2009 Super 14 season

Table

the playoffs

Results

Round 1

Con: Daniel Bowden (3) Con: Mark Gerrard (2) Pen: Mark Gerrard (2) Drop: Christian Lealiifano

Con: Matt Giteau (2) Con: Paul Williams Pen: Paul Williams

Con: Earl Rose (4) Drop: Earl Rose, André Pretorius Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (2) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3)

• Todd Clever came off the bench for the Lions to become the first American ever to play in Super Rugby.

Con: Colin Slade (2) Pen: Stephen Donald

Con: Daniel Kirkpatrick (2) Pen: Daniel Kirkpatrick Con: Kurtley Beale (3)

Con: Peter Grant Pen: Peter Grant Con: Rory Kockott (2) Pen: Rory Kockott (2)

Con: Morné Steyn (2) Pen: Morné Steyn (3) Con: Berrick Barnes, Quade Cooper Pen: Ben Lucas Drop: Berrick Barnes

Round 2

Con: Daniel Kirkpatrick, Piri Weepu Pen: Daniel Kirkpatrick Con: Daniel Bowden (2) Pen: Daniel Bowden

Pen: Kurtley Beale Drop: Kurtley Beale Con: Stephen Donald

Con: Matt Giteau Pen: Matt Giteau (2) Drop: Matt Giteau Con: Jacques Louis Potgieter Pen: Jacques Louis Potgieter

Con: Peter Grant (3) Pen: Peter Grant (2) Con: Ben Lucas (2)

Con: Stirling Mortlock Pen: Christian Leallifano, Stirling Mortlock Pen: Colin Slade, Stephen Brett

Con: Morné Steyn (4), Burton Francis (2) Pen: Morné Steyn (3) Drop: Morné Steyn Con: Jimmy Gopperth (2), Michael Hobbs

Con: Rory Kockott (2) Pen: Ruan Pienaar, Rory Kockott Con: Earl Rose Drop: Earl Rose

Round 3

Con: Colin Slade, Stephen Brett Con: Piri Weepu (3) Pen: Piri Weepu (3)

Con: Kurtley Beale (3), Daniel Halangahu Pen: Kurtley Beale (2) Con: Daniel Bowden Pen: Daniel Bowden (3)

Con: Stephen Donald Pen: Stephen Donald Con: Rory Kockott (2) Pen: Rory Kockott

Con: Stirling Mortlock Pen: Mark Gerrard (3) Con: Matt Giteau Pen: Matt Giteau

Earl Rose Con: Morné Steyn Pen: Morné Steyn (3)

Pen: Peter Grant Pen: Paul Williams (3)

Con: Ben Lucas, Berrick Barnes Pen: Ben Lucas

Round 4

Con: Stephen Donald (4) Pen: Stephen Donald Con: Matt Giteau Pen: Matt Giteau, Cameron Shepherd

Con: Kurtley Beale Pen: Kurtley Beale Pen: Ben Lucas (2)

Con: Piri Weepu (2), Willie Ripia Pen: Piri Weepu Con: Jacques Louis Potgieter

Con: Jimmy Gopperth (2) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (4) Con: Rory Kockott (3) Pen: Rory Kockott (2) Drop: Rory Kockott

Pen: Morné Steyn (2) Drop: Morné Steyn Con: Peter Grant Drop: Willem de Waal

Round 5

Con: Jimmy Gopperth (5) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (2) Con: Jacques Louis Potgieter

Con: Mark Gerrard Pen: Mark Gerrard (3) Pen: Kurtley Beale (2)

Con: Stephen Brett Pen: Stephen Brett (2) Con: Matt Giteau (2) Pen: Matt Giteau (3)

Con: Daniel Bowden Pen: Daniel Bowden Con: Stephen Donald (2)

Con: Berrick Barnes (2) Pen: Ben Lucas, Berrick Barnes Con: Rory Kockott Pen: Rory Kockott (2)

Con: Peter Grant (4), Willem de Waal Pen: Willem de Waal (2) Con: André Pretorius Pen: André Pretorius (2)

Round 6

Con: Piri Weepu (2) Con: Morné Steyn Pen: Morné Steyn (4)

Con: Matt Berquist (2) Pen: Matt Berquist Pen: Jacques Louis Potgieter

Con: Stephen Donald (8), Mike Delany Con: Jimmy Gopperth (3) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Con: Kurtley Beale Pen: Kurtley Beale, Daniel Halangahu Con: Stephen Brett (2) Pen: Colin Slade

Con: Matt Giteau Pen: Matt Giteau Con: Rory Kockott (2) Drop: François Steyn

Con: André Pretorius (2) Pen: André Pretorius Drop: André Pretorius Con: Stirling Mortlock, Mark Gerrard Pen: Mark Gerrard

Round 7

Con: Jimmy Gopperth (2) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth Con: Daniel Halangahu (3) Pen: Daniel Halangahu (2)

Con: Matt Berquist (4) Pen: Matt Berquist Con: Morné Steyn

Pen: Stephen Brett (2) Con: Willem de Waal

Con: Berrick Barnes (2), Brendan McKibbon Con: Stephen Donald (3), Mike Delany Pen: Stephen Donald (4)

Con: Rory Kockott (5) Con: Mark Gerrard (2)

Con: André Pretorius (3) Pen: André Pretorius (2) Con: Piri Weepu (5) Pen: Piri Weepu (2)

Round 8

Con: Stephen Brett Pen: Stephen Brett (3) Pen: Morné Steyn

Con: Matt Giteau (3), James O'Connor Pen: Matt Giteau (2) Con: Brendan McKibbon

Con: Stephen Donald (4) Pen: Stephen Donald Con: André Pretorius (3) Drop: André Pretorius

Con: Daniel Halangahu

Con: Jacques Louis Potgieter (3) Pen: Jacques Louis Potgieter (2) Con: Stirling Mortlock (3) Pen: Stirling Mortlock (2) Drop: Christian Lealiifano, Mark Gerrard

Con: Rory Kockott (3) Pen: Rory Kockott (3), François Steyn Con: Piri Weepu (2) Pen: Piri Weepu

Round 9

Con: Isaia Toeava (3) Con: André Pretorius

Con: Matt Giteau (2) Pen: Matt Giteau Con: Willie Ripia (2) Pen: Willie Ripia (3)

Con: Matt Berquist (3) Pen: Matt Berquist Con: Brendan McKibbin (2)

Pen: Mark Gerrard (4) Con: Peter Grant Pen: Peter Grant

Con: Morné Steyn (2) Pen: Morné Steyn Drop: Morné Steyn

Con: Jacques Louis Potgieter (3), Tewus De Bruyn Pen: Jacques Louis Potgieter

Round 10

Con: Jimmy Gopperth (3)

Con: Stirling Mortlock (3) Pen: Stirling Mortlock (2) Con Morné Steyn (4) Pen: Morné Steyn

Con: Willie Ripia (4) Pen: Willie Ripia (2) Pen: Peter Grant (2)

Con: Berrick Barnes Pen: Berrick Barnes Con: André Pretorius (4) Pen: André Pretorius

Pen: Daniel Halangahu (3) Con: Matt Giteau Pen: Matt Giteau

Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter Con: Stephen Donald (2) Pen: Stephen Donald (3)

Con: Rory Kockott Pen: Rory Kockott Con: Stephen Brett Pen: Stephen Brett Drop: Andrew Ellis

Round 11

Pen: Matthew Berquist Con: Willem de Waal (1/2) Pen: Willem de Waal (2)

Con: Matt Giteau (6/8) Con: André Pretorius (2/2)

Con: Jimmy Gopperth (2/4) Con: Berrick Barnes (4/4) Pen: Berrick Barnes

Con: Willie Ripia (5/7) Pen: Willie Ripia (2) Con: Stirling Mortlock (1/1)

Con: Naas Oliver (2/2) Pen: Naas Olliver (2) Con: Stephen Brett (1/1) Pen: Stephen Brett

Con: Morné Steyn (3/3) Pen: Morné Steyn (3) Drop: Morné Steyn Con: Stephen Donald (3/3) Pen: Stephen Donald (2)

Round 12

Con: Willie Ripia (6) Pen: Willie Ripia Con: Jimmy Gopperth (2) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Con: André Pretorius Pen: André Pretorius Con: Leon MacDonald (3) Pen: Leon MacDonald (2)

Con: Naas Olivier Pen: Naas Olivier Con: Daniel Halangahu Pen: Daniel Halangahu (2)

Pen: Quade Cooper Con: Stirling Mortlock (7) Pen: Stirling Mortlock

Con: Rory Kockott (2) Pen: Rory Kockott (3) Con: Matthew Berquist Pen: Matthew Berquist

Con: Morné Steyn Pen: Morné Steyn (4), Burton Francis Con: Matt Giteau (3) Pen: Matt Giteau

Con: Willem de Waal, Peter Grant Con: Stephen Donald (3), Mike Delany

Round 13

Con: Leon MacDonald (2) Pen: Leon MacDonald Con: Quade Cooper

Con: André Pretorius (2) Drop: André Pretorius Con: Israel Dagg (2) Pen: Israel Dagg

Con: Stephen Donald Pen: Stephen Donald (3) Pen: Willie Ripia

Con: Stirling Mortlock (2), Matt To'omua Drop: Matt To'omua Con: Jimmy Gopperth Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Con: Daniel Halangahu

Con: Morné Steyn (3) Pen: Morné Steyn Con: Naas Olivier Pen: Naas Olivier

Con: Willem de Waal Pen: Willem de Waal (2) Con: Matt Giteau (3) Pen: Matt Giteau

Round 14

Con: Stephen Donald Pen: Stephen Donald Con: Stirling Mortlock

Con: André Pretorius (3) Pen: André Pretorius (2) Drop: André Pretorius (2) Con: Daniel Halangahu (5) Pen: Daniel Halangahu

Con: Jimmy Gopperth Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (2) Drop: Leon MacDonald

Con: Berrick Barnes (4) Con: William Ripia (3) Pen: William Ripia (2)

Con: Matt Giteau (2) Pen: Matt Giteau (3) Con: Daniel Bowden (4)

Con: Naas Olivier (2) Pen: Naas Olivier Con: Willem de Waal (2) Pen: Willem de Waal (3)

Con: Rory Kockott (2) Con: Morné Steyn (2) Drop: Morné Steyn (2)

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Con: Stephen Donald (2) Con: Piri Weepu Pen: Piri Weepu

Con: Morné Steyn (3) Pen: Morné Steyn Drop: Morné Steyn (4) Con: Leon MacDonald (2) Pen: MacDonald (2) Drop: Andrew Ellis

Final

Con: Morné Steyn (5), Burton Francis Pen: Morné Steyn (2) Drop: Morné Steyn Con: Stephen Donald (2) Pen: Stephen Donald

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This large win by the Bulls, is the highest winning score, and the highest winning margin ever in a Super 14 final.

Player statistics

Leading try scorers

Leading point scorers

Attendances

References

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