Super Rugby Pacific
Crusaders vs Fijian Drua

Time Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 6:05 AM
Location Apollo Projects Stadium

Crusaders		Fijian Drua
Calder80' Fihaki60' Kellow58' Taylor47' Taylor41' Fihaki32' Reece22' Taylor18' Taylor14' Fainga'anuku10' Reece3'	Tries	Mataele53' Canakaivata44' Canakaivata37' Tamani30'
Kemara61' Kemara48' Kemara42' Kemara33' Kemara23' Kemara18' Kemara15'	Conversions	Armstrong-Ravula54' Armstrong-Ravula45' Armstrong-Ravula30'

Crusaders		Fijian Drua
Attack
11	Tries	4
564	Metres	392
133	Carries	152
23	Defenders Beaten	24
10	Clean Breaks	4
179	Passes	186
17	Offloads	11
18	Turnovers Conceded	26
Defence
209	Tackles	115
24	Missed Tackles	23
13	Turnovers Won	7
Kicking
21	Kicks in Play	13
7/11	Conversions	3/4
N/A	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	0
519	Kick From Hand Metres	228
11	In Touch	9
9	Opponent Collection	7
64%	Success	75%
22	Possession Lost	16
2	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
68	Rucks Won	112
4	Rucks Lost	6
94%	Rucks Success Rate	94%
6	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
14	Lineouts Won	7
1	Lineouts Lost	2
93%	Lineouts Success Rate	77%
8	Scrums Won	8
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
49%	Possession	51%
46%	First Half	54%
52%	Second Half	48%
77%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	23%
Discipline
10	Penalties Conceded	10
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
5	Penalty Conceded Own Half	7

Crusaders	Fijian Drua
1George Bower	1Haereiti Hetet
2Codie Taylor	2Zuriel Togiatama
3Fletcher Newell	3Mesake Doge
4Antonio Shalfoon	4Isoa Nasilasila (C)
5Jamie Hannah	5Joseva Tamani
6Corey Kellow	6Etonia Waqa
7Johnny Lee	7Kitione Salawa
8Christian Lio-Willie	8Elia Canakaivata
9Louie Chapman	9Issak Fines-Leleiwasa
10Taha Kemara	10Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula
11Sevu Reece	11Manasa Mataele
12Dallas McLeod	12Iosefo Namoce
13Leicester Fainga'anuku	13Virimi Vakatawa
14Chay Fihaki	14Joji Nasova
15Will Jordan (C)	15Ilaisa Droasese
Substitutes
16George Bell	16Sairusi Ravudi
17Jack Sexton	17Emosi Tuqiri
18Seb Calder	18Peni Ravai
19Tahlor Cahill	19Mesake Vocevoce
20Dom Gardiner	20Isoa Tuwai
21Mitchell Drummond	21Philip Baselala
22Rivez Reihana	22Kemu Valetini
23Braydon Ennor	23Isikeli Rabitu
Coaches
Rob Penney	Glen Jackson

82	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee Paul Williams has blown their whistle to end the game.
82	Conversion - Missed Right	The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Taha Kemara will have to re-adjust the radar.
80	Try - Close range	Crusaders are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Seb Calder picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
79	Substitution on	Mesake Doge comes on.
79	Substitution off	Peni Ravai comes off.
75	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Sevu Reece took full advantage.
73	Substitution on	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Zuriel Togiatama getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Sairusi Ravudi being replaced.
63	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Mitchell Drummond comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Louie Chapman departs for Crusaders.
61	Conversion - Kicked	The Crusaders supporters go wild as Taha Kemara successfully kicks the conversion.
60	Try - Interception	Chay Fihaki intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for Crusaders
60	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Chay Fihaki goes through the gap.
59	Substitution on	Philip Baselala comes on for Fijian Drua.
59	Substitution off	Issak Fines-Leleiwasa leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Emosi Tuqiri comes on for Fijian Drua.
59	Substitution off	Haereiti Hetet leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Rivez Reihana comes on for Crusaders.
59	Substitution off	Johnny Lee leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Jack Sexton comes on for Crusaders.
59	Substitution off	George Bower leaves the field.
58	Conversion - Missed Right	Taha Kemara has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
58	Try - Close range	Crusaders are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Corey Kellow touching down.
58	Substitution on	Kemu Valetini comes on for Fijian Drua.
58	Substitution off	Virimi Vakatawa leaves the field.
54	Substitution on	Sairusi Ravudi comes on.
54	Substitution off	Zuriel Togiatama comes off.
54	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula kicks the conversion.
53	Try - Individual effort	Manasa Mataele scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!
53	Clean Break	What a run here by Manasa Mataele as they get over the gainline!
51	Substitution on	George Bell comes on.
51	Substitution off	Codie Taylor comes off.
49	Substitution on	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Isoa Tuwai getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Etonia Waqa being replaced.
49	Substitution on	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Mesake Vocevoce getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Isoa Nasilasila being replaced.
49	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Tahlor Cahill getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Jamie Hannah being replaced.
49	Substitution on	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Peni Ravai getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Mesake Doge being replaced.
48	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara adds the two points for Crusaders.
47	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by Crusaders leads to a try for Codie Taylor.
47	Clean Break	Codie Taylor makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
47	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Leicester Fainga'anuku is finished off with a try.
45	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Dom Gardiner getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Christian Lio-Willie being replaced.
45	Substitution on	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Isikeli Rabitu getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	Fijian Drua decide to make a substitution, with Joji Nasova being replaced.
45	Conversion - Kicked	Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula adds the two points for Fijian Drua.
44	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by Fijian Drua leads to a try for Elia Canakaivata.
44	Clean Break	Elia Canakaivata makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
44	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Zuriel Togiatama is finished off with a try.
44	Clean Break	Issak Fines-Leleiwasa makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
42	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara adds the two points for Crusaders.
41	Try - Close range	The pick and go results in a try for Crusaders as Codie Taylor goes over.
40	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Braydon Ennor coming on.
40	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Dallas McLeod coming off.
40	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Seb Calder coming on.
40	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Fletcher Newell 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	Conversion - Missed Right	The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula will have to re-adjust the radar.
37	Try - Rolling maul	The Fijian Drua maul pushes over the tryline as Elia Canakaivata scores.
34	Yellow card	Johnny Lee (Crusaders) is shown a yellow card
33	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
32	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Crusaders ends with a try for Chay Fihaki.
32	Try Assist	Antonio Shalfoon sets up the try.
32	Clean Break	Trouble here as Will Jordan breaches the defence.
30	Conversion - Kicked	Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
30	Try - Close range	The pressure has finally told as Joseva Tamani scores from close range.
26	Clean Break	Trouble here as Chay Fihaki breaches the defence.
23	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
22	Try - From kick	Sevu Reece gathers the kick to score the try for Crusaders.
22	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Sevu Reece bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
22	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Leicester Fainga'anuku.
21	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Chay Fihaki bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
18	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara converts the try.
18	Try - Rolling maul	Great forward play by Crusaders allows Codie Taylor to score the try.
15	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara converts the try.
14	Try - Close range	Codie Taylor scores the try from close range.
10	Conversion - Missed Left	Taha Kemara has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
10	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Crusaders results in a try for Leicester Fainga'anuku
10	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Leicester Fainga'anuku took full advantage.
10	Try Assist	Johnny Lee played a key part in that try.
9	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Fletcher Newell took full advantage.
5	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Etonia Waqa goes through the gap.
4	Conversion - Missed Left	Taha Kemara has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
3	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Crusaders leads to a try for Sevu Reece
3	Try Assist	Will Jordan sets up the try.
3	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Chay Fihaki goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee Paul Williams blows their whistle.

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