Super Rugby
Blues vs Sharks

Time Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 6:35 AM
Location Eden Park
Referee Nick Briant

Blues		Sharks
Moala79' Ioane74' Perofeta52' Tuipulotu50' Ioane44' Collins21'	Tries	Bosch80+3' Van71' du59' Mtembu56' du33' Botha10'
Gatland75' Perofeta52' Perofeta51' Perofeta45' Perofeta22'	Conversions	du80+5' du71' du60' du57' du33' du10'
	Penalty Goals	du77' du69' du63' du38' du25' du15' du3'

Blues		Sharks
Attack
6	Tries	6
598	Metres	501
155	Carries	95
36	Defenders Beaten	29
17	Clean Breaks	15
203	Passes	98
21	Offloads	14
17	Turnovers Conceded	13
Defence
98	Tackles	148
29	Missed Tackles	36
6	Turnovers Won	5
Kicking
26	Kicks in Play	29
5/6	Conversions	6/6
N/A	Penalty Goals	7/7
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
Breakdown
99	Rucks Won	53
4	Rucks Lost	1
96%	Rucks Success Rate	98%
5	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
10	Lineouts Won	12
1	Lineouts Lost	1
90%	Lineouts Success Rate	92%
4	Scrums Won	6
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Discipline
10	Penalties Conceded	6
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	1

Blues	Sharks
1Pauliasi Manu	1Tendai Mtawarira
2James Parsons	2Chiliboy Ralepelle
3Mike Tamoaieta	3Thomas du Toit
4Patrick Tuipulotu	4Ruan Botha
5Joshua Goodhue	5Stephan Lewies
6Jerome Kaino	6Phillip Van Der Walt
7Murphy Taramai	7Jean-Luc du Preez
8Akira Ioane	8Lubabalo Mtembu
9Sam Nock	9Louis Schreuder
10Stephen Perofeta	10Robert du Preez
11Melani Nanai	11Lwazi Mvovo
12Rieko Ioane	12Andre Esterhuizen
13George Moala	13Lukhanyo Am
14Jordan Trainor	14Sibusiso Nkosi
15Michael Collins	15Curwin Bosch
Substitutes
16Leni Apisai	16Franco Marais
17Ross Wright	17Juan Schoeman
18Sione Mafileo	18John-Hubert Meyer
19Jimmy Tupou	19Hyron Andrews
20Kara Pryor	20Tyler Paul
21Jonathan Ruru	21Cameron Wright
22Bryn Gatland	22Marius Louw
23Tinoai Faiane	23Jacobus Van Wyk
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Robert du Preez

80+5	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80+5	Conversion - Kicked	Robert du Preez does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
80+4	Try Assist	Robert du Preez played a key part in that try.
80+3	Try - Individual effort	Curwin Bosch goes on his own for a try.
80+3	Clean Break	What a run here by Curwin Bosch as they gets over the gainline!.
80	Conversion - Missed Right	Bryn Gatland has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
79	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Michael Collins.
79	Clean Break	George Moala makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
79	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for George Moala.
77	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The Sharks supporters go wild as Robert du Preez successfully kicks the penalty goal.
75	Conversion - Kicked	Bryn Gatland makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
75	Try Assist	Tinoai Faiane sets up the try.
74	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Rieko Ioane.
74	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Rieko Ioane being able to wriggle through a gap.
73	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
72	Player Good Tackles	Ruan Botha has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
72	Try Assist	Lukhanyo Am sets up the try.
72	Clean Break	Trouble here as Tyler Paul breaches the defence.
71	Conversion - Kicked	Robert du Preez converts the try.
71	Try - Passing Move	A penetrating move by Sharks results in a try for Jacobus Van Wyk.
70	Substitution on	Juan Schoeman comes on for Sharks.
70	Substitution off	Tendai Mtawarira leaves the field.
69	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Robert du Preez kicks the penalty goal.
68	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jacobus Van Wyk bursts through to advance the Sharks attack.
67	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Franco Marais took full advantage.
64	Substitution on	Ross Wright comes on.
64	Substitution off	Pauliasi Manu comes off.
64	Substitution on	Leni Apisai comes on.
64	Substitution off	James Parsons comes off.
71	Conversion - Kicked	Robert du Preez converts the try.
64	Substitution on	Bryn Gatland comes on.
64	Substitution off	Stephen Perofeta comes off.
64	Substitution on	Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Marius Louw getting some game time.
64	Substitution off	Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Andre Esterhuizen being replaced.
64	Substitution on	Sharks make a substitution with Hyron Andrews coming on.
64	Substitution off	Sharks make a substitution with Stephan Lewies coming off.
63	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Robert du Preez adds the points for Sharks.
62	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Lukhanyo Am goes through the gap.
62	Team Rucks Won	Sharks have won 40 rucks so far this game.
60	Substitution on	Blues sub Kara Pryor comes onto the field.
60	Substitution off	Murphy Taramai departs for Blues.
60	Substitution on	Jimmy Tupou comes on for Blues.
64	Substitution on	Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Marius Louw getting some game time.
60	Substitution on	Sione Mafileo comes on.
60	Substitution off	Mike Tamoaieta comes off.
60	Substitution on	John-Hubert Meyer comes on.
60	Substitution off	Thomas du Toit comes off.
60	Conversion - Kicked	Robert du Preez has kicked a conversion.
60	Try Assist	Stephan Lewies sets up the try.
59	Substitution on	Tyler Paul comes on.
59	Substitution off	Phillip Van Der Walt comes off.
59	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by Sharks leads to a try for Robert du Preez.
59	Clean Break	What a run here by Stephan Lewies as they gets over the gainline!.
59	Substitution on	Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Cameron Wright getting some game time.
59	Substitution off	Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Louis Schreuder being replaced.
57	Conversion - Kicked	The Sharks supporters go wild as Robert du Preez successfully kicks the conversion.
56	Try Assist	Robert du Preez sets up the try.
56	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Sharks is finished off by Lubabalo Mtembu, as he goes over for the try.
56	Clean Break	Lubabalo Mtembu makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
55	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Sharks has led to Jacobus Van Wyk being able to wriggle through a gap.
54	Substitution on	Sharks make a substitution with Jacobus Van Wyk coming on.
54	Substitution off	Sharks make a substitution with Lwazi Mvovo coming off.
54	Player Good Tackles	Jean-Luc du Preez has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
53	Clean Break	Trouble here as Michael Collins breaches the defence.
62	Team Rucks Won	Sharks have won 40 rucks so far this game.
52	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Stephen Perofeta kicks the conversion.
52	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Stephen Perofeta leads to a try for Blues.
52	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
52	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Michael Collins took full advantage.
51	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta adds the two points for Blues.
51	Substitution on	Sharks sub Franco Marais comes onto the field.
51	Substitution off	Chiliboy Ralepelle departs for Sharks.
50	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Patrick Tuipulotu.
50	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Patrick Tuipulotu goes through the gap.
49	Clean Break	What a run here by Curwin Bosch as they gets over the gainline!.
45	Substitution on	Jonathan Ruru comes on for Blues.
45	Substitution off	Sam Nock leaves the field.
45	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
45	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by George Moala is finished off with a try.
45	Clean Break	Akira Ioane makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
44	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Blues ends with a try for Akira Ioane.
43	Yellow card	Sibusiso Nkosi (Sharks) is shown a yellow card.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
40	Player Good Tackles	Phillip Van Der Walt has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
39	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
38	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Robert du Preez does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
33	Conversion - Kicked	Robert du Preez makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
33	Try Assist	Andre Esterhuizen played a key part in that try.
33	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Sharks is finished off by Jean-Luc du Preez.
32	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Sharks has led to Andre Esterhuizen being able to wriggle through a gap.
30	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Louis Schreuder as he saves a certain try!.
26	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
25	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Robert du Preez makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
24	Team Rucks Won	Sharks have won 20 rucks so far this game.
23	Clean Break	Trouble here as Michael Collins breaches the defence.
23	Substitution on	Tinoai Faiane comes on.
23	Substitution off	Melani Nanai comes off.
22	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Jordan Trainor.
22	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta converts the try.
22	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Akira Ioane bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
21	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Michael Collins.
15	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Robert du Preez kicks the penalty.
13	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Chiliboy Ralepelle took full advantage.
10	Conversion - Kicked	Robert du Preez has kicked a conversion.
10	Try Assist	Jean-Luc du Preez sets up the try.
10	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Sharks leads to a try for Ruan Botha.
8	Tackle - Big Hit	Oh what a hit by Jean-Luc du Preez, stopping the ball carrier in his tracks!!!!.
7	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Curwin Bosch goes through the gap.
3	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Robert du Preez has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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