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SuperRugby Pre - Season 2012 (02/02/2012 13:30) |
 2011 Season forgotten
The 2011 Super Rugby season was the first season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involved teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Including its past iterations as Super 12 and Super 14, this was the 16th season for the Southern Hemisphere's premier transnational club competition. The season kicked off in February 2011, with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished in early July to allow players a recovery period for the 2011 Rugby World Cup to be held in September and October; in future non-World Cup years, the competition will extend into August.
 This season have seen the arrival of the Melbourne Rebels, admitted to the competition as Australia's fifth team after entry by the Southern Kings from South Africa was denied. This was also the first season of a revamped competition format, with a greater focus on matches within each participating country and an expanded finals series.
During this season, the first ever Super Rugby game was played outside of the SANZAR region, taking place at Twickenham Stadium between the Crusaders and the Sharks. The match was moved to Twickenham Stadium due to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Proceeds of the game were also donated to the relief effort.
 The final was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane between the Queensland Reds and the Crusaders.
  The Reds won 18-13 to claim their first Super Rugby title.
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