2024 Super Rugby Pacific final
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| 2024 Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final | |||||||
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| Event | 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season | ||||||
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| Match details | |||||||
| Date | 22 June 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Eden Park, Auckland | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Nic Berry (Australia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 44,035[2][3] | ||||||
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,[4] ending the longest premiership drought in Super Rugby history. Patrick Tuipulotu was named "Man of the Match".
The final was the first meeting between the two New Zealand teams.[4] 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.[5] The Blues had won three more matches than the Chiefs, scored more tries, and had the best defensive record in the competition for 2024.[5]
