The 2019 Super Rugby Final was played between the Crusaders of New Zealand and the Jaguares of Argentina. It was the 24th final in the Super Rugby competition's history. The Crusaders had qualified in first place on the regular season standings, while the Jaguares had qualified in second place. Both teams hosted quarter-final and semi-final matches.
| Event | 2019 Super Rugby season | ||||||
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| Date | 6 July 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Rugby League Park, Christchurch | ||||||
| Referee | Jaco Peyper (South Africa) | ||||||
| Attendance | c. 18,000 [1] | ||||||
The final was won by the Crusaders who beat the Jaguares by sixteen points. The Crusaders stretched their record number of Super Rugby wins to ten and completed what is called a three-peat by winning the tournament three times consecutively in what was the competition's lowest scoring final.[2]
Road to the final
edit| Conference leaders | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | W | D | L | PD | BP | Pts | |||
| 1 |  Crusaders
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11 | 3 | 2 | 240 | 8 | 58 | |||
| 2 |  Jaguares
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11 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 7 | 51 | |||
| 3 |  Brumbies
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10 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 8 | 48 | |||
| Wildcard teams | ||||||||||
| 4 | Hurricanes
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12 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 3 | 53 | |||
| 5 |  Bulls
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8 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 41 | |||
| 6 | Sharks
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7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | |||
| 7 | Chiefs
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7 | 2 | 7 | -14 | 4 | 36 | |||
| 8 | Highlanders
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6 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 6 | 36 | |||
| Source: [3] | ||||||||||
The 2019 season was a 15-team competition, consisting of three geographical conferences. Each conference leader at the end of the regular season, the Crusaders from New Zealand, Jaguares from Argentina and Brumbies from Australia gained home berths in the quarterfinals, as did the top-ranked wildcard team, the Hurricanes from New Zealand's conference. Their four wildcard opponents in the quarterfinals were the next best teams as ranked at the end of the regular season.
In the quarter-finals the Crusaders beat fellow New Zealand team the Highlanders while the Jaguares beat the Chiefs. For the semi-finals it was the Crusaders defeating the Hurricanes in Christchurch and the Jaguares defeating the Brumbies in Buenos Aires. Because of being the higher placed team in the regular season log standings, the final was held in Christchurch.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||||||||
| 21 June – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Crusaders | 38 | |||||||||
| 29 June – Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Highlanders | 14 | |||||||||
| Crusaders | 30 | |||||||||
| Hurricanes | 26 | |||||||||
| 28 June – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||
| Jaguares | 39 | |||||||||
| 21 June – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||
| ACT Brumbies | 7 | |||||||||
| Jaguares | 21 | |||||||||
| Chiefs | 16 | |||||||||
Final
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edit| 6 July 2019 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
| Crusaders | 19–3 | Jaguares |
| Try: Taylor 25' c Con: Mo'unga (1/1) 26' Pen: Mo'unga (4/4) 40', 54', 59', 75' | Report[4] Scoreboard[5] | Pen: Díaz Bonilla (1/1) 16' |
| Rugby League Park, Christchurch Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
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References
edit- ^ "Super Rugby: Finals footy crowds dwindle with Sanzaar overdue to crank up contest". Stuff. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Crusaders clinch Super Rugby three-peat with win over Jaguares". www.rugby.com.au. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 Super Rugby - Sanzar". super.rugby. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Classy Crusaders hold off Jaguares to clinch third straight Super Rugby crown". SANZAAR. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Crusaders 19-3 Jaguares". ESPN. 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Crusaders suffocate Jaguares to win Super Rugby Final". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019.