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2016 Super Rugby final

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.

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

Road to the Final edit

Finals Series qualifying teams
Pos Team W D L PD BP Pts
1   Hurricanes 11 0 4 +144 9 53
2   Lions 11 0 4 +186 8 52
3   Stormers 10 1 4 +166 9 51
4   Brumbies 10 0 5 +99 3 43
Wildcard teams
5   Highlanders 11 0 4 +149 8 52
6   Chiefs 11 0 4 +150 7 51
7   Crusaders 11 0 4 +170 6 50
8   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 edit

22 July 2016 Brumbies 9–15 Highlanders GIO Stadium, Canberra  
18:00 Pen: Christian Lealiifano   11', 18', 52' (3/5)
Cards: Matt To'omua   37' to 47' 		Report[6]
Scoreboard[7] 		Try: Waisake Naholo   37'
Liam Squire   57'
Con: Lima Sopoaga   38' (1/2)
Pen: Lima Sopoaga   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   17'
James Marshall   21'
Jason Woodward   47'
Vaea Fifita   50'
TJ Perenara   59'
Brad Shields   80'
Con: Beauden Barrett   48', 51', 60' (3/5)
Jason Woodward   81' (1/1)
Pen: Beauden Barrett   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   2'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg   7'
Malcolm Marx   40'
Ruan Combrinck   69'
Ross Cronjé   74'
Con: Elton Jantjies   8', 40', 70', 75' (4/5)
Pen: Elton Jantjies   15', 62' (2/3)
Drop: Elton Jantjies   54' (1/1) 		Report[10]
Scoreboard[11] 		Try: Ryan Crotty   33'
Mitchell Drummond   63'
Ben Volavola   80'
Con: Richie Mo'unga   34', 63' (2/3)
Pen: Richie Mo'unga   20', 47' (2/2)
Cards: Luke Romano   6' to 16' 		Referee: Craig Joubert


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

Semi-finals edit

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


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

Final edit

Summary edit

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 edit

6 August 2016
19:35
Hurricanes20–3Lions
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)
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   50'
LW 11 Jason Woodward   70'
FH 10 Beauden 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 16 Ricky Riccitelli   43'   57'   60'
PR 17 Chris Eves   52'
PR 18 Mike Kainga   76'
LK 19 Mark Abbott   74'
FL 20 Callum Gibbins   74'
FL 21 Jamison Gibson-Park   77'
SH 22 Vince Aso   50'
WG 23 Julian Savea   70'
Coach:
  Chris Boyd
Lions:
FB 15 Andries Coetzee   70'
RW 14 Ruan Combrinck
OC 13 Lionel Mapoe
IC 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg   57'   65'   74'
LW 11 Courtnall Skosan
FH 10 Elton Jantjies
SH 9 Faf de Klerk   68'
N8 8 Warren Whiteley (c)   70'
BF 7 Warwick Tecklenburg
OF 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 16 Akker van der Merwe   70'
PR 17 Corné Fourie   70'
PR 18 Jacques van Rooyen   74'
LK 19 Lourens Erasmus   74'
FL 20 Ruan Ackermann   70'
SH 21 Ross Cronjé   68'
FH 22 Howard Mnisi   57'   65'   74'
WG 23 Jaco van der Walt  |   70'
Coach:
  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 edit

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