Super 12 Winners

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The Bulls have won the 2010 Super 14, the last of it’s kind as it takes the form of a Super 15 next year complete with a new format. The Bulls won 25 points to 17 at Soweto’s Orlando stadium, with Morne Steyne kicking 20 points and missing just one kick. Francois Hougaard scored the Bulls only try in an impressive, individual effort. The Stormers will surely take heart from finally delivering on all their promise, and will be even better in 2011. They scored two tries, one to Enrico Januarie and the standard…

SUPER 14 GRAND FINAL FIXTURE:

Bulls v Stormers Sat 29 May 17:00 Orlando Stadium, Soweto

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Bulls v Stormers
Bulls
15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Derick Kuün, 20 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 21 Jaco van der Westhuyzen,…

There a lot of people talking up the chances of the Stormers in this match. They have an amazing defensive record and continued that against the Waratahs. However, the Bulls are the Bulls and there is a reason they finished 8 points clear of all the other teams before the last round of the round robin. The semi final against the Crusaders also proved that Soweto can also be an intimidating place for visiting teams to come.

I’ve taken the easy way out and picked the home team. Bulls by 8.

Bulls 39 v 24 Crusaders
Stormers 25 v 6 Waratahs

As predicted it’s an all South African semi final, with the Bulls hosting the Stormers in Soweto. They really are the two most deserving finalists, with both teams showing great form all year. No other two teams really come close.