2014 SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE COMPETITION RULES 08 COMPETITION RULES CONFERENCES The Super Rugby competition will consist of 15 Teams across three Conferences as follows: AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE “AC” NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE “NZC” SOUTH AFRICAN CONFERENCE “SAC” Brumbies Blues Bulls Force Chiefs Cheetahs Rebels Crusaders Lions Reds Highlanders Sharks Waratahs Hurricanes Stormers REGULAR SEASON Each Team will play 16 matches during the Regular Season with eight matches played at home venues and eight matches played at away venues. The opposition for these matches will be determined as follows: (a) Internal Conference Matches – a team will play each of the four other teams in its Conference on two occasions meaning a total of eight Internal Conference Matches. With one match against each team played at a home venue and one match played at an away venue this will result in four home matches and four away matches; (b) Cross Conference Matches – a team will play four of the five teams from each of the other Conferences on one occasion meaning a total of eight Cross Conference Matches. For the four teams from the other conferences two of these matches will be played at a home venue and two matches will be played at away venues for a total of four home and four away. POINTS TABULATION Competition points will be awarded in all Regular Season matches on the following basis: Win 4 points Draw 2 points Loss 0 points for loss of more than 7 points Bonus 1 point for loss by 7 points or less Bonus 1 point for 4 tries or more SANZAR will maintain and publish the following official competition tables: (c) Separate Conference competition tables for the AC, NZC and SAC; (d) A combined Super Rugby Standings table showing the 15 teams in order as determined by the Conference Tables.
2014 Super Rugby Media Guide
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