3. Overall Super Rugby table and standings
Conference leaders.
Team Nation P W L D B PF PA PD Bp Ttl
1. Brumbies () 3 3 0 0 1 89 25 64 2 18
2. Bulls () 3 3 0 0 0 89 64 25 1 13
3. Chiefs () 3 2 1 0 0 120 66 54 4 12
Wild card teams
4. Sharks () 3 3 0 0 0 62 40 22 0 12
5 Reds () 4 3 1 0 0 72 66 6 0 12
6. Blues () 3 2 1 0 0 89 63 26 3 11
7. S.Kings () 2 1 1 0 1 34 31 3 0 8
8. Waratahs () 3 1 2 0 1 54 86 -32 0 8
9. Crusaders () 2 0 2 0 1 43 63 -20 2 6
10. Stormers () 3 1 2 0 0 59 71 -12 1 5
11. Hurricanes () 3 1 2 0 0 61 80 -19 1 5
12. Rebels () 4 1 3 0 0 82 107 -25 1 5
13. Cheetahs () 3 1 2 0 0 61 93 -32 1 5
14. W.Force () 3 0 3 0 1 59 88 -29 1 5
15. Highlanders () 2 0 2 0 1 46

4. • Sport in New Zealand largely reflects its British colonial heritage, with some of the most
popular sports being rugby union, cricket and netball which are primarily played in
Commonwealth countries. New Zealand is a small nation but has enjoyed success in
many sports, notably rugby union (considered the national sport), rugby league, cricket
(considered the national summer sport), America's Cup sailing, world championship and
Olympics events and motorsport.
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• Other popular sports include netball, basketball, golf, tennis, rowing and a variety of water
sports, particularly sailing and surf sports. Winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding
are also popular as are indoor and outdoor bowls.

6. `
• Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM (born 12 May 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
He had sixty-three caps as an All Black after debuting in 1994. He is generally regarded
as the first true global superstar of rugby union. He has had a huge impact on the game .
He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame on 9 October 2007and the IRB
Hall of Fame on 24 October 2011
• Lomu burst onto the international rugby scene during the 1994 Hong Kong Sevens
tournament and was widely acknowledged to be the top player at the 1995 World Cup in
South Africa even though New Zealand lost the championship game to the host
Springboks. At one time Lomu was considered 'rugby union's biggest draw cardswelling
attendances at any match where he appeared. He is officially the Rugby World Cup all -
time top try scorer with 15 tries.
• He has played for several domestic teams, in the Super Rugby, NPC and later the
Mangers League competitions. These included the Auckland Blues, Chiefs and
Hurricanes, and Counties Manukau, Wellington and later North Harbour and Cardiff Blues.
He made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant in 2004.

7. • Ryan William Nelsen, ONZM is a former New Zealand professional soccer player and
head coach of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. Nelsen commonly played as a
defender, and his professional career began in 1995.
• Born: October 18, 1977 (age 35), Christchurch
• Salary: 2.6 million GBP (2011)
• Spouse: Monica Nelsen (m. 2006)
• Position: Defender
• Children: Max Nelsen

8. • Daniel Luca Vettori, ONZM (born 27 January 1979) is a cricketer for the New Zealand cricket
team. He is the eighth player in Test history to take 300 wickets and score 3,000 runs. He is the
youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in
1996–97 at the age of 18, and New Zealand's most-capped test cricketer with 112 caps. Vettori
is a bowling all-rounder who bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin; he is known for his accuracy,
flight and guile rather than prodigious turn. He has a Test batting average of around 30 making
him one of the more consistent and better batsmen in the New Zealand cricket team. In the
fourth season of Indian Premier League, he was contracted by Royal Challengers Bangalore for
US$550,000. He is currently the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. Vettori
captained New Zealand between 2007 and 2011.
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• He was born in Auckland and brought up in Hamilton, attending Marian School and later St.
Paul's Collegiate School. When available, he plays provincial cricket for Northern Districts and
is also an international member of Indian Premier League team the Royal Challengers
Bangalore. Vettori also represents the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. He is among a
very small minority of international sports stars to wear prescription spectacles while playing
sport and is the first cricketer of Italian descent to represent New Zealand

9. • Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England,
currently racing for the Mercedes AMG team. He is the 2008 Formula One World
Champion. Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
• Born: January 7, 1985 (age 28), Stevenage
• Height: 1.74 m
• Nationality: British
• Weight: 68 kg
• Parents: Anthony Hamilton, Carmen Larbalestier

10. Valerie Kasanita Adams, ONZM is a shot putter from New Zealand. She is a two-time
Olympic, Commonwealth and World Indoor c
Born: October 6, 1984 (age 28), Rotorua
Height: 1.93 m
Weight: 120 kg
Nationality: New Zealand
Spouse: Bertrand Vili (m. ?–2010)
Siblings: Steven Adamshampion and a three-time World champion.

11. • Solonaima Maria Tuta'ia is a New Zealand international netball player. She can play at
goal attack and goal shooter, and stands at 1.88 m. Tutaia played domestic netball for the
Auckland Diamond
• Born: February 18, 1987 (age 26), Tokoroa
• Height: 1.87 ms during the National Bank Cup from 2005–07.