2009 Super 14 season

2009 Super 14
Countries  Australia
 South Africa
 New Zealand
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Champions South Africa Bulls (2nd title)
Matches played 94
Attendance 1,737,178 (18,481 per match)
Tries scored 506 (5.38 per match)
Top point scorer(s) South Africa Morné Steyn (189)
(Bulls)
Top try scorer(s) New Zealand Ma'a Nonu (9)
(Hurricanes)
2008 (Previous) (Next) 2010

The 2009 Super 14 season kicked off in February 2009 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 30 May, when the Bulls won their second Super Rugby title with a decisive 61–17 victory over the Waikato Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. The 2009 season was the fourth of the expansion, which led to the name change to the Super 14. The schedule, which covered 3½ months, featured a total of 94 matches, with each team playing one full round-robin against the 13 other teams, two semi-finals and a final. Every team received one bye over the 14 rounds.

Table

Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1South Africa Bulls 131003338271+67646
2New Zealand Chiefs 13904338236+102945
3New Zealand Hurricanes 13904380279+101844
4New Zealand Crusaders 13814231198+33741
5Australia Waratahs 13904241212+29541
6South Africa Sharks 13805282239+43638
7Australia Brumbies 13805311305+6638
8Australia Western Force 13616328275+451036
9New Zealand Blues 13508339369−301232
10South Africa Stormers 13508235249−14727
11New Zealand Highlanders 13409254269−151026
12South Africa Lions 13409294419−125925
13Australia Reds 133010258380−122719
14South Africa Cheetahs 132011213341−128311


Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Final

FB 15Zane Kirchner
RW 14Akona Ndungane
CT 13Jaco Pretorius
SF 12Wynand Olivier
LW 11Bryan Habana
FF 10Morné Steyn
HB 9 Fourie du Preez
N8 8 Pierre Spies
OF 7 Dewald Potgieter
BF 6 Deon Stegmann
RL 5 Victor Matfield (c)
LL 4 Bakkies Botha
TP 3 Werner Kruger
HK 2 Derick Kuun
LP 1 Gurthro Steenkamp
Substitutes:
HK 16Chiliboy Ralepelle
LP 17Rayno Gerber
N8 18Danie Rossouw
LF 19Pedrie Wannenburg
HB 20Heini Adams
FF 21Burton Francis
RW 22Marius Delport
Coach:
South Africa Frans Ludeke
FB 15Mils Muliaina (c)
RW 14Lelia Masaga
OC 13Richard Kahui
IC 12Callum Bruce
LW 11Dwayne Sweeney
FH 10Stephen Donald
SH 9 Toby Morland
N8 8 Sione Lauaki
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer
BF 6 Liam Messam
RL 5 Kevin O'Neill
LL 4 Craig Clarke
TP 3 James McGougan
HK 2 Aled de Malmanche
LP 1 Sona Taumalolo
Substitutes:
HK 16Hika Elliot
PR 17Joe Savage
LK 18Toby Lynn
FL 19Serge Lilo
SH 20David Bason
FH 21Mike Delany
WG 22Sosene Anesi
Coach:
New Zealand Ian Foster

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official:
Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

This large win by the Bulls, is the highest winning score, and the highest winning margin ever in a Super 14 final.[47]

Player statistics

Leading try scorers

Top 10 try scorers
Pos Name Tries Pld Team
1 Ma'a Nonu 914Hurricanes
2 Bryan Habana 811Bulls
3= Cameron Shepherd 78Western Force
3= Joe Rokocoko 710Blues
3= Jano Vermaak 713Lions
3= Isaia Toeava 713Blues
3= Pierre Spies 715Bulls
8= JP Pietersen 610Sharks
8= Henno Mentz 611Lions
8= Sitiveni Sivivatu 68Chiefs
8= Tamati Ellison 611Hurricanes
8= Anthony Tuitavake 611Blues

Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorers
Pos Name Points Pld Team
1 Morné Steyn 189 (1T, 32C, 29P, 11DG)15Bulls
2 Stephen Donald 141 (3T, 39C, 16P)15Chiefs
3 Matt Giteau 115 (3T, 26C, 15P, 1DG)12Western Force
4 Rory Kockott 110 (2T, 23C, 17P, 1DG)11Sharks
5 Jimmy Gopperth 104 (4T, 24C, 12P)11Blues
6 Andre Pretorius 95 (22C, 11P, 6DG)10Lions
7 Stirling Mortlock 81 (3T, 24C, 6P)12Brumbies
8 Mark Gerrard 74 (3T, 10C, 20P)10Brumbies
9 Peter Grant 67 (2T, 12C, 11P)10Stormers
10 Willie Ripia 65 (1T, 18C, 8P)7Hurricanes

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