2010 Super 14 season

Table

Referees

The referees for this tournament came from all three of the participating nations. Referees are ranked by Merit and Reserve Panels. They can be promoted or demoted to another panel. At least eighty Percent of the Super 14 games will be refereed by the Merit Panel Referees.

Australian referees

• Stuart Dickinson (Merit Panel)
• Steve Walsh (Reserve Panel)
• Ian Smith (Reserve Panel)
• Nathan Pearce (Reserve Panel)
• Paul Marks (Reserve Panel)- Stood down from panel, following reviews of his performances at the end of Week 4. He was re-included on the reserve panel for Round 14.

New Zealand referees

• Bryce Lawrence (Merit Panel)
• Chris Pollock (Merit Panel)
• Keith Brown (Merit Panel)
• Garratt Williamson (Reserve Panel)
• Jonathan White (Reserve Panel)
• Vinny Munro (Reserve Panel)

South African referees

• Craig Joubert (Merit Panel)
• Jonathan Kaplan (Merit Panel)
• Marius Jonker (Merit Panel)
• Mark Lawrence (Merit Panel)
• Jaco Peyper (Reserve Panel)
• Pro Legoete (Reserve Panel)- Stood down from panel, following reviews of his performances at the end of Week 4

Results

Round 1

Con: Brett (2) Pen: Brett (2) Con: Weepu Pen: Ripia (5), Weepu (4) A Super Rugby record was set when the Hurricanes kicked 9 penalty goals in total throughout the match, 5 to Willie Ripia and 4 to Piri Weepu.

Con: Mortlock (3) Pen: Mortlock Stirling Mortlock became the first player in Super Rugby to score over 1,000 points in this match.

Con: Olivier (2) Pen: Olivier (5) Con: Steyn (5), Potgieter Pen: Steyn (3)

Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (2) Con: Hobbs (2) Pen: Hobbs

Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Cooper (2) Drop: Cooper Con: Halangahu Pen: Barnes (4), Halangahu Drop: Barnes

Con: Rose Pen: Rose (2) Con: Pietersen (2) Pen: Pietersen (4)

Con: Donald Pen: Donald (4)

Round 2

Con: Hobbs Pen: Dagg Con: Brett

Con: Cooper (3) Pen: Cooper (5) Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (2)

Pen: Kockott (5) Con: Olivier Pen: Olivier (3), Viljoen (2) Drop: Olivier

Con: Rose (7) Pen: Rose (2) Con: Donald (9) Pen: Donald (3) This match set several new Super Rugby records including the highest aggregate score in a single match (137 points), highest score by an away side (72) and the most tries scored in a Super Rugby match (18).

Con: Ripia, Weepu, Cruden Pen: Ripia (2) Con: O'Connor (2) Pen: O'Connor

Round 3

Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (3)

Pen: Pietersen (4) Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau (4)

Con: Ripia, Weepu Pen: Ripia (3) Con: Rose Pen: Rose (2)

Con: Cooper Pen: Cooper (2) Con: Brett, Munro Pen: Brett

Con: O'Connor Pen: O'Connor (3), Sheehan Con: Donald (4) Pen: Donald (3)

Con: Olivier Pen: Olivier (4) Con: Hobbs, Dagg Pen: Hobbs, Dagg (3)

Con: Steyn (6) Pen: Steyn (2) Con: Barnes (2), Beale Pen: Barnes (3) Drop: Barnes

Round 4

Pen: Donald Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Cooper (3)

Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau Con: Francis **Pen: ** Francis

Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (4) Pen: Brett (4) Drop: Brett

Con: Barnes, (2) Pen: Barnes (2) Con: Goode, Pen: Pienaar, Goode Drop: Goode

Con: Pietersen, Grant Pen: Pietersen (3)

Con: Olivier Pen: Bosman (4), Olivier (3) Con: Ripia

Round 5

Con: Donald Pen: Donald (4) Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (4)

Con: Barnes (9) Con: Francis

Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau (4) Con: Goode Pen: Goode (5)

Con: Steyn (6) Pen: Steyn Con: Berquist (4), Dagg

Con: Pietersen (3) Pen: Pietersen (2) Pen: Ripia

Con: Cooper (5), Lucas Pen: Cooper Con: O' Connor Pen: O' Connor

Round 6

Con: Brett (4) Pen: Brett Drop: Brett Con: Giteau (2) Pen: Giteau (5)

Con: Steyn Pen: Steyn (4) Con: Ripia Pen: Ripia (2)

Con: Slade (3) Pen: Slade (5) Con: Francis Pen: Francis (3), Rose

Con: Dagg Pen: Dagg (3) Con: Pienaar (3) Pen: Pienaar (3)

Con: O'Connor Pen: O'Connor Pen: Barnes, Halangahu (2)

Con: Pietersen Pen: Pietersen (2), de Waal Drop: Olivier

Round 7

Con: Dagg (3) Pen: Dagg (6) Con: Spencer, Rose

Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau (3) Con: Donald (2) Pen: Donald (3)

Con: Olivier Pen: Bosman Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Genia, Cooper (3)

Con: Weepu (2) Pen: Ripia (2), Weepu (2) Con: Pienaar (2) Pen: Pienaar (5)

Con: Halangahu (4) Pen: Halangahu (2) Con: Brett (3) Pen: Brett

Con: Steyn (2) Pen: Steyn (3)

Round 8

Con: Ripia (2) Pen: Weepu (4) Con: Carter Pen: Carter (3)

Con: O'Connor Pen: O'Connor (2) Drop: Hill

Con: Brett (2) Pen: Brett (6) Pen: Steyn (3) Drop: Steyn

Con: Donald (3) Pen: Donald (2) Con: Dagg Pen: Dagg (2) Drop: Robinson

Con: Halangahu (2), Barnes Pen: Halangahu (3) Con: Bosman (2) Pen: Olivier

Con: Pienaar (3) Pen: Pienaar (3) Con: Cooper (4)

Round 9

Con: Donald Pen: Donald (4) Con: Steyn (2) Pen: Steyn (3)

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Con: Brett (3) Con: Grant (3) Pen: Grant (4)

Pen: Carter (5) Con: Halangahu Pen: Halangahu, Barnes In this match, Dan Carter became the all-time leading points scorer in Super Rugby history.

Con: Giteau (6), Huxley (2) Con: Viljoen Pen: Olivier

Con: Kruger (3) Con: Cooper (4) Pen: Cooper

Round 10

Con: Donald Pen: Donald Con: Grant (4), De Waal Pen: Grant (3)

Pen: Giteau Con: Cruden(2) Pen: Cruden(3)

Con: McAlister (4) Con: O'Connor (2) Pen: O'Connor

Con: Slade (5)

Pen: Cooper (3) Con: Steyn

Con: Kruger (2) Pen: Kruger (3) Con: Pienaar (3) Pen: Pienaar (2)

Round 11

Con: Olivier (2) Pen: Olivier (2)

Con: Cooper Pen: Cooper (3) Con: Grant Pen: Grant (2)

Con: Hill (3) Pen: Hill Con: Carter Pen: Carter Drop: Fotuali'i, Carter

Con: Dagg (3) Con: Cruden (3), Weepu

Con: Halangahu Pen: Halangahu (4)

Con: Steyn (3) Pen: Steyn (5) Pen: Kruger (2)

Pen: Pienaar (2), Goode, Kockott (2) Drop: Pienaar Con: Brett Pen: Brett

Round 12

Con: Dagg Pen: Berquist (3) Con: Halangahu Pen: Halangahu

Con: Grant (3) Pen: Grant (7) Con: Carter (2) As a result of this match, the Stormers became the first South African team to beat every New Zealand based team in the regular Super 12/14 season.

Con: Cruden, Weepu Pen: Cruden (2), Weepu Con: Bruce (2) Pen: Bruce

Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau (2)

Con: Olivier (2), Bosman (2) Pen: Olivier Con: Brett (3) Pen: Brett (2)

Con: Hill (3) Pen: Hill (4)

Con: Steyn Pen: Steyn (5) Con: Kockott Pen: Goode (4)

Round 13

Con: Weepu (4) Pen: Weepu (2) Con: Cooper (3)

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Con: Bruce, Sweeney Con: Barnes (2), Halangahu (2) Pen: Barnes

Con: Giteau (4) Pen: Giteau

Con: Kruger (2) Con: Brett (6) Pen: Brett (3)

Con: Olivier (3) Pen: Olivier Con: O'Connor

Con: Pienaar (2) Pen: Pienaar (2) Con: Grant (2)

Round 14

Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (3) Con: Giteau (2) Pen: Giteau

Con: Barnes (3) Pen: Barnes (2) Con: Weepu Pen: Weepu (3)

Con: Pienaar (3) Pen: Pienaar (2) Con: James O'Connor Pen: Sheehan (2), O'Connor (3)

Con: Brett Pen: Brett Con: Renata (2) Pen: Renata (2)

Con: Cooper (4) Con: Dagg (4) Pen: Dagg

Con: Olivier (6), Strydom Con: Kruger Pen: Kruger As a result of this match, the Lion holds the record for most losses in one season, with 13 straight losses. They also became the second team in Super Rugby history to lose all their round robin matches, joining the Bulls side of 2002.

Con: Grant (3) Pen: Grant (4) Con: Brummer Pen: Potgieter

Finals

Semi-finals

Con: Steyn (3) Pen: Steyn (6) Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter

Con: Grant Pen: Grant (6) Drop: Barnes

Final

Main article: 2010 Super 14 final

The Final of the 2010 Super 14 season 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/steyn-boots-bulls-to-super-14-title-20100530-wmtc.html |access-date = 29 September 2010}} 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.

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.{{cite web |date = 31 May 2010 |access-date = 29 September 2010}}

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Player statistics

Leading try scorers

Leading point scorers

Attendances

References

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