2019 Super Rugby final

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The 2019 Super Rugby Final was played between the Crusaders of New Zealand and the Jaguares of Argentina. It was the 24th final in the Super Rugby competition's history. The Crusaders had qualified in first place on the regular season standings, while the Jaguares had qualified in second place. Both teams hosted quarter-final and semi-final matches.

2019 Super Rugby Final
Event2019 Super Rugby season
Date6 July 2019
VenueRugby League Park, Christchurch
RefereeJaco Peyper (South Africa)
Attendancec. 18,000 [1]
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The final was won by the Crusaders who beat the Jaguares by sixteen points. The Crusaders stretched their record number of Super Rugby wins to ten and completed what is called a three-peat by winning the tournament three times consecutively in what was the competition's lowest scoring final.[2]

Road to the final

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Finals Series qualifying teams
Conference leaders
Pos Team W D L PD BP Pts
1   Crusaders 11 3 2 240 8 58
2   Jaguares 11 0 5 109 7 51
3   Brumbies 10 0 6 64 8 48
Wildcard teams
4   Hurricanes 12 1 3 87 3 53
5   Bulls 8 2 6 41 5 41
6   Sharks 7 1 8 8 7 37
7   Chiefs 7 2 7 -14 4 36
8   Highlanders 6 3 7 49 6 36
Source: [3]

The 2019 season was a 15-team competition, consisting of three geographical conferences. Each conference leader at the end of the regular season, the Crusaders from New Zealand, Jaguares from Argentina and Brumbies from Australia gained home berths in the quarterfinals, as did the top-ranked wildcard team, the Hurricanes from New Zealand's conference. Their four wildcard opponents in the quarterfinals were the next best teams as ranked at the end of the regular season.

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

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
 
          
 
21 June – Christchurch
 
 
  Crusaders38
 
29 June – Christchurch
 
  Highlanders14
 
  Crusaders30
 
 
  Hurricanes26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28 June – Buenos Aires
 
 
  Jaguares39
 
21 June – Buenos Aires
 
  ACT Brumbies7
 
  Jaguares21
 
 
  Chiefs16
 

Final

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Details

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6 July 2019
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
Crusaders19–3Jaguares
Try: Taylor 25' c
Con: Mo'unga (1/1) 26'
Pen: Mo'unga (4/4) 40', 54', 59', 75'
Report[4]
Scoreboard[5]
Pen: Díaz Bonilla (1/1) 16'
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crusaders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jaguares
FB 15 David Havili
RW 14 Sevu Reece
OC 13 Braydon Ennor   72'
IC 12 Jack Goodhue
LW 11 George Bridge
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga   76'
SH 9 Bryn Hall   53'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Matt Todd
BF 6 Whetukamokamo Douglas   53'
LL 5 Sam Whitelock (c)
RL 4 Mitchell Dunshea   62'
TP 3 Owen Franks   57'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   62'
LP 1 Joe Moody   54'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Andrew Makalio   62'
PR 17 George Bower   54'
PR 18 Michael Alaalatoa   57'
LK 19 Luke Romano   62'
FL 20 Jordan Taufua   53'
SH 21 Mitchell Drummond   53'
IC 22 Mitchell Hunt   76'
FB 23 Will Jordan   72'
Coach:
  Scott Robertson
FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli
RW 14 Matías Moroni
OC 13 Matías Orlando
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente (c)
LW 11 Ramiro Moyano   72'
FH 10 Joaquín Díaz Bonilla   62'
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli   62'
N8 8 Javier Ortega Desio   69'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera
LL 5 Tomás Lavanini   63'
RL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Santiago Medrano   54'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy   54'
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro   57'
Substitutes:
HK 16 Julián Montoya   54'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas   57'
PR 18 Enrique Pieretto   54'
FL 19 Juan Manuel Leguizamón   69'
FL 20 Tomás Lezana   63'
SH 21 Felipe Ezcurra   62'
FH 22 Domingo Miotti   62'
WG 23 Sebastián Cancelliere   72'
Coach:
  Gonzalo Quesada

Man of the Match:
Pablo Matera[6]

Assistant referees:
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

References

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  1. ^ "Super Rugby: Finals footy crowds dwindle with Sanzaar overdue to crank up contest". Stuff. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Crusaders clinch Super Rugby three-peat with win over Jaguares". www.rugby.com.au. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Super Rugby - Sanzar". super.rugby. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Classy Crusaders hold off Jaguares to clinch third straight Super Rugby crown". SANZAAR. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Crusaders 19-3 Jaguares". ESPN. 6 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Crusaders suffocate Jaguares to win Super Rugby Final". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019.