rounds. Results are written so that the score of the team in each row is mentioned first. The highlighted team won that season's Super Rugby final. Note. For 1996 and 1997, it was the policy of the South African Rugby Union to send the top four teams of the previous year's Currie Cup to the Super 12. This resulted in the , Transvaal, Northern Transvaal and Western Province playing in 1996 and the Sharks, the Gauteng Lions, Free State Cheetahs and Northern Transvaal playing in 1997. In 1998, South Africa set up four (and later five, then six) Super Rugby regions, similar to the policy adopted by the New Zealand Rugby Union. For these areas, please see Super Rugby franchise areas. Super 12 (1996–2005) Super 14 (2006–2010) Super Rugby (2011–) Six team playoff tournament (2011–2015) Eight team playoff tournament (2016–) Regional competitions champions Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, regionalised tournaments were played for the remainder of the 2020 Super Rugby season and the 2021 Super Rugby season. Those competitions were: Super Rugby AU (Australia), Super Rugby Aotearoa (New Zealand), Super Rugby Unlocked (South Africa) and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (Australia & New Zealand). * South Africa withdrew from all Super Rugby competitions at the end of the 2020 Super Rugby season. References Super Rugby champions champions