Super Rugby Pacific
Crusaders vs Blues

Time Fri, Jun 13, 2025, 7:05 AM
Location Apollo Projects Stadium
Referee James Doleman

Crusaders		Blues
Jordan69' Jordan36' Christie23'	Tries	Ioane20' Tele'a10'
Reihana70' Reihana36' Reihana24'	Conversions	Barrett20' Barrett11'

Crusaders		Blues
Attack
3	Tries	2
246	Metres	242
118	Carries	144
17	Defenders Beaten	15
2	Clean Breaks	5
133	Passes	162
2	Offloads	3
21	Turnovers Conceded	10
Defence
203	Tackles	146
15	Missed Tackles	17
4	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
27	Kicks in Play	30
3/3	Conversions	2/2
N/A	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
2	Charged Down	1
686	Kick From Hand Metres	847
21	In Touch	15
14	Opponent Collection	17
100%	Success	100%
33	Possession Lost	31
5	Possession Retained	4
Breakdown
98	Rucks Won	131
2	Rucks Lost	4
98%	Rucks Success Rate	97%
12	Mauls Won	6
Set Plays
21	Lineouts Won	10
2	Lineouts Lost	0
91%	Lineouts Success Rate	100%
3	Scrums Won	7
1	Scrums Lost	0
75%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
47%	Possession	53%
60%	First Half	40%
37%	Second Half	63%
4%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	96%
Discipline
9	Penalties Conceded	16
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	2
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	9

Crusaders	Blues
1George Bower	1Josh Fusitu'a
2Codie Taylor	2Ricky Riccitelli
3Fletcher Newell	3Marcel Renata
4Scott Barrett	4Patrick Tuipulotu (C)
5Antonio Shalfoon	5Laghlan McWhannell
6Ethan Blackadder	6Adrian Choat
7Tom Christie	7Dalton Papali'i
8Christian Lio-Willie	8Hoskins Sotutu
9Noah Hotham	9Finlay Christie
10Rivez Reihana	10Beauden Barrett
11Sevu Reece	11Caleb Clarke
12David Havili (C)	12AJ Lam
13Braydon Ennor	13Rieko Ioane
14Chay Fihaki	14Mark Tele'a
15Will Jordan	15Zarn Sullivan
Substitutes
16George Bell	16Kurt Eklund
17Kershawl Sykes-Martin	17Jordan Lay
18Seb Calder	18Angus Ta'avao
19Jamie Hannah	19Josh Beehre
20Cullen Grace	20Anton Segner
21Kyle Preston	21Sam Nock
22James O'Connor	22Harry Plummer
23Dallas McLeod	23Cole Forbes
Coaches
Rob Penney	Vern Cotter

86	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
85	Substitution on	Blues sub Adrian Choat comes onto the field.
85	Substitution off	Hoskins Sotutu departs for Blues.
79	Substitution on	Jamie Hannah comes on.
79	Substitution off	Antonio Shalfoon comes off.
78	Substitution on	Kyle Preston comes on.
78	Substitution off	Noah Hotham comes off.
73	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with James O'Connor getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Chay Fihaki being replaced.
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 Zarn Sullivan being replaced.
73	Yellow card	Hoskins Sotutu (Blues) is shown a yellow card
72	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Harry Plummer getting some game time.
72	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with AJ Lam being replaced.
71	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Kershawl Sykes-Martin getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with George Bower being replaced.
70	Conversion - Kicked	Rivez Reihana has kicked a conversion.
69	Try - Close range	Will Jordan scores the try from close range.
67	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Sam Nock coming on.
67	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Finlay Christie coming off.
66	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Dallas McLeod coming on.
66	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with David Havili coming off.
66	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Jordan Lay coming on.
66	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Ricky Riccitelli coming off.
61	Substitution on	Blues sub Josh Beehre comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Laghlan McWhannell departs for Blues.
58	Substitution on	Kurt Eklund comes on for Blues.
58	Substitution off	Marcel Renata leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Angus Ta'avao comes on for Blues.
55	Substitution off	Jordan Lay leaves the field.
53	Substitution on	Cullen Grace comes on.
53	Substitution off	Tom Christie comes off.
53	Substitution on	George Bell comes on.
53	Substitution off	Codie Taylor comes off.
46	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Anton Segner getting some game time.
46	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Adrian Choat being replaced.
44	Clean Break	Zarn Sullivan makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
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.
40	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Marcel Renata being able to wriggle through a gap.
39	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Scott Barrett comes onto the field.
39	Substitution off	Jamie Hannah departs for Crusaders.
37	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Christian Lio-Willie being able to wriggle through a gap.
37	Substitution on	Blues sub Jordan Lay comes onto the field.
37	Substitution off	Josh Fusitu'a departs for Blues.
37	Substitution on	Blues sub Adrian Choat comes onto the field.
37	Substitution off	Jordan Lay departs for Blues.
36	Conversion - Kicked	Rivez Reihana does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
36	Try - Close range	The pick and go results in a try for Crusaders as Will Jordan goes over.
36	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Noah Hotham.
33	Clean Break	Trouble here as Chay Fihaki breaches the defence.
28	Substitution on	Jamie Hannah comes on.
28	Substitution off	Scott Barrett comes off.
28	Substitution on	Ethan Blackadder comes on.
28	Substitution off	Cullen Grace comes off.
28	Substitution on	Jordan Lay comes on.
28	Substitution off	Adrian Choat comes off.
26	Substitution on	Cullen Grace comes on.
26	Substitution off	Ethan Blackadder comes off.
25	Yellow card	Josh Fusitu'a (Blues) is shown a yellow card
25	Substitution on	Braydon Ennor comes on.
25	Substitution off	Dallas McLeod comes off.
24	Conversion - Kicked	Rivez Reihana makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
23	Try - Close range	Crusaders are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Tom Christie picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
22	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Dallas McLeod getting some game time.
22	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Braydon Ennor being replaced.
20	Conversion - Kicked	Beauden Barrett makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
20	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Blues is finished off by Rieko Ioane
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Rieko Ioane bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
20	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Mark Tele'a.
11	Yellow card	Braydon Ennor (Crusaders) is shown a yellow card
11	Conversion - Kicked	Beauden Barrett converts the try.
10	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Mark Tele'a
10	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Mark Tele'a took full advantage.
10	Try Assist	Beauden Barrett played a key part in that try.
2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Caleb Clarke goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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