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http://www.rugby.com.au/verve/_resou...er_14_Draw.pdf
2007 Super 14 draw announced
October 13, 2006 - 1:45pm
Story by: SANZAR
The toughest provincial Rugby tournament in the world, the Super 14, will kick off with matches in Auckland, Perth and Johannesburg on Friday 2 February next year.
The South African, New Zealand and Australian Rugby Unions (SANZAR) today announced the 2007 Super 14 draw, with the tournament beginning a week earlier next year to allow for the Rugby World Cup in France.
The main features of next year's Super 14 draw are:
* The opening match will be the Blues v Crusaders at Eden Park
* 91 matches plus two Semis and a Final
* The Final will be on Saturday 19 May
* 29 Friday night matches
* 61 Saturday matches
* 1 Sunday match
* Teams with six home matches - Chiefs, Reds, Cheetahs, Crusaders, Brumbies, Bulls and the Stormers
* Teams with seven home matches -Blues, Sharks, Highlanders, Waratahs, Hurricanes, Western Force and the fifth team from South Africa
* The fifth team from South Africa (listed in the draw as SA#5) will be advised by the SA Rugby Union