Super Rugby Aotearoa
Crusaders vs Highlanders

Time Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 3:35 AM
Location Orangetheory Stadium
Referee Paul Williams

Crusaders		Highlanders
Ennor74' Bridge63' Bridge60' Mo'unga12'	Tries	Collins53' Nareki23' Frizell1'
Mo'unga75' Mo'unga62' Mo'unga13'	Conversions	Ioane25' Ioane2'
Mo'unga40' Mo'unga28'	Penalty Goals	Ioane21'

Crusaders		Highlanders
Attack
4	Tries	3
648	Metres	561
138	Carries	132
25	Defenders Beaten	32
21	Clean Breaks	15
168	Passes	169
16	Offloads	12
16	Turnovers Conceded	11
Defence
125	Tackles	127
32	Missed Tackles	25
6	Turnovers Won	12
Kicking
19	Kicks in Play	27
3/4	Conversions	2/3
2/2	Penalty Goals	1/2
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
260	Kick From Hand Metres	488
14	In Touch	11
3	Opponent Collection	9
83%	Success	60%
9	Possession Lost	17
1	Possession Retained	3
Breakdown
88	Rucks Won	86
11	Rucks Lost	7
88%	Rucks Success Rate	92%
6	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
14	Lineouts Won	10
1	Lineouts Lost	1
93%	Lineouts Success Rate	90%
2	Scrums Won	4
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
50%	Possession	50%
50%	First Half	50%
50%	Second Half	50%
61%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	39%
Discipline
12	Penalties Conceded	11
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
4	Penalty Conceded Own Half	5

Crusaders	Highlanders
1Joe Moody	1Ayden Johnstone
2Codie Taylor	2Ash Dixon
3Michael Alaalatoa	3Siate Tokolahi
4Sam Whitelock	4Pari Pari Parkinson
5Quinten Strange	5Jack Whetton
6Tom Sanders	6Shannon Frizell
7Tom Christie	7Dillon Hunt
8Whetukamokamo Douglas	8Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
9Bryn Hall	9Aaron Smith
10Richie Mo'unga	10Josh Ioane
11George Bridge	11Jona Nareki
12Jack Goodhue	12Sio Tomkinson
13Braydon Ennor	13Michael Collins
14Sevu Reece	14Josh McKay
15Will Jordan	15Mitch Hunt
Substitutes
16Andrew Makalio	16Liam Coltman
17George Bower	17Dan Lienert-Brown
18Oli Jager	18Jeff Thwaites
19Luke Romano	19Manaaki Selby-Rickit
20Sione Havili Talitui	20Teariki Ben-Nicholas
21Mitchell Drummond	21Folau Fakatava
22Brett Cameron	22Ngatungane Punivai
23Leicester Fainga'anuku	23Jesse Parete
Coaches
Scott Robertson	Aaron Mauger
Referees
RefereePaul Williams

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
77	Substitution on	Brett Cameron comes on for Crusaders.
77	Substitution off	Richie Mo'unga leaves the field.
77	Player Good Tackles	Sam Whitelock has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
75	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga adds the two points for Crusaders.
74	Substitution on	Leicester Fainga'anuku comes on.
74	Substitution off	Braydon Ennor comes off.
74	Try Assist	Richie Mo'unga sets up the try.
74	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Crusaders ends with a try for Braydon Ennor.
74	Clean Break	Trouble here as Braydon Ennor breaches the defence.
69	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Aaron Smith bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
69	Player Good Tackles	Tom Christie has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
68	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 80 rucks so far this game.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Mitchell Drummond took full advantage.
65	Substitution on	Michael Alaalatoa comes on.
65	Substitution off	Oli Jager comes off.
64	Yellow card	Sio Tomkinson (Highlanders) is shown a yellow card.
64	Conversion - Missed Right	Richie Mo'unga curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
63	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Crusaders is finished off by George Bridge.
63	Try Assist	Will Jordan sets up the try.
63	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Luke Romano goes through the gap.
63	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 80 rucks so far this game.
62	Substitution on	Teariki Ben-Nicholas comes on.
62	Substitution off	Marino Mikaele-Tu'u comes off.
62	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
60	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Will Jordan is finished off with a try.
60	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Crusaders results in a try for George Bridge.
60	Clean Break	What a run here by Will Jordan as they gets over the gainline!.
60	Clean Break	Richie Mo'unga makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
58	Player Good Tackles	Manaaki Selby-Rickit has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
57	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Liam Coltman getting some game time.
57	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Ash Dixon being replaced.
57	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Sione Havili Talitui being able to wriggle through a gap.
55	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Jesse Parete coming on.
55	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Pari Pari Parkinson coming off.
55	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Ngatungane Punivai comes onto the field.
55	Substitution off	Jona Nareki departs for Highlanders.
55	Conversion - Missed Right	Josh Ioane has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
55	Substitution on	Luke Romano comes on for Crusaders.
55	Substitution off	Quinten Strange leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Oli Jager comes on.
55	Substitution off	Michael Alaalatoa comes off.
55	Substitution on	Andrew Makalio comes on.
55	Substitution off	Codie Taylor comes off.
53	Try Assist	Mitch Hunt played a key part in that try.
53	Try - Close range	Michael Collins scores the try from close range.
55	Substitution on	Oli Jager comes on.
53	Clean Break	Trouble here as Josh Ioane breaches the defence.
53	Player Good Tackles	Codie Taylor has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
51	Player Good Tackles	Marino Mikaele-Tu'u has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
49	Substitution on	Jeff Thwaites comes on.
49	Substitution off	Siate Tokolahi comes off.
49	Player Good Tackles	Shannon Frizell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
49	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 60 rucks so far this game.
48	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Sione Havili Talitui getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Tom Sanders being replaced.
46	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Mitchell Drummond coming on.
46	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Bryn Hall coming off.
45	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Richie Mo'unga bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
42	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Dillon Hunt took full advantage.
40	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Manaaki Selby-Rickit comes onto the field.
40	Substitution off	Jack Whetton departs for Highlanders.
40	Substitution on	Dan Lienert-Brown comes on for Highlanders.
40	Substitution off	Ayden Johnstone leaves the field.
40	Player Good Tackles	Ash Dixon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
40	Player Good Tackles	Dillon Hunt has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40+1	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
40	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
38	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Jack Goodhue goes through the gap.
35	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
35	Clean Break	What a run here by Sevu Reece as they gets over the gainline!.
32	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
29	Clean Break	Aaron Smith makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
28	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga kicks the penalty.
26	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Codie Taylor being able to wriggle through a gap.
28	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga kicks the penalty.
23	Try - Interception	Jona Nareki intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for Highlanders.
23	Clean Break	Trouble here as Jona Nareki breaches the defence.
23	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
21	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane has kicked a penalty goal.
19	Penalty Goal - Hit Left Post	Josh Ioane can consider himself unlucky as he sees the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.
14	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Codie Taylor bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
14	Substitution on	George Bower comes on.
14	Substitution off	Joe Moody comes off.
13	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga converts the try.
12	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by George Bridge.
12	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Crusaders leads to a try for Richie Mo'unga.
12	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Sevu Reece took full advantage.
6	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
5	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Josh Ioane goes through the gap.
2	Conversion - Kicked	Josh Ioane has kicked a conversion.
1	Try Assist	Aaron Smith sets up the try.
1	Try - Close range	Highlanders are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Shannon Frizell touching down.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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