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The 2018 Super Rugby Final was played between the Crusaders of New Zealand and the Lions of South Africa. The match, held at Rugby League Park in Christchurch, was the 23rd final in the Super Rugby competition's history.

2018 Super Rugby Final
Event2018 Super Rugby season
Crusaders Lions
New Zealand South Africa
37 18
Date4 August 2018
VenueRugby League Park, Christchurch
RefereeAngus Gardner (Australia)
Attendancec. 20,000 [1]
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Both finalists won their respective conferences during the regular season and both had hosted quarterfinal and semifinal matches in the playoff series. The final was hosted by the Crusaders as the higher placed team from the regular season standings.

The Crusaders won the match by a margin of 19 points. The Lions started the final well, however the combination of travel, jet-lag and the sheer dominance of the Crusaders was instrumental in securing the result.[2] The Crusaders extended their record number of Super Rugby title wins to nine and became the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Chiefs in 2013.

Road to the final edit

Finals Series qualifying teams
Conference leaders
Pos Team W D L PD BP Pts
1   Crusaders 14 0 2 +247 7 63
2   Lions 9 0 7 +84 10 46
3   Waratahs 9 1 6 +112 6 44
Wildcard teams
4   Hurricanes 11 0 5 +131 7 51
5   Chiefs 11 0 5 +95 5 49
6   Highlanders 10 0 6 −8 4 44
7   Jaguares 9 0 7 −9 2 38
8   Sharks 7 1 8 −5 6 36
Source: SANZAAR
Main article: 2018 Super Rugby season

After two seasons in which 18 teams participated, the 2018 season reverted to a 15-team competition, consisting of three geographical conferences.

Each conference leader at the end of the regular season, the Crusaders from New Zealand, Lions from South Africa and Waratahs from Australia gained home berths in the quarterfinals, as did the top-ranked wildcard team, the Hurricanes from New Zealand's conference. Their four wildcard opponents in the quarterfinals were the next best teams as ranked at the end of the regular season.

All four home teams won their quarterfinal matches to set up an all-New Zealand clash between the Crusaders and Hurricanes for the first semifinal in Christchurch, while the Lions hosted the Waratahs for the second semifinal in Johannesburg.

Both home teams won their semifinal matches with comfortable margins. The Lions then travelled away to Christchurch to play the Crusaders in the 2018 Super Rugby final.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
 
          
 
21 July – Christchurch
 
 
  Crusaders40
 
28 July – Christchurch
 
  Sharks10
 
  Crusaders30
 
 
  Hurricanes12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28 July – Johannesburg
 
 
  Lions44
 
21 July – Johannesburg
 
  Waratahs26
 
  Lions40
 
 
  Jaguares23
 

Quarter-finals edit

20 July 2018 Hurricanes 32–31 Chiefs Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
19:35 Try: Julian Savea   1'
TJ Perenara   33', 62'
Ben Lam   69'
Con: Beauden Barrett   2', 33'
Jordie Barrett   70'
Pen: Beauden Barrett   11', 55'
Cards: Vaea Fifita   80' 		Report[4]
Scoreboard[5] 		Try: Brad Weber   7'
Anton Lienert-Brown   51'
Damian McKenzie   79'
Lachlan Boshier   80'
Con: Damian McKenzie   8', 52', 79'
Charlie Ngatai   80'
Pen: Damian McKenzie   22' 		Attendance: 16,402[3]
Referee: Glen Jackson
21 July 2018 Crusaders 40–10 Sharks Rugby League Park, Christchurch  
19:35 Try: Bryn Hall   9'
David Havili   12'
Matt Todd   42'
Braydon Ennor   67'
Pete Samu   72'
Con: Richie Mo'unga   43', 68', 73'
Pen: Richie Mo'unga   7', 40', 57' 		Report[6]
Scoreboard[7] 		Try: Kobus van Wyk   26'
Con: Robert du Preez   27'
Pen: Robert du Preez   48' 		Referee: Mike Fraser
21 July 2018 Waratahs 30–23 Highlanders Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
20:05 Try: Bernard Foley   54', 61'
Israel Folau   56'
Con: Bernard Foley   54', 57', 62'
Pen: Bernard Foley   4', 9', 71'
Cards: Paddy Ryan   74' 		Report[9]
Scoreboard[10] 		Try: Waisake Naholo   11'
Rob Thompson   25'
Con: Lima Sopoaga   12', 26'
Pen: Lima Sopoaga   7', 19', 34'
Cards: Waisake Naholo   52' to 62' 		Attendance: 12,067[8]
Referee: Angus Gardner
21 July 2018 Lions 40–23 Jaguares Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Ruan Combrinck   8'
Harold Vorster   15'
Malcolm Marx   27'
Andries Coetzee   57'
Con: Elton Jantjies   9', 16', 28', 58'
Pen: Elton Jantjies   26', 44', 76'
Drop: Elton Jantjies   64' 		Report[11]
Scoreboard[12] 		Try: Bautista Delguy   42'
Pablo Matera   48'
Con: Nicolás Sánchez   43', 49'
Pen: Nicolás Sánchez   4', 6', 37' 		Referee: Jaco Peyper

Semi-finals edit

28 July 2018 Crusaders 30–12 Hurricanes Rugby League Park, Christchurch  
19:35 Try: Richie Mo'unga   15'
George Bridge   28'
David Havili   44'
Braydon Ennor   69'
Con: Richie Mo'unga   16', 45'
Pen: Richie Mo'unga   36', 39' 		Report[13]
Scoreboard[14] 		Try: Julian Savea   19'
Ben Lam   80'
Con: Beauden Barrett   19' 		Referee: Jaco Peyper
28 July 2018 Lions 44–26 Waratahs Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Kwagga Smith   21', 63'
Aphiwe Dyantyi   26'
Malcolm Marx   35', 58'
Courtnall Skosan   79'
Con: Elton Jantjies   28', 37', 64', 80'
Pen: Elton Jantjies   55', 74' 		Report[15]
Scoreboard[16] 		Try: Ned Hanigan   4'
Israel Folau   8'
Tom Robertson   39'
Jake Gordon   76'
Con: Bernard Foley   6', 10', 76'
Cards: Damien Fitzpatrick   57' to 67' 		Referee: Glen Jackson

Match edit

Details edit

4 August 2018
19:35
Crusaders37–18Lions
Try: Seta Tamanivalu   19'
David Havili   34'
Mitchell Drummond   62'
Scott Barrett   70'
Con: Richie Mo'unga   20', 36', 63', 71'
Pen: Richie Mo'unga   16', 33', 43'
Cards: Ryan Crotty   67' to 77'		Report[17]
Scoreboard[18]		Try: Cyle Brink   53'
Malcolm Marx   68'
Con: Elton Jantjies   54'
Pen: Elton Jantjies   13', 39'
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crusaders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lions
Crusaders:
FB 15 David Havili
RW 14 Seta Tamanivalu
OC 13 Jack Goodhue
IC 12 Ryan Crotty   67'
LW 11 George Bridge   77'
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga   77'
SH 9 Bryn Hall   54'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Matt Todd
BF 6 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis   56'
LL 5 Sam Whitelock (c)
RL 4 Scott Barrett   72'
TP 3 Owen Franks   60'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   69'
LP 1 Joe Moody   47'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrew Makalio   69'
PR 17 Tim Perry   47'
PR 18 Michael Ala'alatoa   60'
LK 19 Luke Romano   72'
FL 20 Pete Samu   56'
SH 21 Mitchell Drummond   54'
IC 22 Mitchell Hunt   77'
FB 23 Braydon Ennor   77'
Coach:
  Scott Robertson
Lions:
FB 15 Andries Coetzee
RW 14 Ruan Combrinck
OC 13 Lionel Mapoe
IC 12 Harold Vorster   76'
LW 11 Courtnall Skosan
FH 10 Elton Jantjies   54'
SH 9 Ross Cronjé   69'
N8 8 Warren Whiteley (c)
BF 7 Cyle Brink   63'
OF 6 Kwagga Smith
LL 5 Franco Mostert
RL 4 Marvin Orie   54'
TP 3 Ruan Dreyer   69'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx   76'
LP 1 Jacques van Rooyen   47'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Corné Fourie   76'
PR 17 Dylan Smith   47'
PR 18 Johannes Jonker   69'
LK 19 Lourens Erasmus   54'
FL 20 Marnus Schoeman   63'
SH 21 Dillon Smit   69'
FH 22 Aphiwe Dyantyi   54'
WG 23 Howard Mnisi   76'
Coach:
  Johan Ackermann

Man of the Match:
Richie Mo'unga [19]

Assistant Referees:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Shane McDermott (New Zealand)

References edit

  1. ^ "Parade to celebrate Crusaders latest Super Rugby title". Radio New Zealand. 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ Geekie, Kaylan (4 August 2018). "Super Rugby Final: Crusaders crowned kings again". Super Rugby | Super 15 Rugby and Rugby Championship News,Results and Fixtures from Super XV Rugby. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Hurricanes beat Chiefs to secure Semi Final spot". SANZAAR. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Hurricanes 32-31 Chiefs". SANZAAR. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Clinical Crusaders cruise past Sharks". SANZAAR. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Crusaders 40-10 Sharks". SANZAAR. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Defence and crowd got us home, says Gibson | Latest Rugby News". RUGBY.com.au. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Waratahs Storm Back to Stun Highlanders". SANZAAR. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Waratahs 30-23 Highlanders". SANZAAR. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Lions overcome Jaguares to reach semi-final". SANZAAR. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Lions 40-23 Jaguares". SANZAAR. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Crusaders Beat 'Canes Book Home Final". SANZAAR. 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Crusaders 30-12 Hurricanes". SANZAAR. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Lions overcome Waratahs to reach Super Rugby final". SANZAAR. 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Lions 44-26 Waratahs". SANZAAR. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Outstanding Crusaders claim ninth Super Rugby title". SANZAAR. 4 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Crusaders 37-18 Lions". SANZAAR. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Crusaders win title number nine after proving too strong for Lions in Super Rugby final". The Telegraph. London. 4 August 2018.
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