2019 Super Rugby Final
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.
| Event | 2019 Super Rugby season | ||||||
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| Date | 6 July 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Rugby League Park, Christchurch | ||||||
| Referee | Jaco Peyper (South Africa) | ||||||
| Attendance | c. 18,000 [1] | ||||||
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
| Conference leaders | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | W | D | L | PD | BP | Pts | |||
| 1 |  Crusaders |
11 | 3 | 2 | 322 | 9 | 65 | |||
| 2 |  Jaguares |
11 | 0 | 5 | 241 | 7 | 63 | |||
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brumbies |
10 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 43 | |||
| Wildcard teams | ||||||||||
| 4 | Hurricanes |
12 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 5 |  Bulls |
8 | 2 | 6 | 324 | 10 | 58 | |||
| 6 | Sharks |
12 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 7 | 57 | |||
| 7 | Chiefs |
11 | 0 | 4 | 180 | 7 | 51 | |||
| 8 | Highlanders |
9 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 4 | 42 | |||
| 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.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 June – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Crusaders | 38 | |||||||||
| 29 June — Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Highlanders | 14 | |||||||||
| Crusaders | 30 | |||||||||
| 22 June – Wellington | ||||||||||
| Hurricanes | 26 | |||||||||
| Hurricanes | 35 | |||||||||
| 6 July — Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Bulls | 28 | |||||||||
| Crusaders | 19 | |||||||||
| 21 June – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||
| Jaguares | 3 | |||||||||
| Jaguares | 21 | |||||||||
| 28 June – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||
| Chiefs | 16 | |||||||||
| Jaguares | 39 | |||||||||
| 22 June – Canberra | ||||||||||
| Brumbies | 7 | |||||||||
| Brumbies | 38 | |||||||||
| Sharks | 13 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 21 June 2019 | Crusaders | 38–14 | Highlanders | Rugby League Park | ||
| 19:35 | Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 21 June 2019 | Jaguares | 21–16 | Chiefs | José Amalfitani Stadium | ||
| 19:35 | Attendance: 16,914[4] Referee: Glen Jackson |
| 22 June 2019 | Hurricanes | 35–28 | Bulls | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 19:35 | Attendance: 16,180[5] Referee: Nic Berry |
| 22 June 2019 | Brumbies | 38–13 | Sharks | GIO Stadium, Canberra | ||
| 20:00 | Attendance: 11,112[6] Referee: Mike Fraser |
Semifinals
| 28 June 2019 | Jaguares | 39–7 | Brumbies | José Amalfitani Stadium | ||
| 20:05 | Try: Tomás Cubelli 4' c Tomás Lavanini 19' c Matías Orlando (2) 49' c, 63' c Emiliano Boffelli 78' m Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (4) 5', 20', 50', 64' Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (2) 8', 14' |
Try: Folau Fainga'a 40' c Con: Christian Lealiifano 40+2' |
Attendance: 31,000[7] Referee: Mike Fraser |
| 29 June 2019 | Crusaders | 30–26 | Hurricanes | Rugby League Park | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Sevu Reece (2) 13' c, 58' c Richie Mo'unga 44' c Con: Richie Mo'unga (3) 14', 45', 60' Pen: Richie Mo'unga (3) 3', 33', 73' |
Try: Ngani Laumape (2) 39' c, 51' c Ben Lam 41' m TJ Perenara 61' c Con: Beauden Barrett (3) 40', 51', 63' |
Referee: Nic Berry |
Final
Details
6 July 2019 19:35 |
| Crusaders | 19–3 | Jaguares |
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| Try: Codie Taylor 25' c Con: Richie Mo'unga 26' Pen: Richie Mo'unga (4) 40', 54', 59', 75' |
Report[8] Scoreboard[9] |
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla 16' |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant Referees:
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References
- "Super Rugby: Finals footy crowds dwindle with Sanzaar overdue to crank up contest". Stuff. 8 July 2019.
- "Crusaders clinch Super Rugby three-peat with win over Jaguares". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "2019 Super Rugby - Sanzar". super.rugby. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- Y una noche, Jaguares se metió por fin entre los hinchas, La Nacion.
- 2019 Annual Report Westpac Stadium.
- Glorious Brumbies beat Sharks to be one win away from grand final, The Canberra Times.
- Hambrientos Jaguares, Olé.
- "Classy Crusaders hold off Jaguares to clinch third straight Super Rugby crown". SANZAAR. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019.
- "Crusaders 19-3 Jaguares". ESPN. 6 July 2019.
- "Crusaders suffocate Jaguares to win Super Rugby Final". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019.
| Preceded by 2018 Super Rugby Final |
Super Rugby Final 2019 |
Succeeded by 2020 Super Rugby Final |