Super Rugby Aotearoa
Blues vs Highlanders

Time Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 2:35 AM
Location Eden Park

Blues		Highlanders
Ioane63' Eklund49' Narawa42' Clarke16' Black9'	Tries	Fakatava70' Dixon53'
Black64' Black51' Black18' Black10'	Conversions	Ioane72' Ioane54'
Black59' Black27'	Penalty Goals	Ioane3'

Blues		Highlanders
Attack
5	Tries	2
467	Metres	332
80	Carries	90
10	Defenders Beaten	19
15	Clean Breaks	5
97	Passes	129
6	Offloads	5
8	Turnovers Conceded	12
Defence
84	Tackles	89
19	Missed Tackles	10
7	Turnovers Won	4
Kicking
32	Kicks in Play	24
4/5	Conversions	2/2
2/2	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	1
413	Kick From Hand Metres	152
15	In Touch	15
15	Opponent Collection	5
86%	Success	100%
17	Possession Lost	12
2	Possession Retained	2
Breakdown
54	Rucks Won	59
2	Rucks Lost	6
96%	Rucks Success Rate	90%
10	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
15	Lineouts Won	10
4	Lineouts Lost	2
78%	Lineouts Success Rate	83%
6	Scrums Won	3
0	Scrums Lost	1
100%	Scrums Success Rate	75%
Possession
50%	Possession	50%
52%	First Half	48%
47%	Second Half	53%
46%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	54%
Discipline
11	Penalties Conceded	16
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	1
4	Penalty Conceded Own Half	11

Blues	Highlanders
1Karl Tu'inukuafe	1Ethan De Groot
2Luteru Tolai	2Liam Coltman
3Ofa Tuungafasi	3Siate Tokolahi
4Patrick Tuipulotu (C)	4Josh Dickson
5Sam Darry	5Manaaki Selby-Rickit
6Akira Ioane	6Shannon Frizell
7Dalton Papalii	7James Lentjes
8Hoskins Sotutu	8Hugh Renton
9Jonathan Ruru	9Aaron Smith (C)
10Otere Black	10Josh Ioane
11Caleb Clarke	11Jona Nareki
12Harry Plummer	12Sio Tomkinson
13Rieko Ioane	13Michael Collins
14Mark Telea	14Ngatungane Punivai
15Stephen Perofeta	15Connor Garden-Bachop
Substitutes
16Kurt Eklund	16Ash Dixon
17James Lay	17Josh Hohneck
18Nepo Laulala	18Jeff Thwaites
19Gerard Cowley-Tuioti	19Bryn Evans
20Tom Robinson	20Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
21Sam Nock	21Folau Fakatava
22Tanielu Tele'a	22Mitch Hunt
23Emoni Narawa	23Billy Harmon
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Aaron Mauger

80+4	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
75	Clean Break	What a run here by Michael Collins as they gets over the gainline!.
72	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Josh Ioane kicks the conversion.
70	Try - Close range	Highlanders are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Folau Fakatava picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
70	Yellow card	Sam Nock (Blues) is shown a yellow card.
69	Clean Break	Connor Garden-Bachop makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
69	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 60 rucks so far this game.
66	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Marino Mikaele-Tu'u being able to wriggle through a gap.
64	Substitution on	Tanielu Tele'a comes on for Blues.
64	Substitution off	Rieko Ioane leaves the field.
64	Substitution on	Bryn Evans comes on.
64	Substitution off	Manaaki Selby-Rickit comes off.
64	Substitution on	Jeff Thwaites comes on.
64	Substitution off	Siate Tokolahi comes off.
64	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black adds the two points for Blues.
63	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Blues ends with a try for Akira Ioane.
63	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Harry Plummer is finished off with a try.
63	Clean Break	Trouble here as Emoni Narawa breaches the defence.
62	Substitution on	Gerard Cowley-Tuioti comes on.
62	Substitution off	Patrick Tuipulotu comes off.
59	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Hoskins Sotutu bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
59	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Folau Fakatava getting some game time.
59	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Aaron Smith being replaced.
59	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
57	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
56	Player Good Tackles	Shannon Frizell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
55	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Sio Tomkinson took full advantage.
54	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Sam Nock coming on.
54	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Jonathan Ruru coming off.
54	Conversion - Kicked	Josh Ioane does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
53	Try - Close range	Ash Dixon scores the try from close range.
51	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Marino Mikaele-Tu'u comes onto the field.
51	Substitution off	Hugh Renton departs for Highlanders.
51	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
49	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Kurt Eklund goes through the gap.
49	Try - Close range	Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Kurt Eklund touching down.
48	Substitution on	Kurt Eklund comes on for Blues.
48	Substitution off	Luteru Tolai leaves the field.
47	Substitution on	James Lay comes on.
47	Substitution off	Karl Tu'inukuafe comes off.
47	Substitution on	Nepo Laulala comes on.
47	Substitution off	Ofa Tuungafasi comes off.
46	Substitution on	Tom Robinson comes on.
46	Substitution off	Dalton Papalii comes off.
45	Player Good Tackles	Dalton Papalii has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
44	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
43	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Josh Hohneck getting some game time.
43	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Ethan De Groot being replaced.
43	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Ash Dixon coming on.
43	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Liam Coltman coming off.
43	Conversion - Missed Left	Otere Black has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
42	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Blues is finished off by Emoni Narawa.
42	Clean Break	What a run here by Emoni Narawa as they gets over the gainline!.
42	Try Assist	Stephen Perofeta played a key part in that try.
40	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Billy Harmon comes onto the field.
40	Substitution off	James Lentjes departs for Highlanders.
40	Substitution on	Emoni Narawa comes on for Blues.
40	Substitution off	Mark Telea leaves the field.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40+2	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
39	Yellow card	Josh Dickson (Highlanders) is shown a yellow card.
34	Substitution on	Mitch Hunt comes on.
34	Substitution off	Jona Nareki comes off.
33	Clean Break	Akira Ioane makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
27	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black kicks the penalty.
25	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
23	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Hoskins Sotutu being able to wriggle through a gap.
23	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
18	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black converts the try.
16	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Rieko Ioane.
16	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Caleb Clarke.
16	Clean Break	Trouble here as Caleb Clarke breaches the defence.
13	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mark Telea bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
10	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a conversion.
9	Try Assist	Rieko Ioane sets up the try.
9	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Rieko Ioane took full advantage.
9	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Otere Black.
3	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as James Lentjes goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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