Super Rugby Pacific
Crusaders vs Highlanders

Time Fri, May 23, 2025, 7:05 AM
Location Apollo Projects Stadium
Referee Todd Petrie

Crusaders		Highlanders
Williams71' Reece14'	Tries	Robinson50' Lowe38'
Reihana14'	Conversions	Robinson50'
Reihana6'	Penalty Goals

Crusaders		Highlanders
Attack
2	Tries	2
239	Metres	648
72	Carries	174
12	Defenders Beaten	32
3	Clean Breaks	7
119	Passes	227
6	Offloads	16
16	Turnovers Conceded	20
Defence
219	Tackles	85
32	Missed Tackles	12
9	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
29	Kicks in Play	29
1/2	Conversions	1/2
1/1	Penalty Goals	0/4
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	3
1035	Kick From Hand Metres	782
16	In Touch	16
18	Opponent Collection	10
67%	Success	17%
34	Possession Lost	26
0	Possession Retained	2
Breakdown
62	Rucks Won	133
5	Rucks Lost	7
92%	Rucks Success Rate	95%
6	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
17	Lineouts Won	15
3	Lineouts Lost	1
85%	Lineouts Success Rate	93%
5	Scrums Won	7
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
39%	Possession	61%
41%	First Half	59%
36%	Second Half	64%
32%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	68%
Discipline
10	Penalties Conceded	10
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
8	Penalty Conceded Own Half	4

Crusaders	Highlanders
1George Bower	1Ethan de Groot (C)
2Codie Taylor	2Jack Taylor
3Tamaiti Williams	3Saula Ma'u
4Scott Barrett	4Fabian Holland
5Jamie Hannah	5Tai Cribb
6Cullen Grace	6TK Howden
7Tom Christie	7Veveni Lasaqa
8Christian Lio-Willie	8Sean Withy
9Mitchell Drummond	9Folau Fakatava
10Rivez Reihana	10Taine Robinson
11Macca Springer	11Taniela Filimone
12David Havili (C)	12Timoci Tavatavanawai (C)
13Braydon Ennor	13Tanielu Tele'a
14Sevu Reece	14Jonah Lowe
15Johnny McNicholl	15Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
Substitutes
16George Bell	16Soane Vikena
17Lewis Ponini	17Josh Bartlett
18Seb Calder	18Sefo Kautai
19Quinten Strange	19Michael Loft
20Corey Kellow	20Will Stodart
21Kyle Preston	21Adam Lennox
22James O'Connor	22Cameron Millar
23Dallas McLeod	23Thomas Umaga-Jensen
Coaches
Rob Penney	Jamie Joseph

80	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
80	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Highlanders decided to go for goal with Cameron Millar taking the penalty goal but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
78	Substitution on	Michael Loft comes on.
78	Substitution off	TK Howden comes off.
77	Substitution on	Seb Calder comes on.
77	Substitution off	George Bower comes off.
73	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Will Stodart getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Veveni Lasaqa being replaced.
73	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Sefo Kautai getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Saula Ma'u being replaced.
73	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Josh Bartlett getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Ethan de Groot being replaced.
72	Conversion - Missed Right	James O'Connor curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
71	Try - Close range	Tamaiti Williams scores the try from close range.
70	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Kyle Preston took full advantage.
67	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Thomas Umaga-Jensen took full advantage.
63	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Soane Vikena comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Jack Taylor departs for Highlanders.
63	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Adam Lennox comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Folau Fakatava departs for Highlanders.
63	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Jonah Lowe comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Taniela Filimone departs for Highlanders.
63	Substitution on	Crusaders sub James O'Connor comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	David Havili departs for Crusaders.
62	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Taniela Filimone goes through the gap.
59	Substitution on	George Bell comes on for Crusaders.
59	Substitution off	Codie Taylor leaves the field.
59	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Cameron Millar steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
57	Substitution on	Dallas McLeod comes on for Crusaders.
57	Substitution off	Braydon Ennor leaves the field.
56	Substitution on	Thomas Umaga-Jensen comes on for Highlanders.
56	Substitution off	Jonah Lowe leaves the field.
54	Substitution on	Corey Kellow comes on.
54	Substitution off	Cullen Grace comes off.
52	Clean Break	What a run here by Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens as they get over the gainline!
51	Substitution on	Cameron Millar comes on.
51	Substitution off	Taine Robinson comes off.
50	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Taine Robinson kicks the conversion.
50	Try - Passing Move	A penetrating move by Highlanders results in a try for Taine Robinson.
49	Try Assist	Folau Fakatava sets up the try.
49	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Quinten Strange getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Jamie Hannah being replaced.
47	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Taine Robinson steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
45	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Kyle Preston getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Mitchell Drummond being replaced.
43	Clean Break	Timoci Tavatavanawai makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
41	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Braydon Ennor being able to wriggle through a gap.
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 Right	The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Taine Robinson will have to re-adjust the radar.
38	Try - Close range	The pick and go results in a try for Highlanders as Jonah Lowe goes over.
36	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Veveni Lasaqa being able to wriggle through a gap.
34	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Jonah Lowe being able to wriggle through a gap.
31	Clean Break	Trouble here as Jonah Lowe breaches the defence.
29	Penalty Goal - Hit Left Post	The penalty attempt by Taine Robinson has rebounded off the left post and back into play.
14	Conversion - Kicked	Rivez Reihana converts the try.
14	Try - Close range	Sevu Reece scores the try from close range.
13	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Johnny McNicholl took full advantage.
6	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rivez Reihana kicks the penalty.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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