2016 Super Rugby final

class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:15px; text-align: center; line-height:120%; font-size:100%;" |+ style="margin:5px; font-size:120%;"|Finals Series qualifying teams
style="width:25px;"|{{tooltip|2=Position as seeded for the Super Rugby Finals Series|Pos}} ! style="width:115px;"|Team ! style="width:25px;"|{{tooltip|2=Won|W}} ! style="width:25px;"|{{tooltip|2=Drew|D}} ! style="width:25px;"|{{tooltip|2=Lost|L}} ! style="width:35px;"|{{tooltip|2=Difference of points scored for and against|PD}} ! style="width:25px;"|{{tooltip|2=Bonus points|BP}} ! style="width:25px;"|{{tooltip|2=Points total in regular season standings|Pts}}
1	style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Hurricanes|fb=y}} | 11	0	4	+144	9	53
2	style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Lions|fb=y}} | 11	0	4	+186	8	52
3	style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Stormers|fb=y}} | 10	1	4	+166	9	51
4	style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Brumbies|fb=y}} | 10	0	5	+99	3	43
colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | Wildcard teams
5	style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Highlanders|fb=y}} | 11	0	4	+149	8	52
6	style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Chiefs|fb=y}} | 11	0	4	+150	7	51
7	style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Crusaders|fb=y}} | 11	0	4	+170	6	50
8	style="text-align:left;" | {{Rut|Sharks|fb=y}} | 9	1	5	+91	5	43
colspan=11 style="font-size:85%;" |Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807082746/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/ SANZAAR] {{cite web |url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/ |title=Super Rugby - Official SANZAAR Site |publisher=SANZAAR | accessdate=26 February 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160807082746/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/ |archivedate= 7 August 2016}} {{cite web |url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/about-super-rugby/ |title=About Super Rugby |publisher=SANZAAR | accessdate=7 August 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160807083533/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/about-super-rugby/ |archivedate= 7 August 2016}}

{{main|2016 Super Rugby season}}

The 2016 Super Rugby competition involved an expanded 18-team format. The 18 teams were grouped geographically in two regional groups, each consisting of two conferences: the Australasian Group, with five teams in the Australian Conference and five teams in the New Zealand Conference and the South African Group, with six South African teams, one Argentinean team and one Japanese team split into a four-team Africa 1 Conference and a four-team Africa 2 Conference.{{cite web | url=http://files.allblacks.com/comms/new-era-super-rugby/Outline-%20Super-Rugby-Comp-Structure-infographic.pdf | title=Outline of the Super Rugby competition structure | publisher=All Blacks | date=1 May 2014 | accessdate=1 May 2014 | archive-date=14 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014181946/http://files.allblacks.com/comms/new-era-super-rugby/Outline-%20Super-Rugby-Comp-Structure-infographic.pdf | url-status=dead }} The four conference winners qualified for the Quarter Finals, where they had home ground advantage against the four wildcard teams, made up of the third to fifth placed teams in the Australasian Group and the third placed team in the South African Group.

In the quarter-finals, there were wins for Highlanders over the Brumbies, Hurricanes beat Sharks while keeping them with no points, Lions beat Crusaders and Chiefs triumphing over Stormers. In the semi-finals, the Hurricanes defeated Chiefs in Wellington and the Lions defeated Highlanders in Johannesburg. The Hurricanes won their first title by defeating Lions.

The play-off fixtures were as follows:

{{Round8|3rdplace=no

|23 July – Wellington|Hurricanes|41|Sharks|0

|23 July – Cape Town|Stormers|21|Chiefs|60

|23 July – Johannesburg|Lions|42|Crusaders|25

|22 July – Canberra|Brumbies|9|Highlanders|15

|30 July – Wellington|Hurricanes|25|Chiefs|9

|30 July – Johannesburg|Lions|42|Highlanders|30

|6 August – Wellington|Hurricanes|20|Lions|3}}

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| date = 22 July 2016

| time = 18:00

| home = Brumbies

| score = 9–15

| report = Report{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf1-brumbies-9-highlanders-15 | title=QF1: Brumbies 9 Highlanders 15 | work=SANZAAR | date=22 July 2016 | accessdate=22 July 2016}}
Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=155824 | homeid=30024 | awayid=30064 | leagueid=2714 | hometeam=Brumbies | homescore=9 | awayscore=15 | awayteam=Highlanders | matchdate=22 July 2016 | date=22 July 2016}}

| away = Highlanders

| pen1 = Christian Lealiifano {{kick|11|18|52}} (3/5)

| cards1 = Matt To'omua {{sin bin|37|47}}

| try2 = Waisake Naholo {{try|37}}
Liam Squire {{try|57}}

| con2 = Lima Sopoaga {{kick|38}} (1/2)

| pen2 = Lima Sopoaga {{kick|5}} (1/3)

| stadium = {{Rus|GIO Stadium}}

| attendance = 8,559{{cite tweet | user=BrumbiesRugby | number=756417261993197568 | title=Thanks to the Official Crowd of 8559 who braved the conditions at GIO Stadium tonight! #BRUvHIG | date=23 July 2016 | accessdate=23 July 2016}}

| referee = Angus Gardner

}}

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| date = 23 July 2016

| time = 19:35

| home = Hurricanes

| score = 41–0

| report = Report{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf2-hurricanes-41-sharks-0 | title=QF2: Hurricanes 41 Sharks 0 | work=SANZAAR | date=23 July 2016 | accessdate=23 July 2016}}
Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=155794 | homeid=30084 | awayid=29944 | leagueid=2714 | hometeam=Hurricanes | homescore=41 | awayscore=0 | awayteam=Cell C Sharks | matchdate=23 July 2016 | date=23 July 2016}}

| away = Sharks

| try1 = Loni Uhila {{try|17}}
James Marshall {{try|21}}
Jason Woodward {{try|47}}
Vaea Fifita {{try|50}}
TJ Perenara {{try|59}}
Brad Shields {{try|80}}

| con1 = Beauden Barrett {{kick|48|51|60}} (3/5)
Jason Woodward {{kick|81}} (1/1)

| pen1 = Beauden Barrett {{kick|14}} (1/1)

| pen2 = Garth April (0/3)

| stadium = {{Rus|Westpac Stadium}}

| attendance =

| referee = Glen Jackson

}}

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| date = 23 July 2016

| time = 16:30

| home = Lions

| score = 42–25

| report = Report{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf3-lions-45-crusaders-25 | title=QF3: Lions 45 Crusaders 25 | work=SANZAAR | date=24 July 2016 | accessdate=24 July 2016}}
Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=155804 | homeid=29974 | awayid=30014 | leagueid=2714 | hometeam=Emirates Lions | homescore=42 | awayscore=25 | awayteam=Crusaders | matchdate=23 July 2016 | date=23 July 2016}}

| away = Crusaders

| try1 = Courtnall Skosan {{try|2}}
Rohan Janse van Rensburg {{try|7}}
Malcolm Marx {{try|40}}
Ruan Combrinck {{try|69}}
Ross Cronjé {{try|74}}

| con1 = Elton Jantjies {{kick|8|40|70|75}} (4/5)

| pen1 = Elton Jantjies {{kick|15|62}} (2/3)

| drop1 = Elton Jantjies {{kick|54}} (1/1)

| try2 = Ryan Crotty {{try|33}}
Mitchell Drummond {{try|63}}
Ben Volavola {{try|80}}

| con2 = Richie Mo'unga {{kick|34|63}} (2/3)

| pen2 = Richie Mo'unga {{kick|20|47}} (2/2)

| cards2 = Luke Romano {{sin bin|6|16}}

| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}

| attendance =

| referee = Craig Joubert

}}

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| date = 23 July 2016

| time = 19:00

| home = Stormers

| score = 21–60

| report = Report{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/qf4-stormers-21-chiefs-60 | title=QF4: Stormers 21 Chiefs 60 | work=SANZAAR | date=24 July 2016 | accessdate=24 July 2016}}
Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=155814 | homeid=29924 | awayid=29984 | leagueid=2714 | hometeam=DHL Stormers | homescore=21 | awayscore=60 | awayteam=Chiefs | matchdate=23 July 2016 | date=23 July 2016}}

| away = Chiefs

| try1 = Vincent Koch {{try|11|39}}
Nizaam Carr {{try|72}}

| con1 = Robert du Preez {{kick|12|40}} (2/2)
Brandon Thomson {{kick|73}} (1/1)

| try2 = Sam McNicol {{try|14}}
Brad Weber {{try|17}}
Tom Sanders {{try|24}}
James Lowe {{try|34}}
Damian McKenzie {{try|46}}
Hika Elliot {{try|75}}
Tevita Koloamatangi {{try|79}}
Tawera Kerr-Barlow {{try|81}}

| con2 = Damian McKenzie {{kick|15|18|25|35|76|80|82}} (7/8)

| pen2 = Damian McKenzie {{kick|4|29}} (2/2)

| stadium = {{Rus|Newlands Stadium}}

| attendance =

| referee = Jaco Peyper

}}

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| date = 30 July 2016

| time = 19:35

| home = Hurricanes

| score = 25–9

| report = Report{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/sf1-hurricanes-25-chiefs-9 | title=SF1: Hurricanes 25 Chiefs 9 | work=SANZAAR | date=30 July 2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}
Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=155834 | homeid=30084 | awayid=29984 | leagueid=2714 | hometeam=Hurricanes | homescore=25 | awayscore=9 | awayteam=Chiefs | matchdate=30 July 2016 | date=30 July 2016}}

| away = Chiefs

| try1 = Willis Halaholo {{try|7}}
Beauden Barrett {{try|35}}
Victor Vito {{try|48}}

| con1 = Beauden Barrett {{kick|36|49}} (2/3)

| pen1 = Beauden Barrett {{kick|33|56}} (2/2)

| drop1 =

| cards1 = Cory Jane {{sin bin|63|73}}

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 = Damian McKenzie {{kick|11|40|52}} (3/4)

| drop2 =

| cards2 =

| stadium = {{Rus|Westpac Stadium}}

| attendance =

| referee = Angus Gardner

}}

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| date = 30 July 2016

| time = 15:00

| home = Lions

| score = 42–30

| report = Report{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/sf2-lions-42-highlanders-301 | title=SF2: Lions 42 Highlanders 30 | work=SANZAAR | date=31 July 2016 | accessdate=31 July 2016}}
Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=155844 | homeid=29974 | awayid=30064 | leagueid=2714 | hometeam=Emirates Lions | homescore=42 | awayscore=30 | awayteam=Highlanders | matchdate=30 July 2016 | date=30 July 2016}}

| away = Highlanders

| try1 = Elton Jantjies {{try|12}}
Rohan Janse van Rensburg {{try|24}}
Courtnall Skosan {{try|46}}
Jaco Kriel {{try|55}}
Lourens Erasmus {{try|73}}

| con1 = Elton Jantjies {{kick|13|25|56|74}} (4/5)

| pen1 = Ruan Combrinck (0/1)
Elton Jantjies {{kick|21|45|52}} (3/3)

| drop1 = Elton Jantjies (0/1)

| cards1 =

| try2 = Matt Faddes {{try|48}}
Lima Sopoaga {{try|66}}
Waisake Naholo {{try|75}}
Joe Wheeler {{try|82}}

| con2 = Lima Sopoaga {{kick|76|82}} (2/4)

| pen2 = Lima Sopoaga {{kick|19|40}} (2/3)

| drop2 =

| cards2 =

| stadium = {{Rus|Ellis Park Stadium}}

| attendance =

| referee = Jaco Peyper

}}

The Hurricanes won their first Super Rugby title with a dominant 20–3 win over the Lions in Wellington with tries from Cory Jane and man-of-the-match Beauden Barrett. Victor Vito celebrated his 100th and final match for the Wellington-based side in style. Tries were difficult to get with the wet, cold and windy weather conditions with both tries scored off Lions mistakes and Barrett chipped in with 10 points from the boot with two conversions and two penalties to spark tumultuous scenes in the packed stadium. The Lions were unable to find a way to unlock the Hurricanes defence, while Elton Jantjies had a forgettable night in front of goal, scoring only one of his three kicks. The match began with Jantjies missing an early penalty and Jane had a try disallowed in the 6th minute after the TMO ruled correctly that Brad Shields had knocked-on in the build-up. The veteran winger was not to be denied for long, in the 22nd minute when the Hurricanes defence again proved its worth causing Jantjies to throw a wild pass under pressure in his own 22, forcing Lionel Mapoe to make a clearing kick, but the ball went straight to Jane, who raced in to score at the corner. Barrett slotted the conversion to add to the earlier 11th-minute penalty to give the Hurricanes a 10–0 lead. Jantjies reduced the deficit with a penalty three minutes later.{{cite news| url = http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/hurricanes-outclass-lions-to-win-super-rugby-20160806 | title = Hurricanes outclass Lions to win Super Rugby | publisher = sport24.co.za | date = 6 August 2016 | accessdate = 7 August 2016}}{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/sport/super-rugby-hurricanes-win-maiden-title/news-story/a25ade655ddaed78b86e5cd3a45ce851 | publisher = news.com.au | accessdate = 7 August 2016 | title = Super Rugby: Hurricanes win maiden title | date = 7 August 2016 | archive-date = 20 December 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220154245/http://www.news.com.au/sport/super-rugby-hurricanes-win-maiden-title/news-story/a25ade655ddaed78b86e5cd3a45ce851 | url-status = dead }}

Barrett extended his side's lead to 13–3 with another penalty midway through the second half. The match was effectively ended as a contest 11 minutes from full-time when the Lions botched a lineout clearance close to their own line. Replacement hooker Ricky Riccitelli hacked the ball on and the fly-half pounced on it inside the Lions in-goal area for his side's second try making Hurricanes to become the fifth New Zealand side to be crowned Super champions having previously lost both the 2006 and 2015 finals as well as being five times beaten semi-finalists.{{cite news |url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-06/hurricanes-first-super-rugby-title-lions-beauden-barrett/7697626 | publisher = abc.net.au | accessdate = 7 August 2016 | title = Hurricanes beat Lions 20-3 in Super Rugby final to win first title | date = 7 August 2016 }}

{{rugbybox

| date = 6 August 2016

| time = 19:35

| home = {{Rut|Hurricanes}}

| score = 20–3

| report =Report
Scoreboard{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=155854 | homeid=30084 | awayid=29974 | leagueid=2714 | hometeam=Hurricanes | homescore=20 | awayscore=3 | awayteam=Emirates Lions | matchdate=6 August 2016 | date=6 August 2016}}

| away = {{Rut|Lions}}

| try1 = Cory Jane {{try|22}}
Beauden Barrett {{try|69}}

| con1 = Beauden Barrett {{kick|23|70}} (2/2)

| pen1 = Beauden Barrett {{kick|12|52}} (2/2)

| drop1 = Beauden Barrett (0/1)
James Marshall (0/1)

| cards1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 = Elton Jantjies {{kick|26}} (1/3)

| drop2 =

| cards2 =

| stadium = {{Rus|Westpac Stadium}}

| attendance =

| referee = Glen Jackson

}}

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colspan="4"|Hurricanes:
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FB	15	James Marshall
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Matt Proctor
IC	12	Willis Halaholo		{{suboff|50}}
LW	11	Jason Woodward		{{suboff|70}}
FH	10	Beauden Barrett
SH	9	TJ Perenara		{{suboff|77}}
N8	8	Victor Vito
OF	7	Ardie Savea
BF	6	Brad Shields		{{suboff|74}}
LL	5	Michael Fatialofa		{{suboff|74}}
RL	4	Vaea Fifita
TP	3	Ben May		{{suboff|52}}
HK	2	Dane Coles (c)		{{suboff|43}}	{{subon|57}}	{{suboff|60}}
LP	1	Loni Uhila		{{suboff|76}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
HK	16	Ricky Riccitelli		{{subon|43}}	{{suboff|57}}	{{subon|60}}
PR	17	Chris Eves		{{subon|52}}
PR	18	Mike Kainga		{{subon|76}}
LK	19	Mark Abbott		{{subon|74}}
FL	20	Callum Gibbins		{{subon|74}}
FL	21	Jamison Gibson-Park		{{subon|77}}
SH	22	Vince Aso		{{subon|50}}
WG	23	Julian Savea		{{subon|70}}
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Boyd

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colspan="4"|Lions:
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FB	15	Andries Coetzee		{{suboff|70}}
RW	14	Ruan Combrinck
OC	13	Lionel Mapoe
IC	12	Rohan Janse van Rensburg		{{suboff|57}}	{{subon|65}}	{{suboff|74}}
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies
SH	9	Faf de Klerk		{{suboff|68}}
N8	8	Warren Whiteley (c)		{{suboff|70}}
BF	7	Warwick Tecklenburg
OF	6	Jaco Kriel
LL	5	Franco Mostert
RL	4	Andries Ferreira		{{suboff|74}}
TP	3	Julian Redelinghuys		{{suboff|74}}
HK	2	Malcolm Marx		{{suboff|70}}
LP	1	Dylan Smith		{{suboff|70}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
HK	16	Akker van der Merwe		{{subon|70}}
PR	17	Corné Fourie		{{subon|70}}
PR	18	Jacques van Rooyen		{{subon|74}}
LK	19	Lourens Erasmus		{{subon|74}}
FL	20	Ruan Ackermann		{{subon|70}}
SH	21	Ross Cronjé		{{subon|68}}
FH	22	Howard Mnisi		{{subon|57}}	{{suboff|65}}	{{subon|74}}
WG	23	Jaco van der Walt  |		{{subon|70}}
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Johan Ackermann

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style="width:100%; font-size:90%;" | Man of the Match: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) Assistant Referees: Angus Gardner (Australia) Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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