Super Rugby Pacific
Highlanders vs Blues

Time Sat, Mar 26, 2022, 3:35 AM
Location Forsyth Barr Stadium

Highlanders		Blues
Gilbert69' Lienert-Brown58' Gilbert48'	Tries	Perofeta65' Sotutu54' Barrett38' Clarke9'
Hunt71' Hunt60'	Conversions	Perofeta67' Perofeta55' Barrett10'
Hunt31' Hunt17'	Penalty Goals	Barrett22' Barrett1'

Highlanders		Blues
Attack
3	Tries	4
409	Metres	399
115	Carries	72
16	Defenders Beaten	24
4	Clean Breaks	9
138	Passes	108
4	Offloads	8
14	Turnovers Conceded	11
Defence
72	Tackles	126
24	Missed Tackles	16
3	Turnovers Won	8
Kicking
17	Kicks in Play	19
2/3	Conversions	3/4
2/3	Penalty Goals	2/2
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
2	Charged Down	2
449	Kick From Hand Metres	530
10	In Touch	8
6	Opponent Collection	6
67%	Success	83%
14	Possession Lost	17
1	Possession Retained	0
Breakdown
91	Rucks Won	56
3	Rucks Lost	1
96%	Rucks Success Rate	98%
5	Mauls Won	3
Set Plays
9	Lineouts Won	7
1	Lineouts Lost	3
90%	Lineouts Success Rate	70%
6	Scrums Won	6
0	Scrums Lost	1
100%	Scrums Success Rate	85%
Possession
56%	Possession	44%
51%	First Half	49%
61%	Second Half	39%
53%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	47%
Discipline
6	Penalties Conceded	8
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
5	Penalty Conceded Own Half	6

Highlanders	Blues
1Dan Lienert-Brown	1Ofa Tu'ungafasi
2Liam Coltman	2Kurt Eklund
3Jermaine Ainsley	3Marcel Renata
4Manaaki Selby-Rickit	4James Tucker
5Josh Dickson	5Josh Goodhue
6Shannon Frizell	6Tom Robinson
7James Lentjes	7Dalton Papali'i (C)
8Gareth Evans	8Hoskins Sotutu
9Aaron Smith (C)	9Sam Nock
10Mitch Hunt	10Beauden Barrett
11Mosese Dawai	11Caleb Clarke
12Scott Gregory	12Bryce Heem
13Fetuli Paea	13Rieko Ioane
14Ngatungane Punivai	14Mark Telea
15Sam Gilbert	15Zarn Sullivan
Substitutes
16Andrew Makalio	16Ricky Riccitelli
17Ayden Johnstone	17Jordan Lay
18Josh Hohneck	18Nepo Laulala
19Fabian Holland	19Sam Darry
20Hugh Renton	20Adrian Choat
21Folau Fakatava	21Taufa Funaki
22Vilimoni Koroi	22Corey Evans
23Freedom Vahaakolo	23Stephen Perofeta
Coaches
Jamie Joseph	Vern Cotter

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
78	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Bryce Heem bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
77	Substitution on	Corey Evans comes on.
77	Substitution off	Zarn Sullivan comes off.
73	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Taufa Funaki getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Sam Nock being replaced.
73	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Adrian Choat getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Tom Robinson being replaced.
71	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Vilimoni Koroi getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Mosese Dawai being replaced.
71	Conversion - Kicked	Mitchell Hunt has kicked a conversion.
69	Try - Close range	Sam Gilbert scores the try from close range.
69	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Folau Fakatava.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Freedom Vahaakolo took full advantage.
68	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Jordan Lay coming on.
68	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Ofa Tu'ungafasi coming off.
67	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Folau Fakatava coming on.
67	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Aaron Smith coming off.
67	Conversion - Kicked	The Blues supporters go wild as Stephen Perofeta successfully kicks the conversion.
65	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Stephen Perofeta
65	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Stephen Perofeta goes through the gap.
65	Try Assist	Sam Nock sets up the try.
65	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as James Tucker goes through the gap.
64	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Hugh Renton comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Gareth Evans departs for Highlanders.
63	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Ayden Johnstone comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Dan Lienert-Brown departs for Highlanders.
63	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Josh Hohneck comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Jermaine Ainsley departs for Highlanders.
63	Substitution on	Blues sub Ricky Riccitelli comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Kurt Eklund departs for Blues.
62	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as James Tucker goes through the gap.
60	Conversion - Kicked	The Highlanders supporters go wild as Mitchell Hunt successfully kicks the conversion.
58	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Highlanders leads to a try for Dan Lienert-Brown
58	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Dan Lienert-Brown goes through the gap.
58	Try Assist	Mitchell Hunt played a key part in that try.
58	Clean Break	What a run here by Aaron Smith as they get over the gainline!
57	Substitution on	Fabian Holland comes on for Highlanders.
57	Substitution off	Manaaki Selby-Rickit leaves the field.
55	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Stephen Perofeta kicks the conversion.
54	Try - Individual effort	Hoskins Sotutu scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!
54	Clean Break	What a run here by Hoskins Sotutu as they get over the gainline!
54	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Stephen Perofeta.
51	Substitution on	Nepo Laulala comes on.
51	Substitution off	Marcel Renata comes off.
49	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Andrew Makalio getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Liam Coltman being replaced.
49	Conversion - Missed Right	Mitchell Hunt has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
48	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by Highlanders leads to a try for Sam Gilbert.
47	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Mitchell Hunt is finished off with a try.
42	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Freedom Vahaakolo coming on.
42	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Ngatungane Punivai coming off.
41	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Stephen Perofeta coming on.
41	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Beauden Barrett coming off.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
39	Conversion - Missed Left	Blues go for goal with Beauden Barrett taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
38	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Blues is finished off by Beauden Barrett, as they goes over for the try.
38	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Beauden Barrett being able to wriggle through a gap.
38	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Sam Nock.
37	Substitution on	Blues sub Sam Darry comes onto the field.
37	Substitution off	Josh Goodhue departs for Blues.
31	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The Highlanders supporters go wild as Mitchell Hunt successfully kicks the penalty goal.
22	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Beauden Barrett adds the points for Blues.
18	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mark Telea bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
17	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitchell Hunt does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
10	Conversion - Kicked	Beauden Barrett converts the try.
9	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Caleb Clarke
9	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Caleb Clarke took full advantage.
9	Try Assist	Bryce Heem played a key part in that try.
6	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Zarn Sullivan goes through the gap.
5	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Mitchell Hunt steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
3	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Mosese Dawai goes through the gap.
1	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Beauden Barrett has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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