On the eve of the new Super 14 season, check out some fact and figures from the Super Rugby record books.
Super 14 rugby facts, figures and records:
Team records
Highest score: 96 Crusaders v Waratahs (19), 2002
Highest winning margin: 89 Bulls v Reds (92-3), 2007
Most consecutive wins: 16 Crusaders, 2005/06
Most consecutive losses: 13 Cats 2003/04
Most tries in a match: 14 Crusaders v Waratahs, 2002
Most tries in a season: 71 Crusaders, 2005
Fewest tries in a season: 13 Lions 2007
Most wins in a (regular) season: 11 Crusaders, 2002
Fewest wins in a (regular) season: 0 Bulls, 2002
Most wins in a row at home: 21 - Blues 1996-1998; Crusaders 2004-2006
Season records
Points: 221 Daniel Carter (Crusaders) 2006. (Super 12 record is 206 by Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders) 1998 before expansion)
Tries: 15 Joe Roff (Brumbies) 1997; Rico Gear (Crusaders) 2005
Conversions: 51 Stirling Mortlock (Brumbies) 2004
Penalties: 43 Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders) 1999
Super finalists (wins in brackets)
Crusaders 8 (6)
ACT Brumbies 5 (2)
Blues 4 (3)
Sharks 3 (0)
Bulls 1 (1)
Highlanders 1 (0)
NSW Waratahs 1 (0)
Hurricanes 1 (0)
Finals:
1996 at Auckland: Auckland Blues 45 Natal Sharks 21
1997 at Auckland: Auckland Blues 23 ACT Brumbies 7
1998 at Auckland: Canterbury Crusaders 20 Auckland Blues 13
1999 at Dunedin: Canterbury Crusaders 24 Otago Highlanders 19
2000 at Canberra: Crusaders 20 ACT Brumbies 19
2001 at Canberra: ACT Brumbies 36 Sharks 6
2002 at Christchurch: Crusaders 31 ACT Brumbies 13
2003 at Auckland: Blues 21 Crusaders 17
2004 at Canberra: ACT Brumbies 47 Crusaders 38
2005 at Christchurch: Crusaders 35 NSW Waratahs 25
2006 at Christchurch: Crusaders 19 Hurricanes 12.
2007 at Pretoria: Bulls 20 Sharks 19
All-time Super 14 records:
Points: Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders) 990, Matt Burke (Waratahs) 959, Tony Brown (Highlanders/Sharks) 890, Stirling Mortlock (Brumbies) 875, Daniel Carter (Crusaders) 771, David Holwell (Hurricanes/Blues) 700, Elton Flatley (Reds) 629, Adrian Cashmore (Blues/Chiefs) 619, Carlos Spencer (Blues) 608
Tries: Doug Howlett (Highlanders/Hurricanes/Blues) 59, Joe Roff (Brumbies) 57, Christian Cullen (Hurricanes) 56, Caleb Ralph (Chiefs/Blues/Crusaders) 56, Stirling Mortlock (Brumbies) 48, Tana Umaga (Hurricanes) 47, Joeli Vidiri (Blues) 43, Rico Gear (Crusaders) 40
Games: George Gregan (Brumbies) 136, Anton Oliver (Highlanders) 127, Caleb Ralph (Crusaders/Blues/Chiefs) 123, Tana Umaga (Hurricanes) 122, Reuben Thorne (Crusaders) 121, Stephen Larkham (Brumbies) 116, Jeremy Paul (Brumbies) 112
2007 leading scorers
Points: Stephen Donald (Chiefs) 164, Derick Hougaard (Bulls) 161, Peter Hewat (Waratahs) 156
Tries: JP Pietersen (Sharks) 12, Bryan Habana (Bulls) 8, Lelia Masaga (Chiefs) 8, Cameron Shepherd (Force) 7, Rico Gear (Crusaders) 7.