2016 Super Rugby final

2016 Super Rugby Final
Event2016 Super Rugby season
Hurricanes Lions
New Zealand South Africa
20 3
Date6 August 2016
VenueWestpac Stadium, Wellington
RefereeGlen Jackson (New Zealand)
Attendance39,000
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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

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Finals Series qualifying teams
Pos Team W D L PD BP Pts
1 New Zealand Hurricanes 11 0 4 +144 9 53
2 South Africa Lions 11 0 4 +186 8 52
3 South Africa Stormers 10 1 4 +166 9 51
4 Australia Brumbies 10 0 5 +99 3 43
Wildcard teams
5 New Zealand Highlanders 11 0 4 +149 8 52
6 New Zealand Chiefs 11 0 4 +150 7 51
7 New Zealand Crusaders 11 0 4 +170 6 50
8 South Africa Sharks 9 1 5 +91 5 43
Source: SANZAAR [2][3]
Main article: 2016 Super Rugby season

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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 July – Wellington
 
 
Hurricanes41
 
30 July – Wellington
 
Sharks0
 
Hurricanes25
 
23 July – Cape Town
 
Chiefs9
 
Stormers21
 
6 August – Wellington
 
Chiefs60
 
Hurricanes20
 
23 July – Johannesburg
 
Lions3
 
Lions42
 
30 July – Johannesburg
 
Crusaders25
 
Lions42
 
22 July – Canberra
 
Highlanders30
 
Brumbies9
 
 
Highlanders15
 

Quarter-finals

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22 July 2016 Brumbies 9–15 Highlanders GIO Stadium, Canberra  
18:00 Pen: Christian Lealiifano rugby goalposts icon 11', 18', 52' (3/5)
Cards: Matt To'omua yellow card 37' to 47' 		Report[6]
Scoreboard[7] 		Try: Waisake Naholo rugby ball 37'
Liam Squire rugby ball 57'
Con: Lima Sopoaga rugby goalposts icon 38' (1/2)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/3) 		Attendance: 8,559[5]
Referee: Angus Gardner


23 July 2016 Hurricanes 41–0 Sharks Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
19:35 Try: Loni Uhila rugby ball 17'
James Marshall rugby ball 21'
Jason Woodward rugby ball 47'
Vaea Fifita rugby ball 50'
TJ Perenara rugby ball 59'
Brad Shields rugby ball 80'
Con: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 48', 51', 60' (3/5)
Jason Woodward rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/1)
Pen: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 14' (1/1) 		Report[8]
Scoreboard[9] 		Pen: Garth April (0/3) Referee: Glen Jackson


23 July 2016 Lions 42–25 Crusaders Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:30 Try: Courtnall Skosan rugby ball 2'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg rugby ball 7'
Malcolm Marx rugby ball 40'
Ruan Combrinck rugby ball 69'
Ross Cronjé rugby ball 74'
Con: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 8', 40', 70', 75' (4/5)
Pen: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 15', 62' (2/3)
Drop: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 54' (1/1) 		Report[10]
Scoreboard[11] 		Try: Ryan Crotty rugby ball 33'
Mitchell Drummond rugby ball 63'
Ben Volavola rugby ball 80'
Con: Richie Mo'unga rugby goalposts icon 34', 63' (2/3)
Pen: Richie Mo'unga rugby goalposts icon 20', 47' (2/2)
Cards: Luke Romano yellow card 6' to 16' 		Referee: Craig Joubert


23 July 2016 Stormers 21–60 Chiefs Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00 Try: Vincent Koch rugby ball 11', 39'
Nizaam Carr rugby ball 72'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 12', 40' (2/2)
Brandon Thomson rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1) 		Report[12]
Scoreboard[13] 		Try: Sam McNicol rugby ball 14'
Brad Weber rugby ball 17'
Tom Sanders rugby ball 24'
James Lowe rugby ball 34'
Damian McKenzie rugby ball 46'
Hika Elliot rugby ball 75'
Tevita Koloamatangi rugby ball 79'
Tawera Kerr-Barlow rugby ball 81'
Con: Damian McKenzie rugby goalposts icon 15', 18', 25', 35', 76', 80', 82' (7/8)
Pen: Damian McKenzie rugby goalposts icon 4', 29' (2/2) 		Referee: Jaco Peyper

Semi-finals

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30 July 2016 Hurricanes 25–9 Chiefs Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
19:35 Try: Willis Halaholo rugby ball 7'
Beauden Barrett rugby ball 35'
Victor Vito rugby ball 48'
Con: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 36', 49' (2/3)
Pen: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 33', 56' (2/2)
Cards: Cory Jane yellow card 63' to 73' 		Report[14]
Scoreboard[15] 		Pen: Damian McKenzie rugby goalposts icon 11', 40', 52' (3/4) Referee: Angus Gardner


30 July 2016 Lions 42–30 Highlanders Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
15:00 Try: Elton Jantjies rugby ball 12'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg rugby ball 24'
Courtnall Skosan rugby ball 46'
Jaco Kriel rugby ball 55'
Lourens Erasmus rugby ball 73'
Con: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 13', 25', 56', 74' (4/5)
Pen: Ruan Combrinck (0/1)
Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 21', 45', 52' (3/3)
Drop: Elton Jantjies (0/1) 		Report[16]
Scoreboard[17] 		Try: Matt Faddes rugby ball 48'
Lima Sopoaga rugby ball 66'
Waisake Naholo rugby ball 75'
Joe Wheeler rugby ball 82'
Con: Lima Sopoaga rugby goalposts icon 76', 82' (2/4)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga rugby goalposts icon 19', 40' (2/3) 		Referee: Jaco Peyper

Final

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Summary

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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

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6 August 2016
19:35
Hurricanes20–3Lions
Try: Cory Jane rugby ball 22'
Beauden Barrett rugby ball 69'
Con: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 23', 70' (2/2)
Pen: Beauden Barrett rugby goalposts icon 12', 52' (2/2)
Drop: Beauden Barrett (0/1)
James Marshall (0/1)		Report
Scoreboard[21]		Pen: Elton Jantjies rugby goalposts icon 26' (1/3)
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Glen Jackson
Hurricanes
Lions
Hurricanes:
FB 15 James Marshall
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Matt Proctor
IC 12 Willis Halaholo downward-facing red arrow 50'
LW 11 Jason Woodward downward-facing red arrow 70'
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 TJ Perenara downward-facing red arrow 77'
N8 8 Victor Vito
OF 7 Ardie Savea
BF 6 Brad Shields downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 5 Michael Fatialofa downward-facing red arrow 74'
RL 4 Vaea Fifita
TP 3 Ben May downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Dane Coles (c) downward-facing red arrow 43' upward-facing green arrow 57' downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Loni Uhila downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Ricky Riccitelli upward-facing green arrow 43' downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Chris Eves upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 Mike Kainga upward-facing green arrow 76'
LK 19 Mark Abbott upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 20 Callum Gibbins upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 21 Jamison Gibson-Park upward-facing green arrow 77'
SH 22 Vince Aso upward-facing green arrow 50'
WG 23 Julian Savea upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
New Zealand Chris Boyd
Lions:
FB 15 Andries Coetzee downward-facing red arrow 70'
RW 14 Ruan Combrinck
OC 13 Lionel Mapoe
IC 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 65' downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 11 Courtnall Skosan
FH 10 Elton Jantjies
SH 9 Faf de Klerk downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Warren Whiteley (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
BF 7 Warwick Tecklenburg
OF 6 Jaco Kriel
LL 5 Franco Mostert
RL 4 Andries Ferreira downward-facing red arrow 74'
TP 3 Julian Redelinghuys downward-facing red arrow 74'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Dylan Smith downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Akker van der Merwe upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Corné Fourie upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 18 Jacques van Rooyen upward-facing green arrow 74'
LK 19 Lourens Erasmus upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 20 Ruan Ackermann upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 21 Ross Cronjé upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 22 Howard Mnisi upward-facing green arrow 57' downward-facing red arrow 65' upward-facing green arrow 74'
WG 23 Jaco van der Walt  | upward-facing green arrow 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

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