2009 Super 14 final
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|+ style="margin-left: inherit; font-size: medium;" | 2009 Super 14 Final | colspan = "2" | | ||
| style="vertical-align: middle;" | Home Team | Bulls |
| style="vertical-align: middle;" | Away Team | Chiefs |
| style="vertical-align: middle;" | Result | Bulls 61 Chiefs 17 |
| style="vertical-align: middle;" | Date | 30 May 2009 |
| style="vertical-align: middle;" | Stadium | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
The Final of the 2009 Super 14 season, a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere, took place on 30 May 2009 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. The Bulls won the match 61 points to 17 over the visiting Chiefs side, who are based in Hamilton, New Zealand. This large win by the Bulls, is highest winning score, and highest winning margin ever in the Super 14 competition.{{cite news| url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/2460485/Bulls-thrash-Chiefs-to-win-Super-14-title |title=Bulls thrash Chiefs to win Super 14 title |publisher=stuff.co.nz |date=2009-05-31 |accessdate=2009-09-08 }}{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8075535.stm|title=Bulls maul Chiefs to win Super 14|date=2009-05-30|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en-GB}}
Road to the Final
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{{#section-h:2009 Super 14 season|Table}}
{{Round4
|23 May 2009 – Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria|{{flagicon|RSA}} Bulls|36|{{flagicon|NZL}} Crusaders|23
|22 May 2009 – Waikato Stadium, Hamilton|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chiefs|14|{{flagicon|NZL}} Hurricanes|10
|30 May 2009 – Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria|{{flagicon|RSA}} Bulls|61|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chiefs|17}}
Match
=First half=
The Chiefs scored first but could not contain the bulls rampant attack ending the first half at 34–7
=Second half=
Again the Chiefs scored first through Mils Muliania, but the Bulls ran away with it with two tries to Bryan Habana 61–17
Match details
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|date=30 May 2009
|time=
|home=Bulls {{flagicon|RSA}}
|score=61 – 17
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091003202235/http://www.super14.com/news/viewarticle.asp?id=20562 (Report)]
|away={{flagicon|NZL}} Chiefs
|homescore=Tries: Fourie Du Preez (2), Bryan Habana (2), Victor Matfield, Wynand Olivier, Pierre Spies, Danie Rossouw
Con: Morné Steyn (5), Burton Francis
Pen: Morné Steyn (2)
Drop: Morné Steyn
|awayscore=Tries: Lelia Masaga, Mils Muliaina
Con: Stephen Donald (2)
Pen: Stephen Donald
|stadium=Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
|attendance=55,000
|referee=Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) }}
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|valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"|BULLS: | ||
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 15 | Zane Kirchner |
| RW | 14 | Akona Ndungane |
| CT | 13 | Jaco Pretorius |
| SF | 12 | Wynand Olivier |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| 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 |
| LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha |
| TP | 3 | Werner Kruger |
| HK | 2 | Derick Kuun |
| LP | 1 | Gurthro Steenkamp |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||
| HK | 16 | Chiliboy Ralepelle |
| LP | 17 | Rayno Gerber |
| N8 | 18 | Danie Rossouw |
| LF | 19 | Pedrie Wannenburg |
| HB | 20 | Heini Adams |
| FF | 21 | Burton Francis |
| RW | 22 | Marius Delport |
| colspan="3"|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Frans Ludeke |
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|colspan="4"|CHIEFS: | ||
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 15 | Mils Muliaina |
| RW | 14 | Lelia Masaga |
| CT | 13 | Richard Kahui |
| SF | 12 | Callum Bruce |
| LW | 11 | Dwayne Sweeney |
| FF | 10 | Stephen Donald |
| HB | 9 | Toby Morland |
| N8 | 8 | Sione Lauaki |
| OF | 7 | Tanerau Latimer |
| BF | 6 | Liam Messam |
| RL | 5 | Kevin O'Neill |
| LL | 4 | Craig Clarke |
| TP | 3 | James McGougan |
| HK | 2 | Aled de Malmanche |
| LP | 1 | Sona Taumalolo |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| HK | 16 | Hika Elliot |
| LP | 17 | Joe Savage |
| RL | 18 | Toby Lynn |
| LF | 19 | Serge Lilo |
| HB | 20 | David Bason |
| FF | 21 | Mike Delany |
| RW | 22 | Sosene Anesi |
| colspan="3"|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Ian Foster |
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References
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