2010 Super 14 season
Introduction  Super 14 LineOut BullsCRUSADERS - LIONSThe '''2010 Super 14 season''' kicked off in February 2010 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 29 May. The 2010 season was the fifth and last season of the expanded Super 14 format. The schedule, which covers 3½ months, featured a total of 94 matches, with each team playing one full round-robin against the 13 other teams, two semi-finals and a final. Every team received one bye over the 14 rounds.
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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 ===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.Stirling Mortlock became the first player in Super Rugby to score over 1,000 points in this match.===Round 2===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).===Round 3======Round 4======Round 5======Round 6======Round 7======Round 8======Round 9===In this match, Dan Carter became the all-time leading points scorer in Super Rugby history.===Round 10======Round 11======Round 12===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.===Round 13======Round 14===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.
Finals === Semi-finals ======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. 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. '''Bulls:''' FB '''15''' Zane KirchnerRW '''14''' Gerhard van den HeeverCT '''13''' Jaco PretoriusSF '''12''' Wynand OlivierLW '''11''' Francois HougaardFF '''10''' Morné SteynHB '''9'''  Fourie du PreezN8 '''8'''  Pierre SpiesOF '''7'''  Dewald PotgieterBF '''6'''  Deon StegmannRL '''5'''  Victor Matfield (Cpt)LL '''4'''  Danie RossouwTP '''3'''  Werner KrugerHK '''2'''  Gary BothaLP '''1'''  Gurthro Steenkamp'''Substitutes:'''HK '''16''' Bandise MakuLP '''17''' Bees RouxN8 '''18''' Flip van der MerweLF '''19''' Derick KuunHB '''20''' Jacques-Louis PotgieterFF '''21''' Jaco van der WesthuyzenRW '''22''' Pedrie Wannenburg'''Coach:''' Frans Ludeke'''Stormers:''' FB '''15''' Joe PietersenRW '''14''' Gio AplonCT '''13''' Jaque FourieCT '''12''' Juan de JonghLW '''11''' Bryan HabanaFH '''10''' Peter GrantSH '''9'''  Dewaldt DuvenhageN8 '''8'''  Duane VermeulenOF '''7'''  Francois LouwBF '''6'''  Schalk Burger (Cpt)RL '''5'''  Andries BekkerLL '''4'''  Adriaan FondseTP '''3'''  Brok HarrisHK '''2'''  Tiaan LiebenbergLP '''1'''  Wicus Blaauw'''Substitutions:'''HK '''16''' Deon FourieLP '''17''' JC KritzingerRL '''18''' Anton van ZylLF '''19''' Pieter LouwSH '''20''' Ricky JanuarieFH '''21''' Willem de WaalCT '''22''' Tim Whitehead'''Coach:''' Allister Coetzee'''Touch judges:'''  Cobus Wessels  Christie du Preez'''Television match official:'''  Shaun Veldsman
Player statistics === Leading try scorers ===Top try scorersPosNameTriesTeam=1Joe Rokocoko9 Blues=1Drew Mitchell9 Waratahs3Gerhard van den Heever8 Bulls=4Jaque Fourie7 Stormers=4Sean Maitland7 Crusaders=4Rene Ranger7 Blues=4Ben Alexander7 Brumbies=4David Smith7 Hurricanes=4Bryan Habana7 Stormers=10Zac Guildford6 Crusaders=10Alby Mathewson6 Blues=10Ma'a Nonu6 Hurricanes=10Lachlan Turner6 Waratahs=10Michael Killian6 Lions=10Pierre Spies6 Bulls=15Richard Kahui5 Chiefs=15Kahn Fotuali'i5 Crusaders=15Morné Steyn5 Bulls=15Wynand Olivier5 Bulls=19''13 Players''4===Leading point scorers===Top 10 overall point scorersPosNamePointsTeam1Morné Steyn263 Bulls2Quade Cooper169 Reds3Dan Carter153 Crusaders=4Stephen Brett141 Blues=4Peter Grant141 Stormers6Matt Giteau136 Brumbies7Stephen Donald126 Chiefs8Naas Olivier114 Cheetahs9Israel Dagg111 Highlanders10Ruan Pienaar104 Sharks
Attendances  Team   Main Stadium  Capacity  Total Attendance  Average Attendance  % Capacity  Blues  Eden Park  50,000  106,900   17,816  38%  Chiefs  Waikato Stadium  25,800  81,400  11,628   46%  Hurricanes  Westpac Stadium  34,500  89,726   14,954  43%   Crusaders  Jade Stadium  36,500  151,450   21,635   59%  Highlanders  Carisbrook  29,000  35,060  5,843   22%  Reds  Suncorp Stadium  52,500  159,787   22,826   43%  Brumbies  Canberra Stadium  25,011  106,797   15,256   61%  Western Force  nib Stadium  20,500  102,121   17,020   83%  Waratahs  Sydney Football Stadium  44,000  145,227   24,204  47%  Sharks  ABSA Stadium  52,000  154,002   25,667   49%  Bulls  Loftus Versfeld  51,762  318,569  35,396   72%  Lions  Ellis Park  62,567  66,835   11,139  17%  Cheetahs  Free State Stadium  46,000  100,384    14,340   35%  Stormers  Newlands Stadium  51,900  346,650  43,331  83%
See also * Super 14 franchise areas* List of Super Rugby records
References
External links * * * *  2010 Super 14 Trial Games