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2024 Super Rugby Pacific Final
The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific final was the twenty-ninth Super Rugby final and penultimate rugby union match of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. It was contested between the Chiefs and the Blues at Eden Park on 22 June 2024 to decide the champion of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. The match, attended by over 44,000 spectators, was won by the Blues in a dominant performance, marking the franchise's fourth Super Rugby title. The title also ended a twenty-one year drought, ending the longest premiership drought in Super Rugby history. Patrick Tuipulotu was named "Man of the Match". Background The final was the first meeting between the two New Zealand teams. Both held a win percentage above sixty-four percent, and a stellar home record (Chiefs, 5–1 (83%); Blues, 6–0 (100%)). However, between the two sides the Blues significantly outperformed the Chiefs in the regular season. The Blues had won three more matches than the Chiefs, scored more tries, and had the best def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Super Rugby Pacific Season
The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) was the 29th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and a combined team from Samoa, Tonga and other List of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Island nations. The List of Super Rugby champions, defending champions are the , who won their twelfth title in 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season, 2023. The season ran from Friday 23 February 2024, culminating in a final played on Saturday 22 June, before the start of the 2024 mid-year rugby union tests, 2024 mid-year international window. Format The competition format continues on from the previous season, with the fixture list being the only change. Twelve teams play in a Round-robin tournament, round-robin format, with seven matches at home and seven away, although the second round (called "Super Round") will be played at . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiefs (rugby Union)
The Chiefs (; formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs and officially called the Gallagher Chiefs for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, Waikato. The team competes in the Super Rugby Pacific competition, previously known as the Super 12 and Super 14, and are one of the competition's five New Zealand teams. Their primary home ground is FMG Stadium Waikato. The Chiefs region represents seven provincial unions: Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Taranaki and Waikato, who compete in the National Provincial Championship (NPC), and King Country, Ngati Porou East Coast and Thames Valley, who compete in the Heartland Championship. The Chiefs field three main teams: Chiefs (men’s), who compete in Super Rugby Pacific, Chiefs Manawa (women's), who compete in Sky Super Rugby Aupiki and a men’s under-20s team. The Chiefs teams play in red, black and yellow colours with jerseys in recent years having strong Māori cultural elements to tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Stevenson
Shaun Stevenson (born 14 November 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition. Early career Born in North Shore, in the Auckland suburbs, Stevenson attended Auckland Grammar School where he played first XV rugby for 3 years. During his high school years he also played for local Super Rugby franchise, the at under-18 level. Senior career Stevenson started out his provincial career with Hamilton-based side Waikato in 2015. He debuted in a match against on 14 August 2015 and went on to start in all 10 games during the season, scoring 4 tries in the process. He won the Waikato Supporters Club player of the year award as a reward for his fine debut season. 2016 was not such a happy year for him as a MCL knee injury 38 minutes into the opening match of the season ruled him out for the rest of the year. In October 2016 it was announced th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Plummer (rugby Union)
Harry Plummer (born 19 June 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a First five-eighth, First five eighth for the Blues (Super Rugby), Blues in Super Rugby and Auckland Rugby Union, Auckland in the Bunnings NPC. Career On September 21 2024, Plummer made his All Blacks debut off the bench in a 31–28 win over Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2024) Reference list External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AJ Lam
Alexander Lam (born 29 July 1998 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. He was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland. His regular playing position is wing. He was named in the Blues squad for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. He was also a member of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season was the 15th season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on September 11, when North Harbour (National Provincial Championship), North Har ... squad. Reference list External links * 1998 births New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union wings Auckland rugby union players Blues (Super Rugby) players People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Clarke (rugby Union)
Caleb Daniel Clarke (born 29 March 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Wing for the Blues in Super Rugby and Auckland in the Bunnings NPC. Early life Clarke is a Fijian/Samoan New Zealander. His grandfather, Iafeta Clarke, was a member of the Samoa national rugby union team that won the gold medal at the 1963 South Pacific Games. He also played club rugby for Suburbs and was a member of their first Gallaher Shield winning team. His father, Eroni Clarke is a former New Zealand rugby union international. His aunt, Sheryl Clarke, is a former New Zealand netball international. Clarke attended Mount Albert Grammar School and was first selected for the school's First XV aged 14, where he played until 2016. International career Clarke was selected for the All Blacks Sevens in 2018, following his first season for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup. Good performances for Auckland also led to Clarke's selection for the New Zealand U20's, for 2017 and 2018. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Ioane
Akira Ioane (born 16 June 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a flanker or number 8 for in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He previously played for in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship and the Blues in Super Rugby. Internationally, he has played for the All Blacks, the New Zealand sevens team, the Māori All Blacks and All Blacks XV. Early life and family Born in Auckland on 16 June 1995, Ioane is the older brother of current All Blacks squad member Rieko Ioane. His father Eddie Ioane played for at the 1991 Rugby World Cup and his mother Sandra Wihongi is a former Black Fern. Of Māori and Samoan descent, Ioane affiliates to the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāpuhi iwi. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School. Senior career Ioane earned a Blues contract for the 2015 Super Rugby season after a stunning performance at the 2014 Wellington Sevens. He replaced Peter Saili in the squad, who left for a contract in France. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian McKenzie
Damian Sinclair McKenzie (born 20 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a First five-eighth or Fullback for the All Blacks, as well as the Chiefs in Super Rugby and Waikato in the Bunnings NPC. Early life McKenzie was born in 1995 in Invercargill. He received his secondary education at Christ's College in Christchurch. Domestic rugby Since the beginning of the 2015 season, McKenzie has been contracted to the franchise who compete in the Super Rugby competition. He has become a regular starter and is often in charge of goal kicking. He is their all time leading points scorer and is 4th in all time Super Rugby points scored. He has made over 125 caps for the Chiefs as of 2025. McKenzie has received attention for his trademark smile before attempting a kick at goal. In 2016, McKenzie played every game in the Chiefs' starting line-up at fullback. He finished the 2016 Super Rugby season as the Chiefs top try-scorer and the overall second highest try- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Parker
Simon Parker (born 6 May 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby and in the Bunnings NPC Bunnings Group Limited, trading as Bunnings Warehouse or Bunnings, is an Australian hardware and garden centre chain. The chain has been owned by Wesfarmers since 1994, and has stores in Australia and New Zealand. Bunnings was founded in Pert .... His position is flanker. Reference list External links * 2000 births New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union flankers Waikato rugby union players Chiefs (Super Rugby) players Northland rugby union players 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-2000s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In New Zealand
Time in New Zealand is divided by law into two standard time, standard time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), 12 hours in advance of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) / Military time zone, military M (Mike), while the outlying Chatham Islands use Chatham Standard Time Zone, Chatham Standard Time (CHAST), 12 hours 45 minutes in advance of UTC / military M^ (Mike-Three). During summer months – from the last Sunday in September until the first Sunday in April – daylight saving time is observed and clocks are advanced one hour. New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is 13 hours ahead of UTC, and Chatham Daylight Time (CHADT) 13 hours 45 minutes ahead. New Zealand's associated states – the Cook Islands and Niue – and the dependent territory of Tokelau use several different time zones at their own discretion. History On 2 November 1868, New Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed nationally, and was the first country to do so, abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Regional Stadium
Wellington Regional Stadium (commercially known as Sky Stadium through naming rights) is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is . The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and is situated close to major transport facilities (such as Wellington railway station) north of the CBD. It was built on reclaimed railway land, which was surplus to requirements. The stadium also serves as a large-capacity venue for concerts and is known colloquially as "The Cake Tin". History The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and was the first bowl stadium built in New Zealand. It was built to replace Athletic Park, which was no longer considered adequate for international events due to its location and state of disrepair. The stadium was also built to provide a larger-capacity venue for One Day International cricket matches, due to the Basin Reserve ground losing such matches to larger stadiums in other parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waikato Stadium
FMG Stadium Waikato is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold up to 5,000 people. The capacity can be extended, however, by temporarily adding 5,000 seats to the Goal Line Terrace area. The stadium, owned by the Hamilton City Council, regularly hosts two rugby union teams: *The Chiefs in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. *The Waikato side in the country's top provincial rugby competition, the Mitre 10 Cup. History In 1925, Rugby Park opened. In 1930, a rugby union match between Waikato and Great Britain was first broadcast on the radio in Hamilton. In 1937, South Africa visited Hamilton in front of a then record crowd of 13,000. One of the most memorable games at the ground was in 1956 when Waikato beat the visiting Spri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
