Super Rugby Pacific
Moana Pasifika vs Crusaders

Time Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 6:05 AM
Location North Harbour Stadium

Moana Pasifika		Crusaders
Nginingini77' Lam27' Ofa20'	Tries	Fihaki72' MacDonald61' Bell57' Bell52' Fainga'anuku49' Fihaki33' Reece16' Ennor3'
Pellegrini77' Pellegrini28' Pellegrini21'	Conversions	Fihaki62' Fihaki58' Fihaki53' Fihaki50' Grant17'

Moana Pasifika		Crusaders
Attack
3	Tries	8
347	Metres	603
99	Carries	162
30	Defenders Beaten	36
7	Clean Breaks	12
137	Passes	209
6	Offloads	17
14	Turnovers Conceded	12
Defence
190	Tackles	137
36	Missed Tackles	30
4	Turnovers Won	8
Kicking
10	Kicks in Play	20
3/3	Conversions	5/8
N/A	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
238	Kick From Hand Metres	455
6	In Touch	20
8	Opponent Collection	10
100%	Success	63%
14	Possession Lost	29
0	Possession Retained	4
Breakdown
76	Rucks Won	115
3	Rucks Lost	3
96%	Rucks Success Rate	97%
2	Mauls Won	8
Set Plays
10	Lineouts Won	14
1	Lineouts Lost	1
90%	Lineouts Success Rate	93%
3	Scrums Won	6
2	Scrums Lost	1
60%	Scrums Success Rate	85%
Possession
38%	Possession	62%
44%	First Half	56%
34%	Second Half	66%
49%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	51%
Discipline
13	Penalties Conceded	6
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
8	Penalty Conceded Own Half	2

Moana Pasifika	Crusaders
1Tito Tuipulotu	1Finlay Brewis
2Mills Sanerivi	2George Bell
3Atu Moli	3Fletcher Newell
4Tom Savage	4Tahlor Cahill
5Allan Craig	5Jamie Hannah
6Miracle Faiilagi (C)	6Ethan Blackadder
7Niko Jones	7Johnny Lee
8Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa	8Christian Lio-Willie
9Joel Lam	9Noah Hotham
10Patrick Pellegrini	10Cooper Grant
11Glen Vaihu	11Sevu Reece
12Julian Savea	12Dallas McLeod
13Lalomilo Lalomilo	13Braydon Ennor
14Tevita Latu	14Chay Fihaki
15William Havili	15Will Jordan (C)
Substitutes
16Mamoru Harada	16Manumaua Letiu
17Abraham Pole	17George Bower
18Chris Apoua	18Seb Calder
19Veikoso Poloniati	19Antonio Shalfoon
20Dominic Ropeti	20Xavier Saifoloi
21Siaosi Nginingini	21Kyle Preston
22Jackson Garden-Bachop	22Leicester Fainga'anuku
23Tevita Ofa	23Kurtis MacDonald
Coaches
Tana Umaga	Rob Penney

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee Angus Mabey has blown their whistle to end the game.
79	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Leicester Fainga'anuku bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
77	Conversion - Kicked	Patrick Pellegrini has kicked a conversion.
77	Try - Interception	An interception by Siaosi Nginingini allows them to race away to score.
77	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Siaosi Nginingini bursts through to advance the Moana Pasifika attack.
74	Substitution on	Moana Pasifika decide to make a substitution, with Siaosi Nginingini getting some game time.
74	Substitution off	Moana Pasifika decide to make a substitution, with Joel Lam being replaced.
74	Substitution on	Moana Pasifika decide to make a substitution, with Mills Sanerivi getting some game time.
74	Substitution off	Moana Pasifika decide to make a substitution, with Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa being replaced.
73	Conversion - Missed Left	Chay Fihaki curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
72	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Chay Fihaki leads to a try for Crusaders
72	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Chay Fihaki took full advantage.
72	Try Assist	Kyle Preston played a key part in that try.
67	Substitution on	Moana Pasifika make a substitution with Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa coming on.
67	Substitution off	Moana Pasifika make a substitution with Tom Savage coming off.
67	Substitution on	Moana Pasifika make a substitution with Patrick Pellegrini coming on.
67	Substitution off	Moana Pasifika make a substitution with Jackson Garden-Bachop coming off.
66	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Tevita Latu goes through the gap.
63	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Antonio Shalfoon comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Ethan Blackadder departs for Crusaders.
63	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Manumaua Letiu comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	George Bell departs for Crusaders.
62	Conversion - Kicked	The Crusaders supporters go wild as Chay Fihaki successfully kicks the conversion.
61	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Crusaders leads to a try for Kurtis MacDonald
61	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Kurtis MacDonald goes through the gap.
61	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Chay Fihaki is finished off with a try.
60	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Kyle Preston goes through the gap.
59	Substitution on	Veikoso Poloniati comes on for Moana Pasifika.
59	Substitution off	Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa leaves the field.
58	Substitution on	Kurtis MacDonald comes on for Crusaders.
58	Substitution off	Sevu Reece leaves the field.
58	Substitution on	Seb Calder comes on for Crusaders.
58	Substitution off	Fletcher Newell leaves the field.
58	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Chay Fihaki kicks the conversion.
57	Try - Close range	Nothing was going to stop George Bell from scoring as they record the try for Crusaders.
55	Clean Break	What a run here by Chay Fihaki as they get over the gainline!
54	Substitution on	Kyle Preston comes on.
54	Substitution off	Noah Hotham comes off.
54	Substitution on	Jackson Garden-Bachop comes on.
54	Substitution off	Patrick Pellegrini comes off.
54	Substitution on	Chris Apoua comes on.
54	Substitution off	Atu Moli comes off.
54	Substitution on	Mamoru Harada comes on.
54	Substitution off	Mills Sanerivi comes off.
53	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Chay Fihaki kicks the conversion.
52	Try - Close range	Nothing was going to stop George Bell from scoring as they record the try for Crusaders.
52	Clean Break	What a run here by Noah Hotham as they get over the gainline!
51	Substitution on	Dominic Ropeti comes on.
51	Substitution off	Niko Jones comes off.
50	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Chay Fihaki kicks the conversion.
49	Try - Individual effort	Nobody was going to stop Leicester Fainga'anuku from scoring that try!
49	Clean Break	Leicester Fainga'anuku makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
49	Try Assist	Cooper Grant sets up the try.
46	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Leicester Fainga'anuku getting some game time.
46	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Braydon Ennor being replaced.
46	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with George Bower getting some game time.
46	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Brewis being replaced.
40	Substitution on	Moana Pasifika make a substitution with Abraham Pole coming on.
40	Substitution off	Moana Pasifika make a substitution with Tito Tuipulotu coming off.
40	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Xavier Saifoloi coming on.
40	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Christian Lio-Willie coming off.
40	Substitution on	Moana Pasifika make a substitution with Lalomilo Lalomilo coming on.
40	Substitution off	Moana Pasifika make a substitution with Jackson Garden-Bachop 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.
37	Substitution on	Moana Pasifika sub Jackson Garden-Bachop comes onto the field.
37	Substitution off	Lalomilo Lalomilo departs for Moana Pasifika.
35	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Sevu Reece being able to wriggle through a gap.
34	Conversion - Missed Left	Crusaders go for goal with Cooper Grant taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
33	Try - From kick	A perfectly weighted kick allows Chay Fihaki to score the try.
33	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Chay Fihaki being able to wriggle through a gap.
33	Try Assist	Cooper Grant sets up the try.
28	Conversion - Kicked	Patrick Pellegrini makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
27	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Moana Pasifika ends with a try for Joel Lam.
27	Try Assist	Lalomilo Lalomilo played a key part in that try.
27	Clean Break	Trouble here as Lalomilo Lalomilo breaches the defence.
24	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Tevita Ofa bursts through to advance the Moana Pasifika attack.
21	Conversion - Kicked	Patrick Pellegrini makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
20	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Moana Pasifika is finished off by Tevita Ofa
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Tevita Ofa bursts through to advance the Moana Pasifika attack.
20	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Miracle Faiilagi.
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Tevita Latu bursts through to advance the Moana Pasifika attack.
17	Conversion - Kicked	Cooper Grant converts the try.
16	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Crusaders is finished off by Sevu Reece
16	Try Assist	Chay Fihaki sets up the try.
16	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Dallas McLeod bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
8	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Sevu Reece took full advantage.
4	Conversion - Missed Left	Cooper Grant has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
3	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Crusaders leads to a try for Braydon Ennor
3	Try Assist	George Bell sets up the try.
2	Substitution on	Tevita Ofa comes on.
2	Substitution off	Julian Savea comes off.
1	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Johnny Lee goes through the gap.
0	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Glen Vaihu goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee Angus Mabey blows their whistle.

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