Super Rugby Aotearoa
Blues vs Highlanders

Time Sat, Jun 27, 2020, 7:05 AM
Location Eden Park

Blues		Highlanders
Papali'i57' Ioane27' Papali'i22' Clarke5'	Tries	Frizell52' Hunt43' Dixon10'
Black23' Black7'	Conversions	Hunt54' Hunt45' Hunt11'
Black14'	Penalty Goals	Hunt20'

Blues		Highlanders
Attack
4	Tries	3
397	Metres	262
103	Carries	95
17	Defenders Beaten	15
6	Clean Breaks	4
122	Passes	127
8	Offloads	7
10	Turnovers Conceded	15
Defence
109	Tackles	110
15	Missed Tackles	17
8	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
34	Kicks in Play	34
2/4	Conversions	3/3
1/1	Penalty Goals	1/2
0/1	Drop Goals	0/1
2	Charged Down	2
714	Kick From Hand Metres	628
11	In Touch	14
17	Opponent Collection	14
60%	Success	80%
27	Possession Lost	23
3	Possession Retained	2
Breakdown
66	Rucks Won	65
7	Rucks Lost	3
90%	Rucks Success Rate	95%
4	Mauls Won	3
Set Plays
11	Lineouts Won	13
2	Lineouts Lost	1
84%	Lineouts Success Rate	92%
7	Scrums Won	4
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
54%	Possession	46%
62%	First Half	38%
45%	Second Half	55%
41%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	59%
Discipline
11	Penalties Conceded	6
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	3

Blues	Highlanders
1Alex Hodgman	1Ayden Johnstone
2James Parsons	2Ash Dixon
3Ofa Tuungafasi	3Siate Tokolahi
4Patrick Tuipulotu	4Paripari Parkinson
5Joshua Goodhue	5Josh Dickson
6Akira Ioane	6Shannon Frizell
7Dalton Papali'i	7Dillon Hunt
8Hoskins Sotutu	8Marino Mikaele Tu'u
9Sam Nock	9Aaron Smith
10Otere Black	10Mitch Hunt
11Caleb Clarke	11Jona Nareki
12TJ Faiane	12Sio Tomkinson
13Rieko Ioane	13Rob Thompson
14Mark Telea	14Sam Gilbert
15Beauden Barrett	15Scott Gregory
Substitutes
16Kurt Eklund	16Liam Coltman
17Marcel Renata	17Dan Lienert-Brown
18Sione Mafileo	18Jeff Thwaites
19Gerard Cowley-Tuioti	19Maanaki Selby-Rickit
20Tony Lamborn	20Teariki Ben-Nicholas
21Finlay Christie	21Kayne Hammington
22Harry Plummer	22Bryn Gatland
23Joe Marchant	23Ngane Punivai
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Aaron Mauger

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
77	Player Good Tackles	Hoskins Sotutu has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
76	Drop Goal - Missed Right	Highlanders have a drop goal attempt, but its pushed to the right.
74	Substitution on	Kurt Eklund comes on.
74	Substitution off	James Parsons comes off.
73	Player Good Tackles	James Parsons has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
73	Player Good Tackles	Dalton Papali'i has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
72	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Mitch Hunt steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
68	Drop Goal - Dropped Short	Beauden Barrett has an attempt on goal with a drop kick, but it falls well short.
68	Substitution on	Marcel Renata comes on.
68	Substitution off	Alex Hodgman comes off.
68	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Dalton Papali'i goes through the gap.
68	Substitution on	Teariki Ben-Nicholas comes on.
68	Substitution off	Shannon Frizell comes off.
64	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Joe Marchant getting some game time.
64	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Mark Telea being replaced.
64	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
63	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Harry Plummer coming on.
63	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with TJ Faiane coming off.
62	Player Good Tackles	Shannon Frizell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
62	Player Good Tackles	Josh Dickson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
60	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Liam Coltman comes onto the field.
60	Substitution off	Ash Dixon departs for Highlanders.
59	Conversion - Missed Right	Otere Black curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
59	Substitution on	Maanaki Selby-Rickit comes on for Highlanders.
59	Substitution off	Paripari Parkinson leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Bryn Gatland comes on.
59	Substitution off	Scott Gregory comes off.
68	Substitution on	Teariki Ben-Nicholas comes on.
57	Substitution on	Finlay Christie comes on.
57	Substitution off	Sam Nock comes off.
57	Substitution on	Dan Lienert-Brown comes on.
57	Substitution off	Ayden Johnstone comes off.
54	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Sione Mafileo getting some game time.
54	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Ofa Tuungafasi being replaced.
54	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Tony Lamborn coming on.
54	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Akira Ioane coming off.
54	Conversion - Kicked	Mitch Hunt adds the two points for Highlanders.
52	Player Good Tackles	Alex Hodgman has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
52	Try - Close range	Highlanders are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Shannon Frizell picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
51	Yellow card	Rieko Ioane (Blues) is shown a yellow card.
50	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
49	Clean Break	What a run here by Jeff Thwaites as they gets over the gainline!.
48	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Jeff Thwaites comes onto the field.
48	Substitution off	Siate Tokolahi departs for Highlanders.
45	Conversion - Kicked	Mitch Hunt does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
44	Try Assist	Aaron Smith played a key part in that try.
44	Clean Break	Marino Mikaele Tu'u makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
43	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Mitch Hunt.
43	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Mitch Hunt being able to wriggle through a gap.
40	Substitution on	Gerard Cowley-Tuioti comes on for Blues.
40	Substitution off	Joshua Goodhue leaves the field.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
36	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
28	Conversion - Missed Right	Otere Black has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
27	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Caleb Clarke.
27	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Rieko Ioane.
26	Clean Break	Trouble here as Caleb Clarke breaches the defence.
24	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
23	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
22	Try - Close range	Dalton Papali'i scores the try from close range.
20	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitch Hunt kicks the penalty.
20	Substitution on	Ngane Punivai comes on.
20	Substitution off	Sam Gilbert comes off.
20	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitch Hunt kicks the penalty.
14	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a penalty goal.
12	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
12	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and TJ Faiane took full advantage.
11	Conversion - Kicked	Mitch Hunt converts the try.
10	Try - Close range	Highlanders are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Ash Dixon touching down.
7	Tackle - Big Hit	Oh what a hit by Ofa Tuungafasi, stopping the ball carrier in his tracks!!!!.
7	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a conversion.
6	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Caleb Clarke goes through the gap.
6	Try Assist	Sam Nock sets up the try.
5	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Caleb Clarke.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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