Road To The Final
The Sharks and Bulls finished the round-robin first and second on the Super 14 table respectively. The Crusaders lost to the Chiefs in their last round-robin match (ending a 26-game home winning streak), but managed to secure a bonus point, losing by seven points. The Blues then defeated the Force in Perth to qualify for the semi-finals. The Sharks then went to the top of the table after defeating the Stormers 36-10 in Cape Town. The Bulls then played the Reds in Pretoria, and would be able to finish in second place if they won by a margin of 72 or more. They ended up crushing the Reds by 92-3 — the largest winning margin in Super Rugby history.
The Sharks then hosted the Blues in Durban, and the Bulls hosted the Crusaders in Pretoria. This was the first time both semi-finals had been hosted in South Africa. The Sharks defeated the Blues 34-18 with three tries to two, and the Bulls defeated the Crusaders 27-12 in a try-less match.
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| Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | ||||
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| 1 | Sharks | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 355 | 214 | 141 | 5 | 45 | ||||
| 2 | Bulls | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 388 | 223 | 165 | 6 | 42 | ||||
| 3 | Crusaders | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 382 | 235 | 147 | 10 | 42 | ||||
| 4 | Blues | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 355 | 235 | 120 | 6 | 42 | ||||
| 5 | Brumbies | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 173 | 61 | 4 | 40 | ||||
| 6 | Chiefs | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 373 | 321 | 52 | 10 | 40 | ||||
| 7 | Western Force | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 276 | 282 | -6 | 6 | 32 | ||||
| 8 | Hurricanes | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 247 | 300 | -53 | 3 | 27 | ||||
| 9 | Highlanders | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 235 | 301 | -66 | 7 | 27 | ||||
| 10 | Stormers | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 249 | 326 | -77 | 3 | 27 | ||||
| 11 | Cheetahs | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 265 | 342 | -77 | 4 | 22 | ||||
| 12 | Lions | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 175 | 284 | -109 | 2 | 22 | ||||
| 13 | Waratahs | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 266 | 317 | -51 | 7 | 21 | ||||
| 14 | Reds | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 201 | 438 | -237 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
| 2 | Bulls | 27 | ||||||
| 3 | Crusaders | 12 | ||||||
| 2 | Bulls | 20 | ||||||
| 1 | Sharks | 19 | ||||||
| 1 | Sharks | 34 | ||||||
| 4 | Blues | 18 | ||||||
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