Super Rugby Aotearoa
Blues vs Highlanders
vs
17
- Time Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 2:35 AM
- Location Eden Park
- Referee Michael Fraser
Blues | Highlanders | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
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| Conversions |
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| Penalty Goals |
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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 |
| 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% |
| Discipline | ||
| 11 | Penalties Conceded | 16 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
Blues | Highlanders |
|---|---|
| Substitutes | |
| 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. |