The Final of the 2010 Super 14 season, a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere, took place on 29 May 2010 at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. The Bulls, based in Pretoria, hosted the Stormers, from Cape Town, in the second all-South African final. The defending champion Bulls won 25–17 to claim their second consecutive title and third in four years.[1] This was the last Super 14 final, as the Melbourne Rebels joined the Super Rugby competition in the 2011 season to create a new Super Rugby competition.
The Bulls' normal home, Loftus Versfeld, was unavailable because it was used as a venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup being held in South Africa beginning 11 June. Under FIFA rules, all World Cup venues must be handed over to the local organisers no later than 15 days before the opening match of the competition. Orlando Stadium was the largest, suitable, stadium in the Bulls' home province of Gauteng that was not being used for the World Cup.[citation needed]
The game was surrounded in controversy after Schalk Burger claimed that the referee Craig Joubert was inconsistent at the breakdowns, "coaching the Bulls, but penalising the Stormers". This sparked an outcry over the handling of the game by Joubert, and internet blogs were buzzing due to the alleged incompetency of Joubert. André Watson, the head of South Africa's Rugby Referees, released a statement in which he defended Joubert's performance.[2]
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The Stormers scored a try in the 77th minute of the game. This try was thought to have been awarded to Ricky Januarie. The television replays showed that in fact the ball was placed short of the try line, but Craig Joubert awarded the try without referring it to the television match official. SARU clarified the try in a press statement a few days later claiming that Januarie's attempt was short, but that the ball was picked up by replacement Pieter Louw who then scored the try.[3]
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The Final of the 2010 Super 14 season a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere took place on 29 May 2010 at Orlando Stadium in Soweto South Africa The Bulls based in Pretoria hosted the Stormers from Cape Town in the second all South African final The defending champion Bulls won 25 17 to claim their second consecutive title and third in four years 1 This was the last Super 14 final as the Melbourne Rebels joined the Super Rugby competition in the 2011 season to create a new Super Rugby competition 2010 Super 14 FinalEvent2010 Super 14 seasonBulls Stormers25 17Date29 May 2010VenueOrlando Stadium SowetoRefereeCraig Joubert South Africa 20092011 The Bulls normal home Loftus Versfeld was unavailable because it was used as a venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup being held in South Africa beginning 11 June Under FIFA rules all World Cup venues must be handed over to the local organisers no later than 15 days before the opening match of the competition Orlando Stadium was the largest suitable stadium in the Bulls home province of Gauteng that was not being used for the World Cup citation needed The game was surrounded in controversy after Schalk Burger claimed that the referee Craig Joubert was inconsistent at the breakdowns coaching the Bulls but penalising the Stormers This sparked an outcry over the handling of the game by Joubert and internet blogs were buzzing due to the alleged incompetency of Joubert Andre Watson the head of South Africa s Rugby Referees released a statement in which he defended Joubert s performance 2 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 2010 Super 14 season Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Bulls 13 10 0 3 436 345 91 7 47 Advance to playoffs 2 nbsp Stormers 13 9 0 4 365 171 194 8 44 3 nbsp Waratahs 13 9 0 4 385 288 97 7 43 4 nbsp Crusaders 13 8 1 4 388 295 93 7 41 5 nbsp Reds 13 8 0 5 366 308 58 7 39 6 nbsp Brumbies 13 8 0 5 358 291 67 5 37 7 nbsp Blues 13 7 0 6 376 333 43 9 37 8 nbsp Hurricanes 13 7 1 5 358 323 35 7 37 9 nbsp Sharks 13 7 0 6 297 299 2 5 33 10 nbsp Chiefs 13 4 1 8 340 418 78 8 26 11 nbsp Cheetahs 13 5 1 7 315 393 78 4 26 12 nbsp Highlanders 13 3 0 10 297 397 100 7 19 13 nbsp Force 13 4 0 9 258 364 106 3 19 14 nbsp Lions 13 0 0 13 270 585 315 5 5Source citation needed Semi finalsFinal 22 May 2010 Orlando Stadium Soweto nbsp Bulls39 29 May 2010 Orlando Stadium Soweto nbsp Crusaders24 nbsp Bulls25 22 May 2010 Newlands Cape Town nbsp Stormers17 nbsp Stormers25 nbsp Waratahs6 Match editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2010 First half edit Second half edit The Stormers scored a try in the 77th minute of the game This try was thought to have been awarded to Ricky Januarie The television replays showed that in fact the ball was placed short of the try line but Craig Joubert awarded the try without referring it to the television match official SARU clarified the try in a press statement a few days later claiming that Januarie s attempt was short but that the ball was picked up by replacement Pieter Louw who then scored the try 3 Match details edit29 May 201017 05 SASTBulls nbsp 25 17 nbsp StormersTry Hougaard 25 cCon Steyn 1 1 Pen Steyn 6 7 9 15 20 60 71 75 ReportTry Habana 53 cLouw 77 cCon Grant 2 2 Pen Grant 1 2 30 Orlando Stadium Soweto Referee Craig Joubert nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bulls nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Stormers BULLS FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 Gerhard van den Heever CT 13 Jaco Pretorius SF 12 Wynand Olivier LW 11 Francois Hougaard FF 10 Morne Steyn HB 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Pierre Spies OF 7 Dewald Potgieter BF 6 Deon Stegmann RL 5 Victor Matfield Cpt LL 4 Danie Rossouw TP 3 Werner Kruger HK 2 Gary Botha LP 1 Gurthro Steenkamp Substitutes HK 16 Bandise Maku LP 17 Bees Roux N8 18 Flip van der Merwe LF 19 Derick Kuun HB 20 Jacques Louis Potgieter FF 21 Jaco van der Westhuyzen RW 22 Pedrie Wannenburg Coach nbsp Frans Ludeke STORMERS FB 15 Joe Pietersen RW 14 Gio Aplon CT 13 Jaque Fourie CT 12 Juan de Jongh LW 11 Bryan Habana FH 10 Peter Grant SH 9 Dewaldt Duvenhage N8 8 Duane Vermeulen OF 7 Francois Louw BF 6 Schalk Burger Cpt RL 5 Andries Bekker LL 4 Adriaan Fondse TP 3 Brok Harris HK 2 Tiaan Liebenberg LP 1 Wicus Blaauw Substitutions HK 16 Deon Fourie LP 17 JC Kritzinger RL 18 Anton van Zyl LF 19 Pieter Louw SH 20 Ricky Januarie FH 21 Willem de Waal CT 22 Tim Whitehead Coach nbsp Allister Coetzee Touch judges nbsp Cobus Wessels nbsp Christie du Preez Television match official nbsp Shaun VeldsmanNotes edit Steyn boots Bulls to Super 14 title Sydney Morning Herald 30 May 2010 Retrieved 31 May 2010 Burger s whine groundless SARU clarify Stormers try References editPreceded by2009 Super 14 Final Super 14 Final2010 Succeeded by2011 Super Rugby Final Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 Super 14 final amp oldid 1211343472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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