2010 Super 14 final

The Final of the 2010 Super 14 season, a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere, took place on 29 May 2010 at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. The Bulls, based in Pretoria, hosted the Stormers, from Cape Town, in the second all-South African final. The defending champion Bulls won 25–17 to claim their second consecutive title and third in four years.[1] This was the last Super 14 final, as the Melbourne Rebels joined the Super Rugby competition in the 2011 season to create a new Super Rugby competition.

2010 Super 14 Final
Event2010 Super 14 season
Bulls Stormers
South Africa South Africa
25 17
Date29 May 2010
VenueOrlando Stadium, Soweto
RefereeCraig Joubert (South Africa)

The Bulls' normal home, Loftus Versfeld, was unavailable because it was used as a venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup being held in South Africa beginning 11 June. Under FIFA rules, all World Cup venues must be handed over to the local organisers no later than 15 days before the opening match of the competition. Orlando Stadium was the largest, suitable, stadium in the Bulls' home province of Gauteng that was not being used for the World Cup.

The game was surrounded in controversy after Schalk Burger claimed that the referee Craig Joubert was inconsistent at the breakdowns, "coaching the Bulls, but penalising the Stormers". This sparked an outcry over the handling of the game by Joubert, and internet blogs were buzzing due to the alleged incompetency of Joubert. André Watson, the head of South Africa's Rugby Referees, released a statement in which he defended Joubert's performance.[2]

Road to the Final
Main article: 2010 Super 14 season
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
1 South Africa Bulls 13 10 0 3 436 345 +91 7 47 Advance to playoffs
2 South Africa Stormers 13 9 0 4 365 171 +194 8 44
3 Australia Waratahs 13 9 0 4 385 288 +97 7 43
4 New Zealand Crusaders 13 8 1 4 388 295 +93 7 41
5 Australia Reds 13 8 0 5 366 308 +58 7 39
6 Australia Brumbies 13 8 0 5 358 291 +67 5 37
7 New Zealand Blues 13 7 0 6 376 333 +43 9 37
8 New Zealand Hurricanes 13 7 1 5 358 323 +35 7 37
9 South Africa Sharks 13 7 0 6 297 299 −2 5 33
10 New Zealand Chiefs 13 4 1 8 340 418 −78 8 26
11 South Africa Cheetahs 13 5 1 7 315 393 −78 4 26
12 New Zealand Highlanders 13 3 0 10 297 397 −100 7 19
13 Australia Force 13 4 0 9 258 364 −106 3 19
14 South Africa Lions 13 0 0 13 270 585 −315 5 5
Source:
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 May 2010 – Orlando Stadium, Soweto
 
 
South Africa Bulls39
 
29 May 2010 – Orlando Stadium, Soweto
 
New Zealand Crusaders24
 
South Africa Bulls25
 
22 May 2010 – Newlands, Cape Town
 
South Africa Stormers17
 
South Africa Stormers25
 
 
Australia Waratahs6
 

Match

Second half

The Stormers scored a try in the 77th minute of the game. This try was thought to have been awarded to Ricky Januarie. The television replays showed that in fact the ball was placed short of the try line, but Craig Joubert awarded the try without referring it to the television match official. SARU clarified the try in a press statement a few days later claiming that Januarie's attempt was short, but that the ball was picked up by replacement Pieter Louw who then scored the try.[3]

Match details
29 May 2010
17:05 SAST
Bulls South Africa25–17South Africa Stormers
Try: Hougaard 25' c
Con: Steyn (1/1)
Pen: Steyn (6/7) 9', 15', 20', 60', 71', 75'		ReportTry: Habana 53' c
Louw 77' c
Con: Grant (2/2)
Pen: Grant (1/2) 30'
Orlando Stadium, Soweto
Referee: Craig Joubert South Africa
BULLS:
FB15Zane Kirchner
RW14Gerhard van den Heever
CT13Jaco Pretorius
SF12Wynand Olivier
LW11Francois Hougaard
FF10Morné Steyn
HB9Fourie du Preez
N88Pierre Spies
OF7Dewald Potgieter
BF6Deon Stegmann
RL5Victor Matfield (Cpt)
LL4Danie Rossouw
TP3Werner Kruger
HK2Gary Botha
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes:
HK16Bandise Maku
LP17Bees Roux
N818Flip van der Merwe
LF19Derick Kuun
HB20Jacques-Louis Potgieter
FF21Jaco van der Westhuyzen
RW22Pedrie Wannenburg
Coach:
South Africa Frans Ludeke
STORMERS:
FB15Joe Pietersen
RW14Gio Aplon
CT13Jaque Fourie
CT12Juan de Jongh
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Peter Grant
SH9Dewaldt Duvenhage
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Francois Louw
BF6Schalk Burger (Cpt)
RL5Andries Bekker
LL4Adriaan Fondse
TP3Brok Harris
HK2Tiaan Liebenberg
LP1Wicus Blaauw
Substitutions:
HK16Deon Fourie
LP17JC Kritzinger
RL18Anton van Zyl
LF19Pieter Louw
SH20Ricky Januarie
FH21Willem de Waal
CT22Tim Whitehead
Coach:
South Africa Allister Coetzee

Touch judges:
South Africa Cobus Wessels
South Africa Christie du Preez
Television match official:
South Africa Shaun Veldsman

Notes
  1. "Steyn boots Bulls to Super 14 title". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. "Burger's whine 'groundless'".
  3. "SARU clarify Stormers 'try'".

References
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