The Crusaders and Waratahs finished the round-robin first and second on the Super 14 table respectively. The Crusaders finished nine points clear of second place, and had secured a top of the table position prior to the last week of the round-robin. The Waratahs only secured second place, and a place in the finals in the last round of the competition. The Hurricanes lost to the Blues in their final-match of the round robin, and the Waratah's defeat of the Queensland Reds allowed them to leap the Hurricanes into second place. The Sharks bonus point defeat of the Chiefs in Durban secured them third place on the table.
The Crusaders then hosted the Hurricanes in Christchurch, and the Waratahs hosted the Sharks in Sydney. The Crusaders defeated the Hurricanes 33–22 with three tries each, and the Waratahs defeated the Sharks 28–13. The Crusaders eventually prevailed in a toughly fought final, 20–12.
The Crusaders scored the first points of the game when Fly-halfDan Carter kicked a penalty in the fourth minute, giving the Crusaders a 3–0 lead.[1] The Waratahs scored their first points of the match when Kurtley Beale kicked the ball across field, and Waratah's wingerLachlan Turner caught the ball to score a try.[2] The attempted conversion by Beale was unsuccessful, leaving the Waratahs with a 5–3 lead.
The next score occurred in the 25th minute when Waratahs flankerPhil Waugh intercepted a pass from Dan Carter. Waugh passed to Turner who chipped the ball and then collected to score his second try. Beale's conversion was successful and the Waratahs extended their lead to 12–3.[2] Carter kicked a penalty in the 32nd minute to reduce the Waratah's lead to 12–6.[3] The final score before half time came in the 38th minute when Crusaders No. 8Mose Tuiali'i scored in the right hand corner.[2] Carter's conversion was unsuccessful, and the half ended with the Waratahs leading by 12 points to 11.[3]
Second halfedit
In the 46th minute the Crusaders took the lead again by 14 points to 12 via a Dan Carter penalty.[1] The Crusaders looked to have scored their second try in the 56th minute when propWyatt Crockett landed on a loose ball in the Waratah's in-goal area, but play was taken back 60 metres after touch judge Cobus Wessels reported that Crusaders lock Brad Thorn had thrown a punch. The try was disallowed and the Crusaders penalised. Thorn was given a yellow card and sent to the sin bin for ten minutes.[2]
Despite having an extra man for the next ten minutes, the Waratahs were unable to score,[1] and were further hampered by the loss of Kurtley Beale to injury. In the 70th minute Carter kicked a drop-goal to take the Crusaders lead to 17–12, and four minutes later kicked a penalty to further extend the lead to 20–12. With only minutes remaining Crusaders winger Scott Hamilton dropped the ball only metres from the Waratahs try-line. The score remained at 20–12, and the Crusaders won their seventh Super rugby title.[2]
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The final of the 2008 Super 14 season a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere took place on 31 May 2008 at AMI Stadium in Christchurch New Zealand The match was hosted by the Canterbury Crusaders who defeated the New South Wales Waratahs by 20 points to 12 2008 Super 14 Final Home Team Crusaders Away Team Waratahs Result Crusaders 20 Waratahs 12 Date 31 May 2008 Stadium AMI Stadium Christchurch Contents 1 Road to the Final 2 Match 2 1 First half 2 2 Second half 3 Match details 4 Notes 5 ReferencesRoad to the Final editMain article 2008 Super 14 season The Crusaders and Waratahs finished the round robin first and second on the Super 14 table respectively The Crusaders finished nine points clear of second place and had secured a top of the table position prior to the last week of the round robin The Waratahs only secured second place and a place in the finals in the last round of the competition The Hurricanes lost to the Blues in their final match of the round robin and the Waratah s defeat of the Queensland Reds allowed them to leap the Hurricanes into second place The Sharks bonus point defeat of the Chiefs in Durban secured them third place on the table The Crusaders then hosted the Hurricanes in Christchurch and the Waratahs hosted the Sharks in Sydney The Crusaders defeated the Hurricanes 33 22 with three tries each and the Waratahs defeated the Sharks 28 13 The Crusaders eventually prevailed in a toughly fought final 20 12 2008 Super 14 table Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Crusaders 13 11 0 2 369 176 193 8 52 Advance to playoffs 2 nbsp Waratahs 13 9 1 3 255 186 69 5 43 3 nbsp Sharks 13 9 1 3 271 209 62 4 42 4 nbsp Hurricanes 13 8 1 4 310 204 106 7 41 5 nbsp Stormers 13 8 1 4 269 211 58 7 41 6 nbsp Blues 13 8 0 5 354 267 87 8 40 7 nbsp Chiefs 13 7 0 6 348 349 1 6 34 8 nbsp Force 13 7 0 6 247 278 31 4 32 9 nbsp Brumbies 13 6 0 7 277 317 40 6 30 10 nbsp Bulls 13 6 0 7 324 347 23 4 28 11 nbsp Highlanders 13 3 0 10 257 338 81 7 19 12 nbsp Reds 13 3 1 9 258 323 65 4 18 13 nbsp Cheetahs 13 1 0 12 255 428 173 9 13 14 nbsp Lions 13 2 1 10 206 367 161 2 12Updated to match es played on 2008 05 17 Source citation needed Semi finalsFinal 2008 05 24 AMI Stadium Christchurch Crusaders33 2008 05 31 AMI Stadium Christchurch Hurricanes22 Crusaders20 2008 05 24 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Waratahs12 Waratahs28 Sharks13 Match editFirst half edit The Crusaders scored the first points of the game when Fly half Dan Carter kicked a penalty in the fourth minute giving the Crusaders a 3 0 lead 1 The Waratahs scored their first points of the match when Kurtley Beale kicked the ball across field and Waratah s winger Lachlan Turner caught the ball to score a try 2 The attempted conversion by Beale was unsuccessful leaving the Waratahs with a 5 3 lead The next score occurred in the 25th minute when Waratahs flanker Phil Waugh intercepted a pass from Dan Carter Waugh passed to Turner who chipped the ball and then collected to score his second try Beale s conversion was successful and the Waratahs extended their lead to 12 3 2 Carter kicked a penalty in the 32nd minute to reduce the Waratah s lead to 12 6 3 The final score before half time came in the 38th minute when Crusaders No 8 Mose Tuiali i scored in the right hand corner 2 Carter s conversion was unsuccessful and the half ended with the Waratahs leading by 12 points to 11 3 Second half edit In the 46th minute the Crusaders took the lead again by 14 points to 12 via a Dan Carter penalty 1 The Crusaders looked to have scored their second try in the 56th minute when prop Wyatt Crockett landed on a loose ball in the Waratah s in goal area but play was taken back 60 metres after touch judge Cobus Wessels reported that Crusaders lock Brad Thorn had thrown a punch The try was disallowed and the Crusaders penalised Thorn was given a yellow card and sent to the sin bin for ten minutes 2 Despite having an extra man for the next ten minutes the Waratahs were unable to score 1 and were further hampered by the loss of Kurtley Beale to injury In the 70th minute Carter kicked a drop goal to take the Crusaders lead to 17 12 and four minutes later kicked a penalty to further extend the lead to 20 12 With only minutes remaining Crusaders winger Scott Hamilton dropped the ball only metres from the Waratahs try line The score remained at 20 12 and the Crusaders won their seventh Super rugby title 2 Match details edit2008 05 3119 35Crusaders20 12WaratahsTries Tuiali iPen Carter 4 Drop Carter Report Tries Turner 2 Con BealeAMI Stadium Christchurch Attendance 26 000Referee Mark Lawrence nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Crusaders nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Waratahs CRUSADERS FB 15 Leon MacDonald RW 14 Kade Poki CT 13 Casey Laulala SF 12 Tim Bateman LW 11 Scott Hamilton FF 10 Dan Carter HB 9 Andrew Ellis N8 8 Mose Tuiali i OF 7 Richie McCaw BF 6 Kieran Read RL 5 Ali Williams LL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Greg Somerville HK 2 Ti i Paulo LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Substitutes HK 16 Steve Fualau LP 17 Ben Franks RL 18 Reuben Thorne N8 19 Nasi Manu HB 20 Kahn Fotuali i FF 21 Stephen Brett RW 22 Sean Maitland Coach nbsp Robbie Deans nbsp WARATAHS FB 15 Sam Norton Knight RW 14 Lachlan Turner CT 13 Rob Horne SF 12 Tom Carter LW 11 Lote Tuqiri FF 10 Kurtley Beale HB 9 Luke Burgess N8 8 Wycliff Palu OF 7 Phil Waugh BF 6 Rocky Elsom RL 5 Dean Mumm LL 4 Dan Vickerman TP 3 Al Baxter HK 2 Tatafu Polota Nau LP 1 Benn Robinson Substitutions HK 16 Adam Freier LP 17 Matt Dunning RL 18 Will Caldwell N8 19 Beau Robinson HB 20 Brett Sheehan FF 21 Matthew Carraro FB 22 Timana Tahu Coach nbsp Ewen McKenzie Touch judges nbsp Craig Joubert nbsp Cobus Wessels Television match official nbsp Shaun VeldsmanNotes edit a b c Crusaders win Super 14 sarugby com 31 May 2008 Archived from the original on 2 June 2008 Retrieved 1 June 2008 a b c d e Crusaders send Robbie off in style The New Zealand Herald 31 May 2008 Retrieved 1 June 2008 a b Crusaders 20 vs Waratahs 12 74 mins sarugby com 31 May 2008 Archived from the original on 4 June 2008 Retrieved 1 June 2008 References edit Waratahs to meet Crusaders in Super 14 final The New Zealand Herald 24 May 2008 Retrieved 25 May 2008 Crusaders seal home Super 14 final Rugbyweek com 24 May 2008 Retrieved 25 May 2008 Preceded by2007 Super 14 Final Super 14 Final2008 Succeeded by2009 Super 14 Final Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Super 14 final amp oldid 1211399764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
