2022 Super Rugby Pacific final

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2022 Super Rugby Pacific Final
Event2022 Super Rugby Pacific season
Blues Crusaders
New Zealand New Zealand
7 21
Date18 June 2022
VenueEden Park, Auckland
Man of the MatchSam Whitelock (Crusaders)
RefereeBen O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Attendance45,000 [1]
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The 2022 Super Rugby Pacific Final was played between the Blues and the Crusaders, both of New Zealand. It was the 25th final in the Super Rugby competition's history, and the first since 2019 after the 2020 Super Rugby season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and regional tournaments were played in the 2021 Super Rugby season. The Blues had qualified in first place on the regular season standings, while the Crusaders had qualified in second place. Both teams hosted quarter-final and semi-final matches.

The final was won by the Crusaders who beat the Blues by fourteen points. The Crusaders stretched their record number of Super Rugby wins to eleven, while also stretching their number of titles won to thirteen, having won both the 2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season and 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.[1]

Road to the final[edit]

Finals Series qualifying teams
Top 8 finishers
Pos Team W D L PD BP Pts
1 New Zealand Blues 13 0 1 188 6 58
2 New Zealand Crusaders 11 0 3 202 8 52
3 New Zealand Chiefs 10 0 4 105 5 45
4 Australia Brumbies 10 0 4 98 4 44
5 New Zealand Hurricanes 8 0 6 111 7 39
6 Australia Waratahs 8 0 6 48 6 38
7 Australia Reds 8 0 6 15 3 35
8 New Zealand Highlanders 4 0 10 3 7 23
Source: [2]

The 2022 season was a 12-team competition. The conference system from previous years was removed, with a single table introduced instead. Two new teams debuted in the 2022 season, with the Drua, representing Fiji, and Moana Pasifika, representing Pacific Islands heritage players joining the 5 New Zealand sides, and 5 Australian sides following the full-time return of the Force to the competition. The top 4 sides in the competition earned home quarter finals, with the following four sides in the table playing against them.

The Blues had finished top of the overall table, having won thirteen of their fourteen fixtures round robin fixtures, and had won fifteen fixtures in a row heading into the final. The Crusaders had finished second overall having won eleven of their round robin fixtures. Heading into the fixture, Stephen Perofeta of the Blues was the competition's top points scorer, with 127 points, while Leicester Fainga'anuku and Will Jordan, both of the Crusaders, were the competition's top try scorers, both with ten tries.

In the quarter-finals the Blues beat fellow New Zealand team the Highlanders while the Crusaders beat the Reds. For the semi-finals it was the Blues defeating the Brumbies in Auckland and the Crusaders defeating the Chiefs in Christchurch. Because of being the higher placed team in the regular season log standings, the final was held in Auckland.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 4 June – Auckland
 
 
 Blues 35
 
 11 June — Auckland
 
 Highlanders 6
 
 Blues 20
 
 4 June – Canberra
 
 Brumbies 19
 
 Brumbies 35
 
 18 June — Auckland
 
 Hurricanes 25
 
 Blues 7
 
 3 June – Christchurch
 
 Crusaders 21
 
 Crusaders 37
 
 10 June – Christchurch
 
 Reds 15
 
 Crusaders 20
 
 4 June – Hamilton
 
 Chiefs 7
 
 Chiefs 39
 
 
 Waratahs 15
 

Quarterfinals[edit]

3 June 2022 Crusaders 37–15 Reds Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch  
19:05 (GMT +12) Try: Jordan 15' c
Mo'unga 57' c
Reece 65' c
Williams 74' c
Con: Mo'unga (4/4) 16', 58', 66', 76'
Pen: Mo'unga (3/3) 10', 32', 39' 		Report Try: Vunivalu 25' m
Daugunu 43' c
Con: Creighton (1/2) 44'
Pen: Creighton (1/1) 6' 		Referee: New Zealand Brendon Pickerill


4 June 2022 Chiefs 39–15 Waratahs FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
16:35 (GMT +12) Try: Weber (2) 6' c, 64' m
L. Jacobson 22' c
Nankivell 34' c
Sowakula 71' c
Con: Gatland (4/5) 7', 23', 36', 72'
Pen: Gatland (2/2) 3', 40+1' 		Report Try: Pietsch 8' c
Harris 46' m
Con: Edmed (1/2) 10'
Pen: Edmed (1/1) 19' 		Attendance: 10,121[3]
Referee: Australia Nic Berry


4 June 2022 Blues 35–6 Highlanders Eden Park, Auckland  
19:05 (GMT +12) Try: A. Ioane 31' c
Barrett (2) 35' c, 48' c
Lam 59' c
Tuivasa-Sheck 69' c
Con: Perofeta (5/5) 33', 37', 49', 60', 70' 		Report Pen: Banks (2/2) 5', 30'
Cards: Makalio Red card 22' 		Attendance: 23,500[4]
Referee: Australia Angus Gardner


4 June 2022 Brumbies 35–25 Hurricanes GIO Stadium, Canberra  
19:45 (GMT +10) Try: Fainga'a 25' m
Simone 31' c
Banks 64' c
Wright 74' c
Con: White (1/1) 33'
Lolesio (2/3) 66', 76'
Pen: Lolesio (3/3) 8', 48', 61'
Cards: Ikitau Red card 23' 		Report Try: Moorby (2) 17' m, 39' m
Pen: Barrett (5/5) 4', 11', 23', 35', 42'
Cards: Franks yellow card 25' to 35'
Rayasi Yellow card 73' 		Referee: New Zealand Paul Williams

Semifinals[edit]

10 June 2022 Crusaders 20–7 Chiefs Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch  
19:05 (GMT +12) Try: Grace (2) 23' c, 35' c
Con: Mo'unga (2/2) 25', 37'
Pen: Mo'unga (2/3) 6', 9'
Cards: Matera yellow card 20' to 30'
Matera Red card 32' 		Report Try: Ta'avao 27' c
Con: Gatland (1/1) 28'
Cards: Tupaea yellow card 8' to 18' 		Attendance: 15,000[5]
Referee: Australia Nic Berry
11 June 2022 Blues 20–19 Brumbies Eden Park, Auckland  
19:05 (GMT +12) Try: Sotutu 23' c
Telea 34' c
Con: Perofeta (2/2) 24', 36'
Pen: Perofeta (2/2) 10', 21'
Cards: Eklund yellow card 52' to 62'
Choat Yellow card 75' 		Report Try: Simone 3' c
L. Lonergan (2) 59' m, 76' c
Con: Lolesio (2/3) 4', 78' 		Attendance: 26,900[6]
Referee: New Zealand Ben O'Keeffe

Final[edit]

The final was held at Eden Park in Auckland. Weather conditions were wet with persistent drizzle.[7] It is thought to be the first major rugby union final where both sides have been captained by brothers, with Beauden Barrett captaining the Blues and Scott Barrett captaining the Crusaders. Two other sets of brothers also partook in the fixture, with the Goodhue brothers (Jack for the Crusaders and Josh for the Blues) and the Ioane brothers (Akira and Rieko both for the Blues) joining the Barrett brothers in the fixture.

Details[edit]

18 June 2022
19:05
Blues7–21Crusaders
Try: Christie 59' c
Con: Perofeta (1/1) 60'		Report
Match Summary		Try: Hall 39' c
Reece 76' m
Con: Mo'unga (1/2) 40+1'
Pen: Mo'unga (2/3) 30', 46'
Drop: Mo'unga 13'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 45,000[1]
Referee: New Zealand Ben O'Keeffe
Blues
Crusaders
Blues:
FB 15 New Zealand Stephen Perofeta
RW 14 New Zealand AJ Lam
OC 13 New Zealand Rieko Ioane
IC 12 New Zealand Roger Tuivasa-Sheck downward-facing red arrow 45'
LW 11 New Zealand Mark Telea downward-facing red arrow 78'
FH 10 New Zealand Beauden Barrett (c)
SH 9 New Zealand Finlay Christie downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 New Zealand Hoskins Sotutu downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 44'
OF 7 New Zealand Adrian Choat downward-facing red arrow 47'
BF 6 New Zealand Akira Ioane
LL 5 New Zealand Tom Robinson
RL 4 New Zealand Josh Goodhue downward-facing red arrow 45'
TP 3 New Zealand Nepo Laulala downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 New Zealand Kurt Eklund downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 New Zealand Alex Hodgman downward-facing red arrow 54'
Substitutes:
HK 16 New Zealand Soane Vikena upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 New Zealand Karl Tu'inukuafe upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 New Zealand Ofa Tu'ungafasi upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 New Zealand Luke Romano upward-facing green arrow 45'
LF 20 New Zealand Dalton Papalii upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 44' upward-facing green arrow 47'
SH 21 New Zealand Sam Nock upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 22 New Zealand Bryce Heem upward-facing green arrow 45'
FB 23 New Zealand Zarn Sullivan upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
New Zealand Leon MacDonald
Crusaders:
FB 15 New Zealand Will Jordan
RW 14 New Zealand Sevu Reece
OC 13 New Zealand Jack Goodhue
IC 12 New Zealand David Havili downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 11 New Zealand Leicester Fainga'anuku downward-facing red arrow 68'
FH 10 New Zealand Richie Mo'unga
SH 9 New Zealand Bryn Hall downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 New Zealand Cullen Grace
OF 7 New Zealand Tom Christie downward-facing red arrow 78'
BF 6 Argentina Pablo Matera downward-facing red arrow 78'
LL 5 New Zealand Sam Whitelock
RL 4 New Zealand Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Ireland Oli Jager downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 New Zealand Codie Taylor downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 New Zealand George Bower downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutes:
HK 16 New Zealand Brodie McAlister upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 New Zealand Tamaiti Williams upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 New Zealand Fletcher Newell upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 New Zealand Quinten Strange upward-facing green arrow 78'
LF 20 New Zealand Corey Kellow upward-facing green arrow 78'
SH 21 New Zealand Mitchell Drummond upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 22 New Zealand Braydon Ennor upward-facing green arrow 68'
WG 23 New Zealand George Bridge upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
New Zealand Scott Robertson

Man of the Match:
Sam Whitelock [8]

Assistant Referees:
Nic Berry (Rugby Australia)
Stu Curran (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shane McDermott (New Zealand)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Clinical Crusaders boss Blues 21-7 to secure Super Rugby Pacific championship". Stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Super Rugby - Sanzar". super.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Chiefs take down Waratahs 39–15 in Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal in Hamilton". Stuff.co.nz. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Blues bash Highlanders 35–6 to cruise into Super Rugby Pacific semifinals". Stuff.co.nz. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Crusaders beat Chiefs 20–7 in semifinal despite red card to Pablo Matera". Stuff.co.nz. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Blues edge Brumbies 20–19 to set up Super Rugby Pacific final against Crusaders". Stuff.co.nz. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Super Rugby Pacific final: Crusaders beat Blues 21-7 to claim 11th title". BBC Sport. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Crusaders player ratings: Ruthless Sam Whitelock destroys Blues' lineout". Stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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