Super Rugby Aotearoa
Blues vs Chiefs

Time Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 3:35 AM
Location Eden Park
Referee Brendon Pickerill

Blues		Chiefs
Christie54' Tuipulotu13' Duffie5'	Tries	Alaimalo45' Boshier19'
Barrett54' Barrett14' Barrett7'	Conversions	McKenzie47' McKenzie20'
	Penalty Goals	McKenzie50'

Blues		Chiefs
Attack
3	Tries	2
356	Metres	336
113	Carries	122
19	Defenders Beaten	18
11	Clean Breaks	10
147	Passes	150
13	Offloads	8
10	Turnovers Conceded	13
Defence
120	Tackles	133
18	Missed Tackles	19
9	Turnovers Won	7
Kicking
21	Kicks in Play	23
3/3	Conversions	2/2
N/A	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
433	Kick From Hand Metres	283
12	In Touch	12
6	Opponent Collection	7
100%	Success	100%
12	Possession Lost	9
3	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
89	Rucks Won	80
4	Rucks Lost	6
95%	Rucks Success Rate	93%
1	Mauls Won	7
Set Plays
7	Lineouts Won	16
1	Lineouts Lost	1
87%	Lineouts Success Rate	94%
9	Scrums Won	7
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
50%	Possession	50%
33%	First Half	67%
69%	Second Half	31%
53%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	47%
Discipline
14	Penalties Conceded	6
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
8	Penalty Conceded Own Half	2

Blues	Chiefs
1Alex Hodgman	1Reuben O'Neill
2Kurt Eklund	2Bradley Slater
3Ofa Tuungafasi	3Nepo Laulala
4Patrick Tuipulotu	4Tupou Vaa'i
5Gerard Cowley-Tuioti	5Mitchell Brown
6Dalton Papalii	6Lachlan Boshier
7Blake Gibson	7Sam Cane
8Akira Ioane	8Pita-Gus Sowakula
9Finlay Christie	9Brad Weber
10Beauden Barrett	10Kaleb Trask
11Caleb Clarke	11Solomon Alaimalo
12TJ Faiane	12Alex Nankivell
13Rieko Ioane	13Anton Lienert-Brown
14Mark Telea	14Sean Wainui
15Matt Duffie	15Damian McKenzie
Substitutes
16Luteru Tolai	16Samisoni Taukei'aho
17Karl Tu'inukuafe	17Oliver Norris
18Sione Mafileo	18Ross Geldenhuys
19Joshua Goodhue	19Adam Thomson
20Tony Lamborn	20Mitch Karpik
21Sam Nock	21Lisati Milo-Harris
22Otere Black	22Aaron Cruden
23Harry Plummer	23Quinn Tupaea
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Warren Gatland
Referees
RefereeBrendon Pickerill

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
78	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 80 rucks so far this game.
78	Yellow card	Harry Plummer (Blues) is shown a yellow card.
75	Clean Break	Trouble here as Damian McKenzie breaches the defence.
72	Substitution on	Harry Plummer comes on.
72	Substitution off	TJ Faiane comes off.
71	Player Good Tackles	Pita-Gus Sowakula has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
71	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
72	Substitution off	TJ Faiane comes off.
70	Substitution off	Nepo Laulala comes off.
66	Substitution on	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Mitch Karpik getting some game time.
66	Substitution off	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Lachlan Boshier being replaced.
66	Substitution on	Chiefs make a substitution with Oliver Norris coming on.
66	Substitution off	Chiefs make a substitution with Reuben O'Neill coming off.
65	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Patrick Tuipulotu bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
65	Substitution on	Blues sub Tony Lamborn comes onto the field.
65	Substitution off	Blake Gibson departs for Blues.
65	Substitution on	Otere Black comes on for Blues.
65	Substitution off	Matt Duffie leaves the field.
62	Substitution on	Adam Thomson comes on.
62	Substitution off	Tupou Vaa'i comes off.
62	Substitution on	Samisoni Taukei'aho comes on.
62	Substitution off	Bradley Slater comes off.
62	Substitution on	Joshua Goodhue comes on.
62	Substitution off	Gerard Cowley-Tuioti comes off.
62	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Sione Mafileo getting some game time.
62	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Ofa Tuungafasi being replaced.
62	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Sam Nock coming on.
62	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Finlay Christie coming off.
61	Player Good Tackles	Mitchell Brown has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
61	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
57	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Dalton Papalii took full advantage.
55	Player Good Tackles	Sam Cane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
55	Player Good Tackles	Kurt Eklund has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
55	Player Good Tackles	Akira Ioane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
54	Conversion - Kicked	Beauden Barrett adds the two points for Blues.
54	Try - Close range	Blues are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Finlay Christie picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
54	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Ofa Tuungafasi goes through the gap.
50	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Damian McKenzie has kicked a penalty goal.
48	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 60 rucks so far this game.
47	Substitution on	Chiefs sub Quinn Tupaea comes onto the field.
47	Substitution off	Solomon Alaimalo departs for Chiefs.
47	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
47	Substitution on	Karl Tu'inukuafe comes on for Blues.
47	Substitution off	Alex Hodgman leaves the field.
46	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Anton Lienert-Brown is finished off with a try.
45	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Chiefs leads to a try for Solomon Alaimalo.
45	Clean Break	What a run here by Aaron Cruden as they gets over the gainline!.
43	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
42	Clean Break	Rieko Ioane makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Substitution on	Aaron Cruden comes on.
40	Substitution off	Kaleb Trask comes off.
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.
33	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Chiefs has led to Kaleb Trask being able to wriggle through a gap.
33	Player Good Tackles	Blake Gibson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
29	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 40 rucks so far this game.
26	Clean Break	Trouble here as Damian McKenzie breaches the defence.
24	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Solomon Alaimalo bursts through to advance the Chiefs attack.
20	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
19	Try Assist	Pita-Gus Sowakula played a key part in that try.
19	Try - Close range	Lachlan Boshier scores the try from close range.
18	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 20 rucks so far this game.
14	Conversion - Kicked	Beauden Barrett converts the try.
13	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Alex Hodgman.
13	Try - Close range	Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Patrick Tuipulotu touching down.
13	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
12	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Beauden Barrett took full advantage.
7	Conversion - Kicked	Beauden Barrett has kicked a conversion.
5	Try Assist	Rieko Ioane sets up the try.
5	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Matt Duffie.
5	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Matt Duffie goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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