2024 Super Rugby Pacific final

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2024 Super Rugby Pacific final
2024 Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final
Event 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season
Chiefs Blues
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Match details
Date22 June 2024
Venue Eden Park, Auckland
Man of the Match Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues) [1]
Referee Nic Berry (Australia)
Attendance44,035 [2] [3]
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The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific final was the twenty-ninth Super Rugby final and penultimate rugby union match of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. It was contested between the Chiefs and the Blues at Eden Park on 22 June 2024 to decide the champion of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. The match, attended by over 44,000 spectators, was won by the Blues in a dominant performance, marking the franchise's fourth Super Rugby title. The title also ended a twenty-one year drought, [4] ending the longest premiership drought in Super Rugby history. Patrick Tuipulotu was named "Man of the Match".

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Background

The final was the first meeting between the two New Zealand teams. [4] Both held a win percentage above sixty-four percent, and a stellar home record (Chiefs, 5–1 (83%); Blues, 6–0 (100%)). However, between the two sides the Blues significantly outperformed the Chiefs in the regular season. [5] The Blues had won three more matches than the Chiefs, scored more tries, and had the best defensive record in the competition for 2024. [5]

Road to the final

2024 Super Rugby Pacific ladder
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 141202480281+19970387156Qualification to quarter-finals
2Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues 141202488233+25572316155
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies 141202410311+9954414052
4Flag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs 14905486311+17566435243
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds 14806444340+10466464440Qualification to quarter-finals
6Flag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders 14608305402−9737542228
7Flag of Fiji.svg Drua 14608325427−10240601126
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebels 14509341488−14749674226
Source: Super Rugby

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
 
          
 
7 June – Hamilton
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs 43
 
15 June – Wellington
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds 21
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 19
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs 30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14 June – Auckland
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies 20
 
8 June – Auckland
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues 34
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues 36
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg Drua 5
 

Final

22 June 2024
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
Chiefs 10–41 Blues
Try: Parker 66' c
Con: McKenzie (1/1) 67'
Pen: McKenzie (1/2) 19'		 Report Try: A. Ioane 12' c
Clarke (3) 22' c, 51' c, 62' c
Lam 73' c
Con: Plummer (5/5) 13', 22', 52', 63', 74'
Pen: Pummer (2/2) 16', 40'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 44,035 [2] [3]
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
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Chiefs
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Blues
FB15Flag of New Zealand.svg Shaun Stevenson Sub off.svg 61'
RW14Flag of New Zealand.svg Emoni Narawa
OC13Flag of New Zealand.svg Anton Lienert-Brown
IC12Flag of New Zealand.svg Rameka Poihipi Sub off.svg 53'
LW11Flag of New Zealand.svg Etene Nanai-Seturo
FH10Flag of New Zealand.svg Damian McKenzie
SH9Flag of New Zealand.svg Cortez Ratima Sub off.svg 64'
N88Flag of New Zealand.svg Wallace Sititi Sub off.svg 61'
OF7Flag of New Zealand.svg Luke Jacobson (c)
BF6Flag of New Zealand.svg Samipeni Finau Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 61'
LL5Flag of New Zealand.svg Tupou Vaa'i
RL4Flag of New Zealand.svg Jimmy Tupou Sub off.svg 61'
TP3Flag of New Zealand.svg George Dyer Yellow card.svg 50'Sub off.svg 61'
HK2Flag of New Zealand.svg Tyrone Thompson Sub off.svg 64'
LP1Flag of New Zealand.svg Aidan Ross Sub off.svg 53'Sub on.svg 65'
Substitutes:
HK16Flag of New Zealand.svg Mills Sanerivi Sub on.svg 64'
PR17Flag of New Zealand.svg Jared Proffit Sub on.svg 53'Sub off.svg 65'
PR18Flag of New Zealand.svg Reuben O'Neill Sub on.svg 51'Sub off.svg 61'Sub on.svg 61'
LK19Flag of New Zealand.svg Manaaki Selby-Rickit Sub on.svg 61'
FL20Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Parker Sub on.svg 61'
SH21Flag of New Zealand.svg Xavier Roe Sub on.svg 64'
CE22Flag of New Zealand.svg Quinn Tupaea Sub on.svg 53'
CE23Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Rona Sub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Clayton McMillan
FB15Flag of New Zealand.svg Stephen Perofeta
RW14Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Tele'a
CE13Flag of New Zealand.svg Rieko Ioane
SF12Flag of New Zealand.svg AJ Lam
LW11Flag of New Zealand.svg Caleb Clarke Sub off.svg 77'
FH10Flag of New Zealand.svg Harry Plummer
SH9Flag of New Zealand.svg Finlay Christie Sub off.svg 63'
N88Flag of New Zealand.svg Hoskins Sotutu
OF7Flag of New Zealand.svg Dalton Papali'i Sub off.svg 65'
BF6Flag of New Zealand.svg Akira Ioane Sub off.svg 78'
LL5Flag of New Zealand.svg Sam Darry
RL4Flag of New Zealand.svg Patrick Tuipulotu (c)Sub off.svg 58'
TP3Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcel Renata Sub off.svg 63'
HK2Flag of New Zealand.svg Ricky Riccitelli Sub off.svg 70'
LP1Flag of New Zealand.svg Ofa Tuʻungafasi Sub off.svg 42'
Substitutes:
HK16Flag of New Zealand.svg Kurt Eklund Sub on.svg 70'
PR17Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Fusitua Sub on.svg 42'
PR18Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Taʻavao Sub on.svg 63'
LK19Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Beehre Sub on.svg 58'
FL20Flag of New Zealand.svg Adrian Choat Sub on.svg 65'
SH21Flag of New Zealand.svg Taufa Funaki Sub on.svg 63'
CE22Flag of New Zealand.svg Bryce Heem Sub on.svg 77'
FB23Flag of New Zealand.svg Cole Forbes Sub on.svg 78'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues) [1]

Assistant Referees:
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

References

  1. 1 2 "'Inspirational' Patrick Tuipulotu shrugs off injury to lead Blues to Super Rugby glory". Stuff . Stuff Ltd. 22 June 2004. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Blues hammer Chiefs to win Super Rugby Pacific final". Stuff. Stuff Ltd. 22 June 2024. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. The anticipation and expectation was palpable as 44,035 packed into a sold-out Eden Park and there was a sense of disbelief as Cotter's men dispatched the Chiefs 41–10, with Caleb Clarke crossing for a hat-trick in a one-sided final.
  3. 1 2 Reive, Christopher (23 June 2024). "Super Rugby Pacific final: Blues starving Chiefs of possession too much to overcome, says Clayton McMillan". The New Zealand Herald . New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. A strong contingent of Chiefs fans had made the drive up the Waikato Expressway; the sound of cowbells rang out and flags of both teams were waved proudly among the 44,035-strong crowd.
  4. 1 2 "Blues beat Chiefs to break 21-year Super Rugby title drought". The Guardian . 22 June 2024. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Super Rugby Stats – 2024 Super Rugby Pacific". super.rugby. SANZAAR. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024.
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