Super Rugby Pacific
Crusaders vs Blues

Time Sat, May 25, 2024, 7:05 AM
Location Apollo Projects Stadium
Referee James Doleman

Crusaders		Blues
Hotham60' Lio-Willie52' Fihaki39' Blackadder19'	Tries	Lam71' Lam49' Tu'ungafasi34' Tu'ungafasi21'
Fihaki61' Fihaki54' Burke19'	Conversions	Plummer51' Plummer35'
Fihaki65'	Penalty Goals	Plummer9'

Crusaders		Blues
Attack
4	Tries	4
452	Metres	392
132	Carries	137
18	Defenders Beaten	30
3	Clean Breaks	4
134	Passes	118
8	Offloads	5
10	Turnovers Conceded	10
Defence
212	Tackles	170
30	Missed Tackles	18
4	Turnovers Won	2
Kicking
30	Kicks in Play	21
3/4	Conversions	2/4
1/3	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	0
641	Kick From Hand Metres	622
15	In Touch	15
17	Opponent Collection	9
56%	Success	60%
30	Possession Lost	24
5	Possession Retained	2
Breakdown
103	Rucks Won	116
3	Rucks Lost	3
97%	Rucks Success Rate	97%
4	Mauls Won	7
Set Plays
15	Lineouts Won	12
1	Lineouts Lost	1
93%	Lineouts Success Rate	92%
5	Scrums Won	0
0	Scrums Lost	2
100%	Scrums Success Rate	0%
Possession
50%	Possession	50%
43%	First Half	56%
56%	Second Half	44%
84%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	16%
Discipline
8	Penalties Conceded	14
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	12

Crusaders	Blues
1Joe Moody	1Ofa Tu'ungafasi
2Codie Taylor (C)	2Kurt Eklund
3Fletcher Newell	3Angus Ta'avao
4Antonio Shalfoon	4Patrick Tuipulotu (C)
5Quinten Strange	5Sam Darry
6Cullen Grace	6Akira Ioane
7Ethan Blackadder	7Adrian Choat
8Christian Lio-Willie	8Hoskins Sotutu
9Noah Hotham	9Taufa Funaki
10Fergus Burke	10Harry Plummer
11Sevu Reece	11AJ Lam
12David Havili	12Corey Evans
13Dallas McLeod	13Rieko Ioane
14Chay Fihaki	14Mark Tele'a
15Johnny McNicholl	15Stephen Perofeta
Substitutes
16George Bell	16Ricky Riccitelli
17George Bower	17Josh Fusitu'a
18Tamaiti Williams	18PJ Sheck
19Jamie Hannah	19Josh Beehre
20Tom Christie	20Cameron Suafoa
21Mitchell Drummond	21Sam Nock
22Taha Kemara	22Cole Forbes
23Jone Rova	23Caleb Tangitau
Coaches
Rob Penney	Vern Cotter

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
75	Substitution on	Taha Kemara comes on.
75	Substitution off	Jone Rova comes off.
73	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Cole Forbes getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Corey Evans being replaced.
73	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Josh Beehre getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Sam Darry being replaced.
72	Conversion - Missed Left	Harry Plummer curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
71	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for AJ Lam
71	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Corey Evans.
70	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Mark Tele'a getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Cole Forbes being replaced.
65	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Mitchell Drummond coming on.
65	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Noah Hotham coming off.
65	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The Crusaders supporters go wild as Chay Fihaki successfully kicks the penalty goal.
63	Substitution on	Blues sub Sam Nock comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Taufa Funaki departs for Blues.
63	Substitution on	Blues sub PJ Sheck comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Angus Ta'avao departs for Blues.
63	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Tom Christie comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Christian Lio-Willie departs for Crusaders.
61	Substitution on	Blues sub Cole Forbes comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Mark Tele'a departs for Blues.
61	Substitution on	Crusaders sub George Bell comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Codie Taylor departs for Crusaders.
61	Conversion - Kicked	The Crusaders supporters go wild as Chay Fihaki successfully kicks the conversion.
60	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Crusaders leads to a try for Noah Hotham
60	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Chay Fihaki is finished off with a try.
60	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Fergus Burke goes through the gap.
59	Substitution on	Cameron Suafoa comes on for Blues.
59	Substitution off	Akira Ioane leaves the field.
57	Substitution on	Tamaiti Williams comes on for Crusaders.
57	Substitution off	Fletcher Newell leaves the field.
54	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Chay Fihaki kicks the conversion.
52	Try - From kick	A pinpoint kick has enabled Christian Lio-Willie to score the try.
52	Clean Break	What a run here by Christian Lio-Willie as they get over the gainline!
52	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Fergus Burke.
52	Substitution on	Ricky Riccitelli comes on.
52	Substitution off	Kurt Eklund comes off.
51	Substitution on	Jamie Hannah comes on.
51	Substitution off	Antonio Shalfoon comes off.
51	Substitution on	Josh Fusitu'a comes on.
51	Substitution off	Ofa Tu'ungafasi comes off.
51	Substitution on	George Bower comes on.
51	Substitution off	Joe Moody comes off.
51	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Harry Plummer kicks the conversion.
49	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by Blues leads to a try for AJ Lam.
49	Clean Break	AJ Lam makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
49	Try Assist	Hoskins Sotutu sets up the try.
48	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Jone Rova getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with David Havili being replaced.
45	Yellow card	Stephen Perofeta (Blues) is shown a yellow card
44	Clean Break	Codie Taylor makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Quinten Strange coming on.
40	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Jamie Hannah coming off.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
41	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
41	Conversion - Missed Left	Crusaders go for goal with Fergus Burke taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
39	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Crusaders is finished off by Chay Fihaki, as they goes over for the try.
39	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Codie Taylor.
35	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Jamie Hannah comes onto the field.
35	Substitution off	Quinten Strange departs for Crusaders.
35	Conversion - Kicked	Harry Plummer does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
34	Try - Close range	The pick and go results in a try for Blues as Ofa Tu'ungafasi goes over.
34	Try Assist	Hoskins Sotutu sets up the try.
33	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to AJ Lam being able to wriggle through a gap.
32	Clean Break	Trouble here as Patrick Tuipulotu breaches the defence.
26	Penalty Goal - Missed Right	Chay Fihaki takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.
23	Conversion - Missed Left	Harry Plummer curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
21	Try - Close range	Blues are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Ofa Tu'ungafasi picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
19	Conversion - Kicked	Fergus Burke converts the try.
19	Try - Close range	Crusaders are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Ethan Blackadder picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
19	Try Assist	Noah Hotham sets up the try.
9	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Harry Plummer kicks the penalty.
4	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Harry Plummer goes through the gap.
2	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Fergus Burke steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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