2014 Super Rugby Final

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2014 Super Rugby Final
Event 2014 Super Rugby season
Waratahs Crusaders
Australia New Zealand
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Date 2 August 2014
Venue Stadium Australia, Sydney
Referee Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Attendance 61,823
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The 2014 Super Rugby Final, was played between the New South Wales Waratahs from Australia and the Crusaders from New Zealand on 2 August 2014. It was the 19th final in the Super Rugby competition's history and the fourth under the expanded 15-team format. The Waratahs had qualified in first place during the regular season, while the Crusaders had qualified in second place. Both teams hosted semi-final matches, with the Waratahs defeating fellow Australian team the Brumbies in Sydney and the Crusaders defeating South African team the Sharks in Christchurch. As the Waratahs had qualified higher, the final was held in Sydney.

The Final attracted the Super Rugby record attendance of 61,823 to the ANZ Stadium.

Road to the Final

Final Standings
Pos Team W D L PD TB LB Pts
1 Australia Waratahs 12 0 4 +209 9 1 58
2 New Zealand Crusaders 11 0 5 +123 4 3 51
3 South Africa Sharks 11 0 5 +113 2 4 50
4 Australia Brumbies 10 0 6 +34 4 1 45
5 New Zealand Chiefs 8 2 6 +6 5 3 44
6 New Zealand Highlanders 8 0 8 −41 5 5 42
7 New Zealand Hurricanes 8 0 8 +65 6 3 41
8 Australia Force 9 0 7 −50 3 1 40
9 South Africa Bulls 7 1 8 +30 3 5 38
10 New Zealand Blues 7 0 9 +24 6 3 37
11 South Africa Stormers 7 0 9 −36 2 2 32
12 South Africa Lions 7 0 9 −46 2 1 31
13 Australia Reds 5 0 11 −119 4 4 28
14 South Africa Cheetahs 4 1 11 −155 3 3 24
15 Australia Rebels 4 0 12 −157 1 4 21

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Main article: 2014 Super Rugby season

The 2014 Super Rugby competition involved fifteen teams, five each from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.[1] The 2014 season was the 19th year of the competition, and the fourth in the expanded 15 team format (12 teams competed between 1996 and 2005, before increasing to 14 between 2006 and 2010).[1] The 2014 competition began on 15 February with the regular season consisting of 120 matches over twenty-two weeks. Each team played the others from their own conference (both home and away), plus four out of five teams from the other two countries (two at home and two away in each case). The top six teams after the regular season advanced to the finals.[1]

The Waratahs finished top of the Australian conference and topped the overall standings, with twelve wins and just four losses during the season (to the Brumbies, Western Force, Blues, and Sharks).[2] The Crusaders finished top of the New Zealand conference with eleven wins and five losses—to the Hurricanes (twice), Chiefs, Blues, and Sharks.[3] The Sharks won the South African conference, and the Brumbies, Chiefs and Highlanders filled the remaining three places as the next top finishers during the regular season.[4]

The Brumbies hosted the Chiefs in Canberra in the first qualifying final, while the Highlanders traveled to Durban to play the Sharks.[5][6] The Brumbies and Chiefs scored four tries apiece in the first qualifier, but the Brumbies prevailed with Christian Lealiifano successful with five kicks from eight off the tee in their 32–30 victory.[7] The second qualifier was also a close match with the Sharks and Highlanders scoring three tries each, but the Sharks came from behind with two penalty kicks by François Steyn in the final 6 minutes to win by 31–27.[8]

For the semi-finals, the Sharks flew to Christchurch to play the Crusaders and the Brumbies travelled to Sydney to play the Waratahs.[9][10] Both games were won by a clear margin in the end but the run of play in each match was substantially different. The Crusaders scored five tries to nil to defeat the Sharks by 38–6.[11] The Brumbies, by contrast, were not shut out of the game until Waratahs' fly-half Bernard Foley scored ten points in last seven minutes to secure victory for his side by 26–8.[12]

Qualifying finals Semifinals Grand final
                             
  19 July 2014  
4   Australia Brumbies 32  
5   New Zealand Chiefs 30           26 July 2014      
        1   Australia Waratahs 26    
        4   Australia Brumbies 8     2 August 2014
                Australia Waratahs   33
            26 July 2014       New Zealand Crusaders   32
          2   New Zealand Crusaders 38    
  19 July 2014         3   South Africa Sharks 6    
  3   South Africa Sharks 31          
  6   New Zealand Highlanders 27          

Final match

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Match details

2 August 2014
19:35
Waratahs 33–32 Crusaders
Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper Try 4', 62'
Con: Bernard Foley Kick 64' (1/2)
Pen: Bernard Foley Kick 2', 10', 15', 22', 37', 53', 79' (7/8)		 Report[13]
Summary 1[14]
Summary 2[15]		 Try: Matt Todd Try 18'
Nemani Nadolo Try 42'
Con: Dan Carter Kick 19' (1/1)
Colin Slade Kick 43' (1/1)
Pen: Colin Slade Kick 26', 35', 49', 56', 67', 76' (6/6)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 61,823
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Waratahs
Crusaders
Waratahs:
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Alofa Alofa Substituted off 74'
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Kurtley Beale
LW 11 Rob Horne
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Nick Phipps Substituted off 75'
N8 8 Wycliff Palu Sent to blood bin 19' to 26'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Stephen Hoiles Substituted off 64'
LL 5 Jacques Potgieter Substituted off 49'
RL 4 Kane Douglas
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau Substituted off 42'
LP 1 Benn Robinson
Substitutes:
HK 16 Tolu Latu Substituted in 42'
PR 17 Jeremy Tilse
PR 18 Paddy Ryan Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Will Skelton Substituted in 19' Substituted off 26' Substituted in 49'
FL 20 Mitchell Chapman Substituted in 64'
FL 21 Pat McCutcheon
SH 22 Brendan McKibbin Substituted in 75'
WG 23 Peter Betham Substituted in 74'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
Crusaders:
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Kieron Fonotia Substituted off 63'
CE 13 Ryan Crotty Sent to blood bin 67' to 71'
SF 12 Dan Carter Substituted off 30'
LW 11 Nemani Nadolo
FH 10 Colin Slade
SH 9 Andrew Ellis Substituted off 71'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Matt Todd
BF 6 Richie McCaw
LL 5 Sam Whitelock
RL 4 Dominic Bird Substituted off 63'
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Corey Flynn Substituted off 63'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Substituted off 56'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Ben Funnell Substituted in 63'
PR 17 Joe Moody Substituted in 56' Substituted off 63'
PR 18 Nepo Laulala Substituted in 63'
LK 19 Jimmy Tupou Substituted in 63'
FL 20 Jordan Taufua
SH 21 Willi Heinz Substituted in 67'
FH 22 Tom Taylor Substituted in 30'
WG 23 Johnny McNicholl   Substituted in 63'
Coach:
New Zealand Todd Blackadder

Man of the Match:
Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)

Assistant Referees:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

References

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Preceded by Super Rugby Final
2014		 Succeeded by
2015 Super Rugby Final
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