2015 Super Rugby final

Men's rugby union club competition July 2015 2015 Super Rugby Final 2015 Super Rugby season Hurricanes NZL rugby union 30px 14 Highlanders NZL rugby union 30px 21 4 July 2015 Westpac Stadium Wellington Jaco Peyper (South Africa) 36,000 2014 2016 The 2015 Super Rugby Final, was played between the Hurricanes and the Highlanders. It was the 20th final in the Super Rugby competition's history and the fifth under the expanded 15-team format. This was the first Super Rugby final between two New Zealand teams since 2006 when the Hurricanes were beaten by the Crusaders. The match was won by the Highlanders who beat the Hurricanes by seven points. Upon winning the match, the Highlanders became the first team to win the competition having failed to win a conference. They also became the first team to win the competition having played in the qualifiers round. It was the Highlanders first Grand Final appearance since 1999, and the Hurricanes first Grand Final appearance since 2006. In New Zealand, 583,620 people tuned in to watch Road to the Final Finals Series qualifying teams Conference leadersPosition as seeded for the Super Rugby Finals Series PosTeamWon WDrew DLost LDifference of points scored for and against PDBonus points BPPoints total in regular season standings Pts 1 Hurricanes y 14 0 2 +170 10 66 2 Waratahs y 11 0 5 +96 8 52 3 Stormers y 10 1 5 +50 3 45 Wildcard teams 4 Highlanders y 11 0 5 +117 9 53 5 Chiefs y 10 0 6 +73 8 48 6 Brumbies y 9 0 7 +108 11 47Source: SANZAR http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/ Super Rugby - Official SANZAAR Site SANZAR 6 August 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150615003046/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/ 15 June 2015 2015 Super Rugby season The 2015 Super Rugby competition involved fifteen teams, five each from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The 2015 season was the fifth year of an expanded 15 team format (12 teams competed between 1996 and 2005, before increasing to 14 between 2006 and 2010).About Super Rugby http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/about-super-rugby/ SANZAR 21 December 2015 The competition began on 13 February with the regular season consisting of 120 matches over eighteen weeks. Each team played the others from their own conference (both home and away), plus four out of five teams from the other two countries (two at home and two away in each case). The top six teams after the regular season advanced to the finals. The Hurricanes finished top of the New Zealand conference and topped the overall standings, with fourteen wins and just two losses during the season (one being to the Australian conference winner, the Waratahs). The South African conference winner was the Stormers, and the three wildcard teams making the playoffs were the Highlanders, Chiefs, and Brumbies. August 2017 The play-off fixtures were as follows: 20 June 2015 3 Stormers y 19 6 Brumbies y 39 20 June 2015 4 Highlanders y 24 5 Chiefs y 14 27 June 2015 1 Hurricanes y 29 6 Brumbies y 9 27 June 2015 2 Waratahs y 17 4 Highlanders y 35 4 July 2015 Hurricanes y 14 Highlanders y 21 Qualifiers 20 June 2015 19:35 Highlanders 24–14 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/highlanders-move-on-to-semi-finals/ Highlanders move on to semi-finals SANZAR 20 June 2015 27 June 2015 Scoreboard136884 23304 23284 2174 Highlanders 24 14 Chiefs 20 June 2015 31 May 2016 Chiefs Waisake Naholo 24 43 Lima Sopoaga 44 (1/2) Lima Sopoaga 6 57 66 80 (4/4) Waisake Naholo (0/1) Brodie Retallick 60 Andrew Horrell (0/1) Andrew Horrell 8 28 40 (3/5) Forsyth Barr Stadium 22,500 Chris Pollock 20 June 2015 17:05 Stormers 19–39 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/six-try-brumbies-stun-the-stormers/ Six-try Brumbies stun the Stormers SANZAR 21 June 2015 27 June 2015 Scoreboard136874 23224 23324 2174 DHL Stormers 19 39 Brumbies 20 June 2015 31 May 2016 Brumbies Cheslin Kolbe 45 Demetri Catrakilis 46 (1/1) Demetri Catrakilis 13 34 49 60 (4/4) Joe Tomane 4 15 25 Scott Sio 40 Ita Vaea 63 Jesse Mogg 79 Christian Lealiifano 26 40 64 (3/6) Christian Lealiifano 51 (1/1) Henry Speight 0 74 Scott Fardy 75 Newlands Stadium Jaco Peyper Semi-finals 27 June 2015 19:35 Hurricanes 29–9 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/hurricanes-surge-into-super-rugby-final/ Hurricanes surge into Super Rugby Final SANZAR 27 June 2015 27 June 2015 Scoreboard136894 23314 23324 2174 Hurricanes 29 9 Brumbies 27 June 2015 31 May 2016 Brumbies Julian Savea 21 TJ Perenara 28 Ardie Savea 43 Matt Proctor 74 Beauden Barrett 29 (1/2) James Marshall 44 75 (2/2) Beauden Barrett (0/1) James Marshall 66 (1/2) Jesse Mogg 40 (1/1) Christian Lealiifano 50 57 (2/2) Westpac Stadium 34,500 Glen Jackson 27 June 2015 19:55 Waratahs 17–35 Report Scoreboard136904 23334 23304 2174 Waratahs 17 35 Highlanders 27 June 2015 31 May 2016 Highlanders Rob Horne 11 Bernard Foley (0/1) Bernard Foley 23 31 37 51 (4/4) Jacques Potgieter 58 68 Aaron Smith 19 Richard Buckman 33 Waisake Naholo 53 penalty try 58 Patrick Osborne 78 Ben Smith (0/1) Lima Sopoaga 34 59 (2/4) Lima Sopoaga 5 (1/3) Lima Sopoaga 75 (1/2) Sydney Football Stadium (1988) Allianz Stadium Sydney Sydney 32,632 Craig Joubert Final 4 July 2015 19:35 Hurricanes 14–21 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/highlanders-stun-the-canes-to-claim-title Highlanders stun the 'Canes to claim title SANZAR 4 July 2015 5 July 2015Scoreboard136914 23314 23304 2174 Hurricanes 14 21 Highlanders 4 July 2015 5 May 2016 Highlanders Ma'a Nonu 36 Beauden Barrett (0/1) Beauden Barrett 42 54 67 (3/5) Elliot Dixon 40 Waisake Naholo 47 Lima Sopoaga 40 (1/2) Lima Sopoaga 5 29 (2/3) Lima Sopoaga (0/1) Marty Banks 78 (1/1) Westpac Stadium 35,896 Jaco Peyper _Hurricanesleft15 _Hurricaneskit15 _Hurricanesright15 _Hurricanessocks15 _Hurricanesshorts15 FFD700 FFD700 FFD700 000000 000000 Hurricanes _Highlandersleft _Highlanderskit _Highlandersright _Highlanderssocks _Highlandersshorts 002D5E 002D5E 002D5E 002D5E 002D5E Highlanders References 30em Super Rugby Final 2014 Super Rugby Final 2016 Super Rugby Final 2015 Final 2015 Category:2015 in New Zealand rugby union Category:Hurricanes (rugby union) matches Category:Highlanders (rugby union) matches Category:Sports competitions in Wellington Category:2010s in Wellington Category:July 2015 sports events in Oceania