2014 Super Rugby season

2014 Super Rugby season
Waratahs vs. Force
Countries	Australia (5 teams) New Zealand (5 teams) South Africa (5 teams)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	Waratahs (1st title)
Matches played	125
Tries scored	614 (4.91 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Bernard Foley (252)
Top try scorer(s)	Israel Folau / Nemani Nadolo (12)
Official website	Official site
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The 2014 Super Rugby season is the fourth season of the 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. For sponsorship reasons, this competition is known as Asteron Life Super Rugby in Australia, Investec Super Rugby in New Zealand and Vodacom Super Rugby in South Africa. Including its past incarnations as Super 12 and Super 14, this is the 19th season for the Southern Hemisphere's premier transnational club competition. The conference games will take place every weekend from 15 February until 12 July (with a three-week break between rounds 16 and 17 for internationals games), followed by the finals series, culminating in the grand final on 2 August. The winners of the 2014 Super Rugby Season were the New South Wales Waratahs.

Covering 24 weeks, the schedule features a total of 125 matches. The 15 teams are grouped by geography, labelled the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference and the South African Conference. The regular season consists of two types of matches:^[1]

• Internal Conference Matches – Each team plays the other four teams in the same conference twice, home and away.
• Cross Conference Matches – Each team plays four teams of the other two conferences away, and four teams of the other two conferences home, thus missing out on two teams (one from each of the other conferences). Each team plays two home and two away games against teams from each of the other countries, making a total of eight cross conference games for each team. There will be a three-week international break between rounds 15 and 16 of the regular season.

The top team of each conference, plus the next top three teams in table points regardless of conference (wild card teams), will move on to the finals. The top two conference winners, based on table points, receive first-round byes. In the first round of the finals, the third conference winner is the #3 seed and hosts the wild card team with the worst record, and the best wild card team hosts the second-best wild card team. In the semi-finals, the #2 conference winner hosts the higher surviving seed from the first round, and the #1 conference winner hosts the other first-round winner. The final is hosted by the top remaining seed.^[2]The two-legged promotion/relegation play-off initially scheduled between the bottom team in the South African Conference and the Southern Kings was abolished following a meeting on 13 February 2014.^[3]

Conference leaders and wildcard teams qualified to the finals. The top six teams qualified to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the finals. The third-placed team (i.e. the conference winners with the worst overall record) will host the sixth-placed team in the qualifiers, while the fourth-placed team will host the fifth-placed team. The top two teams (i.e. the two conference winners with the best overall record) will qualify directly to the semi-finals, where they will have home advantage against the two qualifier winners, with the top team hosting the qualifier winner with the lower seeding and the second-placed team hosting the qualifier winner with the higher seeding. The two semi-final winners will progress to the final, with the team with the higher seeding having home advantage.

Points breakdown: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less, 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match.

Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows:^[4] Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked in the top three), Log points, Number of games won, Overall points difference, Number of tries scored, Overall try difference

Key:

•   Qualified to the Semi-finals with home advantage
•   Qualified to the Qualifying final with home advantage
•   Qualified to the Qualifying final

Season standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Waratahs (C)	16	12	0	4	481	272	+209	55	24	9	1	58
2	Crusaders	16	11	0	5	445	322	+123	41	36	4	3	51
3	Sharks	16	11	0	5	406	293	+113	29	22	2	4	50
4	Brumbies	16	10	0	6	412	378	+34	49	35	4	1	45
5	Chiefs	16	8	2	6	384	378	+6	44	35	5	3	44
6	Highlanders	16	8	0	8	401	442	−41	39	52	5	5	42
7	Hurricanes	16	8	0	8	439	374	+65	49	36	6	3	41
8	Western Force	16	9	0	7	343	393	−50	37	40	3	1	40
9	Bulls	16	7	1	8	365	335	+30	28	29	3	5	38
10	Blues	16	7	0	9	419	395	+24	46	43	6	3	37
11	Stormers	16	7	0	9	290	326	−36	30	29	2	2	32
12	Lions	16	7	0	9	367	413	−46	31	46	2	1	31
13	Reds	16	5	0	11	374	493	−119	42	52	4	4	28
14	Cheetahs	16	4	1	11	372	527	−155	38	59	3	3	24
15	Rebels	16	4	0	12	303	460	−157	29	49	1	4	21

The following fixtures were released 7 October 2013.^[7]

	15 February 2014	Cheetahs	20–21	Lions	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Raymond Rhule  24' Cornal Hendricks  50' Con: Johan Goosen  25', 51' (2/2) Pen: Johan Goosen  20' (1/3) Elgar Watts  70' (1/2) Cards: Jean Cook 61' to 72'	Report[8] Scoreboard[9][10]	Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  16', 30', 40', 58', 62', 75' (6/6) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff  79' (1/3)	Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Craig Joubert

	15 February 2014	Sharks	31–16	Bulls	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	19:10	Try: Paul Jordaan  10' Cobus Reinach  21' Odwa Ndungane  40' Patrick Lambie  83' Con: Patrick Lambie  40' (1/4) Pen: Patrick Lambie  4', 32', 47' (3/3) François Steyn (0/2) Cards: Jean Deysel 66' to 77'	Report[11] Scoreboard[12][13]	Try: Jono Ross  72' Con: Handré Pollard  73' (1/1) Pen: Louis Fouché  15', 37' (2/5) Drop: Louis Fouché  9' (1/2) Jan Serfontein (0/1) Cards: Bjorn Basson  79'	Attendance: 34,062 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	21 February 2014	Crusaders	10–18	Chiefs	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Sam Whitelock  49' Con: Tom Taylor  50' (1/1) Pen: Tyler Bleyendaal (0/5) Tom Taylor  74' (1/3) Cards: Dominic Bird 37' to 42' George Whitelock 44' to 56'	Report[14][15] Scoreboard[16][17]	Try: Robbie Fruean  10' James Lowe  79' Con: Aaron Cruden  80' (1/2) Pen: Aaron Cruden  39', 45' (2/2) Cards: Ben Tameifuna 40' to 50'	Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Chris Pollock

	21 February 2014	Cheetahs	15–9	Bulls	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Pen: Johan Goosen  6', 25', 29', 61' (4/5) Drop: Johan Goosen  2' (1/4) Willie le Roux (0/1)	Report[18] Scoreboard[19][20]	Pen: Louis Fouché  23' (1/3) Handré Pollard  79', 52' (2/3)	Attendance: 17,616 Referee: Stuart Berry

	22 February 2014	Highlanders	29–21	Blues	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Aaron Smith  10' Malakai Fekitoa  13' Ben Smith  40' Patrick Osborne  50' Con: Lima Sopoaga  11', 14', 40' (3/4) Pen: Lima Sopoaga  18' (1/3)	Report[21] Scoreboard[22][23]	Try: Francis Saili  41' Angus Ta'avao  64' Patrick Tuipulotu  69' Con: Chris Noakes  42', 65', 70' (3/3) Pen: Chris Noakes (0/3)	Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	22 February 2014	Brumbies	17–27	Reds	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Jesse Mogg  54' Con: Jesse Mogg (0/1) Pen: Jesse Mogg  9', 31', 48' (3/5) Nic White  15' (1/1)	Report[24] Scoreboard[25][26]	Try: Lachlan Turner  17' Aidan Toua  22' Chris Feauai-Sautia  78' Con: Quade Cooper  18', 23', 79' (3/3) Pen: Quade Cooper  33', 50' (2/5) Cards: Greg Holmes 53' to 63'	Attendance: 13,670 Referee: James Leckie

	22 February 2014	Sharks	27–9	Hurricanes	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Willem Alberts  20' Lwazi Mvovo  65' Con: Patrick Lambie  21' (1/2) Pen: Patrick Lambie  6', 43', 58', 78', 81' (5/5)	Report[27] Scoreboard[28][29]	Pen: Beauden Barrett  34', 52' (2/2) Marty Banks  37' (1/1) Cards: Adam Hill  72'	Attendance: 23,722 Referee: Andrew Lees

	22 February 2014	Lions	34–10	Stormers	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:10	Try: Stefan Watermeyer  2' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  3' (1/1) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  15', 20', 35', 51', 72', 80' (6/6) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff  5', 9', 66' (3/4) Cards: Franco Mostert 43' to 55' Julian Redelinghuys 55' to 68'	Report[30] Scoreboard[31][32]	Try: Scarra Ntubeni  23' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  24' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  40' (1/2)	Attendance: 38,265 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	23 February 2014	Waratahs	43–21	Western Force	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	16:05	Try: Israel Folau  1', 23', 66' Alofa Alofa  40' Kane Douglas  57' Kurtley Beale  71' Con: Bernard Foley  24', 40', 58', 67', 72' (5/6) Pen: Bernard Foley  16' (1/2) Cards: Paddy Ryan 44' to 55'	Report[34] Scoreboard[35][36]	Try: Nick Cummins  35' Kyle Godwin  63' Con: Zack Holmes  64' (1/2) Pen: Zack Holmes  10', 26', 52' (3/4)	Attendance: 16,091[33] Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	28 February 2014	Blues	35–24	Crusaders	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Frank Halai  34' Tevita Li  36' George Moala  42' Jackson Willison  47' Con: Simon Hickey  35', 43', 48' (3/4) Pen: Simon Hickey  19', 55', 80' (3/3) Cards: Steven Luatua 67' to 77'	Report[37] Scoreboard[38]	Try: Corey Flynn  15' Colin Slade  31' Ryan Crotty  72' Con: Tom Taylor  16', 32', 73' (3/3) Pen: Tom Taylor  21' (1/3)	Attendance: 26,211 Referee: Mike Fraser

	28 February 2014	Rebels	35–14	Cheetahs	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Lachlan Mitchell  5' Jason Woodward  21' Luke Burgess  39' Bryce Hegarty  59' Scott Higginbotham  82' Con: Jason Woodward (0/2) Bryce Hegarty  40', 60' (2/2) Angus Roberts (0/1) Pen: Jason Woodward (0/1) Bryce Hegarty (0/1) Angus Roberts  80' (1/2) Drop: Angus Roberts  76' (1/1) Cards: Scott Fuglistaller 51' to 61'	Report[39] Scoreboard[40]	Try: Jean Cook  45' Ryno Barnes  71' Con: Johan Goosen  46', 71' (2/2) Pen: Johan Goosen (0/2)	Attendance: 10,792 Referee: Angus Gardner

	28 February 2014	Stormers	19–18	Hurricanes	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Deon Fourie  77' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  78' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  8', 21', 49', 64' (4/4)	Report[41] Scoreboard[42]	Try: Julian Savea  34' Cory Jane  38' Con: Beauden Barrett  35' (1/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett  60', 68' (2/2)	Attendance: 31,814 Referee: Steve Walsh

	1 March 2014	Chiefs	21–19	Highlanders	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Tim Nanai-Williams  10' Liam Messam  48' Charlie Ngatai  68' Con: Aaron Cruden  11', 49', 69' (3/3) Pen: Aaron Cruden (0/2)	Report[43] Scoreboard[44]	Try: John Hardie  32' Con: Lima Sopoaga  33' (1/1) Pen: Lima Sopoaga  3', 20', 38', 58' (4/4)	Attendance: 14,120 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	1 March 2014	Waratahs	32–5	Reds	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Israel Folau  3', 25' Peter Betham  34' Kurtley Beale  47' Con: Bernard Foley  26', 35', 48' (3/4) Pen: Bernard Foley  61', 79' (2/2) Cards: Israel Folau 40' to 49'	Report[46] Scoreboard[47]	Try: Lachlan Turner  40' Con: Quade Cooper (0/1)	Attendance: 17,580[45] Referee: Glen Jackson

	1 March 2014	Western Force	14–27	Brumbies	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:00	Try: Jayden Hayward  77' Ben McCalman  82' Con: Sias Ebersohn  78', 83' (2/2)	Report[48] Scoreboard[49]	Try: Scott Fardy  9' Jesse Mogg  15' Robbie Coleman  23' Con: Nic White  10', 16', 24' (3/3) Pen: Nic White  40', 55' (2/3) Cards: Jesse Mogg 29' to 39'	Attendance: 10,589 Referee: Nick Briant

	1 March 2014	Bulls	25–17	Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Jan Serfontein  24' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  25' (1/1) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  9', 12', 39', 62', 75' (5/7) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  36' (1/2)	Report[50] Scoreboard[51]	Try: Stefan Watermeyer  13' Willie Wepener  77' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  14', 78' (2/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  34' (1/2)	Attendance: 29,238 Referee: Chris Pollock

	7 March 2014	Hurricanes	21–29	Brumbies	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: TJ Perenara  32' Blade Thomson  78' Con: Beauden Barrett  33' (1/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett  8', 20', 56' (3/3)	Report[52] Scoreboard[53]	Try: Jesse Mogg  36' Robbie Coleman  40' Tevita Kuridrani  43' Lachlan McCaffrey  72' Con: Nic White  37', 44', 73' (3/4) Pen: Nic White  31' (1/1)	Attendance: 8,066 Referee: Craig Joubert

	7 March 2014	Reds	43–33	Cheetahs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:40	Try: penalty try  2' Rod Davies  11' Chris Feauai-Sautia  36', 54' James Hanson  40' Con: Quade Cooper  3', 12', 40' (3/5) Pen: Quade Cooper  22', 65', 70', 82' (4/5) Drop: Mike Harris (0/1)	Report[54] Scoreboard[55]	Try: Francois Venter  4' Boom Prinsloo  10' Elgar Watts  73' Con: Johan Goosen  5', 11' (2/2) Elgar Watts  74' (1/1) Pen: Johan Goosen  26', 40', 50', 59' (4/6) Cards: Rayno Benjamin 2' to 13'	Attendance: 27,670 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	8 March 2014	Crusaders	14–13	Stormers	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Kieron Fonotia  69' Con: Tom Taylor (0/1) Pen: Tom Taylor  5', 62', 75' (3/3)	Report[56] Scoreboard[57]	Try: Damian de Allende  51' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  52' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  35', 46' (2/2)	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	8 March 2014	Western Force	32–7	Rebels	nib Stadium, Perth
	16:40	Try: Alby Mathewson  2' Luke Morahan  10' Matt Hodgson  24' Angus Cottrell  27' Con: Sias Ebersohn  3', 11', 25' (3/4) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  17', 22' (2/4)	Report[58] Scoreboard[59]	Try: Telusa Veainu  80' Con: Bryce Hegarty  81' (1/1)	Attendance: 9,895 Referee: Nick Briant

	8 March 2014	Bulls	38–22	Blues	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:05	Try: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  8' Jono Ross  28' Jan Serfontein  40' Marcel van der Merwe  79' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  9', 29' (2/3) Handré Pollard  80' (1/1) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  20', 47', 67' (3/4) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  12' (1/2)	Report[60] Scoreboard[61]	Try: Pita Ahki  57' Con: Simon Hickey  58' (1/1) Pen: Simon Hickey  10', 15', 23', 32', 62' (5/5)	Attendance: 17,936 Referee: Andrew Lees

	8 March 2014	Sharks	37–23	Lions	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	19:10	Try: Paul Jordaan  8' Cobus Reinach  38' Odwa Ndungane  50' Marcell Coetzee  80' Con: François Steyn  9', 39', 51', 81' (4/4) Pen: François Steyn  21', 24', 34' (3/3) Cards: Ryan Kankowski 64' to 74'	Report[62] Scoreboard[63]	Try: Faf de Klerk  64' Deon van Rensburg  68' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  65', 69' (2/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  12', 16', 37' (3/3) Cards: Corné Fourie  74'	Attendance: 28,158 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	14 March 2014	Chiefs	36–20	Stormers	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: James Lowe  16' Tom Marshall  40' Tawera Kerr-Barlow  41' Tevita Koloamatangi  77' Tanerau Latimer  81' Con: Aaron Cruden  17', 40', 42', 78' (4/4) Tanerau Latimer (0/1) Pen: Aaron Cruden  5' (1/2)	Report[65] Scoreboard[66]	Try: Gio Aplon  62' Nizaam Carr  75' Con: Peter Grant  63', 76' (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  2', 20' (2/3)	Attendance: 14,088[64] Referee: Craig Joubert

	14 March 2014	Rebels	19–25	Crusaders	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Scott Fuglistaller  78' Con: Bryce Hegarty  79' (1/1) Pen: Jason Woodward  3', 11', 40' (3/4) Bryce Hegarty  51' (1/1)	Report[67] Scoreboard[68]	Try: Ben Funnell  56' Con: Tom Taylor  57' (1/1) Pen: Tom Taylor  8', 13', 22', 28', 42', 70' (6/6)	Attendance: 13,942 Referee: James Leckie

	15 March 2014	Hurricanes	60–27	Cheetahs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	16:35	Try: Dane Coles  7' Beauden Barrett  19', 45' Chris Smylie  30' James Marshall  39' Jeremy Thrush  50' Matt Proctor  62' Conrad Smith  67' Alapati Leiua  78' Con: Beauden Barrett  8', 20', 40', 46', 51' (5/8) Marty Banks  79' (1/1) Pen: Beauden Barrett  25' (1/2)	Report[69] Scoreboard[70]	Try: Willie le Roux  10' Philip van der Walt  27' Francois Uys  52' Con: Johan Goosen  11', 28', 53' (3/3) Pen: Johan Goosen  13', 17' (2/3) Cards: Willie le Roux 44' to 55'	Attendance: 7,666 Referee: Angus Gardner

	15 March 2014	Highlanders	29–31	Western Force	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Shaun Treeby  32' Malakai Fekitoa  60' Hayden Parker  79' Con: Lima Sopoaga  33' (1/2) Hayden Parker (0/1) Pen: Lima Sopoaga  10', 15', 18', 68' (4/5)	Report[71] Scoreboard[72]	Try: Nathan Charles  4' Sias Ebersohn  26' Ben McCalman  39' Junior Rasolea  56' Con: Sias Ebersohn  5', 27', 40', 57' (4/4) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  45' (1/1) Cards: Ben McCalman  72' Adam Coleman  72'	Attendance: 9,501 Referee: Glen Jackson

	15 March 2014	Brumbies	28–23	Waratahs	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Nic White  15' Jesse Mogg  18' Tevita Kuridrani  54' Con: Nic White  16', 19' (2/3) Pen: Nic White  6', 40', 80' (3/3) Drop: Nic White (0/1) Cards: Matt To'omua 60' to 70' Ruan Smith  72'	Report[74] Scoreboard[75]	Try: Michael Hooper  63' Israel Folau  74' Con: Bernard Foley  64', 75' (2/2) Pen: Bernard Foley  4', 11', 27' (3/4)	Attendance: 17,016[73] Referee: Jaco Peyper

	15 March 2014	Lions	39–36	Blues	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Faf de Klerk  34' Courtnall Skosan  40' Coenie van Wyk  60' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  35', 40', 61' (3/3) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  52', 68', 75', 78' (4/5) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff  39', 42' (2/2)	Report[76] Scoreboard[77]	Try: Charles Piutau  55' Bryn Hall  57' Frank Halai  65' George Moala  71' Benji Marshall  80' Con: Chris Noakes  58', 66' (2/3) Simon Hickey  72', 80' (2/2) Pen: Chris Noakes  46' (1/1) Cards: Charlie Faumuina 30' to 41' Tom Donnelly 44' to 54'	Attendance: 17,824 Referee: Stuart Berry

	15 March 2014	Sharks	35–20	Reds	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Willem Alberts  27' Dale Chadwick  77' Con: Patrick Lambie  28', 78' (2/2) Pen: François Steyn  10', 37' (2/2) Patrick Lambie  19', 23', 26', 34', 59' (5/5)	Report[78] Scoreboard[79]	Try: Mike Harris  54' Will Genia  63' Con: Quade Cooper  55', 64' (2/2) Pen: Quade Cooper  3', 15' (2/2) Cards: Beau Robinson 67' to 78'	Attendance: 26,824 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	21 March 2014	Highlanders	35–31	Hurricanes	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Phil Burleigh  50' Patrick Osborne  56' Con: Lima Sopoaga  51', 57' (2/2) Pen: Lima Sopoaga  8', 15', 18', 24', 26', 36', 55' (7/8) Cards: Jarrad Hoeata 69' to 79'	Report[80] Scoreboard[81]	Try: Ben Franks  63' Beauden Barrett  73', 80' Con: Beauden Barrett  64', 74' (2/3) Pen: Beauden Barrett  9', 22', 30', 46' (4/4)	Attendance: 11,259 Referee: Nick Briant

	21 March 2014	Waratahs	32–8	Rebels	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:40	Try: Alofa Alofa  3' Peter Betham  43' Israel Folau  49', 74' Con: Bernard Foley  44', 50', 75' (3/4) Pen: Bernard Foley  30', 37' (2/2)	Report[83] Scoreboard[84]	Try: Scott Higginbotham  28' Con: Bryce Hegarty (0/1) Pen: Bryce Hegarty  35' (1/2) Cards: Angus Roberts 54' to 64'	Attendance: 16,606[82] Referee: Jaco Peyper

	22 March 2014	Blues	40–30	Cheetahs	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: Steve Luatua  16' George Moala  30' Tevita Li  32' Tony Woodcock  65' Con: Simon Hickey  17', 31', 33', 66' (4/4) Pen: Simon Hickey  8', 11', 29', 72' (4/5)	Report[85] Scoreboard[86]	Try: Boom Prinsloo  20' Cornal Hendricks  60' Hennie Daniller  68' Con: Johan Goosen  21' (1/1) Elgar Watts  61', 69' (2/2) Pen: Johan Goosen  5', 9' (2/2) Elgar Watts  40' (1/1) Cards: Boom Prinsloo 25' to 37'	Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

	22 March 2014	Brumbies	25–15	Stormers	GIO Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Robbie Coleman  9', 62' penalty try  80' Con: Nic White  10', 81' (2/3) Pen: Nic White  32', 39' (2/4)	Report[87] Scoreboard[88]	Try: Duane Vermeulen  22' Juan de Jongh  75' Con: Peter Grant  23' (1/2) Pen: Peter Grant  7' (1/3) Cards: Tiaan Liebenberg 31' to 42'	Attendance: 11,275 Referee: Glen Jackson

	22 March 2014	Western Force	18–15	Chiefs	nib Stadium, Perth
	19:00	Try: Matt Hodgson  13', 46' Con: Sias Ebersohn  47' (1/2) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  26', 58' (2/3)	Report[89] Scoreboard[90]	Pen: Aaron Cruden  18', 31', 40', 62' (4/4) Gareth Anscombe  44' (1/1) Cards: Michael Fitzgerald 36' to 47'	Attendance: 16,380 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	22 March 2014	Lions	23–20	Reds	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Lionel Mapoe  65' Courtnall Skosan  77' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  66', 78' (2/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  14', 40', 53' (3/3) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)	Report[91] Scoreboard[92]	Try: Quade Cooper  6', 32' Con: Quade Cooper  7', 33' (2/2) Pen: Quade Cooper  3', 17' (2/2) Cards: James Hanson  70' Jake Schatz  74'	Attendance: 20,758 Referee: Stuart Berry

	22 March 2014	Bulls	23–19	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Jacques du Plessis  48' JJ Engelbrecht  53' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  49', 54' (2/2) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  15' (1/1) Handré Pollard  79' (1/1) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  22' (1/2) Handré Pollard (0/1)	Report[93] Scoreboard[94]	Try: Willem Alberts  8' Con: Tim Swiel  9' (1/1) Pen: François Steyn  37', 40', 67', 70' (4/5) Drop: François Steyn (0/2)	Attendance: 48,728 Referee: Mike Fraser

	28 March 2014	Crusaders	26–29	Hurricanes	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Johnny McNicholl  25', 33' Colin Slade  57' Con: Tom Taylor  26' (1/3) Pen: Tom Taylor  18', 40', 65' (3/4)	Report[95] Scoreboard[96]	Try: Faifili Levave  9' TJ Perenara  20' Julian Savea  43' Alapati Leiua  74' Con: Beauden Barrett  10', 21', 44' (3/4) Pen: Beauden Barrett  6' (1/3)	Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Nick Briant

	28 March 2014	Rebels	32–24	Brumbies	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	19:40	Try: Jason Woodward  59' Mitch Inman  70' Con: Jason Woodward  60', 71' (2/2) Pen: Jason Woodward  6', 44', 51', 56', 67', 80' (6/6)	Report[97] Scoreboard[98]	Try: Jesse Mogg  3' penalty try  47' Robbie Coleman  78' Con: Nic White  4', 48' (2/2) Matt To'omua  78' (1/1) Pen: Nic White  11' (1/1) Cards: Scott Fardy 65' to 75'	Attendance: 10,726 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	29 March 2014	Blues	30–12	Highlanders	Eden Park, Auckland
	19:35	Try: George Moala  11' Ma'a Nonu  36' Charles Piutau  49' Con: Simon Hickey  12', 37', 50' (3/3) Pen: Simon Hickey  32', 45', 59' (3/5)	Report[99] Scoreboard[100]	Pen: Lima Sopoaga  14', 24', 28', 47' (4/4)	Attendance: 16,700 Referee: Steve Walsh

	29 March 2014	Reds	22–17	Stormers	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:40	Try: Rob Simmons  25' Con: Quade Cooper  26' (1/1) Pen: Quade Cooper  20', 36', 57', 71' (4/6) Drop: Quade Cooper  67' (1/1)	Report[101] Scoreboard[102]	Try: Damian de Allende  10' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  74' Con: Peter Grant  11' (1/1) Demetri Catrakilis  75' (1/1) Pen: Peter Grant  38' (1/2)	Attendance: 28,060 Referee: Chris Pollock

	29 March 2014	Bulls	34–34	Chiefs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Deon Stegmann  30' penalty try  45' Bjorn Basson  49' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  46', 50' (2/3) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  10', 23', 40', 55', 75' (5/5) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1)	Report[103] Scoreboard[104]	Try: Mils Muliaina  14' Liam Messam  18' Gareth Anscombe  70' Matt Symons  76' Aaron Cruden  80' Con: Aaron Cruden  19' (1/2) Gareth Anscombe  71', 81' (2/3) Pen: Aaron Cruden  37' (1/3) Cards: Matt Symons 46' to 56'	Attendance: 24,164 Referee: Craig Joubert

	29 March 2014	Sharks	32–10	Waratahs	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	17:05	Try: Marcell Coetzee  50' Keegan Daniel  72' Con: Fred Zeilinga  51', 73' (2/2) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  10', 17', 22', 65', 80' (5/5) François Steyn  38' (1/2)	Report[106] Scoreboard[107]	Try: Bernard Foley  78' Con: Bernard Foley  79' (1/1) Pen: Bernard Foley  4' (1/3) Cards: Dave Dennis 49' to 59'	Attendance: 31,829[105] Referee: Mike Fraser

	4 April 2014	Highlanders	33–30	Rebels	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Shane Christie  15' Aaron Smith  18' Ben Smith  53' Con: Lima Sopoaga  16', 19', 54' (3/3) Pen: Lima Sopoaga  10', 33', 48', 65' (4/6)	Report[109] Scoreboard[110]	Try: Scott Fuglistaller  7' Angus Roberts  45' Jason Woodward  77' Con: Jason Woodward  8', 46', 78' (3/3) Pen: Jason Woodward  17', 37', 59' (3/3)	Attendance: 9,501[108] Referee: Chris Pollock

	4 April 2014	Brumbies	26–9	Blues	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
	19:40	Try: Pat McCabe  8', 52' Robbie Coleman  57' Con: Nic White  8' (1/3) Pen: Christian Lealiifano  70' (1/1) Nic White  11', 21' (2/3)	Report[111] Scoreboard[112]	Pen: Simon Hickey  10', 40', 44' (3/4)	Attendance: 7,129 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	5 April 2014	Hurricanes	25–20	Bulls	McLean Park, Napier
	19:35	Try: Andre Taylor  16' Con: Beauden Barrett  17' (1/1) Pen: Beauden Barrett  10', 22', 34', 65', 73', 82' (6/6)	Report[113] Scoreboard[114]	Try: Jurgen Visser  35' Handré Pollard  67' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  36' (1/1) Handré Pollard  68' (1/1) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  18', 28' (2/2) Handré Pollard (0/1) Drop: Jurgen Visser (0/1)	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Steve Walsh

	5 April 2014	Reds	29–32	Western Force	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	18:40	Try: Ben Tapuai  25' James Slipper  33' Con: Quade Cooper  26', 34' (2/2) Pen: Quade Cooper  40' (1/2) Mike Harris  55', 64', 71', 75' (4/4) Drop: Quade Cooper (0/1)	Report[115] Scoreboard[116]	Try: Ben McCalman  38' Luke Morahan  61' Jayden Hayward  78' Con: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Jayden Hayward  79' (1/2) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  10', 15', 18', 21' (4/6) Drop: Sias Ebersohn  69' (1/1) Cards: Angus Cottrell 24' to 34'	Attendance: 27,024 Referee: Garratt Williamson

	5 April 2014	Cheetahs	43–43	Chiefs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: Sarel Pretorius  7', 35' Rayno Benjamin  15' Boom Prinsloo  38' Con: Johan Goosen  8', 16', 36', 39' (4/4) Pen: Johan Goosen  19', 30', 55', 72', 78' (5/7) Drop: Johan Goosen (0/1)	Report[117] Scoreboard[118]	Try: Augustine Pulu  27', 52' Tim Nanai-Williams  60', 82' Asaeli Tikoirotuma  63', 70' Con: Aaron Cruden  28', 53', 64', 70', 83' (5/6) Pen: Aaron Cruden  13' (1/1) Asaeli Tikoirotuma (0/1)	Attendance: 14,993 Referee: Craig Joubert

	5 April 2014	Lions	7–28	Crusaders	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:05	Try: Lionel Mapoe  51' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  52' (1/1) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)	Report[119] Scoreboard[120]	Try: Ryan Crotty  45' Andy Ellis  73' Kieron Fonotia  80' Con: Colin Slade  46' (1/1) Tyler Bleyendaal  74' (1/2) Pen: Colin Slade  10', 14' (2/4) Israel Dagg  69' (1/1)	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	5 April 2014	Stormers	11–22	Waratahs	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Kobus van Wyk  21' Con: Peter Grant (0/1) Pen: Peter Grant  12', 56' (2/3) Jaco Taute (0/1)	Report[122] Scoreboard[123]	Try: Nick Phipps  14' Con: Bernard Foley  15' (1/1) Pen: Bernard Foley  34', 49', 68' (3/3) Kurtley Beale  46', 63' (2/2)	Attendance: 25,284[121] Referee: Glen Jackson

	11 April 2014	Highlanders	27–20	Bulls	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Lima Sopoaga  33' Gareth Evans  45' Malakai Fekitoa  54' Con: Lima Sopoaga  34', 46', 55' (3/3) Pen: Lima Sopoaga  20', 37' (2/2)	Report[125] Scoreboard[126]	Try: Bjorn Basson  22' Marcel van der Merwe  81' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  23', 82' (2/2) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  4', 12' (2/2)	Attendance: 10,090[124] Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

	11 April 2014	Reds	20–23	Brumbies	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	19:40	Try: Beau Robinson  33' Eddie Quirk  63' Con: Quade Cooper  34', 64' (2/2) Pen: Quade Cooper  12', 69' (2/2)	Report[127] Scoreboard[128]	Try: Scott Fardy  9' Joe Tomane  30' Con: Nic White  10', 31' (2/2) Pen: Nic White  15', 23', 44' (3/4)	Attendance: 30,004 Referee: Steve Walsh

	12 April 2014	Chiefs	22–16	Rebels	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
	19:35	Try: Michael Fitzgerald  15' Con: Gareth Anscombe  16' (1/1) Pen: Gareth Anscombe  3', 8', 12', 25', 58' (5/5) Cards: Pauliasi Manu  76'	Report[129] Scoreboard[130]	Try: Shota Horie  44' Con: Jason Woodward  45' (1/1) Pen: Jason Woodward  28', 40', 65' (3/4) Cards: Scott Higginbotham 55' to 66'	Attendance: 11,845 Referee: Matt O'Brien

	12 April 2014	Western Force	28–16	Waratahs	nib Stadium, Perth
	17:40	Try: Nick Cummins  26', 50', 61' Con: Sias Ebersohn  27', 62' (2/3) Pen: Sias Ebersohn  16', 40', 76' (3/3)	Report[132] Scoreboard[133]	Try: Kurtley Beale  66' Con: Bernard Foley  67' (1/1) Pen: Kurtley Beale  9', 11' (2/3) Bernard Foley  30' (1/1)	Attendance: 14,281[131] Referee: Angus Gardner

	12 April 2014	Cheetahs	31–52	Crusaders	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	17:05	Try: Cornal Hendricks  17' Sarel Pretorius  50' Oupa Mohojé  54' Willie le Roux  59' Con: Elgar Watts  18', 51', 55', 60' (4/4) Pen: Elgar Watts  33' (1/2)	Report[134] Scoreboard[135]	Try: Israel Dagg  28' Nemani Nadolo  41', 68', 81' Tom Taylor  64' Colin Slade  78' Con: Colin Slade  29', 42', 65', 79' (4/5) Tyler Bleyendaal  82' (1/1) Pen: Colin Slade  11', 23', 36', 38' (4/5)	Attendance: 15,028 Referee: Glen Jackson