/4)	Scoreboard[55]	Pen: Beauden Barrett  33' (1/1) Drop: Tusi Pisi  27' (1/1)	Attendance: 23,387 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	13 April 2013	Rebels	27–30	Southern Kings	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Ged Robinson  25' Angus Roberts  39' Mitch Inman  52' Con: James O'Connor  26', 40', 53' (3/3) Pen: James O'Connor  32', 46' (2/3) Cards: Jordy Reid  76'	Scoreboard[56]	Try: Ronnie Cooke  9' Shaun Venter  14' Wimpie van der Walt  76' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  10', 15', 77' (3/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  34', 56' (2/3) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis  83' (1/1)	Attendance: 13,486 Referee: Andrew Lees

	13 April 2013	Western Force	16–14	Crusaders	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:45	Try: Sam Norton-Knight  3' Con: Jayden Hayward  4' (1/1) Pen: Jayden Hayward  12', 25', 32' (3/4)	Scoreboard[57]	Try: Luke Romano  21' Con: Tyler Bleyendaal (0/1) Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal  18', 49', 58' (3/3)	Attendance: 16,758 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	13 April 2013	Stormers	22–15	Sharks	DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Juan de Jongh  35' Con: Joe Pietersen  36' (1/1) Pen: Joe Pietersen  5', 13', 18', 56', 74' (5/5) Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1)	Scoreboard[58]	Pen: Patrick Lambie  28', 39', 49', 62', 82' (5/6)	Attendance: 49,262 Referee: Craig Joubert

	13 April 2013	Bulls	26–20	Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Jano Vermaak  43' Callie Visagie  76' Con: Morné Steyn  44', 77' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn  29', 32', 46', 55' (4/4) Drop: Morné Steyn missed (0/1)	Scoreboard[59]	Try: Trevor Nyakane  73' Con: Burton Francis missed (0/1) Pen: Burton Francis  7', 26', 38', 50' (4/5) Francois Brummer  81' (1/1) Drop: Burton Francis missed (0/1)	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Bye/s: Waratahs

Round 10

	19 April 2013	Hurricanes	22–16	Western Force	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Jeffery Toomaga-Allen  20' Brad Shields  29' Tusi Pisi  49' Con: Beauden Barrett  21', 50' (2/3) Pen: Beauden Barrett  11' (1/3) Cards: James Broadhurst  72'	Scoreboard[60]	Try: Alby Mathewson  58' Con: Jayden Hayward  59' (1/1) Pen: Jayden Hayward  28', 47', 73' (3/4)	Attendance: 7,783 Referee: Nick Briant

	19 April 2013	Waratahs	25–20	Chiefs	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Cam Crawford  15' Israel Folau  38' John Ulugia  77' Con: Brendan McKibbin  39', 78' (2/3) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  3', 51' (2/4) Cards: Sitaleki Timani 43' to 54'	Scoreboard[61]	Try: Gareth Anscombe  47' Ben Tameifuna  72' Con: Gareth Anscombe  48', 73' (2/2) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  56', 62' (2/4) Charlie Ngatai (0/1)	Attendance: 15,451 Referee: Craig Joubert

	20 April 2013	Crusaders	24–8	Highlanders	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Robert Fruean  39' Tom Taylor  76' Con: Tyler Bleyendaal  40' (1/2) Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal  15', 29', 31', 53' (4/5) Cards: Owen Franks 12' to 22'	Scoreboard[62]	Try: Jason Emery  45' Con: Hayden Parker (0/1) Pen: Hayden Parker (0/1) Colin Slade  64' (1/1)	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	20 April 2013	Reds	19–19	Brumbies	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Jake Schatz  14' Rod Davies  49' Liam Gill  75' Con: Quade Cooper  15', 76' (2/3)	Scoreboard[63]	Try: Christian Lealiifano  24' Con: Christian Lealiifano  25' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  5', 10', 53', 59' (4/4) Nic White (0/2) Cards: Christian Lealiifano 29' to 40' Scott Sio 69' to 79'	Attendance: 38,404 Referee: Glen Jackson

	20 April 2013	Sharks	6–12	Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Pen: Patrick Lambie  40', 65' (2/2)	Scoreboard[64]	Try: Raymond Rhule  32' Willie le Roux  78' Con: Burton Francis  33' (1/2) Pen: Burton Francis (0/1)	Attendance: 10,652 Referee: Jonathon White

	20 April 2013	Southern Kings	0–34	Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10		Scoreboard[65]	Try: Jan Serfontein  5' Jano Vermaak  23' Jacques Potgieter  76' Akona Ndungane  80' Con: Morné Steyn  6', 24' (2/2) Louis Fouché  77', 81' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn  21' (1/2) Drop: Morné Steyn  34' (1/1) Pierre Spies (0/1)	Attendance: 45,649 Referee: Francisco Pastrana

Bye/s: Blues, Rebels, Stormers

Round 11

	26 April 2013	Hurricanes	16–18	Stormers	Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
	19:35	Try: Matt Proctor  40' Andre Taylor  59' Con: Beauden Barrett (0/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett  3', 26' (2/4) Cards: Jeremy Thrush 29' to 39'	Scoreboard[66]	Try: Michael Rhodes  32' Gio Aplon  63' Con: Joe Pietersen  33' (1/2) Pen: Joe Pietersen  45', 53' (2/3)	Attendance: 10,000 (estimated) Referee: Steve Walsh

	26 April 2013	Reds	12–11	Blues	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Pen: Quade Cooper  11', 16', 29', 74' (4/5)	Scoreboard[67]	Try: Jackson Willison  31' Con: Chris Noakes (0/1) Pen: Chris Noakes  13' (1/1) Albert Nikoro  26' (1/2)	Attendance: 31,050 Referee: Craig Joubert

	27 April 2013	Chiefs	37–29	Sharks	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Asaeli Tikoirotuma  9' Bundee Aki  12' Tim Nanai-Williams  16', 47' Con: Gareth Anscombe  10', 13', 17', 47' (4/4) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  7', 53' (2/2) Aaron Cruden  81' (1/1)	Scoreboard[68]	Try: Derick Minnie  22', 38' Tera Mtembu  33' Keegan Daniel  60' Con: Patrick Lambie  23', 39', 61' (3/4) Pen: Patrick Lambie  79' (1/2)	Attendance: 11,713 Referee: Chris Pollock

	27 April 2013	Brumbies	41–7	Western Force	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Jesse Mogg  5' Henry Speight  17', 39' Tevita Kuridrani  25' Joe Tomane  51' Siliva Siliva  68' Con: Christian Lealiifano  18', 26', 40', 52' (4/6) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  21' (1/1) Cards: Stephen Moore 44' to 54'	Scoreboard[69]	Try: Matt Hodgson  74' Con: Jayden Hayward  75' (1/1)	Attendance: 12,517 Referee: Angus Gardner

	27 April 2013	Bulls	30–19	Waratahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Francois Hougaard  67' Morné Steyn  80' Con: Morné Steyn  68' (1/2) Pen: Morné Steyn  2', 9', 19', 40', 58', 70' (6/7)	Scoreboard[70]	Try: Israel Folau  34' Paddy Ryan  44' Bernard Foley  62' Con: Brendan McKibbin  45', 63' (2/3) Pen: Brendan McKibbin (0/2)	Attendance: 21,114 Referee: Francisco Pastrana

	27 April 2013	Cheetahs	26–12	Southern Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Raymond Rhule  7' Lappies Labuschagné  31' Willie le Roux  45' Con: Burton Francis  32' (1/3) Pen: Burton Francis  16', 58', 67' (3/3)	Scoreboard[71]	Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  11', 29', 35', 55' (4/5)	Attendance: 19,927 Referee: Jonathon White

	28 April 2013	Crusaders	30–26	Rebels	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	16:05	Try: Zac Guildford  3' Tyler Bleyendaal  12' Con: Tom Taylor  13' (1/2) Pen: Tom Taylor  36', 40', 49', 63', 69', 77' (6/6)	Scoreboard[72]	Try: Scott Higginbotham  23' James O'Connor  52' Ged Robinson  55' Con: James O'Connor  56' (1/2) Jason Woodward (0/1) Pen: James O'Connor  21', 39', 44' (3/3) Jason Woodward (0/1)	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Nick Briant

Bye/s: Highlanders

Round 12

	3 May 2013	Blues	18–17	Stormers	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
	19:35	Pen: Chris Noakes  9', 16', 34', 43', 50', 73' (6/7)	Scoreboard[73]	Try: Jean de Villiers  65', 75' Con: Joe Pietersen  66', 78' (2/2) Pen: Joe Pietersen  21' (1/2)	Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Glen Jackson

	3 May 2013	Rebels	33–39	Chiefs	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Scott Higginbotham  14' Hugh Pyle  35', 63' Nick Phipps  67' Kurtley Beale  75' Con: James O'Connor  15', 36', 64', 76' (4/5)	Scoreboard[74]	Try: Gareth Anscombe  1', 20', 26' Bundee Aki  9' Sam Cane  50' Brodie Retallick  69' Con: Gareth Anscombe  10', 21', 51' (3/6) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  67' (1/1)	Attendance: 13,107 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	4 May 2013	Highlanders	25–22	Sharks	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Shaun Treeby  10' Aaron Smith  43' Colin Slade  55' Con: Colin Slade  11', 44' (2/3) Pen: Colin Slade  48', 52' (2/5) Cards: Brad Thorn  80'	Scoreboard[75]	Try: Meyer Bosman  14', 62' Lwazi Mvovo  35' Con: Patrick Lambie  15', 63' (2/3) Pen: Patrick Lambie  29' (1/1) Cards: JP Pietersen 7' to 18'	Attendance: 11,008 Referee: Steve Walsh

	4 May 2013	Western Force	11–11	Reds	nib Stadium, Perth
	17:40	Try: Ben McCalman  52' Con: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  21', 26' (2/3)	Scoreboard[76]	Try: Chris Feauai-Sautia  73' Con: Quade Cooper (0/1) Pen: Quade Cooper  34', 61' (2/3)	Attendance: 11,972 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	4 May 2013	Southern Kings	10–72	Waratahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Try: Sergeal Petersen  39' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  10' (1/1)	Scoreboard[77]	Try: Cam Crawford  1', 15', 36' Israel Folau  6' Kane Douglas  19' Michael Hooper  26' Peter Betham  28', 53' Dave Dennis  46' Ben Volavola  73' Tom Kingston  76' Con: Brendan McKibbin  7', 16', 26', 29', 54' (5/9) Matt Lucas  74', 77' (2/2) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  12' (1/1)	Attendance: 21,503 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	4 May 2013	Bulls	48–14	Hurricanes	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: JJ Engelbrecht  19' Deon Stegmann  23' Akona Ndungane  37' Dean Greyling  46' Lionel Mapoe  70' Louis Fouché  78' Con: Morné Steyn  20', 24', 38', 46', 71' (5/5) Louis Fouché  79' (1/1) Pen: Morné Steyn  6', 12' (2/3) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)	Scoreboard[78]	Try: TJ Perenara  41', 54' Con: Beauden Barrett  42', 55' (2/2) Cards: Jason Eaton 69' to 79'	Attendance: 19,814 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	5 May 2013	Brumbies	23–30	Crusaders	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	16:05	Try: Matt Toomua  7' Ben Mowen  75' Con: Christian Lealiifano  8' (1/1) Matt Toomua  75' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  11', 66', 79' (3/4) Jesse Mogg (0/1)	Scoreboard[79]	Try: Andy Ellis  21' Zac Guildford  50' Israel Dagg  72' Con: Dan Carter  22', 51', 73' (3/3) Pen: Dan Carter  14', 57', 64' (3/3)	Attendance: 16,544 Referee: Craig Joubert

Bye/s: Cheetahs

Round 13

	10 May 2013	Chiefs	22–21	Western Force	ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
	19:35	Try: Lelia Masaga  15' Con: Aaron Cruden  16' (1/1) Pen: Aaron Cruden  7', 19', 27', 38', 44' (5/5)	Scoreboard[80]	Try: Patrick Dellit  3', 61' Con: Jayden Hayward  62' (1/2) Pen: Jayden Hayward  30', 35', 58' (3/3) Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Cards: Kieran Longbottom  71'	Attendance: 5,112 Referee: Mike Fraser

	10 May 2013	Reds	32–17	Sharks	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Saia Fainga'a  5' Rod Davies  15', 34' Anthony Fainga'a  20' Con: Quade Cooper  6', 21', 35' (3/4) Pen: Quade Cooper  30', 72' (2/2)	Scoreboard[81]	Try: Piet Lindeque  43' Derick Minnie  66' Con: Patrick Lambie  44', 67' (2/2) Pen: Patrick Lambie  11' (1/1)	Attendance: 31,921 Referee: Glen Jackson

	10 May 2013	Cheetahs	34–39	Hurricanes	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Coenie Oosthuizen  56', 72' Robert Ebersohn  76' Con: Elgar Watts  57', 73' (2/3) Pen: Burton Francis  25', 29', 36', 40' (4/5) Elgar Watts  80' (1/1) Cards: Robert Ebersohn 15' to '	Scoreboard[82]	Try: Beauden Barrett  51' Julian Savea  53' TJ Perenara  61' Victor Vito  69' Con: Beauden Barrett  62', 70' (2/4) Pen: Beauden Barrett  5', 12', 16', 31', 67' (5/5)	Attendance: 16,878 Referee: Stuart Berry

	11 May 2013	Blues	36–32	Rebels	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Frank Halai  10', 23', 32' Francis Saili  19', 27' Rene Ranger  71' Con: Chris Noakes  24', 28' (2/5) Baden Kerr  72' (1/1) Pen: Chris Noakes (0/1) Drop: Baden Kerr (0/1)	Scoreboard[83]	Try: Mitch Inman  12', 62' Scott Higginbotham  28' Lachlan Mitchell  47' Jason Woodward  80' Con: James O'Connor (0/1) Jason Woodward  63', 81' (2/4) Pen: James O'Connor (0/2) Jason Woodward  67' (1/1)	Attendance: 14,700 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	11 May 2013	Waratahs	21–15	Stormers	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Cam Crawford  24' Israel Folau  77' Con: Brendan McKibbin (0/1) Berrick Barnes  78' (1/1) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  40', 52' (2/2) Berrick Barnes  80' (1/1)	Scoreboard[84]	Pen: Joe Pietersen  16', 45', 49', 58', 65' (5/5)	Attendance: 17,042 Referee: Chris Pollock

	11 May 2013	Southern Kings	34–27	Highlanders	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Try: Luke Watson  29', 40' Cornell du Preez  51' Shaun Venter  56' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  30', 40', 52', 57' (4/4) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  2', 9' (2/3) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/2)	Scoreboard[85]	Try: Colin Slade  34' Brad Thorn  37' Shaun Treeby  70' Hosea Gear  74' Con: Colin Slade  35', 38' (2/4) Pen: Colin Slade  16' (1/2) Cards: Tamati Ellison 51' to 61'	Attendance: 18,542 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Bye/s: Brumbies, Bulls, Crusaders

Round 14

	17 May 2013	Hurricanes	12–17	Chiefs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Pen: Beauden Barrett  4', 17', 32', 71' (4/4)	Scoreboard[86]	Try: Tanerau Latimer  54' Con: Aaron Cruden (0/1) Pen: Aaron Cruden  6', 11', 20', 36' (4/4) Cards: Ben Tameifuna  70'	Attendance: 12,998 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	17 May 2013	Rebels	30–21	Stormers	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Scott Higginbotham  12' Hugh Pyle  53' penalty try  74' Con: Jason Woodward  13', 54', 75' (3/3) Pen: Jason Woodward  5', 39', 79' (3/4)	Scoreboard[87]	Try: Louis Schreuder  16' Bryan Habana  27' Andries Bekker  58' Con: Joe Pietersen  17', 28', 59' (3/3) Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout  74'	Attendance: 10,333 Referee: Mike Fraser

	17 May 2013	Western Force	13–23	Sharks	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:45	Try: Kyle Godwin  31' Con: Jayden Hayward  32' (1/1) Pen: Jayden Hayward  8', 54' (2/3) Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1)	Scoreboard[88]	Try: Keegan Daniel  23' Riaan Viljoen  62' Con: Patrick Lambie  24', 63' (2/2) Pen: Patrick Lambie  45', 51', 73' (3/5)	Attendance: 12,652 Referee: James Leckie

	18 May 2013	Crusaders	23–3	Blues	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Ryan Crotty  26' Owen Franks  49' Con: Tom Taylor  27', 50' (2/2) Pen: Tom Taylor  23', 40', 58' (3/4)	Scoreboard[89]	Pen: Chris Noakes  30' (1/1) Cards: Culum Retallick 40' to 49'	Attendance: 17,264 Referee: Glen Jackson

	18 May 2013	Waratahs	28–22	Brumbies	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Michael Hooper  44' Berrick Barnes  65' Peter Betham  74' Con: Berrick Barnes  45', 75' (2/3) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  11', 30' (2/2) Berrick Barnes  51' (1/2)	Scoreboard[90]	Try: Ben Mowen  21' Tevita Kuridrani  36' Con: Christian Lealiifano (0/1) Jesse Mogg (0/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  8' (1/1) Jesse Mogg  53', 60', 63' (3/3) Cards: Tevita Kuridrani 50' to 60'	Attendance: 21,817 Referee: Steve Walsh

	18 May 2013	Bulls	35–18	Highlanders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: JJ Engelbrecht  2' Akona Ndungane  38' Pierre Spies  47' Jano Vermaak  78' Con: Morné Steyn  3', 39', 48' (3/4) Pen: Morné Steyn  17', 26', 28' (3/4)	Scoreboard[91]	Try: Fumiaki Tanaka  72' Tamati Ellison  81' Con: Hayden Parker  73' (1/2) Pen: Colin Slade  6', 15' (2/2) Cards: Maritino Nemani 48' to 57' Chris King 57' to 67'	Attendance: 21,424 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	18 May 2013	Cheetahs	27–13	Reds	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Piet van Zyl  3', 24' Con: Elgar Watts  25' (1/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  13', 28', 43', 61', 64' (5/5)	Scoreboard[92]	Try: Ben Lucas  78' Con: Quade Cooper  79' (1/1) Pen: Quade Cooper  19', 23' (2/2)	Attendance: 15,792 Referee: Craig Joubert

Bye/s: Southern Kings

Round 15

	24 May 2013	Chiefs	28–19	Crusaders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Aaron Cruden  12' Craig Clarke  29' Bundee Aki  70' Con: Aaron Cruden  13', 71' (2/3) Pen: Aaron Cruden  23', 53', 81' (3/4)	Scoreboard[93]	Try: Matt Todd  18' Con: Tom Taylor  19' (1/1) Pen: Tom Taylor  6', 38', 45', 49' (4/4)	Attendance: 22,187 Referee: Steve Walsh

	24 May 2013	Rebels	24–22	Waratahs	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Tom English  10', 75' Con: Jason Woodward  11' (1/2) Pen: Jason Woodward  6', 31', 59', 65' (4/4)	Scoreboard[94]	Try: Israel Folau  36' Con: Berrick Barnes  37' (1/1) Pen: Berrick Barnes  9', 13', 33', 45' (4/4) Brendan McKibbin  67' (1/2)	Attendance: 12,062 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	25 May 2013	Blues	13–20	Brumbies	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Rene Ranger  53' Con: Chris Noakes  54' (1/1) Pen: Chris Noakes  45' (1/1) Baden Kerr  67' (1/1)	Scoreboard[95]	Try: Nic White  22' Con: Christian Lealiifano (0/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  2', 16', 40', 60', 73' (5/6) Jesse Mogg (0/1) Drop: Jesse Mogg (0/1)	Attendance: 10,811 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	25 May 2013	Western Force	19–18	Highlanders	nib Stadium, Perth
	17:40	Try: Sias Ebersohn  17' Con: Jayden Hayward  18' (1/1) Pen: Jayden Hayward  26', 49', 58', 78' (4/6) Cards: Alby Mathewson 61' to 72'	Scoreboard[96]	Pen: Hayden Parker  21', 28' (2/2) Colin Slade  47', 51', 70', 76' (4/5)	Attendance: 12,508 Referee: Andrew Lees

	25 May 2013	Southern Kings	22–34	Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Nicolás Vergallo  79' Con: George Whitehead  80' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  3', 12', 23', 34', 47' (5/5) SP Marais (0/1)	Scoreboard[97]	Try: Johann Sadie  39', 55' Piet van Zyl  51' Willie le Roux  62' Con: Elgar Watts  40', 52', 56', 63' (4/4) Pen: Elgar Watts  6', 29' (2/2)	Attendance: 22,023 Referee: Stuart Berry

	25 May 2013	Stormers	20–15	Reds	DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Jean de Villiers  44' Con: Joe Pietersen (0/1) Pen: Joe Pietersen  40', 52', 61', 71', 76' (5/6)	Scoreboard[98]	Pen: Quade Cooper  48', 55', 59', 64', 69' (5/7)	Attendance: 32,756 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	25 May 2013	Sharks	16–18	Bulls	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	19:10	Try: Charl McLeod  71' Con: Patrick Lambie  72' (1/1) Pen: Patrick Lambie  4', 48', 54' (3/4) Riaan Viljoen (0/1) Cards: Franco van der Merwe 49' to 61'	Scoreboard[99]	Pen: Morné Steyn  10', 22', 34', 50', 61', 75' (6/7) Cards: Bjorn Basson 44' to 54'	Attendance: 30,034 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Bye/s: Hurricanes

Round 16

	31 May 2013	Crusaders	23–22	Waratahs	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Corey Flynn  39' Matt Todd  62' Con: Dan Carter  40', 63' (2/2) Pen: Dan Carter  25', 66', 74' (3/4)	Scoreboard[100]	Try: Cam Crawford  21' Peter Betham  32' Bernard Foley  44' Con: Brendan McKibbin  22', 45' (2/3) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  6' (1/1) Berrick Barnes (0/1)	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Glen Jackson

	31 May 2013	Brumbies	30–23	Hurricanes	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Nic White  21' Peter Kimlin  61' Con: Christian Lealiifano  62' (1/2) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  4', 9', 34', 43', 53', 57' (6/6)	Scoreboard[101]	Try: Rey Lee-Lo  25' TJ Perenara  67' Con: Beauden Barrett  26', 68' (2/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett  11', 45', 48' (3/4)	Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	1 June 2013	Highlanders	38–28	Blues	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Ben Smith  10', 29' Tamati Ellison  22' Hosea Gear  33' Con: Colin Slade  11', 23', 34' (3/4) Pen: Colin Slade  18', 45', 48' (3/4) Hayden Parker  75' (1/1) Cards: Jamie Mackintosh  80'	Scoreboard[102]	Try: Waisake Naholo  40' Rene Ranger  54' Steve Luatua  66' Luke Braid  83' Con: Baden Kerr  40', 55', 67', 84' (4/4)	Attendance: 12,888 Referee: Jonathon White

	1 June 2013	Reds	33–20	Rebels	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Luke Morahan  31' Jake Schatz  58' Quade Cooper  69' Ben Lucas  80' Con: Quade Cooper  32' (1/2) Mike Harris  70' (1/2) Pen: Quade Cooper  14', 65' (2/3) Drop: Quade Cooper  38' (1/1) Cards: Beau Robinson 22' to 32'	Scoreboard[103]	Try: Scott Fuglistaller  34' Rory Sidey  40' Con: James O'Connor  35', 40' (2/2) Pen: James O'Connor  4', 44' (2/2)	Attendance: 31,504 Referee: James Leckie

	1 June 2013	Stormers	19–11	Southern Kings	DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Deon Fourie  64' Con: Joe Pietersen  65' (1/1) Pen: Joe Pietersen  4', 10', 48', 58' (4/5)	Scoreboard[104]	Try: Wimpie van der Walt  74' Con: George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: George Whitehead  16', 55' (2/2) Drop: George Whitehead (0/1)	Attendance: 16,856 Referee: Craig Joubert

	1 June 2013	Cheetahs	25–30	Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Willie le Roux  13' Riaan Smit  69' Trevor Nyakane  79' Con: Riaan Smit  14', 80' (2/3) Pen: Riaan Smit  28', 44' (2/2)	Scoreboard[105]	Try: Werner Kruger  10' Deon Stegmann  18' Jano Vermaak  63' Con: Morné Steyn  11', 19', 64' (3/4) Pen: Morné Steyn  40', 47', 59' (3/4) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)	Attendance: 32,220 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Bye/s: Chiefs, Western Force, Sharks

Round 17

	7 June 2013	Brumbies	39–17	Rebels	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Clyde Rathbone  11', 48' Colby Faingaa  57' Henry Speight  53' Scott Sio  4' Zack Holmes  64' Con: Ian Prior  54', 58', 65' (3/4) Pen: Jesse Mogg  43' (1/1)	Scoreboard[106]	Try: Tom English  45' Paul Alo-Emile  69' Con: Jason Woodward  46', 70' Pen: Jason Woodward  21'	Attendance: 11,055 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	9 June 2013	Western Force	13–28	Waratahs	nib Stadium, Perth
	14:05	Try: Pekahou Cowan  22' Kyle Godwin  63' Con: Jayden Hayward (0/2) Pen: Jayden Hayward  3' (1/2)	Scoreboard[107]	Try: Ollie Atkins  6' Cam Crawford  9' Tom Kingston  25' Con: Brendan McKibbin  8', 11' (2/3) Pen: Brendan McKibbin  19', 67' (2/2) Bernard Foley  75' (1/1) Cards: Jed Holloway 56' to 66'	Attendance: 10,198 Referee: Angus Gardner

Bye/s: Reds. No games: Blues, Bulls, Cheetahs, Chiefs, Crusaders, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Southern Kings, Sharks, Stormers

Round 18

	28 June 2013	Chiefs	34–22	Hurricanes	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Matt Vant Leven  17' Bundee Aki  26' Tawera Kerr-Barlow  64' Ben Tameifuna  74' Con: Aaron Cruden  18', 27', 65', 75' (4/4) Pen: Aaron Cruden  8', 56' (2/3)	Scoreboard[108]	Try: TJ Perenara  14' Beauden Barrett  29' Alapati Leiua  76' Con: Beauden Barrett  15', 77' (2/3) Pen: Beauden Barrett  35' (1/2)	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	29 June 2013	Highlanders	12–40	Crusaders	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Ben Smith  6' Hosea Gear  55' Con: Colin Slade  8' (1/2) Pen: Colin Slade (0/2) Drop: Colin Slade (0/1) Cards: Jarrad Hoeata 18' to 28' Ma'a Nonu  57'	Scoreboard[109]	Try: George Whitelock  29' Andrew Ellis  42' Daniel Carter  66' Telusa Veainu  80' Con: Dan Carter  29', 43', 68', 80' (4/4) Pen: Dan Carter  2', 40', 58', 64' (4/4) Cards: Corey Flynn 60' to 70'	Attendance: 18,463 Referee: Steve Walsh

	29 June 2013	Sharks	22–20	Blues	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	14:50	Try: Marcell Coetzee  23' Charl McLeod  29' Riaan Viljoen  80' Con: Patrick Lambie  24', 30' (2/3) Pen: Patrick Lambie  40' (1/5)	Scoreboard[110]	Try: Frank Halai  33', 42' Rene Ranger  49' Con: Chris Noakes  50' (1/3) Pen: Baden Kerr  61' (1/1)	Attendance: 18,744 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	29 June 2013	Bulls	48–18	Southern Kings	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Louis Fouché  8' Chiliboy Ralepelle  29' Jan Serfontein  31' Francois Hougaard  34' Jacques Potgieter  61' Deon Stegmann  72' Con: Louis Fouché  9' 1/1 Morné Steyn  30', 32', 35', 62', 73' (5/5) Pen: Morné Steyn  25', 58' (2/3)	Scoreboard[111]	Try: Wimpie van der Walt  40', 53' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  13', 17' (2/2)	Attendance: 23,726 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	29 June 2013	Stormers	28–3	Cheetahs	DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:15	Try: Deon Fourie  37' Siya Kolisi  65' Bryan Habana  70' Con: Joe Pietersen  38', 66' (2/3) Pen: Joe Pietersen  31', 50', 54' (3/3)	Scoreboard[112]	Pen: Riaan Smit  19' (1/2)	Attendance: 30,736 Referee: Stuart Berry

Bye/s: None. No games: Brumbies, Western Force, Rebels, Reds, Waratahs

Round 19

	5 July 2013	Crusaders	43–15	Chiefs	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Kieran Read  40', 45' Israel Dagg  42' Ryan Crotty  57' Tyler Bleyendaal  81' Con: Dan Carter  40', 43', 82' (3/5) Pen: Dan Carter  4', 9', 14', 19' (4/4)	Scoreboard[113]	Try: Asaeli Tikoirotuma  25' Charlie Ngatai  73' Con: Aaron Cruden (0/1) Andrew Horrell  74' (1/1) Pen: Aaron Cruden  11' (1/1)	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jonathon White

	6 July 2013	Hurricanes	44–49	Highlanders	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Ash Dixon  37' Ben Franks  56' Julian Savea  59' Chris Smylie  70' James Broadhurst  72' Con: Beauden Barrett  38', 57', 60', 70', 73' (5/5) Pen: Beauden Barrett  6', 13', 75' (3/3)	Scoreboard[114]	Try: Mose Tuiali'i  15' Tamati Ellison  18' Aaron Smith  26' Kade Poki  40' Hosea Gear  65' Elliot Dixon  67' Con: Colin Slade  16', 19', 27' (3/4) Hayden Parker  66', 68' (2/2) Pen: Colin Slade  2', 23', 46' (3/3) Cards: Aaron Smith 54' to 64' Bronson Murray  74'	Attendance: 8,427 Referee: Mike Fraser

	6 July 2013	Cheetahs	34–13	Blues	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:50	Try: Philip van der Walt  22' Sarel Pretorius  74' Boom Prinsloo  78' Con: Riaan Smit (2/2)  23', 75' Elgar Watts (0/1) Pen: Riaan Smit (5/5)  2', 17', 30', 38', 61'	Scoreboard[115]	Try: Jamison Gibson-Park  5' Con: Baden Kerr (1/1)  6' Pen: Baden Kerr (2/3)  26', 58'	Attendance: 19,632 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	6 July 2013	Southern Kings	12–24	Stormers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  2', 10', 24', 59' (4/5) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Cards: Grant Kemp 15' to 25'	Scoreboard[116]	Try: Deon Fourie  39', 77' Con: Joe Pietersen  78' (1/1) Pen: Elton Jantjies  14', 56', 71' (3/3) Joe Pietersen  21' (1/1)	Attendance: 43,620 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	6 July 2013	Bulls	20–19	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:15	Try: Bjorn Basson  24' Jano Vermaak  73' Con: Morné Steyn  25', 74' (2/2) Pen: Morné Steyn  7', 15' (2/2)	Scoreboard[117]	Try: Patrick Lambie  8' Odwa Ndungane  54' Con: Patrick Lambie (0/2) Pen: Patrick Lambie  23', 44', 48' (3/4) Riaan Viljoen (0/2) Cards: Bismarck du Plessis 14' to 24' Butch James  73'	Attendance: 49,566 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Bye/s: None. No games: Brumbies, Western Force, Rebels, Reds, Waratahs

Round 20

	12 July 2013	Crusaders	25–17	Hurricanes	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Zac Guildford  3' Andy Ellis  52' Tom Marshall  79' Con: Dan Carter  4', 80' (2/3) Pen: Dan Carter  24', 39' (2/2)	Scoreboard[118]	Try: Victor Vito  7' Brad Shields  46' Julian Savea  64' Con: Beauden Barrett (0/2) Andre Taylor  65' (1/1)	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Glen Jackson

	12 July 2013	Rebels	38–37	Highlanders	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Tom English  9', 67' Cooper Vuna  47', 62' Bryce Hegarty  74', 79' Con: Jason Woodward  10', 48', 63', 68' (4/5) Gareth Delve (0/1) Pen: Jason Woodward (0/1)	Scoreboard[119]	Try: Ben Smith  6' Hosea Gear  18' Tamati Ellison  36' Tony Woodcock  40' Con: Colin Slade  7', 20', 37', 40' (4/4) Pen: Colin Slade  27', 52' (2/2) Hayden Parker  77' (1/1)	Attendance: 12,485 Referee: Andrew Lees

	13 July 2013	Blues	16–26	Chiefs	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Charles Piutau  28' Con: Baden Kerr  29' (1/1) Pen: Baden Kerr  7', 39', 44' (3/3) Cards: Kane Barrett  23' Baden Kerr 47' to 60'	Scoreboard[120]	Try: Bundee Aki  14' Hika Elliot  35' Ben Tameifuna  52', 63' Con: Aaron Cruden (0/4) Pen: Aaron Cruden  9' (1/1) Gareth Anscombe  80' (1/1)	Attendance: 25,118 Referee: Chris Pollock

	13 July 2013	Waratahs	12–14	Reds	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Cam Crawford  12' Berrick Barnes  29' Con: Brendan McKibbin  13' (1/2) Pen: Brendan McKibbin (0/1) Berrick Barnes (0/2) Cards: John Ulugia 26' to 37'	Scoreboard[121]	Try: Ben Lucas  20' Con: Quade Cooper (0/1) Pen: Quade Cooper  9', 47', 56' (3/4)	Attendance: 26,037 Referee: Steve Walsh

	13 July 2013	Western Force	21–15	Brumbies	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:40	Try: Matthew Hodgson  23' Ben McCalman  40' Junior Rasolea  45' Con: Jayden Hayward  24', 41', 46' (3/3) Pen: Jayden Hayward (0/3)	Scoreboard[122]	Try: Tevita Kuridrani  48' Scott Fardy  68' Con: Christian Lealiifano  49' (1/2) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  34' (1/1)	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	13 July 2013	Sharks	58–13	Southern Kings	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Marcell Coetzee  6' Bismarck du Plessis  13' Odwa Ndungane  17' penalty try  33' Riaan Viljoen  44' Tendai Mtawarira  49' Louis Ludik  57' Keegan Daniel  73' Fred Zeilinga  75' Meyer Bosman  82' Con: Meyer Bosman  7', 14', 34', 45' (4/9) Jacques Botes (0/1)	Scoreboard[123]	Try: George Whitehead  3' Mpho Mbiyozo  30' Con: George Whitehead (0/2) Pen: George Whitehead  24' (1/1) Cards: Devin Oosthuizen 33' to 45' Hadleigh Parkes  76'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Stuart Berry

	13 July 2013	Stormers	30–13	Bulls	DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Eben Etzebeth  10' Bryan Habana  16' Jean de Villiers  56' Con: Gary van Aswegen  12', 17', 57' (3/3) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  24', 29', 37' (3/3) Cards: Jean de Villiers 40' to 50' Martin Bezuidenhout  68'	Scoreboard[124]	Try: Zane Kirchner  21' Con: Morné Steyn  22' (1/1) Pen: Morné Steyn  14', 40' (2/2) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)	Attendance: 45,216 Referee: Craig Joubert

Bye/s: Cheetahs

Finals

	Qualifying finals							Semifinals					Grand final
		20 July 2013
	4	Crusaders	38
	5	Reds	9						27 July 2013
								1	Chiefs	20
								4	Crusaders	19			3 August 2013
													Chiefs	27
									27 July 2013				Brumbies	22
								2	Bulls	23
		21 July 2013						3	Brumbies	26
	3	Brumbies	15
	6	Cheetahs	13

Qualifiers

	20 July 2013	Crusaders	38–9	Reds	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Ryan Crotty  10', 66' Dan Carter  30' Tom Marshall  51' Con: Dan Carter  11', 52', 67' (3/4) Pen: Dan Carter  3', 26', 39' (3/4) Tom Taylor  72' (1/1)	Scoreboard[125]	Pen: Quade Cooper  14', 29', 46' (3/4) Ben Lucas (0/1)	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	21 July 2013	Brumbies	15–13	Cheetahs	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	16:10	Pen: Christian Lealiifano  3', 30', 59', 67' (4/6) Nic White  48' (1/1)	Scoreboard[126]	Try: Johann Sadie  16' Rayno Benjamin  79' Con: Riaan Smit (0/2) Pen: Riaan Smit  46' (1/2)	Attendance: 14,020 Referee: Glen Jackson

Semi-Finals

	27 July 2013	Chiefs	20–19	Crusaders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Lelia Masaga  51' Aaron Cruden  57' Con: Aaron Cruden  52', 58' (2/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden  21', 47' (2/3)	Scoreboard[127]	Try: Israel Dagg  59' Con: Dan Carter  60' (1/1) Pen: Dan Carter  6', 19', 28', 75' (4/6) Drop: Dan Carter (0/2)	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Steve Walsh

	27 July 2013	Bulls	23–26	Brumbies	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: JJ Engelbrecht  16' Con: Morné Steyn (0/1) Pen: Morné Steyn  22', 29', 43', 51', 60', 76' (6/7) Drop: Morné Steyn (0/1)	Scoreboard[128]	Try: Jesse Mogg  11' Tevita Kuridrani  78' Con: Christian Lealiifano  12', 80' (2/2) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  3', 25', 36', 49' (4/5)	Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Craig Joubert

Final

	3 August 2013	Chiefs	27–22	Brumbies	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Liam Messam  64' Robbie Robinson  68' Con: Aaron Cruden  69' (1/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden  23', 26', 32', 48', 72' (5/7) Drop: Gareth Anscombe (0/1)	Scoreboard[129]	Try: Christian Lealiifano  38' Con: Christian Lealiifano  39' Pen: Christian Lealiifano  6', 8', 21', 46', 59' (5/5) Nic White (0/1) Jesse Mogg (0/1)	Attendance: 25,114 Referee: Craig Joubert

Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs

The Promotion/Relegation series is not an official part of the Super Rugby competition as organised by SANZAR. Instead, it was introduced by SARU to give the sixth South African franchise an opportunity to qualify for Super Rugby.

Log

2013 Super Rugby Promotion Relegation Series Log watch · edit · discuss
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Lions	2	1	0	1	44	42	+2	4	4	0	1	5
2	Southern Kings	2	1	0	1	42	44	−2	4	4	0	1	5
The Lions qualified to play in the 2014 Super Rugby competition. Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Results

	26 July 2013	Southern Kings	19–26	Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Marcello Sampson  28' Steven Sykes  70' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  3', 11', 33' (3/4)	Scoreboard[130]	Try: Stokkies Hanekom  38', 66' Con: Elton Jantjies  39', 67' (2/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies  9', 14', 18', 22' (4/5) Cards: Dylan des Fountain 69' to 79'	Attendance: 27,358 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	3 August 2013	Lions	18–23	Southern Kings	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Derick Minnie  35' Jaco Kriel  55' Con: Elton Jantjies  56' (1/2) Pen: Elton Jantjies  30', 44' (2/4) Cards: Stokkies Hanekom 66' to 78'	Scoreboard[131]	Try: Schalk Ferreira  68' Scott van Breda  74' Con: Scott van Breda  69', 75' (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda  11', 14', 39' (3/4)	Referee: Stuart Berry

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  Lions are promoted to Super Rugby for 2014.


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  Southern Kings are relegated from Super Rugby for 2014.

Players

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

Referees

The following refereeing panel was appointed by SANZAR for the 2013 Super Rugby season:^[134]

See also

• Super Rugby

External links

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References