2010 Super 14 season

The 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.

2010 Super 14
Countries	Australia South Africa New Zealand
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	Bulls (3rd title)
Matches played	94
Attendance	1,964,908 (20,903 per match)
Tries scored	538 (5.72 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Morné Steyn (263) (Bulls)
Top try scorer(s)	Joe Rokocoko (9) (Blues) Drew Mitchell (9) (Waratahs)
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Super 14 LineOut Bulls

CRUSADERS - LIONS

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulls	13	10	0	3	436	345	+91	7	47	Advance to playoffs
2	Stormers	13	9	0	4	365	171	+194	8	44
3	Waratahs	13	9	0	4	385	288	+97	7	43
4	Crusaders	13	8	1	4	388	295	+93	7	41
5	Reds	13	8	0	5	366	308	+58	7	39
6	Brumbies	13	8	0	5	358	291	+67	5	37
7	Blues	13	7	0	6	376	333	+43	9	37
8	Hurricanes	13	7	1	5	358	323	+35	7	37
9	Sharks	13	7	0	6	297	299	−2	5	33
10	Chiefs	13	4	1	8	340	418	−78	8	26
11	Cheetahs	13	5	1	7	315	393	−78	4	26
12	Highlanders	13	3	0	10	297	397	−100	7	19
13	Force	13	4	0	9	258	364	−106	3	19
14	Lions	13	0	0	13	270	585	−315	5	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1]

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^[1]

Results

Round 1

	12 February 2010	Blues	20–34	Hurricanes	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
	19:35	Try: Brett, Afoa Con: Brett (2) Pen: Brett (2)	Report	Try: Gear Con: Weepu Pen: Ripia (5), Weepu (4)	Attendance: 23,000[2] Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

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.^[2]

	12 February 2010	Western Force	15–24	Brumbies	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	19:05	Pen: O'Connor (5)	Report	Try: Valentine, Moore, Edmonds Con: Mortlock (3) Pen: Mortlock	Attendance: 17,268 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

Stirling Mortlock became the first player in Super Rugby to score over 1,000 points in this match.

	12 February 2010	Cheetahs	34–51	Bulls	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Mapoe, Smith, Nokwe Con: Olivier (2) Pen: Olivier (5)	Report	Try: Pretorius, Steyn, van den Heever, Kirchner, Olivier, Penalty Try Con: Steyn (5), Potgieter Pen: Steyn (3)	Attendance: 22,110[3] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

	13 February 2010	Crusaders	32–17	Highlanders	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Ellis, Payne, Guildford, Maitland Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (2)	Report	Try: Hobbs (2) Con: Hobbs (2) Pen: Hobbs	Attendance: 22,793 [4] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

	13 February 2010	Reds	28–30	Waratahs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:40	Try: Braid, Horwill, Penalty Try Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Cooper (2) Drop: Cooper	Report	Try: Sidey, Palu Con: Halangahu Pen: Barnes (4), Halangahu Drop: Barnes	Attendance: 22,582[5] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

	13 February 2010	Lions	13–26	Stormers	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Killian Con: Rose Pen: Rose (2)	Report	Try: Pietersen, Fourie Con: Pietersen (2) Pen: Pietersen (4)	Attendance: 13,850 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

	13 February 2010	Sharks	18–19	Chiefs	Absa Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Pen: Kockott (6)	Report	Try: Willison Con: Donald Pen: Donald (4)	Attendance: 27,296 Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

Round 2

	19 February 2010	Highlanders	15–19	Blues	Carisbrook, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Dagg, Hobbs Con: Hobbs Pen: Dagg	Report	Try: P. Williams (2), Ranger Con: Brett	Attendance: 6,700 [6] Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

	19 February 2010	Reds	41–20	Crusaders	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:45	Try: Cooper (2), Davies, Ioane Con: Cooper (3) Pen: Cooper (5)	Report	Try: Ellis, Thorn Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (2)	Attendance: 17,880 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

	19 February 2010	Sharks	20–25	Cheetahs	Absa Stadium, Durban
	18:00	Try: Kankowski Pen: Kockott (5)	Report	Try: Viljoen Con: Olivier Pen: Olivier (3), Viljoen (2) Drop: Olivier	Attendance: 21,926 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)[7]

	19 February 2010	Lions	65–72	Chiefs	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	20:00	Try: Mjekevu (3), Clever, Spencer, la Grange, Chavhanga, Grobbelaar, Lombaard Con: Rose (7) Pen: Rose (2)	Report	Try: Kahui (3), Bruce, Messam, Poluleuligaga, Sivivatu, Leonard, Donald Con: Donald (9) Pen: Donald (3)	Attendance: 7,685 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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).

	20 February 2010	Hurricanes	47–22	Western Force	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: D. Smith (2), Jane, Paterson, Tialata, Nonu, Keats Con: Ripia, Weepu, Cruden Pen: Ripia (2)	Report	Try: Tatupu, Haylett-Petty, O'Young Con: O'Connor (2) Pen: O'Connor	Attendance: 11,880[8] Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

	20 February 2010	Bulls	50–32	Brumbies	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: du Preez, Steyn (2), van den Heever, Olivier Con: Steyn (5) Pen: Steyn (5)	Report	Try: Elsom, G. Smith, McCabe Con: Mortlock Pen: Mortlock (4) Drop: Giteau	Attendance: 31,569[9] Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

	20 February 2010	Stormers	27–6	Waratahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Louw, Habana (2) Con: Pietersen (3) Pen: Pietersen (2)	Report	Pen: Barnes (2)	Attendance: 37,268 [10] Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

Round 3

	26 February 2010	Crusaders	35–6	Sharks	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Guildford (2), A. Whitelock, MacDonald Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (3)	Report	Pen: Kockott (2)	Attendance: 18,651 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

	26 February 2010	Stormers	17–19	Brumbies	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Louw Pen: Pietersen (4)	Report	Try: Smith Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau (4)	Attendance: 38,367[11] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

	27 February 2010	Hurricanes	33–18	Lions	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Paterson, Weepu, Hore, D. Smith Con: Ripia, Weepu Pen: Ripia (3)	Report	Try: Minnie, Clever Con: Rose Pen: Rose (2)	Attendance: 12,550[8] Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)

	27 February 2010	Reds	18–27	Blues	Ballymore, Brisbane
	18:40	Try: Genia, Rounds Con: Cooper Pen: Cooper (2)	Report	Try: Ranger, Boric, Mathewson, Wulf Con: Brett, Munro Pen: Brett	Attendance: 15,681 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

	27 February 2010	Western Force	19–37	Chiefs	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	19:05	Try: Cross Con: O'Connor Pen: O'Connor (3), Sheehan	Report	Try: Elliot, Masaga, Bourke, Nanai-Williams Con: Donald (4) Pen: Donald (3)	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

	27 February 2010	Cheetahs	24–31	Highlanders	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Brüssow, Smith Con: Olivier Pen: Olivier (4)	Report	Try: Lynn, Vainikolo, Hobbs Con: Hobbs, Dagg Pen: Hobbs, Dagg (3)	Attendance: 13,166 Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa)

	27 February 2010	Bulls	48–38	Waratahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Hougaard (2), Dippenaar, van den Heever, Olivier, Potgieter Con: Steyn (6) Pen: Steyn (2)	Report	Try: Polota-Nau, Mowen, Turner, Mitchell Con: Barnes (2), Beale Pen: Barnes (3) Drop: Barnes	Attendance: 30,044 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Round 4

	5 March 2010	Chiefs	18–23	Reds	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Sivivatu, Masaga, Taumalolo Pen: Donald	Report	Try: Chambers, Morahan Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Cooper (3)	Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

	5 March 2010	Brumbies	24–13	Lions	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Lealiifano, Moore, Penalty Try Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau	Report	Try: Franklin Con: Francis Pen: Francis	Attendance: 13,177[12] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

	6 March 2010	Crusaders	33–20	Blues	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: G. Whitelock, Crotty, Fruean Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (4)	Report	Try: Mathewson Pen: Brett (4) Drop: Brett	Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

	6 March 2010	Waratahs	25–21	Sharks	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Halangahu, Carter, Polota-Nau Con: Barnes, (2) Pen: Barnes (2)	Report	Try: Kankowski, Jacobs, Con: Goode, Pen: Pienaar, Goode Drop: Goode	Attendance: 20,651[13] Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)

	6 March 2010	Stormers	33–0	Highlanders	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: D. Fourie, Burger, P. Louw, Habana Con: Pietersen, Grant Pen: Pietersen (3)	Report		Attendance: 36,527 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

	6 March 2010	Cheetahs	28–12	Hurricanes	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Floors Con: Olivier Pen: Bosman (4), Olivier (3)	Report	Try: D. Smith, Jane Con: Ripia	Attendance: 14,156 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

Round 5

	12 March 2010	Chiefs	19–26	Crusaders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Kahui Con: Donald Pen: Donald (4)	Report	Try: Fotuali'i (2) Con: Carter (2) Pen: Carter (4)	Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

	12 March 2010	Waratahs	73–12	Lions	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Mitchell (4), Holmes (2), Turner (2), Carter, Mumm, Palu Con: Barnes (9)	Report	Try: Chavhanga, van Rensburg Con: Francis	Attendance: 16,878 Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

	13 March 2010	Brumbies	24–22	Sharks	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Alexander (2) Con: Giteau Pen: Giteau (4)	Report	Try: Pienaar Con: Goode Pen: Goode (5)	Attendance: 15,227 Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

	13 March 2010	Bulls	50–35	Highlanders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Hougaard (2), Spies (2), Botha, van den Heever, Olivier Con: Steyn (6) Pen: Steyn	Report	Try: Dagg (3), Boys, Robinson Con: Berquist (4), Dagg	Attendance: 34,435 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

	13 March 2010	Stormers	37– 13	Hurricanes	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Naqelevuki, Pietersen, Fourie, Harris, Vermeulen Con: Pietersen (3) Pen: Pietersen (2)	Report	Try: D.Smith, Keats Pen: Ripia	Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

	14 March 2010	Reds	50–10	Western Force	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	16:30	Try: Fainga'a (2), Ioane (2), Higginbotham (2), Morahan Con: Cooper (5), Lucas Pen: Cooper	Report	Try: Cross Con: O' Connor Pen: O' Connor	Attendance: 20,016 Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)

Round 6

	19 March 2010	Blues	39–34	Brumbies	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Rokocoko (2), Ranger, Stanley, Toeava Con: Brett (4) Pen: Brett Drop: Brett	Report	Try: Ma'afu, Edmonds, Phibbs Con: Giteau (2) Pen: Giteau (5)	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

	19 March 2010	Bulls	19–18	Hurricanes	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Kirchner Con: Steyn Pen: Steyn (4)	Report	Try: Lowe, Thrush Con: Ripia Pen: Ripia (2)	Attendance: 37,104 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

	20 March 2010	Crusaders	46–19	Lions	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	17:30	Try: Maitland (2), Poff, A. Whitelock, Heinz Con: Slade (3) Pen: Slade (5)	Report	Try: Franklin Con: Francis Pen: Francis (3), Rose	Attendance: 20,096 Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

	20 March 2010	Highlanders	16–30	Sharks	Carisbrook, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Smith Con: Dagg Pen: Dagg (3)	Report	Try: B. du Plessis, Terblanche, Jacobs Con: Pienaar (3) Pen: Pienaar (3)	Attendance: 6,250 Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)

	20 March 2010	Western Force	10–14	Waratahs	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	19:10	Try: Staniforth Con: O'Connor Pen: O'Connor	Report	Try: Mitchell Pen: Barnes, Halangahu (2)	Attendance: 14,718 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

	20 March 2010	Stormers	21–8	Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Pietersen, Fourie Con: Pietersen Pen: Pietersen (2), de Waal	Report	Try: Bosman Drop: Olivier	Attendance: 43,089 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Round 7

	26 March 2010	Highlanders	39–29	Lions	Carisbrook, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Triggs, Lynn, Penalty Try Con: Dagg (3) Pen: Dagg (6)	Report	Try: Killian, Grobbelaar, Pekeur (2), Joubert Con: Spencer, Rose	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

	26 March 2010	Brumbies	30–23	Chiefs	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Valentine, Hooper, To'omua Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau (3)	Report	Try: Leonard, Kahui Con: Donald (2) Pen: Donald (3)	Attendance: 15,217[14] Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

	26 March 2010	Cheetahs	10–31	Reds	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Johnson Con: Olivier Pen: Bosman	Report	Try: Genia, Hynes, Ioane Con: Cooper (2) Pen: Genia, Cooper (3)	Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

	27 March 2010	Hurricanes	26–29	Sharks	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Nonu, Vito Con: Weepu (2) Pen: Ripia (2), Weepu (2)	Report	Try: Lambie, Pietersen Con: Pienaar (2) Pen: Pienaar (5)	Attendance: 12,235[8] Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)

	27 March 2010	Waratahs	39–32	Blues	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Mumm, Halangahu (2), Polota-Nau, Turner Con: Halangahu (4) Pen: Halangahu (2)	Report	Try: Wulf, Toeava, Ranger (2) Con: Brett (3) Pen: Brett	Attendance: 20,413 Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

	27 March 2010	Western Force	15–28	Bulls	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	19:10	Pen: O'Connor (5)	Report	Try: Spies, Steyn, Kirchner Con: Steyn (2) Pen: Steyn (3)	Attendance: 15,678 Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia)

Round 8

	2 April 2010	Hurricanes	26–26	Crusaders	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Nonu, Thrush Con: Ripia (2) Pen: Weepu (4)	Report	Try: G. Whitelock, Guildford, Paulo Con: Carter Pen: Carter (3)	Attendance: 20,248[8] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

	2 April 2010	Western Force	16–15	Stormers	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	18:05	Try: Pocock Con: O'Connor Pen: O'Connor (2) Drop: Hill	Report	Pen: Grant (5)	Attendance: 17,178 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

	3 April 2010	Blues	32–17	Bulls	Eden Park, Auckland
	17:30	Try: Toeava, Rokocoko Con: Brett (2) Pen: Brett (6)	Report	Try: Spies Pen: Steyn (3) Drop: Steyn	Attendance: 17,700[15] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

	3 April 2010	Chiefs	27–21	Highlanders	Baypark Stadium, Mt Maunganui
	19:35	Try: Donald, Lauaki, Taumalolo Con: Donald (3) Pen: Donald (2)	Report	Try: Triggs, Vainikolo Con: Dagg Pen: Dagg (2) Drop: Robinson	Attendance: 11,000[16] Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

	3 April 2010	Waratahs	40–17	Cheetahs	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Horne, Robinson, Baxter, Beale, Holmes Con: Halangahu (2), Barnes Pen: Halangahu (3)	Report	Try: Nel, Uys Con: Bosman (2) Pen: Olivier	Attendance: 15,522[17] Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

	3 April 2010	Sharks	30–28	Reds	Absa Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: Ndungane, Botes, Pietersen Con: Pienaar (3) Pen: Pienaar (3)	Report	Try: Cooper, Chambers (2), Holmes Con: Cooper (4)	Attendance: 30,155[18] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Round 9

	9 April 2010	Chiefs	19–33	Bulls	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Leonard Con: Donald Pen: Donald (4)	Report	Try: van den Heever, Spies, Botha, D. Potgieter Con: Steyn (2) Pen: Steyn (3)	Attendance: 12,900 [19] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

	10 April 2010	Highlanders	27–41	Western Force	Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
	14:30	Try: King, Setephano, Vainikolo Pen: Berquist (4)	Report	Try: Shepherd (2), Cross (2), O'Connor, Turner Con: O'Connor (4) Pen: O'Connor	Attendance: 5,800 [20] Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

	10 April 2010	Blues	21–33	Stormers	Eden Park, Auckland
	17:30	Try: Lilo, McAlister, Rokocoko Con: Brett (3)	Report	Try: Fourie, Duvehage, van Zyl Con: Grant (3) Pen: Grant (4)	Attendance: 17,700 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

	10 April 2010	Crusaders	20–13	Waratahs	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Fotauli'i Pen: Carter (5)	Report	Try: Horne Con: Halangahu Pen: Halangahu, Barnes	Attendance: 21,762[21] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

In this match, Dan Carter became the all-time leading points scorer in Super Rugby history.^{[citation needed]}

	10 April 2010	Brumbies	61–15	Cheetahs	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Alexander (2), Hoiles, Phibbs, T. Smith, Elsom, Ashley-Cooper, To'omua, Mafi Con: Giteau (6), Huxley (2)	Report	Try: Pretorius, Strauss Con: Viljoen Pen: Olivier	Attendance: 14,111[22] Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

	10 April 2010	Lions	26–41	Reds	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Killian (2), F. van der Merwe, Kruger Con: Kruger (3)	Report	Try: Davies (2), Cooper, Fainga'a, Hynes, Taylor Con: Cooper (4) Pen: Cooper	Attendance: 12,268 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

Round 10

	16 April 2010	Chiefs	15–49	Stormers	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Latimer, Nanai-Williams Con: Donald Pen: Donald	Report	Try: Habana, Vermeulen, Liebenberg, Naqelevuki, Bekker, D. Fourie Con: Grant (4), De Waal Pen: Grant (3)	Attendance: 11,000[23] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

	16 April 2010	Brumbies	13–23	Hurricanes	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Phibbs, Giteau Pen: Giteau	Report	Try: C. Smith, Vito Con: Cruden(2) Pen: Cruden(3)	Attendance: 14,825[24] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

	17 April 2010	Blues	38–17	Western Force	Eden Park, Auckland
	17:30	Try: Rokocoko (3), Woodcock, Mathewson, Wulf Con: McAlister (4)	Report	Try: Pocock, Penalty Try Con: O'Connor (2) Pen: O'Connor	Attendance: 15,000[25] Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

	17 April 2010	Crusaders	45–6	Cheetahs	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Fotuali'i, Crotty, Waldrom (2), Maitland, B. Franks, Guildford Con: Slade (5)	Report	Pen: Viljoen (2)	Attendance: 15,856 Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)

	17 April 2010	Reds	19–12	Bulls	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Higginbotham, Davies Pen: Cooper (3)	Report	Try: Kuun, Wannenburg Con: Steyn	Attendance: 26,669 [26] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

	17 April 2010	Lions	28–32	Sharks	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Killian, F. van der Merwe, Minnie Con: Kruger (2) Pen: Kruger (3)	Report	Try: Lambie, Ndungane, B. du Plessis, Botes Con: Pienaar (3) Pen: Pienaar (2)	Attendance: 24,387[27] Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

Round 11

	23 April 2010	Chiefs	25–25	Cheetahs	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Bourke, Sweeney, Smith, Elliot, Messam	Report	Try: Raubenheimer, Nel, Bosman Con: Olivier (2) Pen: Olivier (2)	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

	23 April 2010	Reds	16–13	Stormers	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Chambers Con: Cooper Pen: Cooper (3)	Report	Try: Bekker Con: Grant Pen: Grant (2)	Attendance: 30,259[28] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

	23 April 2010	Western Force	24–16	Crusaders	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
	19:45	Try: Whittaker, Cowan, Hodgson Con: Hill (3) Pen: Hill	Report	Try: Fotuali'i Con: Carter Pen: Carter Drop: Fotuali'i, Carter	Attendance: 19,279[29] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

	24 April 2010	Highlanders	31–33	Hurricanes	Carisbrook, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Cowan, Soakai, Smith, Rutledge, Murray Con: Dagg (3)	Report	Try: Lowe, Paterson, Keats, Cruden, Nonu Con: Cruden (3), Weepu	Attendance: 6,750[30] Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

	24 April 2010	Waratahs	19–12	Brumbies	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Turner Con: Halangahu Pen: Halangahu (4)	Report	Pen: Giteau (4)	Attendance: 40,271[31] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

	24 April 2010	Bulls	51–11	Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Kuün, van den Heever (2), Steyn, Olivier, Mametsa Con: Steyn (3) Pen: Steyn (5)	Report	Try: Mjekevu Pen: Kruger (2)	Attendance: 24,638[32] Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

	24 April 2010	Sharks	23–10	Blues	Absa Stadium, Durban
	17:05	Try: Pienaar Pen: Pienaar (2), Goode, Kockott (2) Drop: Pienaar	Report	Try: Saili Con: Brett Pen: Brett	Attendance: 26,415 [33] Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

Round 12

	30 April 2010	Highlanders	26–10	Waratahs	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
	19:35	Try: Setephano, Thomson (2) Con: Dagg Pen: Berquist (3)	Report	Try: Beale Con: Halangahu Pen: Halangahu	Attendance: 4,560[34] Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

	30 April 2010	Stormers	42–14	Crusaders	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Fourie (2), Naqelevuki Con: Grant (3) Pen: Grant (7)	Report	Try: Carter, Slade Con: Carter (2)	Attendance: 48,184[35] Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

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.

	1 May 2010	Hurricanes	33–27	Chiefs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Jane, Nonu (2), Tialata Con: Cruden, Weepu Pen: Cruden (2), Weepu	Report	Try: Willison, Nanai-Williams, Taumalolo, Messam Con: Bruce (2) Pen: Bruce	Attendance: 15,769[8] Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

	1 May 2010	Brumbies	32–12	Reds	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Alexander (2), Valentine, Chisholm Con: Giteau (3) Pen: Giteau (2)	Report	Pen: Cooper (4)	Attendance: 18,023[36] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

	1 May 2010	Cheetahs	36–32	Blues	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: J. Smith, Nokwe, Basson, Van Der Walt, Vermeulen Con: Olivier (2), Bosman (2) Pen: Olivier	Report	Try: Toeava, Ranger, Mathewson, Tuitavake Con: Brett (3) Pen: Brett (2)	Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

	1 May 2010	Lions	12–33	Western Force	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	17:05	Pen: Kruger (4)	Report	Try: Staniforth, Hill, Bartholomeusz Con: Hill (3) Pen: Hill (4)	Attendance: 5,118[37] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

	1 May 2010	Bulls	27–19	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Potgieter, van den Heever Con: Steyn Pen: Steyn (5)	Report	Try: Kockott Con: Kockott Pen: Goode (4)	Attendance: 50,000[38] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

Round 13

	7 May 2010	Hurricanes	44–21	Reds	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Jane, Gear (3), Ellison, Smith Con: Weepu (4) Pen: Weepu (2)	Report	Try: Higginbotham, Davies, Chambers Con: Cooper (3)	Attendance: 17,044[8] Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

	7 May 2010	Bulls	40–35	Crusaders	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Hougaard (2), Matfield Con: Steyn (2) Pen: Steyn (5) Drop: Steyn (2)	Report	Try: Thorn, Ellis, Maitland, Paulo Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (2) Drop: Carter	Attendance: 32,245[39] Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

	8 May 2010	Chiefs	19–46	Waratahs	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Nanai-Williams, Willison (2) Con: Bruce, Sweeney	Report	Try: Mitchell, Mowen, Polota-Nau, Barnes, Beale, Turner, Fitzpatrick Con: Barnes (2), Halangahu (2) Pen: Barnes	Attendance: 7,200[40] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

	8 May 2010	Brumbies	31–3	Highlanders	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Elsom, Ma'afu, Valentine, To'omua Con: Giteau (4) Pen: Giteau	Report	Pen: Dagg	Attendance: 16,217[41] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

	8 May 2010	Lions	14–56	Blues	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Spencer (2) Con: Kruger (2)	Report	Try: Ranger, Brett, Mathewson, Williams, McCartney, Rokocoko (2) Con: Brett (6) Pen: Brett (3)	Attendance: 3,527 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

	8 May 2010	Cheetahs	29–14	Western Force	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Olivier, Pretorius, Basson (2) Con: Olivier (3) Pen: Olivier	Report	Try: Cross, Hodgson Con: O'Connor	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

	8 May 2010	Sharks	20–14	Stormers	Absa Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: Ndungane, Pienaar Con: Pienaar (2) Pen: Pienaar (2)	Report	Try: Grant, Louw Con: Grant (2)	Attendance: 30,452[42] Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

Round 14

	14 May 2010	Crusaders	40–22	Brumbies	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Maitland, Read, Franks, McCaw, Guildford Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter (3)	Report	Try: T. Smith, Alexander, Edmonds Con: Giteau (2) Pen: Giteau	Attendance: 29,292[43] Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

	14 May 2010	Waratahs	32– 16	Hurricanes	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Mitchell (2), Beale (2) Con: Barnes (3) Pen: Barnes (2)	Report	Try: D. Smith Con: Weepu Pen: Weepu (3)	Attendance: 31,492[44] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

	14 May 2010	Sharks	27–22	Western Force	Absa Stadium, Durban
	19:10	Try: Mvovo, Kankowski, Botes Con: Pienaar (3) Pen: Pienaar (2)	Report	Try: Cummins Con: James O'Connor Pen: Sheehan (2), O'Connor (3)	Attendance: 17,758[45] Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa)

	15 May 2010	Blues	30–20	Chiefs	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Wulf (2), P. Williams, Stanley, Mathewson Con: Brett Pen: Brett	Report	Try: Messam, Tokula Con: Renata (2) Pen: Renata (2)	Attendance: 17,500 [46] Referee: Paul Marks (South Africa)

	15 May 2010	Reds	38–36	Highlanders	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Ioane, Samo, Hynes, Cooper, Luafutu (2) Con: Cooper (4)	Report	Try: Dagg, King, Vainikolo (2), Rutledge Con: Dagg (4) Pen: Dagg	Attendance: 26,700 [47] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

	15 May 2010	Cheetahs	59–10	Lions	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Basson (2), Pretorius (2), Daniller (2), Uys, Oosthuizen, Pieterse Con: Olivier (6), Strydom	Report	Try: Killian Con: Kruger Pen: Kruger	Attendance: 10,300 [48] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

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.

	15 May 2010	Stormers	38–10	Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	17:05	Try: Habana (2), Bekker, Fourie Con: Grant (3) Pen: Grant (4)	Report	Try: Snyman Con: Brummer Pen: Potgieter	Attendance: 48,739[49] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

Finals

Semi-finals

22 May 2010 17:05

Bulls	39–24	Crusaders
Try: Spies, Kirchner, Du Preez Con: Steyn (3) Pen: Steyn (6)	Report	Try: McCaw, Maitland, S. Whitelock Con: Carter (3) Pen: Carter

Orlando Stadium, Soweto Attendance: 38,534[50] Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

22 May 2010 19:10

Stormers	25–6	Waratahs
Try: de Jongh Con: Grant Pen: Grant (6)	Report	Pen: Barnes Drop: Barnes

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 49,976[51] Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

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.^[52] 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.^[53]

29 May 2010 17:05

Bulls	25–17	Stormers
Try: Hougaard 25' c Con: Steyn (1/1) Pen: Steyn (6/7) 9', 15', 20', 60', 71', 75'	Report	Try: Habana 53' c Louw 77' c Con: Grant (2/2) Pen: Grant (1/2) 30'

Orlando Stadium, Soweto Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 Gerhard van den Heever CT 13 Jaco Pretorius SF 12 Wynand Olivier LW 11 Francois Hougaard FF 10 Morné Steyn HB 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Pierre Spies OF 7 Dewald Potgieter BF 6 Deon Stegmann RL 5 Victor Matfield (Cpt) LL 4 Danie Rossouw TP 3 Werner Kruger HK 2 Gary Botha LP 1 Gurthro Steenkamp Substitutes: HK 16 Bandise Maku LP 17 Bees Roux N8 18 Flip van der Merwe LF 19 Derick Kuun HB 20 Jacques-Louis Potgieter FF 21 Jaco van der Westhuyzen RW 22 Pedrie Wannenburg Coach: Frans Ludeke

FB 15 Joe Pietersen RW 14 Gio Aplon CT 13 Jaque Fourie CT 12 Juan de Jongh LW 11 Bryan Habana FH 10 Peter Grant SH 9 Dewaldt Duvenhage N8 8 Duane Vermeulen OF 7 Francois Louw BF 6 Schalk Burger (Cpt) RL 5 Andries Bekker LL 4 Adriaan Fondse TP 3 Brok Harris HK 2 Tiaan Liebenberg LP 1 Wicus Blaauw Substitutions: HK 16 Deon Fourie LP 17 JC Kritzinger RL 18 Anton van Zyl LF 19 Pieter Louw SH 20 Ricky Januarie FH 21 Willem de Waal CT 22 Tim Whitehead Coach: Allister Coetzee

Touch judges: Cobus Wessels (South Africa) Christie du Preez (South Africa) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Player statistics

Leading try scorers

Top try scorers
Pos	Name	Tries	Team
=1	Joe Rokocoko	9	Blues
=1	Drew Mitchell	9	Waratahs
3	Gerhard van den Heever	8	Bulls
=4	Jaque Fourie	7	Stormers
=4	Sean Maitland	7	Crusaders
=4	Rene Ranger	7	Blues
=4	Ben Alexander	7	Brumbies
=4	David Smith	7	Hurricanes
=4	Bryan Habana	7	Stormers
=10	Zac Guildford	6	Crusaders
=10	Alby Mathewson	6	Blues
=10	Ma'a Nonu	6	Hurricanes
=10	Lachlan Turner	6	Waratahs
=10	Michael Killian	6	Lions
=10	Pierre Spies	6	Bulls
=15	Richard Kahui	5	Chiefs
=15	Kahn Fotuali'i	5	Crusaders
=15	Morné Steyn	5	Bulls
=15	Wynand Olivier	5	Bulls
=19	13 Players	4

Leading point scorers

Top 10 overall point scorers
Pos	Name	Points	Team
1	Morné Steyn	263	Bulls
2	Quade Cooper	169	Reds
3	Dan Carter	153	Crusaders
=4	Stephen Brett	141	Blues
=4	Peter Grant	141	Stormers
6	Matt Giteau	136	Brumbies
7	Stephen Donald	126	Chiefs
8	Naas Olivier	114	Cheetahs
9	Israel Dagg	111	Highlanders
10	Ruan Pienaar	104	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

• Sports portal

• Super 14 franchise areas
• List of Super Rugby records