Super Rugby
Blues vs Chiefs

Time Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 6:05 AM
Location Eden Park
Referee Angus Gardner

Blues		Chiefs
Tu'inukuafe56' Ioane40' Ioane27' Lamborn16'	Tries	Alaimalo68' Ross64' Sowakula50' Taukei'aho45' Taukei'aho35'
Perofeta57' Perofeta40+1' Perofeta27'	Conversions	Cruden65' Cruden51' Cruden46'
Plummer77'	Penalty Goals	Cruden80'
	Field Goals	Cruden74'

Blues		Chiefs
Attack
4	Tries	5
489	Metres	391
141	Carries	93
33	Defenders Beaten	17
13	Clean Breaks	12
160	Passes	109
4	Offloads	9
19	Turnovers Conceded	10
Defence
107	Tackles	162
17	Missed Tackles	33
4	Turnovers Won	10
Kicking
18	Kicks in Play	27
3/4	Conversions	3/5
1/3	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	1/1
Breakdown
100	Rucks Won	64
6	Rucks Lost	4
94%	Rucks Success Rate	94%
2	Mauls Won	5
Set Plays
11	Lineouts Won	9
4	Lineouts Lost	1
73%	Lineouts Success Rate	90%
9	Scrums Won	8
0	Scrums Lost	1
100%	Scrums Success Rate	88%
Discipline
8	Penalties Conceded	11
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0

Blues	Chiefs
1Alex Hodgman	1Aidan Ross
2Kurt Eklund	2Samisoni Taukei'aho
3Sione Mafileo	3Nepo Laulala
4Patrick Tuipulotu	4Tyler Ardron
5Tom Robinson	5Mitchell Brown
6Dalton Papali'i	6Lachlan Boshier
7Tony Lamborn	7Mitch Karpik
8Hoskins Sotutu	8Sam Cane
9Jonathan Ruru	9Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
10Stephen Perofeta	10Kaleb Trask
11Rieko Ioane	11Solomon Alaimalo
12TJ Faiane	12Alex Nankivell
13Joe Marchant	13Quinn Tupaea
14Mark Telea	14Sean Wainui
15Matt Duffie	15Shaun Stevenson
Substitutes
16Ray Niuia	16Bradley Slater
17Karl Tu'inukuafe	17Atunaisa Moli
18Ofa Tuungafasi	18Angus Ta'avao
19Joshua Goodhue	19Naitoa Ah Kuoi
20Blake Gibson	20Pita Sowakula
21Sam Nock	21Brad Weber
22Harry Plummer	22Aaron Cruden
23Emoni Narawa	23Anton Lienert-Brown
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Warren Gatland

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Aaron Cruden kicks the penalty.
79	Substitution on	Blues sub Kurt Eklund comes onto the field.
79	Substitution off	Ray Niuia departs for Blues.
78	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 100 rucks so far this game.
78	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Hoskins Sotutu being able to wriggle through a gap.
77	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Harry Plummer has kicked a penalty goal.
75	Substitution on	Bradley Slater comes on for Chiefs.
75	Substitution off	Samisoni Taukei'aho leaves the field.
74	Drop Goal - Kicked	Aaron Cruden has kicked a drop goal.
74	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 60 rucks so far this game.
73	Player Good Tackles	Tom Robinson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
71	Player Good Tackles	Dalton Papali'i has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
71	Clean Break	Trouble here as Pita Sowakula breaches the defence.
70	Player Good Tackles	Tyler Ardron has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
70	Player Good Tackles	Mitchell Brown has made 20 good tackles so far this game.
69	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mark Telea bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
68	Conversion - Missed Right	Aaron Cruden curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
68	Try Assist	Shaun Stevenson sets up the try.
68	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Chiefs ends with a try for Solomon Alaimalo.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Shaun Stevenson took full advantage.
70	Player Good Tackles	Tyler Ardron has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
66	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
65	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Aaron Cruden kicks the conversion.
64	Clean Break	What a run here by Aidan Ross as they gets over the gainline!.
64	Try - Close range	Chiefs are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Aidan Ross picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
63	Clean Break	Anton Lienert-Brown makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
61	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Stephen Perofeta being able to wriggle through a gap.
60	Player Good Tackles	Aidan Ross has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
59	Player Good Tackles	Samisoni Taukei'aho has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
59	Player Good Tackles	Lachlan Boshier has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
59	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 40 rucks so far this game.
57	Substitution on	Harry Plummer comes on.
57	Substitution off	Joe Marchant comes off.
57	Substitution on	Sam Nock comes on.
57	Substitution off	Jonathan Ruru comes off.
57	Substitution on	Naitoa Ah Kuoi comes on.
57	Substitution off	Mitch Karpik comes off.
57	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta adds the two points for Blues.
57	Substitution on	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Brad Weber getting some game time.
57	Substitution off	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi being replaced.
56	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Emoni Narawa coming on.
56	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Rieko Ioane coming off.
56	Try - Close range	Karl Tu'inukuafe scores the try from close range.
56	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
54	Substitution on	Blues sub Joshua Goodhue comes onto the field.
54	Substitution off	Patrick Tuipulotu departs for Blues.
54	Penalty Goal - Hit Left Post	Stephen Perofeta can consider himself unlucky as he sees the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.
54	Clean Break	Trouble here as Solomon Alaimalo breaches the defence.
51	Substitution on	Ray Niuia comes on for Blues.
51	Substitution off	Kurt Eklund leaves the field.
51	Conversion - Kicked	Aaron Cruden does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
50	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi is finished off with a try.
50	Try - Close range	Chiefs are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Pita Sowakula touching down.
48	Substitution on	Blake Gibson comes on.
48	Substitution off	Tony Lamborn comes off.
48	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Anton Lienert-Brown bursts through to advance the Chiefs attack.
46	Substitution on	Ofa Tuungafasi comes on.
46	Substitution off	Sione Mafileo comes off.
46	Conversion - Kicked	Aaron Cruden makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
45	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Samisoni Taukei'aho.
45	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Aaron Cruden took full advantage.
44	Substitution on	Karl Tu'inukuafe comes on.
44	Substitution off	Alex Hodgman comes off.
42	Player Good Tackles	Mitch Karpik has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
40	Substitution on	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Anton Lienert-Brown getting some game time.
40	Substitution off	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Alex Nankivell being replaced.
40	Substitution on	Chiefs make a substitution with Aaron Cruden coming on.
40	Substitution off	Chiefs make a substitution with Kaleb Trask coming off.
40	Substitution on	Chiefs sub Atunaisa Moli comes onto the field.
40	Substitution off	Angus Ta'avao departs for Chiefs.
40	Substitution on	Pita Sowakula comes on for Chiefs.
40	Substitution off	Sam Cane leaves the field.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40+1	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta converts the try.
40+1	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Rieko Ioane goes through the gap.
40+1	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
40	Try Assist	Jonathan Ruru played a key part in that try.
40	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Blues is finished off by Rieko Ioane.
36	Conversion - Missed Left	Kaleb Trask has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
35	Try - Rolling maul	The Chiefs pack has powered over for Samisoni Taukei'aho to score the try.
33	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 20 rucks so far this game.
33	Clean Break	What a run here by Solomon Alaimalo as they gets over the gainline!.
27	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta has kicked a conversion.
27	Clean Break	Rieko Ioane makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
27	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Stephen Perofeta.
27	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Rieko Ioane.
25	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Tony Lamborn being able to wriggle through a gap.
24	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
24	Player Good Tackles	Mitchell Brown has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
19	Substitution on	Angus Ta'avao comes on.
19	Substitution off	Nepo Laulala comes off.
17	Conversion - Missed Right	Stephen Perofeta has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
17	Try Assist	TJ Faiane sets up the try.
16	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Tony Lamborn.
16	Clean Break	Trouble here as TJ Faiane breaches the defence.
12	Penalty Goal - Missed Right	Stephen Perofeta steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.
11	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mark Telea bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
7	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Alex Nankivell as he saves a certain try!.
6	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
4	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Hoskins Sotutu took full advantage.
3	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Mark Telea goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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