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Deutsch2015 Super Rugby season
| 2015 Super Rugby season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | Australia New Zealand South Africa | ||
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout | ||
| Champions | Highlanders (1st title) | ||
| Matches played | 125 | ||
| Tries scored | 633 (5.06 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Lima Sopoaga (191) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Waisake Naholo (13) | ||
| Official website | Official site | ||
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The 2015 Super Rugby season was the 20th season of Super Rugby and the fifth season featuring an expanded 15-team format. For sponsorship reasons, this competition was known as Asteron Life Super Rugby in Australia, Investec Super Rugby in New Zealand and Vodacom Super Rugby in South Africa. The round-robin matches took place every weekend from 13 February until 13 June, followed by the finals series and culminating in the final on 4 July. This was the final season that featured a 15-team format.
Competition format
[edit]Covering 21 weeks, the schedule featured a total of 125 matches. The 15 teams were grouped geographically, labelled the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference and the South African Conference. The regular season consisted of two types of matches:[1]
- Internal Conference Matches – Each team played the other four teams in the same conference twice, home and away.
- Cross Conference Matches – Each team played 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 played two home and two away games against teams from each of the other conferences, making a total of eight cross conference games for each team.
The top team of each conference, plus the next top three teams in table points regardless of conference (wild card teams), moved on to the finals. The top two conference winners, based on table points, received byes in the qualifier round. In the qualifier round, the third conference winner was the number three seed and hosted the wild card team with the worst record, and the best wild card team hosted the second-best wild card team. In the semi-finals, the number two conference winner hosted the higher surviving seed from the first round, and the number one conference winner hosted the other first-round winner. The final was hosted by the top remaining seed.[2]
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hurricanes | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 458 | 288 | +170 | 58 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 66 | Qualified to the Semi-finals with home advantage. |
| 2 |  Waratahs | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 409 | 313 | +96 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 52 | |
| 3 |  Stormers | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 373 | 323 | +50 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 45 | Qualified to the Qualifying final with home advantage. |
| 4 | Highlanders | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 450 | 333 | +117 | 54 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 53 | |
| 5 | Chiefs | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 372 | 299 | +73 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 48 | Qualified to the Qualifying final. |
| 6 | Brumbies | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 261 | +108 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 47 | |
| 7 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 481 | 338 | +143 | 56 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Lions | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 342 | 364 | −22 | 33 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 42 | |
| 9 | Bulls | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 397 | 388 | +9 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 38 | |
| 10 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 319 | 354 | −35 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 36 | |
| 11 | Sharks | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 338 | 401 | −63 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Cheetahs | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 357 | 531 | −174 | 44 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 26 | |
| 13 | Reds | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 247 | 434 | −187 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 14 | Blues | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 282 | 428 | −146 | 29 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |
| 15 | Force | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 245 | 384 | −139 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
Source: [3][4]
Rules for classification: Teams standings were calculated as follows:[5] 1. Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked in the top three); 2. Log points; 3. Number of games won; 4. Overall points difference; 5. Number of tries scored; 6. Overall try difference
Rules for classification: Teams standings were calculated as follows:[5] 1. Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked in the top three); 2. Log points; 3. Number of games won; 4. Overall points difference; 5. Number of tries scored; 6. Overall try difference
- 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
- Qualification: 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) hosted the sixth-placed team in the qualifiers, while the fourth-placed team hosted the fifth-placed team. The top two teams (i.e. the two conference winners with the best overall record) qualified directly to the semi-finals, where they had 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 progressed to the final, with the team with the higher seeding having home advantage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waratahs | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 409 | 313 | +96 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 52 |
| 2 | Brumbies | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 261 | +108 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 47 |
| 3 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 319 | 354 | −35 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| 4 | Reds | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 247 | 434 | −187 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Force | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 245 | 384 | −139 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
Source: [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurricanes | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 458 | 288 | +170 | 58 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 66 |
| 2 | Highlanders | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 450 | 333 | +117 | 54 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 53 |
| 3 | Chiefs | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 372 | 299 | +73 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 48 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 481 | 338 | +143 | 56 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 46 |
| 5 | Blues | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 282 | 428 | −146 | 29 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
Source: [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stormers | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 373 | 323 | +50 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
| 2 | Lions | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 342 | 364 | −22 | 32 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| 3 | Bulls | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 397 | 388 | +9 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 38 |
| 4 | Sharks | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 338 | 401 | −63 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | Cheetahs | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 357 | 531 | −174 | 44 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
Source: [3]
Round-by-round
[edit]The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:
| Team Progression – 2015 Super Rugby season | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | Qual | SF | Final |
| Hurricanes | 4 (3rd) | 8 (2nd) | 13 (1st) | 13 (4th) | 18 (2nd) | 22 (1st) | 27 (1st) | 31 (1st) | 31 (1st) | 33 (1st) | 38 (1st) | 43 (1st) | 48 (1st) | 52 (1st) | 57 (1st) | 57 (1st) | 62 (1st) | 66 (1st) | Bye | Won | Lost |
| Waratahs | 0 (12th) | 5 (9th) | 5 (10th) | 9 (6th) | 10 (8th) | 14 (8th) | 18 (6th) | 18 (8th) | 18 (10th) | 23 (7th) | 27 (7th) | 31 (6th) | 32 (7th) | 36 (6th) | 41 (2nd) | 42 (3rd) | 47 (2nd) | 52 (2nd) | Bye | Lost | — |
| Stormers | 4 (5th) | 8 (1st) | 12 (2nd) | 16 (1st) | 16 (3rd) | 16 (3rd) | 16 (8th) | 17 (9th) | 22 (6th) | 26 (6th) | 30 (3rd) | 30 (7th) | 34 (2nd) | 34 (7th) | 38 (3rd) | 43 (2nd) | 45 (3rd) | 45 (3rd) | Lost | — | — |
| Highlanders | 0 (10th) | 1 (12th) | 5 (9th) | 9 (7th) | 14 (5th) | 15 (6th) | 20 (5th) | 20 (5th) | 24 (5th) | 28 (5th) | 28 (6th) | 33 (5th) | 34 (5th) | 39 (5th) | 43 (5th) | 48 (4th) | 48 (5th) | 53 (4th) | Won | Won | Won |
| Chiefs | 4 (7th) | 8 (4th) | 13 (4th) | 14 (3rd) | 18 (4th) | 19 (4th) | 24 (4th) | 28 (4th) | 28 (4th) | 32 (4th) | 37 (4th) | 38 (4th) | 38 (4th) | 39 (4th) | 44 (4th) | 44 (5th) | 48 (4th) | 48 (5th) | Lost | — | — |
| Brumbies | 5 (1st) | 6 (3rd) | 10 (3rd) | 15 (2nd) | 20 (1st) | 20 (2nd) | 20 (2nd) | 24 (2nd) | 25 (2nd) | 26 (3rd) | 31 (2nd) | 32 (3rd) | 33 (3rd) | 38 (2nd) | 38 (6th) | 42 (6th) | 47 (6th) | 47 (6th) | Won | Lost | — |
| Crusaders | 0 (11th) | 4 (10th) | 4 (13th) | 4 (14th) | 9 (10th) | 14 (7th) | 14 (9th) | 19 (6th) | 20 (8th) | 20 (10th) | 25 (9th) | 26 (9th) | 31 (9th) | 31 (9th) | 31 (9th) | 36 (8th) | 41 (8th) | 46 (7th) | — | — | — |
| Lions | 0 (14th) | 0 (15th) | 1 (15th) | 5 (11th) | 5 (13th) | 9 (11th) | 13 (10th) | 17 (10th) | 21 (7th) | 21 (8th) | 26 (8th) | 27 (8th) | 31 (8th) | 31 (8th) | 36 (7th) | 40 (7th) | 42 (7th) | 42 (8th) | — | — | — |
| Bulls | 0 (13th) | 1 (13th) | 6 (8th) | 10 (5th) | 10 (7th) | 14 (9th) | 18 (7th) | 19 (3rd) | 24 (3rd) | 28 (2nd) | 29 (5th) | 34 (2nd) | 34 (6th) | 35 (3rd) | 35 (8th) | 36 (9th) | 37 (9th) | 38 (9th) | — | — | — |
| Rebels | 4 (6th) | 5 (7th) | 6 (7th) | 6 (9th) | 10 (9th) | 11 (10th) | 11 (11th) | 15 (11th) | 15 (11th) | 19 (11th) | 20 (11th) | 24 (10th) | 29 (10th) | 30 (10th) | 30 (10th) | 31 (10th) | 35 (10th) | 36 (10th) | — | — | — |
| Sharks | 1 (9th) | 6 (5th) | 6 (6th) | 6 (10th) | 11 (6th) | 15 (5th) | 19 (3rd) | 19 (7th) | 20 (9th) | 21 (9th) | 21 (10th) | 21 (11th) | 21 (11th) | 21 (11th) | 25 (11th) | 29 (11th) | 29 (11th) | 34 (11th) | — | — | — |
| Cheetahs | 5 (2nd) | 5 (6th) | 9 (5th) | 9 (8th) | 9 (11th) | 9 (12th) | 9 (12th) | 9 (12th) | 13 (12th) | 14 (12th) | 16 (12th) | 20 (12th) | 20 (12th) | 20 (12th) | 20 (12th) | 20 (13th) | 21 (13th) | 26 (12th) | — | — | — |
| Reds | 0 (15th) | 4 (11th) | 5 (12th) | 5 (13th) | 5 (14th) | 5 (14th) | 6 (14th) | 6 (14th) | 7 (15th) | 11 (13th) | 11 (13th) | 11 (14th) | 11 (15th) | 16 (14th) | 17 (14th) | 22 (12th) | 22 (12th) | 22 (13th) | — | — | — |
| Blues | 1 (8th) | 1 (14th) | 2 (14th) | 3 (15th) | 4 (15th) | 4 (15th) | 4 (15th) | 5 (15th) | 9 (13th) | 11 (14th) | 11 (14th) | 16 (13th) | 16 (13th) | 20 (13th) | 20 (13th) | 20 (14th) | 20 (14th) | 20 (14th) | — | — | — |
| Force | 5 (4th) | 5 (8th) | 5 (11th) | 5 (12th) | 6 (12th) | 7 (13th) | 8 (13th) | 8 (13th) | 8 (14th) | 9 (15th) | 10 (15th) | 11 (15th) | 15 (14th) | 15 (15th) | 15 (15th) | 15 (15th) | 15 (15th) | 19 (15th) | — | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye |
Matches
[edit]The following matches were played during the 2015 Super Rugby regular season:[6]
Round 1
[edit]| 13 February 2015 | Crusaders | 10–20 | Rebels | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Ben Funnell  24'Con: Dan Carter  25' (1/1)Pen: Dan Carter 10' (1/3) Colin Slade (0/1) Cards: Mitchell Drummond  40' to 50' | Report[7] Scoreboard[8] | Try: Lopeti Timani 21' Nic Stirzaker 66'Con: Mike Harris 22', 67' (2/2)Pen: Mike Harris 33', 40' (2/3)Cards: Nic Stirzaker 3' to 14' Sean McMahon 60' to 70' | Attendance: 13,518 Referee: Nick Briant |
| 13 February 2015 | Brumbies | 47–3 | Reds | GIO Stadium, Canberra | ||
| 19:40 | Try: Robbie Coleman 5' Joe Tomane 40' Matt To'omua 49' Nic White 57' Tevita Kuridrani 69' James Dargaville 77'Con: Christian Lealiifano 6', 50', 58', 70' (4/6)Pen: Christian Lealiifano 13', 25', 28' (3/3) | Report[9] Scoreboard[10] | Pen: Karmichael Hunt 34' (1/2) Cards: James Horwill 48' to 59'  76' | Attendance: 13,570 Referee: Angus Gardner |
| 13 February 2015 | Lions | 8–22 | Hurricanes | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Ruan Combrinck 23' Con: Elton Jantjies (0/1) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 40' (1/4)Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) | Report[11] Scoreboard[12] | Try: TJ Perenara 36' Matt Proctor 81'Con: Beauden Barrett (0/2) Pen: Beauden Barrett 21', 28', 54', 75' (4/4) | Attendance: 17,251 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
| 14 February 2015 | Blues | 18–23 | Chiefs | QBE Stadium, Albany | ||
| 19:35 | Pen: Ihaia West 5', 29', 38', 45', 59', 71' (6/6) | Report[13] Scoreboard[14] | Try: James Lowe 12' Bryce Heem 15'Con: Damian McKenzie 13', 16' (2/2)Pen: Damian McKenzie 20', 33', 47' (3/5)Cards: Matt Symons 44' to 54' | Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Chris Pollock |
| 14 February 2015 | Sharks | 29–35 | Cheetahs | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 17:05 | Try: Patrick Lambie 25' Lwazi Mvovo 75'Con: Patrick Lambie 26', 76' (2/2)Pen: Patrick Lambie 11', 20', 40', 50', 56' (5/6) | Report[15] Scoreboard[16] | Try: Jean Cook 13' Francois Venter 27' Boom Prinsloo 63' Carl Wegner 69'Con: Joe Pietersen 14', 28' (2/3) Willie du Plessis 70' (1/1)Pen: Joe Pietersen 23', 37', 44' (3/3)Drop: Joe Pietersen (0/1) | Attendance: 18,930 Referee: Andrew Lees |
| 14 February 2015 | Bulls | 17–29 | Stormers | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Deon Stegmann 4' Con: Handré Pollard (0/1) Pen: Handré Pollard 43', 49', 54', 60' (4/6) | Report[17] Scoreboard[18] | Try: Dillyn Leyds 8' Duane Vermeulen 28'Con: Demetri Catrakilis 9', 29' (2/2)Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 13', 52', 67' (3/5) Kurt Coleman 73' (1/1)Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Kurt Coleman 78' (1/2) | Attendance: 37,047 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 15 February 2015 | Waratahs | 13–25 | Force | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | ||
| 16:05 | Try: Rob Horne 54', 77' Con: Bernard Foley (0/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 24' (1/2)Cards: Wycliff Palu 34' to 42' | Report[20] Scoreboard[21] | Try: Chris Alcock 36' Angus Cottrell 46' Luke Morahan 67' Francois van Wyk 73'Con: Sias Ebersohn 47' (1/3) Zack Holmes (0/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn 12' (1/3)Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Cards: Alby Mathewson 54' to 65' | Attendance: 20,271[19] Referee: Steve Walsh |
| Bye/s: Highlanders |
Round 2
[edit]| 20 February 2015 | Chiefs | 19–17 | Brumbies | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth | ||
| 17:35 | Try: Charlie Ngatai 15' Con: Aaron Cruden 16' (1/1)Pen: Aaron Cruden 7', 33', 68', 80' (4/4) | Report[22] Scoreboard[23] | Try: Ita Vaea 19' Con: Christian Lealiifano (0/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 5', 44', 58' (3/3) Nic White 14' (1/2) | Attendance: 6,985 Referee: Steve Walsh |
| 20 February 2015 | Rebels | 28–38 | Waratahs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||
| 19:40 | Try: Scott Higginbotham 12' Lopeti Timani 40' Luke Burgess 53' Sefa Naivalu 66'Con: Mike Harris 13', 40', 54', 67' (4/4)Pen: Mike Harris (0/1) Jack Debreczeni (0/1) | Report[25] Scoreboard[26] | Try: Stephen Hoiles 22' Taqele Naiyaravoro 43', 61' Kurtley Beale 73'Con: Bernard Foley 23', 44', 74' (3/4)Pen: Bernard Foley 4', 33', 78' (3/3) Kurtley Beale 27' (1/1)Cards: Taqele Naiyaravoro 63' to 74' | Attendance: 12,178[24] Referee: Angus Gardner |
| 20 February 2015 | Bulls | 13–17 | Hurricanes | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Handré Pollard 31' Con: Handré Pollard 32' (1/1)Pen: Handré Pollard 29', 52' (2/3) | Report[27] Scoreboard[28] | Try: Julian Savea 67' Con: Beauden Barrett (0/1) Pen: Beauden Barrett 12', 19', 40', 47' (4/6) | Attendance: 11,774 Referee: Andrew Lees |
| 21 February 2015 | Highlanders | 20–26 | Crusaders | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Aaron Smith 20' Malakai Fekitoa 62'Con: Lima Sopoaga 21', 63' (2/2)Pen: Lima Sopoaga 73', 81' (2/3) | Report[29] Scoreboard[30] | Try: Scott Barrett 27' Johnny McNicholl 40'Con: Colin Slade 28', 40' (2/2)Pen: Colin Slade 18', 35', 52', 79' (4/7) | Attendance: 17,005 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe |
| 21 February 2015 | Reds | 18–6 | Force | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 18:40 | Try: Lachlan Turner 35' penalty try 55'Con: Lachlan Turner 56' (1/2)Pen: Lachlan Turner 15', 18' (2/3) | Report[31] Scoreboard[32] | Pen: Sias Ebersohn 21', 30' (2/2) Cards: Chris Heiberg 25' to 36' | Attendance: 14,199 Referee: Nick Briant |
| 21 February 2015 | Stormers | 27–16 | Blues | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 17:05 | Try: Nic Groom 11' Dillyn Leyds 35'Con: Demetri Catrakilis 36' (1/2)Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 6', 40', 42', 54' (4/5) Kurt Coleman 78' (1/2) | Report[33] Scoreboard[34] | Try: Jimmy Cowan 51' Con: Ihaia West 52' (1/1)Pen: Ihaia West 4', 8', 44' (3/3)Cards: Hayden Triggs 25' | Attendance: 27,352 Referee: Craig Joubert |
| 21 February 2015 | Sharks | 29–12 | Lions | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Odwa Ndungane 25' Cobus Reinach 30' Marcell Coetzee 64', 77'Con: Patrick Lambie 31', 65', 78' (3/4)Pen: Patrick Lambie 9' (1/3) | Report[35] Scoreboard[36] | Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 3', 33', 51', 58' (4/4) Ruan Combrinck (0/1) Cards: Warren Whiteley 76' | Attendance: 11,431 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
| Bye/s: Cheetahs |
Round 3
[edit]| 27 February 2015 | Highlanders | 20–13 | Reds | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Waisake Naholo 68' Con: Hayden Parker (0/1) Pen: Marty Banks 3', 22', 24', 55' (4/5) Hayden Parker 78' (1/1) | Report[37] Scoreboard[38] | Try: Jake Schatz 50' Con: James O'Connor 51' (1/1)Pen: James O'Connor 11', 80' (2/3) | Referee: Glen Jackson |
| 27 February 2015 | Force | 13–42 | Hurricanes | nib Stadium, Perth | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Mitchell Scott 77' Con: Luke Burton 78' (1/1)Pen: Zack Holmes 3' (1/2) Luke Burton 40' (1/2) | Report[39] Scoreboard[40] | Try: Cory Jane 12' Mark Abbott 25' Victor Vito 61' Julian Savea 64' James Marshall 80'Con: Beauden Barrett 26', 62' (2/3) James Marshall 65', 80' (2/2)Pen: Beauden Barrett 36', 44', 55' (3/3) | Attendance: 14,670 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 27 February 2015 | Cheetahs | 25–24 | Blues | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Cornal Hendricks 19', 33' Sarel Pretorius 54'Con: Joe Pietersen 20', 55' (2/3)Pen: Joe Pietersen 71', 79' (2/3) | Report[41] Scoreboard[42] | Try: Luke Braid 25' Charlie Faumuina 37' Jerome Kaino 64'Con: Ihaia West 26', 38', 65' (3/3)Pen: Ihaia West 74' (1/2)Drop: Ihaia West (0/1) | Attendance: 13,282 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
| 28 February 2015 | Chiefs | 40–16 | Crusaders | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Sonny Bill Williams 13' Augustine Pulu 22' Charlie Ngatai 33' Tom Marshall 63' James Lowe 67'Con: Aaron Cruden 23', 34', 68' (3/5)Pen: Aaron Cruden 31', 49', 55' (3/4)Cards: James Lowe 8' to 20' Damian McKenzie 78' | Report[43] Scoreboard[44] | Try: Andrew Ellis 45' Con: Colin Slade 46' (1/1)Pen: Colin Slade 3', 8', 26' (3/5)Cards: Matt Todd 21' to 31' | Attendance: 18,166 Referee: Mike Fraser |
| 28 February 2015 | Rebels | 15–20 | Brumbies | AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||
| 19:40 | Pen: Mike Harris 16', 40', 56', 63', 76' (5/6) Cards: Scott Higginbotham 58' to 68' | Report[45] Scoreboard[46] | Try: Tevita Kuridrani 21' Jarrad Butler 59'Con: Christian Lealiifano 22', 60' (2/2)Pen: Christian Lealiifano 13', 30' (2/2) Nic White (0/1) Cards: Sam Carter 75' | Attendance: 9,071 Referee: Steve Walsh |
| 28 February 2015 | Bulls | 43–35 | Sharks | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 17:05 | Try: Francois Hougaard 25' Deon Stegmann 36' Pierre Spies 44' Jan Serfontein 80'Con: Handré Pollard 26', 37', 45' (3/3) Tian Schoeman 81' (1/1)Pen: Handré Pollard 2', 9', 14', 60' (4/4) Tian Schoeman 75' (1/1) | Report[47] Scoreboard[48] | Try: Ryan Kankowski 30' Cobus Reinach 60'Con: Patrick Lambie 31', 61' (2/2)Pen: Patrick Lambie 7', 23', 33', 43', 52', 67', 73' (7/7) | Attendance: 38,538 Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
| 28 February 2015 | Lions | 19–22 | Stormers | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Warwick Tecklenburg 17' Con: Elton Jantjies 18' (1/1)Pen: Elton Jantjies 5', 40', 42', 53' (4/4) Ruan Combrinck (0/1) Drop: Jaco van der Walt (0/1) | Report[49] Scoreboard[50] | Try: Siya Kolisi 76' Con: Kurt Coleman 77' (1/1)Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 28', 35', 38', 46', 66' (5/5) | Attendance: 20,107 Referee: Andrew Lees |
| Bye/s: Waratahs |
Round 4
[edit]| 6 March 2015 | Chiefs | 17–20 | Highlanders | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | ||
| 19:35 | Try: penalty try 48', 57' Con: Aaron Cruden 49', 57' (2/2)Pen: Aaron Cruden 5' (1/4) Andrew Horrell (0/1) Cards: James Lowe 78' | Report[51] Scoreboard[52] | Try: Patrick Osborne 35' Con: Lima Sopoaga (0/1) Pen: Lima Sopoaga 20', 28', 40' (3/3) Marty Banks 77', 80' (2/2)Cards: Joe Wheeler 46' to 57' | Referee: Nick Briant |
| 6 March 2015 | Brumbies | 27–15 | Force | GIO Stadium, Canberra | ||
| 19:40 | Try: Rory Arnold 7' Joe Tomane 13' Ben Alexander 23' Nic White 49'Con: Christian Lealiifano 8', 24' (2/3) Nic White (0/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 63' (1/1) | Report[53] Scoreboard[54] | Try: Nick Cummins 11' Steve Mafi 57'Con: Zack Holmes 58' (1/2)Pen: Zack Holmes 40' (1/2) | Attendance: 10,799 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 7 March 2015 | Blues | 10–13 | Lions | QBE Stadium, Albany | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Jerome Kaino 30' Con: Ihaia West 31' (1/1)Pen: Ihaia West 21' (1/2) | Report[56] Scoreboard[57] | Try: Ruan Combrinck 63' Con: Elton Jantjies 64' (1/1)Pen: Elton Jantjies 24', 50' (2/3) Ruan Combrinck (0/1) | Attendance: 6,420[55] Referee: Matt O'Brien |
| 7 March 2015 | Reds | 5–23 | Waratahs | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 18:40 | Try: Marco Kotze 80' Con: James O'Connor (0/1) Pen: James O'Connor (0/2) | Report[59] Scoreboard[60] | Try: Bernard Foley 25' Peter Betham 67'Con: Bernard Foley 26', 68' (2/2)Pen: Bernard Foley 13', 23', 50' (3/4)Cards: Tatafu Polota-Nau 57' to 68' | Attendance: 27,199[58] Referee: Glen Jackson |
| 7 March 2015 | Cheetahs | 20–39 | Bulls | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 17:05 | Try: Raymond Rhule 43' Boom Prinsloo 59'Con: Joe Pietersen 44', 60' (2/2)Pen: Joe Pietersen 4', 29' (2/2)Cards: Raymond Rhule 6' to 16' | Report[61] Scoreboard[62] | Try: Handré Pollard 18' Bjorn Basson 31' Jan Serfontein 71'Con: Handré Pollard 19', 32', 72' (3/3)Pen: Handré Pollard 11', 27', 40', 54', 62' (5/5)Drop: Handré Pollard 65' (1/1) | Attendance: 25,835 Referee: Stuart Berry |
| 7 March 2015 | Stormers | 29–13 | Sharks | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Johnny Kôtze 18' penalty try 66'Con: Demetri Catrakilis 19' (1/1) Kurt Coleman 67' (1/1)Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 33', 40', 45', 50' (4/4) Kurt Coleman 73' (1/1)Cards: Nic Groom 21' to 33' | Report[63] Scoreboard[64] | Try: Patrick Lambie 24' Con: Patrick Lambie 26' (1/1)Pen: Patrick Lambie 4', 65' (2/2)Cards: François Steyn 73' | Attendance: 40,232 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| Bye/s: Crusaders, Hurricanes, Rebels |
Round 5
[edit]| 13 March 2015 | Hurricanes | 30–23 | Blues | Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North | ||
| 17:35 | Try: TJ Perenara 7' Matt Proctor 40' Julian Savea 49', 75'Con: Beauden Barrett 40', 50' (2/4)Pen: Beauden Barrett 6', 17' (2/3)Drop: Conrad Smith (0/1) | Report[65] Scoreboard[66] | Try: Lolagi Visinia 20' Frank Halai 28'Con: Ihaia West 21', 29' (2/2)Pen: Ihaia West 32', 47', 53' (3/5) | Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Glen Jackson |
| 13 March 2015 | Force | 17–21 | Rebels | nib Stadium, Perth | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Alby Mathewson 39' Tetera Faulkner 74'Con: Luke Burton 40', 75' (2/2)Pen: Luke Burton 48' (1/1) | Report[67] Scoreboard[68] | Try: Mike Harris 4' Dom Shipperley 22'Con: Mike Harris 5' (1/2)Pen: Mike Harris 33', 60', 65' (3/3) | Attendance: 9,972 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
| 14 March 2015 | Crusaders | 34–6 | Lions | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Andrew Ellis 6' penalty try 56' Kieron Fonotia 58' Kieran Read 76'Con: Dan Carter 7', 57', 59', 77' (4/4)Pen: Dan Carter 17', 24' (2/3) | Report[70] Scoreboard[71] | Pen: Elton Jantjies 26', 46' (2/2) Cards: Julian Redelinghuys 50' to 60' | Attendance: 14,000[69] Referee: Nick Briant |
| 14 March 2015 | Highlanders | 26–19 | Waratahs | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Tom Franklin 29' Waisake Naholo 39' Ben Smith 44' Patrick Osborne 47'Con: Lima Sopoaga 30', 40', 45' (3/4)Pen: Lima Sopoaga (0/2) | Report[73] Scoreboard[74] | Try: Nick Phipps 3' Matthew Carraro 19' Stephen Hoiles 78'Con: Bernard Foley 20', 79' (2/3)Cards: Sekope Kepu 28' to 38' | Attendance: 11,986[72] Referee: Craig Joubert |
| 14 March 2015 | Reds | 0–29 | Brumbies | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 18:40 | Pen: Nick Frisby (0/1) Cards: Liam Gill 47' to 57' | Report[75] Scoreboard[76] | Try: Stephen Moore 20' Ben Alexander 27', 47' Ita Vaea 57' Christian Lealiifano 73'Con: Christian Lealiifano 48', 74' (2/5)Pen: Christian Lealiifano (0/1) | Attendance: 22,537 Referee: Andrew Lees |
| 14 March 2015 | Stormers | 19–28 | Chiefs | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Kobus van Wyk 19' Con: Kurt Coleman 20' (1/1)Pen: Kurt Coleman 15', 23', 35' (3/4) Demetri Catrakilis 63' (1/1) | Report[77] Scoreboard[78] | Try: Aaron Cruden 27' James Lowe 48' Sam Cane 71'Con: Aaron Cruden 28', 49' (2/3)Pen: Aaron Cruden 5', 40', 60' (3/4) | Attendance: 42,247 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 14 March 2015 | Cheetahs | 10–27 | Sharks | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 17:05 | Try: Francois Venter 79' Con: Francois Brummer 80' (1/1)Pen: Willie du Plessis 7' (1/2) | Report[79] Scoreboard[80] | Try: François Steyn 9' Marcell Coetzee 29', 33' Jack Wilson 74'Con: Patrick Lambie 10', 34' (2/4)Pen: Patrick Lambie 26' (1/1)Cards: Ryan Kankowski 78' | Attendance: 16,583 Referee: Chris Pollock |
| Bye/s: Bulls |
Round 6
[edit]| 20 March 2015 | Highlanders | 13–20 | Hurricanes | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Lima Sopoaga 78' Con: Lima Sopoaga 79' (1/1)Pen: Lima Sopoaga 9', 62' (2/4) | Report[82] Scoreboard[83] | Try: Reggie Goodes 49' TJ Perenara 73'Con: Beauden Barrett 50', 74' (2/2)Pen: Beauden Barrett 36', 59' (2/4)Cards: Julian Savea 78' | Attendance: 17,300[81] Referee: Ben O'Keeffe |
| 20 March 2015 | Rebels | 16–20 | Lions | AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||
| 19:40 | Try: Mitch Inman 6' Jonah Placid 12'Con: Mike Harris (0/2) Pen: Mike Harris 3', 67' (2/3)Cards: Steve Cummins 60' to 71' | Report[84] Scoreboard[85] | Try: Marnitz Boshoff 44' Lionel Mapoe 77'Con: Elton Jantjies 45', 78' (2/2)Pen: Elton Jantjies 32', 61' (2/2) Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Cards: Franco Mostert 4' to 15' | Referee: Mike Fraser |
| 21 March 2015 | Crusaders | 57–14 | Cheetahs | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Jordan Taufua 19', 70' penalty try 51' Israel Dagg 53' Dan Carter 55', 78' Nemani Nadolo 57' David Havili 76'Con: Dan Carter 20', 51', 54', 56', 58', 77', 79' (7/8)Pen: Dan Carter 40' (1/2)Cards: Kieron Fonotia 7' to 18' | Report[86] Scoreboard[87] | Try: Francois Venter 29' Johann Sadie 32'Con: Joe Pietersen 30', 33' (2/2)Pen: Joe Pietersen (0/1) Cards: Willie le Roux 49' to 60' Coenie Oosthuizen 69' to 79' | Referee: Andrew Lees |
| 21 March 2015 | Bulls | 25–24 | Force | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 17:05 | Try: Marcel van der Merwe 51' Con: Handré Pollard 52' (1/1)Pen: Handré Pollard 9', 15', 33', 63', 67', 80' (6/6) | Report[88] Scoreboard[89] | Try: Adam Coleman 12' Sam Wykes 44' Kyle Godwin 72'Con: Luke Burton 13', 45' (2/2) Sias Ebersohn 73' (1/1)Pen: Luke Burton (0/2) Sias Ebersohn 78' (1/1)Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Cards: Adam Coleman 47' to 58' Tetera Faulkner 49' to 59' | Attendance: 14,282 Referee: Nick Briant |
| 21 March 2015 | Sharks | 12–11 | Chiefs | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 19:10 | Pen: Patrick Lambie 3', 32', 40', 60' (4/6) Cards: Bismarck du Plessis 18' François Steyn 28' | Report[90] Scoreboard[91] | Try: Sam Cane 34' Con: Aaron Cruden (0/1) Pen: Aaron Cruden 6', 29' (2/3)Drop: Aaron Cruden (0/1) Cards: Hika Elliot 15' | Attendance: 18,564 Referee: Angus Gardner |
| 22 March 2015 | Waratahs | 28–13 | Brumbies | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | ||
| 16:05 | Try: Bernard Foley 26' Israel Folau 31' Tolu Latu 73'Con: Bernard Foley 27', 32' (2/3)Pen: Bernard Foley 11', 16' (2/2) Kurtley Beale 47' (1/1)Cards: Tolu Latu 79' | Report[93] Scoreboard[94] | Try: Matt To'omua 3' Con: Christian Lealiifano 4' (1/1)Pen: Christian Lealiifano 18', 23' (2/2)Cards: Scott Fardy 9' to 19' | Attendance: 27,469[92] Referee: Craig Joubert |
| Bye/s: Blues, Reds, Stormers |
Round 7
[edit]| 27 March 2015 | Hurricanes | 36–12 | Rebels | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 19:35 | Try: TJ Perenara 12' Cory Jane 44' Callum Gibbins 58' Nehe Milner-Skudder 77', 80'Con: Jason Woodward 13', 45', 59', 81' (4/5)Pen: Jason Woodward 39' (1/2)Cards: TJ Perenara 69' to 80' | Report[95] Scoreboard[96] | Pen: Mike Harris 8', 27', 31', 40' (4/4) | Attendance: 13,528 Referee: Stuart Berry |
| 27 March 2015 | Reds | 17–18 | Lions | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 19:00 | Try: penalty try 53' Samu Kerevi 68'Con: Quade Cooper 53', 69' (2/2)Pen: Quade Cooper 12' (1/2)Drop: Quade Cooper (0/1) | Report[97] Scoreboard[98] | Try: Harold Vorster 14' Warwick Tecklenburg 49'Con: Elton Jantjies 50' (1/2)Pen: Elton Jantjies 40', 72' (2/2)Cards: Ruan Combrinck 51' to 62' | Attendance: 19,199 Referee: Glen Jackson |
| 28 March 2015 | Chiefs | 37–27 | Cheetahs | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Michael Leitch 2' Liam Messam 18' Sam Cane 68' Andrew Horrell 76'Con: Aaron Cruden 3', 19', 69', 77' (4/4)Pen: Aaron Cruden 46', 53', 61' (3/3)Cards: Michael Fitzgerald 24' to 35' Ben Tameifuna 32' to 41' | Report[99] Scoreboard[100] | Try: Boom Prinsloo 28' Heinrich Brüssow 54', 80'Con: Joe Pietersen 29', 55' (2/2) Willie du Plessis 81' (1/1)Pen: Joe Pietersen 8', 11' (2/3)Cards: Heinrich Brüssow 66' to 76' | Attendance: 11,610 Referee: Craig Joubert |
| 28 March 2015 | Highlanders | 39–21 | Stormers | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Aaron Smith 23' Waisake Naholo 33', 40' Patrick Osborne 48' Dan Pryor 72'Con: Lima Sopoaga 24', 34', 40', 49' (4/4) Marty Banks (0/1) Pen: Lima Sopoaga 32' (1/1) Marty Banks 80' (1/1)Cards: Aaron Smith 56' to 68' | Report[101] Scoreboard[102] | Try: Juan de Jongh 19', 75' Michael Rhodes 61'Con: Demetri Catrakilis 20' (1/1) Kurt Coleman 62', 76' (2/2) | Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
| 28 March 2015 | Waratahs | 23–11 | Blues | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | ||
| 19:40 | Try: Nick Phipps 8' Peter Betham 75'Con: Bernard Foley 9', 76' (2/2)Pen: Bernard Foley 58', 61', 68' (3/4) Kurtley Beale (0/1) | Report[104] Scoreboard[105] | Try: Francis Saili 54' Con: Daniel Bowden (0/1) Pen: Daniel Bowden 14', 24' (2/3)Cards: Jerome Kaino 72' | Attendance: 16,342[103] Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 28 March 2015 | Sharks | 15–9 | Force | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 17:05 | Try: SP Marais 43' Lwazi Mvovo 68'Con: François Steyn (0/1) Fred Zeilinga 69' (1/1)Pen: François Steyn (0/1) Fred Zeilinga 64' (1/2)Drop: François Steyn (0/1) | Report[106] Scoreboard[107] | Pen: Sias Ebersohn 31', 39' (2/4) Luke Burton 80' (1/1) | Attendance: 16,023 Referee: Nick Briant |
| 28 March 2015 | Bulls | 31–19 | Crusaders | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Francois Hougaard 3' Burger Odendaal 9' Grant Hattingh 66'Con: Handré Pollard 10', 67' (2/3)Pen: Handré Pollard 27', 38', 52', 56' (4/6)Drop: Handré Pollard (0/1) | Report[108] Scoreboard[109] | Try: Nemani Nadolo 23' Con: Dan Carter 24' (1/1)Pen: Dan Carter 14', 19', 33', 64' (4/4) | Attendance: 25,734 Referee: Angus Gardner |
| Bye/s: Brumbies |
Round 8
[edit]| 3 April 2015 | Hurricanes | 25–20 | Stormers | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Nehe Milner-Skudder 26' Julian Savea 36' Beauden Barrett 39'Con: Beauden Barrett 27', 40' (2/3)Pen: Beauden Barrett 10', 20' (2/2) | Report[110] Scoreboard[111] | Try: penalty try 49' Huw Jones 64'Con: Demetri Catrakilis 50', 65' (2/2)Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 15' (1/1) Kurt Coleman 74' (1/1) | Attendance: 13,369 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
| 3 April 2015 | Rebels | 23–15 | Reds | AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||
| 19:40 | Try: Lopeti Timani 22' Tom English 31' Nic Stirzaker 66'Con: Mike Harris 23' (1/3)Pen: Mike Harris 11', 71' (2/3) | Report[112] Scoreboard[113] | Try: James Horwill 6' Jake Schatz 13'Con: Quade Cooper 7' (1/2)Pen: Quade Cooper 29' (1/3)Cards: James Horwill 20' | Referee: Matt O'Brien |
| 4 April 2015 | Chiefs | 23–16 | Blues | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | ||
| 19:35 | Try: James Lowe 28' Tom Marshall 68'Con: Aaron Cruden 29', 69' (2/2)Pen: Aaron Cruden 18', 59', 75' (3/5) | Report[114] Scoreboard[115] | Try: Jerome Kaino 47' Con: Daniel Bowden 48' (1/1)Pen: Daniel Bowden 34', 54' (2/2) Ihaia West 81' (1/1) | Attendance: 14,248 Referee: Mike Fraser |
| 4 April 2015 | Brumbies | 20–3 | Cheetahs | GIO Stadium, Canberra | ||
| 19:40 | Try: Christian Lealiifano 4' Blake Enever 45'Con: Christian Lealiifano 5', 46' (2/2)Pen: Christian Lealiifano 20', 40' (2/2) | Report[116] Scoreboard[117] | Pen: Joe Pietersen 17' (1/1) | Attendance: 10,855 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe |
| 4 April 2015 | Sharks | 10–52 | Crusaders | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Odwa Ndungane 55' Con: Fred Zeilinga 56' (1/1)Pen: Patrick Lambie 18' (1/2)Cards: Jean Deysel 40' | Report[118] Scoreboard[119] | Try: Andrew Ellis 3' Israel Dagg 5' Kieron Fonotia 22' Ryan Crotty 35' Colin Slade 43' David Havili 47' Matt Todd 52' Tom Taylor 79'Con: Colin Slade 4', 6', 23', 36', 44' (5/7) Tom Taylor 80' (1/1)Cards: Nepo Laulala 37' to 46' Kieron Fonotia 38' to 47' Nemani Nadolo 40' to 50' | Attendance: 25,969 Referee: Stuart Berry |
| 4 April 2015 | Lions | 22–18 | Bulls | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | ||
| 17:05 | Try: Akker van der Merwe 80' Con: Elton Jantjies 81' (1/1)Pen: Elton Jantjies 10', 16', 58', 62', 74' (5/7)Drop: Elton Jantjies (0/1) | Report[120] Scoreboard[121] | Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 27', 35', 38', 66', 70', 79' (6/8) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1) | Attendance: 28,473 Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
| Bye/s: Force, Highlanders, Waratahs |
Round 9
[edit]| 10 April 2015 | Blues | 16–14 | Brumbies | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Daniel Bowden 35' Con: Daniel Bowden 36' (1/1)Pen: Daniel Bowden 5', 18' (2/2) Ihaia West 78' (1/1) | Report[123] Scoreboard[124] | Try: Lausii Taliauli 57' Con: Christian Lealiifano (0/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 46', 68', 74' (3/4) Nic White (0/1) | Attendance: 10,000[122] Referee: Andrew Lees |
| 11 April 2015 | Crusaders | 20–25 | Highlanders | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
| 19:35 | Try: Matt Todd 7' Jordan Taufua 20'Con: Israel Dagg 8' (1/1) Colin Slade 21' (1/1)Pen: Colin Slade 57', 78' (2/2) | Report[125] Scoreboard[126] | Try: Ben Smith 39' Waisake Naholo 45', 51'Con: Lima Sopoaga 40', 52' (2/3)Pen: Lima Sopoaga 6', 24' (2/2) Aaron Smith (0/1) Cards: Lima Sopoaga |