2016 Super Rugby final

Men's rugby union club competition July 2026 2016 Super Rugby Final 2016 Super Rugby season Hurricanes NZL rugby union 30px 20 Lions RSA rugby union 30px 3 6 August 2016 Westpac Stadium Wellington Glen Jackson (New Zealand) 39,000 2015 2017 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.http://www.hurricanes.co.nz/the-canes/news/single/item/hurricanes-beat-lions-to-win-first-super-rugby-title/ HURRICANES BEAT LIONS TO WIN FIRST SUPER RUGBY TITLE Hurricanes 6 August 2016 6 August 2016 16 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816021234/http://www.hurricanes.co.nz/the-canes/news/single/item/hurricanes-beat-lions-to-win-first-super-rugby-title/ dead Road to the Final Finals Series qualifying teamsPosition 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 11 0 4 +144 9 53 2 Lions y 11 0 4 +186 8 52 3 Stormers y 10 1 4 +166 9 51 4 Brumbies y 10 0 5 +99 3 43 Wildcard teams 5 Highlanders y 11 0 4 +149 8 52 6 Chiefs y 11 0 4 +150 7 51 7 Crusaders y 11 0 4 +170 6 50 8 Sharks y 9 1 5 +91 5 43Source: SANZAAR http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/ Super Rugby - Official SANZAAR Site SANZAAR 26 February 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160807082746/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/ 7 August 2016http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/about-super-rugby/ About Super Rugby SANZAAR 7 August 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160807083533/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/about-super-rugby/ 7 August 2016 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.http://files.allblacks.com/comms/new-era-super-rugby/Outline-%20Super-Rugby-Comp-Structure-infographic.pdf Outline of the Super Rugby competition structure All Blacks 1 May 2014 1 May 2014 14 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151014181946/http://files.allblacks.com/comms/new-era-super-rugby/Outline-%20Super-Rugby-Comp-Structure-infographic.pdf dead 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: no 23 July – Wellington Hurricanes 41 Sharks 0 23 July – Cape Town Stormers 21 Chiefs 60 23 July – Johannesburg Lions 42 Crusaders 25 22 July – Canberra Brumbies 9 Highlanders 15 30 July – Wellington Hurricanes 25 Chiefs 9 30 July – Johannesburg Lions 42 Highlanders 30 6 August – Wellington Hurricanes 20 Lions 3 Quarter-finals 22 July 2016 18:00 Brumbies 9–15 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf1-brumbies-9-highlanders-15 QF1: Brumbies 9 Highlanders 15 SANZAAR 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 Scoreboard155824 30024 30064 2714 Brumbies 9 15 Highlanders 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 Highlanders Christian Lealiifano 11 18 52 (3/5) Matt To'omua 37 47 Waisake Naholo 37 Liam Squire 57 Lima Sopoaga 38 (1/2) Lima Sopoaga 5 (1/3) GIO Stadium 8,559BrumbiesRugby 756417261993197568 Thanks to the Official Crowd of 8559 who braved the conditions at GIO Stadium tonight! #BRUvHIG 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Angus Gardner 23 July 2016 19:35 Hurricanes 41–0 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf2-hurricanes-41-sharks-0 QF2: Hurricanes 41 Sharks 0 SANZAAR 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Scoreboard155794 30084 29944 2714 Hurricanes 41 0 Cell C Sharks 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Sharks Loni Uhila 17 James Marshall 21 Jason Woodward 47 Vaea Fifita 50 TJ Perenara 59 Brad Shields 80 Beauden Barrett 48 51 60 (3/5) Jason Woodward 81 (1/1) Beauden Barrett 14 (1/1) Garth April (0/3) Westpac Stadium Glen Jackson 23 July 2016 16:30 Lions 42–25 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf3-lions-45-crusaders-25 QF3: Lions 45 Crusaders 25 SANZAAR 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 Scoreboard155804 29974 30014 2714 Emirates Lions 42 25 Crusaders 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Crusaders Courtnall Skosan 2 Rohan Janse van Rensburg 7 Malcolm Marx 40 Ruan Combrinck 69 Ross Cronjé 74 Elton Jantjies 8 40 70 75 (4/5) Elton Jantjies 15 62 (2/3) Elton Jantjies 54 (1/1) Ryan Crotty 33 Mitchell Drummond 63 Ben Volavola 80 Richie Mo'unga 34 63 (2/3) Richie Mo'unga 20 47 (2/2) Luke Romano 6 16 Ellis Park Stadium Craig Joubert 23 July 2016 19:00 Stormers 21–60 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf4-stormers-21-chiefs-60 QF4: Stormers 21 Chiefs 60 SANZAAR 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 Scoreboard155814 29924 29984 2714 DHL Stormers 21 60 Chiefs 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Chiefs Vincent Koch 11 39 Nizaam Carr 72 Robert du Preez 12 40 (2/2) Brandon Thomson 73 (1/1) 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 Damian McKenzie 15 18 25 35 76 80 82 (7/8) Damian McKenzie 4 29 (2/2) Newlands Stadium Jaco Peyper Semi-finals 30 July 2016 19:35 Hurricanes 25–9 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/sf1-hurricanes-25-chiefs-9 SF1: Hurricanes 25 Chiefs 9 SANZAAR 30 July 2016 30 July 2016 Scoreboard155834 30084 29984 2714 Hurricanes 25 9 Chiefs 30 July 2016 30 July 2016 Chiefs Willis Halaholo 7 Beauden Barrett 35 Victor Vito 48 Beauden Barrett 36 49 (2/3) Beauden Barrett 33 56 (2/2) Cory Jane 63 73 Damian McKenzie 11 40 52 (3/4) Westpac Stadium Angus Gardner 30 July 2016 15:00 Lions 42–30 Reporthttp://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/sf2-lions-42-highlanders-301 SF2: Lions 42 Highlanders 30 SANZAAR 31 July 2016 31 July 2016 Scoreboard155844 29974 30064 2714 Emirates Lions 42 30 Highlanders 30 July 2016 30 July 2016 Highlanders Elton Jantjies 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg 24 Courtnall Skosan 46 Jaco Kriel 55 Lourens Erasmus 73 Elton Jantjies 13 25 56 74 (4/5) Ruan Combrinck (0/1) Elton Jantjies 21 45 52 (3/3) Elton Jantjies (0/1) Matt Faddes 48 Lima Sopoaga 66 Waisake Naholo 75 Joe Wheeler 82 Lima Sopoaga 76 82 (2/4) Lima Sopoaga 19 40 (2/3) Ellis Park Stadium Jaco Peyper Final Summary 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. http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/hurricanes-outclass-lions-to-win-super-rugby-20160806 Hurricanes outclass Lions to win Super Rugby sport24.co.za 6 August 2016 7 August 2016 http://www.news.com.au/sport/super-rugby-hurricanes-win-maiden-title/news-story/a25ade655ddaed78b86e5cd3a45ce851 news.com.au 7 August 2016 Super Rugby: Hurricanes win maiden title 7 August 2016 20 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220154245/http://www.news.com.au/sport/super-rugby-hurricanes-win-maiden-title/news-story/a25ade655ddaed78b86e5cd3a45ce851 dead 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. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-06/hurricanes-first-super-rugby-title-lions-beauden-barrett/7697626 abc.net.au 7 August 2016 Hurricanes beat Lions 20-3 in Super Rugby final to win first title 7 August 2016 Details 6 August 2016 19:35 Hurricanes 20–3 Report Scoreboard155854 30084 29974 2714 Hurricanes 20 3 Emirates Lions 6 August 2016 6 August 2016 Lions Cory Jane 22 Beauden Barrett 69 Beauden Barrett 23 70 (2/2) Beauden Barrett 12 52 (2/2) Beauden Barrett (0/1) James Marshall (0/1) Elton Jantjies 26 (1/3) Westpac Stadium Glen Jackson _Hurricanesleft16 _Hurricaneskit16 _Hurricanesright16 _Hurricanesshorts16 _Hurricanessocks16 000000 Hurricanes _Lionsleft16 _Lionskit16 _Lionsright16 _Lionsshorts16 _Lionssocks16 000000 Lions Hurricanes: FB 15James MarshallRW 14Cory Jane OC 13Matt ProctorIC 12Willis Halaholo 50LW 11Jason Woodward 70FH 10Beauden BarrettSH 9 TJ Perenara 77N8 8 Victor Vito OF 7 Ardie Savea BF 6 Brad Shields 74LL 5 Michael Fatialofa 74RL 4 Vaea FifitaTP 3 Ben May 52HK 2 Dane Coles (c) 43 57 60LP 1 Loni Uhila 76Substitutes:HK 16Ricky Riccitelli 43 57 60PR 17Chris Eves 52PR 18Mike Kainga 76LK 19Mark Abbott 74FL 20Callum Gibbins 74FL 21Jamison Gibson-Park 77SH 22Vince Aso 50WG 23Julian Savea 70Coach:NZL Chris BoydLions: FB 15Andries Coetzee 70 RW 14Ruan Combrinck OC 13Lionel Mapoe IC 12Rohan Janse van Rensburg 57 65 74LW 11Courtnall SkosanFH 10Elton JantjiesSH 9 Faf de Klerk 68 N8 8 Warren Whiteley (c) 70 BF 7 Warwick TecklenburgOF 6 Jaco KrielLL 5 Franco MostertRL 4 Andries Ferreira 74 TP 3 Julian Redelinghuys 74 HK 2 Malcolm Marx 70 LP 1 Dylan Smith 70 Substitutes:HK 16Akker van der Merwe 70PR 17Corné Fourie 70 PR 18Jacques van Rooyen 74LK 19Lourens Erasmus 74FL 20Ruan Ackermann 70 SH 21Ross Cronjé 68FH 22Howard Mnisi 57 65 74WG 23 70 Coach:RSA 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 30em Super Rugby Final 2015 Super Rugby Final 2017 Super Rugby Final 2016 Final 2016 Category:2016 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2016 in South African rugby union Category:Hurricanes (rugby union) matches Category:Lions (United Rugby Championship) matches Category:Sports competitions in Wellington Category:2010s in Wellington Category:August 2016 sports events in New Zealand 2016