The 2012 Super Rugby results are from the southern hemisphere's leading rugby competition which featured teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Since 1996, teams from the three countries have been playing for the title.
There were 5 teams from each of the 3 countries, making a 15 team competition. There are three regional conferences as well as the main competition table.
Each team played the other teams in it's conference twice, home and away. They also played 8 of the teams from the other conferences, 4 away and 4 at home.
The winners of each conference made it through to the play-offs, regardless of where they were on the main table. The next 3 best finishing teams also made it into the play-offs.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Stormers | 18 | 14 | 2 | 350 | 254 | 2 | 66 | |
| Chiefs | 18 | 12 | 4 | 444 | 358 | 8 | 64 | |
| Reds | 18 | 11 | 5 | 359 |
347 | 6 |
58 | |
| Crusaders | 18 | 11 | 5 | 485 | 343 | 9 | 61 | |
| Bulls | 18 | 10 | 6 | 472 | 369 | 11 | 59 | |
| Sharks | 18 | 10 | 6 | 436 | 348 | 11 | 59 | |
| Brumbies | 18 | 10 | 6 | 404 | 331 | 10 | 58 | |
| Hurricanes | 18 | 10 | 6 | 489 | 429 | 9 | 57 | |
| Highlanders | 18 | 9 | 7 | 359 | 385 | 6 | 50 | |
| Cheetahs | 18 | 5 | 11 | 391 | 458 | 10 | 38 | |
| Waratahs | 18 | 4 | 12 | 346 | 407 | 11 | 35 | |
| Blues | 18 | 4 | 12 | 359 | 430 | 8 | 32 | |
| Melbourne Rebels | 18 | 4 | 12 | 362 | 520 | 8 | 32 | |
| Western Force | 18 | 3 | 13 | 306 | 440 | 7 | 27 | |
| Lions | 18 | 3 | 13 | 317 | 460 | 5 | 25 | |
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| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Chiefs | 18 | 121 | 4 | 444 | 358 | 8 | 64 | |
| Crusaders | 18 | 11 | 5 | 485 | 343 | 9 | 61 | |
| Hurricanes | 18 | 10 | 6 | 489 | 429 | 9 | 57 | |
| Highlanders | 18 | 9 | 7 | 359 | 385 | 6 | 50 | |
| Blues | 18 | 4 | 12 | 359 | 430 | 8 | 32 | |
| Australia | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Reds | 18 | 11 | 5 | 347 | 347 | 6 | 58 | |
| Brumbies | 18 | 10 | 6 | 404 | 331 | 10 | 58 | |
| Waratahs | 18 | 4 | 12 | 346 | 407 | 11 | 35 | |
| Melbourne Rebels | 18 | 4 | 12 | 362 | 520 | 8 | 32 | |
| Western Force | 18 | 3 | 13 | 306 | 440 | 7 | 27 | |
| South Africa | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Stormers | 18 | 14 | 2 | 350 | 254 | 2 | 66 | |
| Bulls | 18 | 10 | 6 | 472 | 369 | 11 | 59 | |
| Sharks | 18 | 10 | 6 | 436 | 348 | 11 | 59 | |
| Cheetahs | 18 | 5 | 11 | 391 | 458 | 10 | 38 | |
| Lions | 18 | 3 | 13 | 317 | 460 | 5 | 25 | |
Note: All teams had 2 byes during the season. They received 4 points for each bye.
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Play-offs
The 3 winners of the conferences (regardless of where they were placed overall) and the next 3 best placed teams made it through to the play-off round. In 2012 this meant the Reds qualified, as conference winners, in 3rd place despite only having the points to come 6th on the main table. The six qualifying teams came from New Zealand (2) South Africa (3) and Australia (1).
In the 1st qualifier, the team in 4th place played the team in 5th place. The 2nd qualifier was between teams in 3rd place and 6th place. The winners moved on to play the 1st and 2nd placed teams in the semi-finals.
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The Chiefs won the 2012 Super Rugby competition.