Super Rugby Aotearoa
Highlanders vs Blues

Time Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 3:35 AM
Location Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee Michael Fraser

Highlanders		Blues
Frizell75' Dixon19'	Tries	Christie42' Tuungafasi39' Faiane30' Christie9' Ioane6'
Ioane20'	Conversions	Barrett40' Barrett11'
Ioane35' Ioane29' Ioane14'	Penalty Goals	Barrett56'

Highlanders		Blues
Attack
2	Tries	5
334	Metres	315
115	Carries	88
19	Defenders Beaten	6
6	Clean Breaks	17
165	Passes	108
9	Offloads	15
8	Turnovers Conceded	11
Defence
93	Tackles	118
6	Missed Tackles	19
2	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
18	Kicks in Play	20
1/2	Conversions	2/5
3/3	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
180	Kick From Hand Metres	437
13	In Touch	9
5	Opponent Collection	9
80%	Success	50%
8	Possession Lost	15
0	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
78	Rucks Won	54
7	Rucks Lost	2
91%	Rucks Success Rate	96%
3	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
14	Lineouts Won	5
1	Lineouts Lost	2
93%	Lineouts Success Rate	71%
2	Scrums Won	9
2	Scrums Lost	0
50%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
56%	Possession	44%
48%	First Half	52%
64%	Second Half	36%
81%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	19%
Discipline
8	Penalties Conceded	14
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	10

Highlanders	Blues
1Ayden Johnstone	1Karl Tu'inukuafe
2Ash Dixon	2Kurt Eklund
3Jeff Thwaites	3Ofa Tuungafasi
4Pari Pari Parkinson	4Patrick Tuipulotu
5Jack Whetton	5Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
6Shannon Frizell	6Dalton Papalii
7Dillon Hunt	7Tony Lamborn
8Marino Mikaele-Tu'u	8Akira Ioane
9Aaron Smith	9Finlay Christie
10Josh Ioane	10Beauden Barrett
11Scott Gregory	11Caleb Clarke
12Sio Tomkinson	12TJ Faiane
13Michael Collins	13Rieko Ioane
14Josh McKay	14Mark Telea
15Mitch Hunt	15Matt Duffie
Substitutes
16Liam Coltman	16Luteru Tolai
17Ethan De Groot	17Alex Hodgman
18Siate Tokolahi	18Sione Mafileo
19Manaaki Selby-Rickit	19Jacob Pierce
20Jesse Parete	20Aaron Carroll
21Folau Fakatava	21Sam Nock
22Bryn Gatland	22Otere Black
23Jona Nareki	23Harry Plummer
Coaches
Aaron Mauger	Leon MacDonald
Referees
RefereeMichael Fraser

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80	Clean Break	Trouble here as Rieko Ioane breaches the defence.
78	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jesse Parete bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
76	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Jona Nareki took full advantage.
76	Conversion - Missed Left	Highlanders go for goal with Josh Ioane taking the conversion but his aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
75	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.
75	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Jacob Pierce as he saves a certain try!.
74	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Ofa Tuungafasi coming on.
74	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Tony Lamborn coming off.
73	Yellow card	Sione Mafileo (Blues) is shown a yellow card.
72	Substitution on	Blues sub Jacob Pierce comes onto the field.
72	Substitution off	Patrick Tuipulotu departs for Blues.
71	Substitution on	Harry Plummer comes on for Blues.
71	Substitution off	Beauden Barrett leaves the field.
71	Substitution on	Luteru Tolai comes on.
71	Substitution off	Kurt Eklund comes off.
71	Substitution on	Folau Fakatava comes on.
71	Substitution off	Aaron Smith comes off.
67	Substitution on	Ethan De Groot comes on.
67	Substitution off	Ayden Johnstone comes off.
67	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Jesse Parete getting some game time.
67	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Dillon Hunt being replaced.
67	Substitution off	Ayden Johnstone comes off.
67	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Jesse Parete getting some game time.
65	Substitution on	Blues sub Sione Mafileo comes onto the field.
65	Substitution off	Ofa Tuungafasi departs for Blues.
65	Player Good Tackles	Akira Ioane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
65	Player Good Tackles	Akira Ioane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
64	Player Good Tackles	Shannon Frizell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
63	Substitution on	Tony Lamborn comes on for Blues.
63	Substitution off	Jacob Pierce leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Otere Black comes on.
59	Substitution off	Mark Telea comes off.
57	Player Good Tackles	Dillon Hunt has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
56	Substitution on	Jona Nareki comes on.
56	Substitution off	Scott Gregory comes off.
56	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Beauden Barrett does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
56	Substitution on	Liam Coltman comes on.
56	Substitution off	Ash Dixon comes off.
53	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Jacob Pierce getting some game time.
53	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Tony Lamborn being replaced.
53	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Marino Mikaele-Tu'u goes through the gap.
52	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Alex Hodgman coming on.
52	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Karl Tu'inukuafe coming off.
51	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
50	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Manaaki Selby-Rickit comes onto the field.
50	Substitution off	Jack Whetton departs for Highlanders.
50	Substitution on	Siate Tokolahi comes on for Highlanders.
50	Substitution off	Jeff Thwaites leaves the field.
46	Substitution on	Aaron Carroll comes on.
46	Substitution off	Dalton Papalii comes off.
45	Player Good Tackles	Tony Lamborn has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
45	Clean Break	What a run here by Kurt Eklund as they gets over the gainline!.
45	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
44	Clean Break	Tony Lamborn makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
44	Conversion - Missed Right	Beauden Barrett has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
42	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Caleb Clarke is finished off with a try.
42	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Blues is finished off by Finlay Christie.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	Conversion - Kicked	Beauden Barrett makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
39	Try Assist	Akira Ioane played a key part in that try.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
35	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
32	Conversion - Missed Left	Beauden Barrett curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
31	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Finlay Christie.
30	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for TJ Faiane.
29	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane kicks the penalty.
27	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Dalton Papalii being able to wriggle through a gap.
24	Clean Break	Trouble here as Scott Gregory breaches the defence.
24	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
23	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Scott Gregory bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
23	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Scott Gregory bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
22	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Matt Duffie took full advantage.
20	Conversion - Kicked	Josh Ioane converts the try.
19	Try - Rolling maul	The Highlanders pack has powered over for Ash Dixon to score the try.
14	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane has kicked a penalty goal.
14	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane has kicked a penalty goal.
9	Try Assist	Rieko Ioane sets up the try.
9	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Finlay Christie.
9	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Caleb Clarke goes through the gap.
7	Conversion - Missed Left	Beauden Barrett has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
6	Try - Close range	Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Akira Ioane touching down.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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