2016 Super Rugby Final

2016 Super Rugby Final
Event 2016 Super Rugby season
Hurricanes Lions
New Zealand South Africa
20 3
Date 6 August 2016
Venue Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Attendance 39,000

The 2016 Super Rugby Final was played between the Hurricanes and the Lions. It was the 21st final in the Super Rugby competition's history and the first under the expanded 18-team format. The Hurricanes had qualified in first place of the log standings during the regular season, while the Lions had qualified in second place. Both teams hosted quarter-final and semi-final matches. In the quarter-finals the Hurricanes beat the Sharks while the Lions beat the record Super rugby winners Crusaders. For the semi-finals it was the Hurricanes defeating fellow New Zealand team Chiefs in Wellington and the Lions defeating New Zealand team Highlanders in Johannesburg. Because of being the higher placed team in the regular season log standings, the final was held in Wellington.

The Final attracted a crowd attendance of 39,000.[1]

Road to the Final

Finals Series qualifying teams
Conference leaders
Pos Team W D L PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Hurricanes 11 0 4 +144 61 37 7 2 53
2 South Africa Lions 11 0 4 +186 71 42 7 1 52
3 South Africa Stormers 10 1 4 +166 49 28 5 4 51
4 Australia Brumbies 10 0 5 +99 56 40 3 0 43
Wildcard teams
5 New Zealand Highlanders 11 0 4 +149 50 28 4 4 52
6 New Zealand Chiefs 11 0 4 +150 68 39 6 1 51
7 New Zealand Crusaders 11 0 4 +170 65 40 5 1 50
8 South Africa Sharks 9 1 5 +91 40 30 2 3 43
Source: SANZAAR [2][3]

The 2016 Super Rugby competition involved an expanded 18-team format. The 18 teams were grouped geographically in two regional groups, each consisting of two conferences: the Australasian Group, with five teams in the Australian Conference and five teams in the New Zealand Conference and the South African Group, with six South African teams, one Argentinean team and one Japanese team split into a four-team Africa 1 Conference and a four-team Africa 2 Conference.[4] The four conference winners qualified for the Quarter Finals, where they had home ground advantage against the four wildcard teams, made up of the third to fifth placed teams in the Australasian Group and the third placed team in the South African Group.

In the quarter-finals, there were wins for Highlanders over the Brumbies, Hurricanes beat Sharks while keeping them with no points, Lions beat Crusaders and Chiefs triumphing over Stormers. In the semi-finals, the Hurricanes defeated Chiefs in Wellington and the Lions defeated Highlanders in Johannesburg. The Hurricanes won their first title by defeating Lions.

The play-off fixtures were as follows:

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
23 July – Wellington        
 Hurricanes  41
30 July – Wellington
 Sharks  0  
 Hurricanes  25
23 July – Cape Town
     Chiefs  9  
 Stormers  21
6 August – Wellington
 Chiefs  60  
 Hurricanes  20
23 July – Johannesburg    
   Lions  3
 Lions  42
30 July – Johannesburg
 Crusaders  25  
 Lions  42
22 July – Canberra
     Highlanders  30  
 Brumbies  9
 Highlanders  15  
 

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Summary

The Hurricanes won their first Super Rugby title with a dominant 20-3 win over the Lions in Wellington with tries from Cory Jane and man-of-the-match Beauden Barrett. Victor Vito celebrated his 100th and final match for the Wellington-based side in style. Tries were difficult to get with the wet, cold and windy weather conditions with both tries scored off Lions mistakes and Barrett chipped in with 10 points from the boot with two conversions and two penalties to spark tumultuous scenes in the packed stadium. The Lions were unable to find a way to unlock the Hurricanes defence, while Elton Jantjies had a forgettable night in front of goal, scoring only one of his three kicks. The match began with Jantjies missing an early penalty and Jane had a try disallowed in the 6th-minute after the TMO ruled correctly that Brad Shields had knocked-on in the build-up. The veteran winger was not to be denied for long, in the 22nd-minute when the Hurricanes defence again proved its worth causing Jantjies to throw a wild pass under pressure in his own 22, forcing Lionel Mapoe to make a clearing kick, but the ball went straight to Jane, who raced in to score at the corner. Barrett slotted the conversion to add to the earlier 11th-minute penalty to give the Hurricanes a 10-0 lead. Jantjies reduced the deficit with a penalty three minutes later.[18][19]

Barrett extended his side's lead to 13-3 with another penalty midway through the second half. The match was effectively ended as a contest 11 minutes from full-time when the Lions botched a lineout clearance close to their own line. Replacement hooker Ricky Riccitelli hacked the ball on and the fly-half pounced on it inside the Lions in-goal area for his side's second try making Hurricanes to become the fifth New Zealand side to be crowned Super champions having previously lost both the 2006 and 2015 finals as well as being five times beaten semi-finalists.[20]

Details

6 August 2016
19:35
Hurricanes 20–3 Lions
Try: Cory Jane  22'
Beauden Barrett  69'
Con: Beauden Barrett  23', 70' (2/2)
Pen: Beauden Barrett  12', 52' (2/2)
Drop: Beauden Barrett (0/1)
James Marshall (0/1)
 Report
Scoreboard[21]		 Pen: Elton Jantjies  26' (1/3)
Hurricanes
Lions
Waratahs:
FB 15James Marshall
RW 14Cory Jane
OC 13Matt Proctor
IC 12Willis Halaholo  50'
LW 11Jason Woodward  70'
FH 10Beauden Barrett
SH 9 TJ Perenara  77'
N8 8 Victor Vito
OF 7 Ardie Savea
BF 6 Brad Shields  74'
LL 5 Michael Fatialofa  74'
RL 4 Vaea Fifita
TP 3 Ben May  52'
HK 2 Dane Coles (c)  43'  57'  60'
LP 1 Loni Uhila  76'
Substitutes:
HK 16Ricky Riccitelli  43'  57'  60'
PR 17Chris Eves  52'
PR 18Mike Kainga  76'
LK 19Mark Abbott  74'
FL 20Callum Gibbins  74'
FL 21Jamison Gibson-Park  77'
SH 22Vince Aso  50'
WG 23Julian Savea  70'
Coach:
New Zealand Chris Boyd
Lions:
FB 15Andries Coetzee  70'
RW 14Ruan Combrinck
CE 13Lionel Mapoe
SF 12Rohan Janse van Rensburg  57'  65'  74'
LW 11Courtnall Skosan
FH 10Elton Jantjies
SH 9 Faf de Klerk  68'
N8 8 Warren Whiteley (c)  70'
OF 7 Warwick Tecklenburg
BF 6 Jaco Kriel
LL 5 Franco Mostert
RL 4 Andries Ferreira  74'
TP 3 Julian Redelinghuys  74'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx  70'
LP 1 Dylan Smith  70'
Substitutes:
HK 16Akker van der Merwe  70'
PR 17Corné Fourie  70'
PR 18Jacques van Rooyen  74'
LK 19Lourens Erasmus  74'
FL 20Ruan Ackermann  70'
SH 21Ross Cronjé  68'
FH 22Howard Mnisi  57'  65'  74'
WG 23Jaco van der Walt  |  70'
Coach:
South Africa Johan Ackermann

Man of the Match:
Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)

Assistant Referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

References

  1. ↑ "HURRICANES BEAT LIONS TO WIN FIRST SUPER RUGBY TITLE". Hurricanes. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Super Rugby - Official SANZAAR Site". SANZAAR. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "About Super Rugby". SANZAAR. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Outline of the Super Rugby competition structure" (PDF). All Blacks. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "QF1: Brumbies 9 Highlanders 15". SANZAAR. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Brumbies 9-15 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ↑ BrumbiesRugby (23 July 2016). "Thanks to the Official Crowd of 8559 who braved the conditions at GIO Stadium tonight! #BRUvHIG" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 July 2016 – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "QF2: Hurricanes 41 Sharks 0". SANZAAR. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hurricanes 41-0 Cell C Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "QF3: Lions 45 Crusaders 25". SANZAAR. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Emirates Lions 42-25 Crusaders". South African Rugby Union. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "QF4: Stormers 21 Chiefs 60". SANZAAR. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Stormers 21-60 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "SF1: Hurricanes 25 Chiefs 9". SANZAAR. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hurricanes 25-9 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "SF2: Lions 42 Highlanders 30". SANZAAR. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Emirates Lions 42-30 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Hurricanes outclass Lions to win Super Rugby". sport24.co.za. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Super Rugby: Hurricanes win maiden title". news.com.au. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Hurricanes beat Lions 20-3 in Super Rugby final to win first title". abc.net.au. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hurricanes 20-3 Emirates Lions". South African Rugby Union. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
Preceded by
2015 Super Rugby Final		 Super Rugby Final
2016 		Succeeded by
2017 Super Rugby Final
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