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 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
Results
Round 1
Todd Clever came off the bench for the Lions to become the first American ever to play in Super Rugby.
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 KirchnerRW 14Akona NdunganeOC 13Jaco PretoriusIC 12Wynand OlivierLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Morné SteynSH 9 Fourie du PreezN8 8 Pierre SpiesBF 7 Dewald PotgieterOF 6 Deon StegmannRL 5 Victor Matfield (c)LL 4 Bakkies BothaTP 3 Werner KrugerHK 2 Derick KuunLP 1 Gurthro SteenkampSubstitutes:HK 16Chiliboy RalepellePR 17Rayno GerberN8 18Danie RossouwFL 19Pedrie WannenburgSH 20Heini AdamsFH 21Burton FrancisWG 22Marius DelportCoach: Frans Ludeke FB 15Mils Muliaina (c)RW 14Lelia MasagaCE 13Richard KahuiSF 12Callum BruceLW 11Dwayne SweeneyFF 10Stephen DonaldSH 9 Toby MorlandN8 8 Sione LauakiOF 7 Tanerau LatimerBF 6 Liam MessamRL 5 Kevin O'NeillLL 4 Craig ClarkeTP 3 James McGouganHK 2 Aled de MalmancheLP 1 Sona TaumaloloSubstitutes:HK 16Hika ElliotPR 17Joe SavageLK 18Toby LynnFL 19Serge LiloSH 20David BasonFH 21Mike DelanyWG 22Sosene AnesiCoach: 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.
Player statistics
Leading try scorers Top 10 try scorersPosNameTriesPldTeam1Ma'a Nonu914Hurricanes2Bryan Habana811Bulls3=Cameron Shepherd78Western Force3=Joe Rokocoko710Blues3=Jano Vermaak713Lions3=Isaia Toeava713Blues3=Pierre Spies715Bulls8=JP Pietersen610Sharks8=Henno Mentz611Lions8=Sitiveni Sivivatu68Chiefs8=Tamati Ellison611Hurricanes8=Anthony Tuitavake611Blues
Leading point scorers Top 10 overall point scorersPosNamePointsPldTeam1Morné Steyn189 (1T, 32C, 29P, 11DG)15Bulls2Stephen Donald141 (3T, 39C, 16P)15Chiefs3Matt Giteau115 (3T, 26C, 15P, 1DG)12Western Force4Rory Kockott110 (2T, 23C, 17P, 1DG)11Sharks5Jimmy Gopperth104 (4T, 24C, 12P)11Blues6André Pretorius95 (22C, 11P, 6DG)10Lions7Stirling Mortlock81 (3T, 24C, 6P)12Brumbies8Mark Gerrard74 (3T, 10C, 20P)10Brumbies9Peter Grant67 (2T, 12C, 11P)10Stormers10Willie Ripia65 (1T, 18C, 8P)7Hurricanes
Attendances Team Main Stadium Capacity Total Attendance Average Attendance % Capacity Blues Eden Park 50,000 Chiefs Waikato Stadium 25,800 Hurricanes Westpac Stadium 34,500 104,472 14,924 44% Crusaders Jade Stadium 36,500 95,977 15,996 43% Highlanders Carisbrook 29,000 Reds Suncorp Stadium 52,500 111,886 18,647 35% Brumbies Canberra Stadium 25,011 Western Force Subiaco Oval 43,500 Waratahs Sydney Football Stadium 44,000 Sharks ABSA Stadium 52,000 237,147 33,878 65% Bulls Loftus Versfeld 51,762 Lions Ellis Park 62,567 Cheetahs Free State Stadium 46,000 77,388 12,898 32% Stormers Newlands Stadium 51,900
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