Super Rugby Pacific
Crusaders vs Blues

Time Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 4:35 AM
Location One NZ Stadium

Crusaders		Blues
Letiu73' McNicholl62' McNicholl49' Kemara37' Fihaki32' Havili29' McNicholl20' Reece11'	Tries	Clarke76' Spencer68' Taele53' Segner26' Nock2'
Reihana63' Kemara49' Kemara37' Kemara30' Kemara20' Kemara12'	Conversions	Sullivan53' Sullivan27' Sullivan2'

Crusaders		Blues
Attack
8	Tries	5
508	Metres	609
118	Carries	167
33	Defenders Beaten	30
9	Clean Breaks	11
142	Passes	189
14	Offloads	8
21	Turnovers Conceded	21
Defence
237	Tackles	129
30	Missed Tackles	33
8	Turnovers Won	5
Kicking
17	Kicks in Play	18
6/8	Conversions	3/5
N/A	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	1
485	Kick From Hand Metres	367
12	In Touch	8
10	Opponent Collection	4
75%	Success	60%
21	Possession Lost	14
2	Possession Retained	4
Breakdown
80	Rucks Won	133
3	Rucks Lost	4
96%	Rucks Success Rate	97%
4	Mauls Won	3
Set Plays
11	Lineouts Won	6
3	Lineouts Lost	3
78%	Lineouts Success Rate	66%
5	Scrums Won	6
1	Scrums Lost	0
83%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
42%	Possession	57%
45%	First Half	55%
38%	Second Half	62%
22%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	78%
Discipline
3	Penalties Conceded	8
0	Red Cards	1
0	Yellow Cards	0
2	Penalty Conceded Own Half	5

Crusaders	Blues
1Finlay Brewis	1Ofa Tu'ungafasi
2Codie Taylor	2Bradley Slater
3George Bower	3Marcel Renata
4Antonio Shalfoon	4Patrick Tuipulotu (C)
5Jamie Hannah	5Sam Darry
6Ethan Blackadder	6Torian Barnes
7Leicester Fainga'anuku	7Anton Segner
8Christian Lio-Willie	8Malachi Wrampling-Alec
9Noah Hotham	9Sam Nock
10Taha Kemara	10Stephen Perofeta
11Sevu Reece	11Caleb Clarke
12David Havili (C)	12Pita Ahki
13Dallas McLeod	13Xavi Taele
14Chay Fihaki	14AJ Lam
15Johnny McNicholl	15Zarn Sullivan
Substitutes
16Manumaua Letiu	16Eli Oudenryn
17Jack Sexton	17Mason Tupaea
18Gus Brown	18Flyn Yates
19Tahlor Cahill	19Josh Beehre
20Dominic Gardiner	20Hoskins Sotutu
21Kyle Preston	21Finlay Christie
22Rivez Reihana	22Cole Forbes
23Braydon Ennor	23Payton Spencer
Coaches
Rob Penney	Vern Cotter

81	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee Nic Berry has blown their whistle to end the game.
79	Substitution on	Jack Sexton comes on.
79	Substitution off	George Bower comes off.
79	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Torian Barnes bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
78	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Cole Forbes bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
77	Conversion - Hit Left Post	Xavi Taele takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.
76	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Blues is finished off by Caleb Clarke
76	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Pita Ahki is finished off with a try.
76	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Cole Forbes bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
74	Conversion - Missed Left	Rivez Reihana curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
73	Try - Rolling maul	Nobody could stop that maul! Manumaua Letiu places the ball down for the try.
70	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Payton Spencer took full advantage.
70	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Cole Forbes getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with AJ Lam being replaced.
69	Conversion - Missed Right	Xavi Taele curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
68	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Payton Spencer
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Payton Spencer took full advantage.
68	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Xavi Taele.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Anton Segner took full advantage.
66	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with George Bower coming on.
66	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Jack Sexton coming off.
63	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Christian Lio-Willie comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Ethan Blackadder departs for Crusaders.
63	Conversion - Kicked	The Crusaders supporters go wild as Rivez Reihana successfully kicks the conversion.
62	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Crusaders leads to a try for Johnny McNicholl
62	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Johnny McNicholl goes through the gap.
62	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Rivez Reihana is finished off with a try.
61	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Gus Brown comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	George Bower departs for Crusaders.
61	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Manumaua Letiu comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Codie Taylor departs for Crusaders.
61	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Josh Beehre goes through the gap.
59	Substitution on	Payton Spencer comes on for Blues.
59	Substitution off	Zarn Sullivan leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Josh Beehre comes on for Blues.
59	Substitution off	Patrick Tuipulotu leaves the field.
57	Clean Break	What a run here by Rivez Reihana as they get over the gainline!
57	Substitution on	Jack Sexton comes on for Crusaders.
57	Substitution off	Finlay Brewis leaves the field.
53	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Zarn Sullivan kicks the conversion.
53	Try - Close range	Nothing was going to stop Xavi Taele from scoring as they record the try for Blues.
52	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Finlay Christie.
52	Substitution on	Tahlor Cahill comes on.
52	Substitution off	Christian Lio-Willie comes off.
51	Clean Break	What a run here by Eli Oudenryn as they get over the gainline!
51	Substitution on	Rivez Reihana comes on.
51	Substitution off	Taha Kemara comes off.
51	Substitution on	Kyle Preston comes on.
51	Substitution off	Noah Hotham comes off.
50	Substitution on	Mason Tupaea comes on.
50	Substitution off	Ofa Tu'ungafasi comes off.
50	Substitution on	Flyn Yates comes on.
50	Substitution off	Marcel Renata comes off.
50	Substitution on	Eli Oudenryn comes on.
50	Substitution off	Bradley Slater comes off.
50	Substitution on	Dominic Gardiner comes on.
50	Substitution off	Braydon Ennor comes off.
49	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara adds the two points for Crusaders.
49	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by Crusaders leads to a try for Johnny McNicholl.
49	Try Assist	David Havili sets up the try.
49	Clean Break	David Havili makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
44	Clean Break	AJ Lam 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.
37	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
37	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Crusaders is finished off by Taha Kemara, as they goes over for the try.
37	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Taha Kemara being able to wriggle through a gap.
37	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Christian Lio-Willie.
33	Conversion - Missed Left	Crusaders go for goal with Taha Kemara taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
32	Try - Individual effort	Brilliant skill shown there by Chay Fihaki as they go over the white wash for a try.
32	Try Assist	Sevu Reece sets up the try.
30	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
29	Try - Individual effort	Brilliant skill shown there by David Havili as they go over the white wash for a try.
29	Clean Break	Trouble here as David Havili breaches the defence.
29	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Ethan Blackadder is finished off with a try.
27	Conversion - Kicked	Zarn Sullivan makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
26	Try - Close range	The pressure has finally told as Anton Segner scores from close range.
21	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Christie getting some game time.
21	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Sam Nock being replaced.
20	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
20	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Crusaders is finished off by Johnny McNicholl
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Johnny McNicholl bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
20	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Christian Lio-Willie.
18	Red card	Malachi Wrampling-Alec (Blues) is shown the red card
17	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Braydon Ennor coming on.
17	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Dallas McLeod coming off.
15	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Sam Darry took full advantage.
13	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Codie Taylor took full advantage.
12	Conversion - Kicked	Taha Kemara converts the try.
11	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Crusaders results in a try for Sevu Reece
11	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Sevu Reece took full advantage.
11	Try Assist	Johnny McNicholl played a key part in that try.
11	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Taha Kemara took full advantage.
2	Conversion - Kicked	Zarn Sullivan has kicked a conversion.
2	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Sam Nock
1	Try Assist	AJ Lam sets up the try.
1	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as AJ Lam goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee Nic Berry blows their whistle.

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