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The Rugby World Cup final is the last match of the competition. The winning team is declared world champion and receives the Webb Ellis Cup . [ 1 ] If the score is a draw after 80 minutes of regular play, an additional 20-minute period of play, called extra time , is added.
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 Chiefs and the Crusaders finished first and second, respectively. [4] [5] It was the teams' first encounter in a Super Rugby final.[6]Both finalists had won a Super Rugby title, with the Crusaders being the two-time, back-to-back defending champions and holding the most title victories in the Super Rugby (11), with the Chiefs' last Super Rugby title being in 2013.
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The 2024 Challenge Cup Final was the 123rd final of the Rugby Football League's Challenge Cup knock-out competition. [1] The final was contested by Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves . This was the first time since 1990 that both teams had met in the final.
The 2020 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match in the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-fifth European club rugby final in general. The final was held between first-time finalists Exeter Chiefs , and two-time runners-up Racing 92 .