The draw for the 2012 Super 15 southern hemisphere provincial championship season announced by SANZAR on Friday:

Week 1

Feb 24 - Auckland Blues (NZL) v Canterbury Crusaders (NZL)

Feb 24 - ACT Brumbies (AUS) v Western Force (AUS)

Feb 24 - Northern Bulls (RSA) v Coastal Sharks (RSA)

Feb 25 - Waikato Chiefs (NZL) v Otago Highlanders (NZL)

Feb 25 - NSW Waratahs (AUS) v Queensland Reds (AUS)

Feb 25 - Western Stormers (RSA) v Wellington Hurricanes (NZL)

Feb 25 - Golden Lions (RSA) v Central Cheetahs (RSA)

Melbourne Rebels (AUS) bye

Week 2

March 2 - Chiefs v Blues

March 2 - Rebels v Waratahs

March 2 - Lions v Hurricanes

March 3 - Highlanders v Crusaders

March 3 - Reds v Force

March 3 - Cheetahs v Bulls

March 4 - Stormers v Sharks

Brumbies bye

Week 3

March 9 - Crusaders v Chiefs

March 9 - Force v Hurricanes

March 10 - Brumbies v Cheetahs

March 10 - Highlanders v Waratahs

March 10 - Reds v Rebels

March 10 - Sharks v Lions

March 10 - Bulls v Blues

Stormers bye

Week 4

March 16 - Chiefs v Brumbies

March 16 - Stormers v Blues

March 17 - Hurricanes v Highlanders

March 17 - Waratahs v Force

March 17 - Sharks v Reds

March 18 - Rebels v Cheetahs

Bulls/Crusaders/Lions byes

Week 5

March 23 - Blues v Hurricanes

March 23 - Rebels v Force

March 24 - Waratahs v Sharks

March 24 - Crusaders v Cheetahs

March 24 - Brumbies v Highlanders

March 24 - Bulls v Reds

March 24 - Lions v Stormers

Chiefs bye

Week 6

March 30 - Highlanders v Rebels

March 31 - Hurricanes v Cheetahs

March 31 - Chiefs v Waratahs

March 31 - Brumbies v Sharks

March 31 - Force v Reds

March 31 - Lions v Crusaders

March 31 - Stormers v Bulls

Blues bye

Week 7

April 5 - Rebels v Blues

April 6 - Hurricanes v Sharks

April 6 - Reds v Brumbies

April 6 - Force v Chiefs

April 7 - Highlanders v Stormers

April 7 - Cheetahs v Lions

April 7 - Bulls v Crusaders

Waratahs bye

Week 8

April 13 - Blues v Sharks

April 13 - Force v Waratahs

April 14 - Crusaders v Stormers

April 14 - Brumbies v Rebels

April 14 - Cheetahs v Chiefs

April 14 - Lions v Bulls

Highlanders/Hurricanes/Reds byes

Week 9

April 20 - Highlanders v Blues

April 20 - Reds v Stormers

April 21 - Hurricanes v Crusaders

April 21 - Waratahs v Rebels

April 21 - Sharks v Chiefs

April 21 - Bulls v Brumbies

Cheetahs/Force/Lions byes

Week 10

April 27 - Blues v Reds

April 27 - Lions v Brumbies

April 28 - Chiefs v Hurricanes

April 28 - Force v Stormers

April 28 - Cheetahs v Highlanders

April 29 - Waratahs v Crusaders

Bulls/Rebels/Sharks byes

Week 11

May 4 - Hurricanes v Blues

May 4 - Rebels v Bulls

May 5 - Chiefs v Lions

May 5 - Brumbies v Waratahs

May 5 - Sharks v Highlanders

May 5 - Cheetahs v Force

May 6 - Crusaders v Reds

Stormers bye

Week 12

May 11 - Blues v Lions

May 11 - Waratahs v Bulls

May 12 - Highlanders v Hurricanes

May 12 - Rebels v Crusaders

May 12 - Sharks v Force

May 12 - Stormers v Cheetahs

May 13 - Reds v Chiefs

Brumbies bye

Week 13

May 18 - Hurricanes v Brumbies

May 19 - Highlanders v Bulls

May 19 - Crusaders v Blues

May 19 - Reds v Lions

May 19 - Cheetahs v Sharks

May 19 - Stormers v Waratahs

May 20 - Force v Rebels

Chiefs bye

Week 14

May 25 - Chiefs v Bulls

May 26 - Hurricanes v Rebels

May 26 - Blues v Highlanders

May 26 - Brumbies v Reds

May 26 - Force v Lions

May 26 - Cheetahs v Waratahs

May 26 - Sharks v Stormers

Crusaders bye

Week 15

June 1 - Crusaders v Highlanders

June 1 - Rebels v Brumbies

June 2 - Blues v Chiefs

June 2 - Waratahs v Hurricanes

June 2 - Lions v Sharks

June 2 - Bulls v Stormers

Cheetahs/Force/Reds byes

Week 19 (three week break)

June 29 - Highlanders v Chiefs

June 29 - Rebels v Reds

June 30 - Crusaders v Hurricanes

June 30 - Force v Brumbies

June 30 - Stormers v Lions

June 30 - Bulls v Cheetahs

Blues/Waratahs/Sharks byes

Week 20

July 6 - Chiefs v Crusaders

July 6 - Reds v Highlanders

July 7 - Blues v Force

July 7 - Waratahs v Brumbies

July 7 - Cheetahs v Stormers

July 7 - Lions v Rebels

July 7 - Sharks v Bulls

Hurricanes bye

Week 21

July 13 - Hurricanes v Chiefs

July 14 - Brumbies v Blues

July 14 - Crusaders v Force

July 14 - Reds v Waratahs

July 14 - Stormers v Rebels

July 14 - Sharks v Cheetahs

July 14 - Bulls v Lions

Week 22

Qualifiers

July 20

July 21

Week 23

Semi-finals

July 27

July 28

Week 24

Final

August 4

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