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**2008 Super 14 Final**
Home Team	Crusaders
Away Team	Waratahs
Result	Crusaders 20 Waratahs 12
Date	31 May 2008
Stadium	AMI Stadium, Christchurch

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The final of the 2008 Super 14 season, a provincial rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere, took place on 31 May 2008 at AMI Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. The match was hosted by the Canterbury Crusaders who defeated the New South Wales Waratahs by 20 points to 12.

Road to the Final

The Crusaders and Waratahs finished the round-robin first and second on the Super 14 table respectively. The Crusaders finished nine points clear of second place, and had secured a top of the table position prior to the last week of the round-robin. The Waratahs only secured second place, and a place in the finals in the last round of the competition. The Hurricanes lost to the Blues in their final-match of the round robin, and the Waratah's defeat of the Queensland Reds allowed them to leap the Hurricanes into second place. The Sharks bonus point defeat of the Chiefs in Durban secured them third place on the table.

The Crusaders then hosted the Hurricanes in Christchurch, and the Waratahs hosted the Sharks in Sydney. The Crusaders defeated the Hurricanes 33–22 with three tries each, and the Waratahs defeated the Sharks 28–13. The Crusaders eventually prevailed in a toughly fought final, 20–12.

2008 Super 14 table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Crusaders	13	11	0	2	369	176	+193	8	52	Advance to playoffs
2	Waratahs	13	9	1	3	255	186	+69	5	43
3	Sharks	13	9	1	3	271	209	+62	4	42
4	Hurricanes	13	8	1	4	310	204	+106	7	41
5	Stormers	13	8	1	4	269	211	+58	7	41
6	Blues	13	8	0	5	354	267	+87	8	40
7	Chiefs	13	7	0	6	348	349	−1	6	34
8	Force	13	7	0	6	247	278	−31	4	32
9	Brumbies	13	6	0	7	277	317	−40	6	30
10	Bulls	13	6	0	7	324	347	−23	4	28
11	Highlanders	13	3	0	10	257	338	−81	7	19
12	Reds	13	3	1	9	258	323	−65	4	18
13	Cheetahs	13	1	0	12	255	428	−173	9	13
14	Lions	13	2	1	10	206	367	−161	2	12

Updated to match(es) played on 2008-05-17. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semi-finals		Final

2008-05-24 - AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Crusaders	33
		2008-05-31 - AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Hurricanes	22
		Crusaders	20
2008-05-24 - Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
		Waratahs	12
Waratahs	28

Sharks	13

Match

First half

The Crusaders scored the first points of the game when Fly-half Dan Carter kicked a penalty in the fourth minute, giving the Crusaders a 3–0 lead.^[1] The Waratahs scored their first points of the match when Kurtley Beale kicked the ball across field, and Waratah's winger Lachlan Turner caught the ball to score a try.^[2] The attempted conversion by Beale was unsuccessful, leaving the Waratahs with a 5–3 lead.

The next score occurred in the 25th minute when Waratahs flanker Phil Waugh intercepted a pass from Dan Carter. Waugh passed to Turner who chipped the ball and then collected to score his second try. Beale's conversion was successful and the Waratahs extended their lead to 12–3.^[2] Carter kicked a penalty in the 32nd minute to reduce the Waratah's lead to 12–6.^[3] The final score before half time came in the 38th minute when Crusaders No. 8 Mose Tuiali'i scored in the right hand corner.^[2] Carter's conversion was unsuccessful, and the half ended with the Waratahs leading by 12 points to 11.^[3]

Second half

In the 46th minute the Crusaders took the lead again by 14 points to 12 via a Dan Carter penalty.^[1] The Crusaders looked to have scored their second try in the 56th minute when prop Wyatt Crockett landed on a loose ball in the Waratah's in-goal area, but play was taken back 60 metres after touch judge Cobus Wessels reported that Crusaders lock Brad Thorn had thrown a punch. The try was disallowed and the Crusaders penalised. Thorn was given a yellow card and sent to the sin bin for ten minutes.^[2]

Despite having an extra man for the next ten minutes, the Waratahs were unable to score,^[1] and were further hampered by the loss of Kurtley Beale to injury. In the 70th minute Carter kicked a drop-goal to take the Crusaders lead to 17–12, and four minutes later kicked a penalty to further extend the lead to 20–12. With only minutes remaining Crusaders winger Scott Hamilton dropped the ball only metres from the Waratahs try-line. The score remained at 20–12, and the Crusaders won their seventh Super rugby title.^[2]

Match details

2008-05-31
19:35

Crusaders	20 – 12	Waratahs
Tries: Tuiali'i Pen: Carter (4) Drop: Carter	(Report)	Tries: Turner (2) Con: Beale

AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence

Crusaders

Waratahs


CRUSADERS:
FB	15	Leon MacDonald
RW	14	Kade Poki
CT	13	Casey Laulala
SF	12	Tim Bateman
LW	11	Scott Hamilton
FF	10	Dan Carter
HB	9	Andrew Ellis
N8	8	Mose Tuiali'i
OF	7	Richie McCaw
BF	6	Kieran Read
RL	5	Ali Williams
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Greg Somerville
HK	2	Ti’i Paulo
LP	1	Wyatt Crockett
Substitutes:
HK	16	Steve Fualau
LP	17	Ben Franks
RL	18	Reuben Thorne
N8	19	Nasi Manu
HB	20	Kahn Fotuali'i
FF	21	Stephen Brett
RW	22	Sean Maitland
Coach:
Robbie Deans


WARATAHS:
FB	15	Sam Norton-Knight
RW	14	Lachlan Turner
CT	13	Rob Horne
SF	12	Tom Carter
LW	11	Lote Tuqiri
FF	10	Kurtley Beale
HB	9	Luke Burgess
N8	8	Wycliff Palu
OF	7	Phil Waugh
BF	6	Rocky Elsom
RL	5	Dean Mumm
LL	4	Dan Vickerman
TP	3	Al Baxter
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Substitutions:
HK	16	Adam Freier
LP	17	Matt Dunning
RL	18	Will Caldwell
N8	19	Beau Robinson
HB	20	Brett Sheehan
FF	21	Matthew Carraro
FB	22	Timana Tahu
Coach:
Ewen McKenzie

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert
Cobus Wessels
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Crusaders win Super 14". sarugby.com. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Crusaders send Robbie off in style". The New Zealand Herald. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Crusaders (20) vs Waratahs (12) 74 mins". sarugby.com. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.

References

"Waratahs to meet Crusaders in Super 14 final". The New Zealand Herald. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
"Crusaders seal home Super 14 final". Rugbyweek.com. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

Preceded by 2007 Super 14 Final	Super 14 Final 2008	Succeeded by 2009 Super 14 Final

[SAarticle-1] "Crusaders win Super 14". sarugby.com. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.

[Style-2] "Crusaders send Robbie off in style". The New Zealand Herald. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.

[MatchDetails-3] "Crusaders (20) vs Waratahs (12) 74 mins". sarugby.com. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.

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+The Crusaders then hosted the Hurricanes in Christchurch, and the Waratahs hosted the Sharks in [[Sydney]].  The Crusaders defeated the Hurricanes 33&ndash;22 with three tries each, and the Waratahs defeated the Sharks 28–13. The Crusaders eventually prevailed in a toughly fought final, 20–12.
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+The next score occurred in the 25th minute when Waratahs [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]] [[Phil Waugh]] intercepted a pass from Dan Carter. Waugh passed to Turner who chipped the ball and then collected to score his second try. Beale's conversion was successful and the Waratahs extended their lead to 12&ndash;3.<ref name="Style"/> Carter kicked a penalty in the 32nd minute to reduce the Waratah's lead to 12&ndash;6.<ref name="MatchDetails">{{cite web|url=http://www.sarugby.com/news/Live_Scores/fid=525.html |title=Crusaders (20) vs Waratahs (12) 74 mins |publisher=sarugby.com |access-date=2008-06-01 |date=2008-05-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604161444/http://www.sarugby.com/news/Live_Scores/fid%3D525.html |archive-date=4 June 2008}}</ref> The final score before half time came in the 38th minute when Crusaders [[Rugby union positions#8. Number Eight|No. 8]] [[Mose Tuiali'i]] scored in the right hand corner.<ref name="Style"/> Carter's conversion was unsuccessful, and the half ended with the Waratahs leading by 12 points to 11.<ref name="MatchDetails"/>
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+Despite having an extra man for the next ten minutes, the Waratahs were unable to score,<ref name="SAarticle"/> and were further hampered by the loss of Kurtley Beale to injury. In the 70th minute Carter kicked a drop-goal to take the Crusaders lead to 17&ndash;12, and four minutes later kicked a penalty to further extend the lead to 20&ndash;12. With only minutes remaining Crusaders winger [[Scott Hamilton (rugby player)|Scott Hamilton]] dropped the ball only metres from the Waratahs try-line. The score remained at 20–12, and the Crusaders won their seventh Super rugby title.<ref name="Style"/>
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-*{{cite news |url=http://www.worldcupweb.com/rugby/news/viewarticle.asp?id=13286 |title=Crusaders seal home Super 14 final |publisher=Rugbyweek.com |date=2008-05-24 |accessdate=2008-05-25 }}
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