2014 Super Rugby final

Men's rugby union club competition April 2026 2014 Super Rugby final 2014 Super Rugby Grand Final File:2022 NRLGF stadium.jpg Stadium Australia, the venue for the final 2014 Super Rugby season Waratahs AUS 35px 33 Crusaders NZL 35px 32 Match details 2 August 2014 Stadium Australia, Sydney Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs) Craig Joubert (South Africa) 61,823 Partly cloudy night13 °C °F on59% humidityPast Weather in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — August 2014 https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/australia/sydney/historic?month=8&year=2014 timeanddate.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20260325095855/https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/australia/sydney/historic?month=8&year=2014 25 March 2026 2013 2015 The 2014 Super Rugby final, stylised as the 2014 Super Rugby Grand Final, was the final match of the 2014 Super Rugby season and the decider of the Finals Series, the 19th season of the Southern Hemisphere's premier rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR. The 19th Super Rugby final, it was the ninth, and most recent, Trans-Tasman final (after 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2013). The match was played on 2 August 2014 at Stadium Australia in Sydney's Olympic Park. The Waratahs won the match 33–32 after a final penalty goal through Bernard Foley sealed the Waratahs' maiden Super Rugby title. Background The Waratahs reached their third final since the inception of the competition in 1996,Pandaram Jamie 27 July 2014 Injured skipper Dave Dennis believes Waratahs' unity will see them win Super Rugby title https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/nsw-waratahs/injured-skipper-dave-dennis-believes-waratahs-unity-will-see-them-win-super-rugby-title/news-story/9339a99eed1795d32915454e1970f77c The Daily Telegraph the second-most of the Australian teams. Their total finals appearances sat behind the Brumbies, who lost in their sixth final the previous year (2013),2 August 2013 Super Rugby final: Brumbies unchanged for showdown against the Chiefs https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-02/brumbies-unchanged-for-final-against-the-chiefs/4861026 ABC News It's the Brumbies sixth appearance in a Super Rugby final and they are chasing their third title after winning in 2001 and 2004. and ahead of their arch-rivals the Queensland Reds whose sole final appearance came in their title-winning 2011 season.Tucker Jim 2 May 2015 Queensland Reds’ 2011 title-winning side well and truly history https://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/queensland-reds-2011-titlewinning-side-well-and-truly-history/news-story/46779df17ff89661d69018adfed44cb4 News.com.au This was the Waratahs' first final since 2008, and was the first time they were hosts going into the final.26 July 2014 Waratahs into Super Rugby final after 26–8 win over Brumbies, will face Crusaders in Sydney https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-26/waratahs-into-super-rugby-final-win-over-brumbies/5626642 ABC News In their two previous finals appearances (2005, 2008), the Waratahs met the Crusaders in Christchurch,Samuelson Stephen 2 August 2014 NSW Waratahs v Crusaders https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/nsw-waratahs-v-crusaders-20140801-3czk5.html?post=10t8rs&gb=1 The Sydney Morning Herald Smith Robert 27 July 2014 Waratahs ready for nemesis Crusaders in Super Rugby final https://sg.news.yahoo.com/waratahs-ready-nemesis-crusaders-super-rugby-final-041247360--spt.html Yahoo News Agence France-Presse The Waratahs are through to their third final after losing both their previous deciders to the Crusaders in 2005 and 2008. having finished second on the regular season ladder in both cases. It was also coach Michael Cheika's first final as coach of the team. Leading into the final, the Waratahs were on a seven-match win streak, all of which were won by 16 points or more.Harris Bret 26 July 2014 Waratahs beat Brumbies and will face NZ Crusaders in Super Rugby final https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport%2Frugby-union%2Fwaratahs-beat-brumbies-and-will-face-nz-crusaders-in-super-rugby-final%2Fnews-story%2F74e20f72e68eaab5c032e41d3b46fdf8 The Australian The Waratahs have now won seven games in a row by 16 points or more. The Waratahs were also the favourites, with bookmakers Ladbrokes and Betfair having the Waratahs at 1.73 and 1.86, respectively, compared to the Crusaders at 2.10 and 2.29, respectively. The Crusaders reached their eleventh final, more than any other team in the competition. It was their first final appearance since 2011,26 July 2014 Rugby: Crusaders crush Sharks https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-crusaders-crush-sharks Otago Daily Times Todd Blackadder's outfit will feel they have the momentum and the players to win next Saturday's final, the first they have contested since 2011. which was also a Trans-Tasman matchup, featuring the Reds of Brisbane.Hinton Marc 10 July 2011 A step too far for Crusaders in final https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/5262109/A-step-too-far-for-Crusaders-in-final Stuff Going into the match, the Crusaders had seven titles to their name,Maharaj Rajiv 1 August 2014 Super Rugby final: Waratahs have what it takes to crush paper tiger Crusaders https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/aug/01/super-rugby-final-waratahs-crusaders Guardian Australia It’s all old hat chat though, with fill-in-the-blanks for the opposition. The Crusaders have won seven titles, they’ve beaten the Tahs the last 11 games on the trot, Richie McCaw, Kieran Read, Dan Carter ... the list of reasons goes on and on as to why they will win another title. four more than the closest contenders (Blues, Bulls), two of which were won against the Waratahs (2005, 2008). During the regular season, the Crusaders edged out the Sharks for second-place on the ladder in the final round after a bonus-point victory over the Highlanders.12 July 2014 Crusaders looking good for home semi-final after 34-8 bonus-point win over Highlanders https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-12/bonus-point-puts-crusaders-on-brink-of-home-semi-final/5592534 ABC News This finish gave the Crusaders a home advantage Semi-final, for which they defeated the Sharks 38–6. This was Todd Blackadder's second final as coach of the Crusaders. Venue + Pre-match teams' recordCrusaders – Waratahs Head-to-Head Rugbydatabase.co.nz https://rugbydatabase.co.nz/team/head-team-games.php?teamId=7&oppositionId=26 rugbydatabase.co.nz Team Wins W% Win percentageAUS Waratahs 4 20NZL Crusaders 16 80 Total 20 As per convention in the Super Rugby, the host of the final is whoever is ranked higher on the regular season ladder. As such, the Waratahs, whom finished the regular season minor premiers, earnt the right to host the 2014 final upon their Semi-final victory against the Brumbies. This was the first time in the competitions history that they had achieved this feat. Although the Waratahs had played most of the regular season, and their semi-finals match, at the Sydney Football Stadium, the venue for the final was Stadium Australia.Australian Associated Press 26 July 2014 Waratahs beat Brumbies to set up Super Rugby final with Crusader https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/26/waratahs-beat-brumbies-to-set-up-super-rugby-final-with-crusaders Guardian Australia This was due to a nine-year deal the Waratahs had with the venue,Pandaram Jamie 30 January 2015 NSW Waratahs announce deal to play all matches at Allianz Stadium from 2016 onwards https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/nsw-waratahs-announce-deal-to-play-all-matches-at-allianz-stadium-from-2016-onwards/news-story/220886aa40850e9f7ebc008b983a7283 Fox Sports Australia wherein they were required to stage two home fixtures per season at the venue, with the agreement further stipulating that any final hosted by the Waratahs would also be held at the ground.Robinson Georgina 31 July 2014 Crusaders resort to Super Rugby wishful thinking with claim Homebush Bay is neutral ground https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/crusaders-resort-to-super-rugby-wishful-thinking-with-claim-homebush-bay-is-neutral-ground-20140731-zyrhy.html dead The Sydney Morning Herald https://web.archive.org/web/20140731223853/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/crusaders-resort-to-super-rugby-wishful-thinking-with-claim-homebush-bay-is-neutral-ground-20140731-zyrhy.html 31 July 2014 The change led to Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder describing the venue as neutral ground. He stated before the match, "this could only be the accountants and not so much the players [making the decision]. I don’t think it will make a difference to them; no one is going to be hamstrung by it. But for us ... the psychological aspect of going to a neutral stadium is just fantastic." Previous finals TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)AUS Waratahs2 (2005, 2008)NZL Crusaders10 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011) Route to the final 2014 Super Rugby season Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). AUS WaratahsRoundNZL CrusadersLeaguePos PositionTeamPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostPF Match points forPA Match points againstPD Match points differenceTF Tries forTA Tries againstTB Try bonus competition pointsLB Losing bonus competition pointsPts Total competition points 1 AUS Waratahs 16 12 0 4 481 272 +209 55 24 9 1 58 2 NZL Crusaders 16 11 0 5 445 322 +123 41 36 4 3 51 3 RSA Sharks 16 11 0 5 406 293 +113 29 22 2 4 50 4 AUS Brumbies 16 10 0 6 412 378 +34 49 35 4 1 45 5 NZL Chiefs 16 8 2 6 384 378 +6 44 35 5 3 44 6 NZL Highlanders 16 8 0 8 401 442 −41 39 52 5 5 42OpponentResultFinalsOpponentResultAUS Brumbies (H)26–8Semi-finalsRSA Sharks (H)38–6 Match 2 August 2014 19:35 AEST (UTC+10) Waratahs 33–32 Report Crusaders Ashley-Cooper (2) 4' m, 62' c Foley (1/2) 64' Foley (7/8) 2', 10', 15', 22', 37', 53', 79' Todd 18' cNadolo 42' c Carter (1/1) 19'Slade (1/1) 43' Slade (6/6) 26', 35', 49', 56', 67', 76' Stadium Australia, Sydney 61,823Pandaram Jamie 2 August 2014 Waratahs beat Crusaders 33–32 in epic final to win first Super Rugby title https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/nsw-waratahs/waratahs-beat-crusaders-3332-in-epic-final-to-win-first-super-rugby-title/news-story/3c186fd8dda6874b22a94ea7c1b8e923 The Courier-Mail Craig Joubert (South Africa) _sky_blue_on_top 87CEFA 87CEFA 87CEFA 00003f 00003f Waratahs _3_stripes_white _3_stripes_white _white_stripes _blacktop D83845 D83845 D83845 000000 D83845 Crusaders FB 15AUS Israel FolauRW 14SAM Alofa Alofa 74OC 13AUS Adam Ashley-CooperIC 12AUS Kurtley BealeLW 11AUS Rob HorneFH 10AUS Bernard FoleySH 9 AUS Nick Phipps 75N8 8 AUS Wycliff Palu 19 26OF 7 AUS Michael Hooper (c)BF 6 AUS Stephen Hoiles 64LL 5 RSA Jacques Potgieter 49RL 4 AUS Kane DouglasTP 3 AUS Sekope Kepu 65HK 2 AUS Tatafu Polota-Nau 42LP 1 AUS Benn RobinsonSubstitutes:HK 16AUS Tolu Latu 42PR 17AUS Jeremy TilsePR 18AUS Paddy Ryan 65LK 19AUS Will Skelton 19 26 49FL 20AUS Mitchell Chapman 64FL 21AUS Pat McCutcheonSH 22AUS Brendan McKibbin 75WG 23AUS Peter Betham 74Coach:Michael Cheika FB 15NZL Israel DaggRW 14SAM Kieron Fonotia 63CE 13NZL Ryan Crotty 67 71SF 12NZL Dan Carter 30LW 11FIJ Nemani NadoloFH 10NZL Colin SladeSH 9 NZL Andy Ellis 71N8 8 NZL Kieran Read (c)OF 7 NZL Matt ToddBF 6 NZL Richie McCawLL 5 NZL Sam WhitelockRL 4 NZL Dominic Bird 63TP 3 NZL Owen FranksHK 2 NZL Corey Flynn 63LP 1 NZL Wyatt Crockett 56Substitutes:HK 16NZL Ben Funnell 63PR 17NZL Joe Moody 56 63PR 18NZL Nepo Laulala 63LK 19NZL Jimmy Tupou 63FL 20NZL Jordan TaufuaSH 21NZL Willi Heinz 67FH 22NZL Tom Taylor 30WG 23NZL Johnny McNicholl 63Coach:Todd Blackadder Man of the Match: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)Waratahs clinch historic triumph http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/waratahs-clinch-historic-triumph/ 2 August 2014 sanzarrugby.com SANZAAR Assistant Referees:28 July 2014 Craig Joubert to referee Super Rugby final https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15337309/craig-joubert-referee-super-rugby-final ESPN Steve Walsh (Australia) James Leckie (Australia) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Statistics + Overall2 August 2014 Waratahs vs. Crusaders Match Statistics 2014 Super Rugby Final https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/matchstats/_/gameId/201491/league/242041 ESPN StatisticWaratahsCrusadersTries scored22Possession67%33%Territory70%30%Kicks2121Rucks won111/114 (97%)42/44 (95%)Mauls won3/3 (100%)3/5 (60%)Turnovers conceded1017Tackles64176Tackles missed2221Tackle success74%89%Offloads1420Penalties conceded1310Lineouts won9/12 (75%)13/13 (100%)Scrums won0/2 (0%)3/4 (75%) References Final 2014 Category:2014 in Australian rugby union Category:2014 in New Zealand rugby union Category:Crusaders (rugby union) matches Category:New South Wales Waratahs matches Category:Sports competitions in Sydney 2014 Category:August 2014 sports events in Oceania