Super Rugby Aotearoa
Blues vs Crusaders

Time Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 2:35 AM
Location Eden Park

Blues		Crusaders
Sotutu71' Eklund65' Eklund47' Gibson19'	Tries	Reece77' Mo'unga68' Taylor31' Goodhue10'
Plummer72' Black48'	Conversions	Mo'unga78' Mo'unga70' Mo'unga32' Mo'unga10'
Black7'	Penalty Goals	Mo'unga59' Mo'unga55' Mo'unga51' Mo'unga42' Mo'unga26'

Blues		Crusaders
Attack
4	Tries	4
423	Metres	369
123	Carries	78
22	Defenders Beaten	20
9	Clean Breaks	10
177	Passes	101
11	Offloads	6
9	Turnovers Conceded	9
Defence
75	Tackles	143
20	Missed Tackles	22
4	Turnovers Won	5
Kicking
20	Kicks in Play	23
2/4	Conversions	4/4
1/1	Penalty Goals	5/5
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	0
258	Kick From Hand Metres	302
11	In Touch	15
5	Opponent Collection	6
60%	Success	100%
10	Possession Lost	12
3	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
90	Rucks Won	52
5	Rucks Lost	3
94%	Rucks Success Rate	94%
3	Mauls Won	6
Set Plays
13	Lineouts Won	11
1	Lineouts Lost	2
92%	Lineouts Success Rate	84%
2	Scrums Won	2
2	Scrums Lost	1
50%	Scrums Success Rate	66%
Possession
61%	Possession	39%
63%	First Half	37%
59%	Second Half	41%
71%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	28%
Discipline
15	Penalties Conceded	13
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
9	Penalty Conceded Own Half	8

Blues	Crusaders
1Alex Hodgman	1Joe Moody
2Luteru Tolai	2Codie Taylor
3Nepo Laulala	3Michael Alaalatoa
4Patrick Tuipulotu (C)	4Scott Barrett (C)
5Joshua Goodhue	5Sam Whitelock
6Akira Ioane	6Ethan Blackadder
7Blake Gibson	7Sione Havili Talitui
8Hoskins Sotutu	8Cullen Grace
9Jonathan Ruru	9Bryn Hall
10Otere Black	10Richie Mo'unga
11Caleb Clarke	11Leicester Fainga'anuku
12Harry Plummer	12David Havili
13Rieko Ioane	13Jack Goodhue
14Bryce Heem	14Sevu Reece
15Stephen Perofeta	15Will Jordan
Substitutes
16Kurt Eklund	16Brodie McAlister
17Karl Tu'inukuafe	17George Bower
18Ofa Tuungafasi	18Oli Jager
19Gerard Cowley-Tuioti	19Mitchell Dunshea
20Tom Robinson	20Whetukamokamo Douglas
21Adrian Choat	21Mitchell Drummond
22Finlay Christie	22Fergus Burke
23TJ Faiane	23Dallas McLeod
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Scott Robertson

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
78	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Richie Mo'unga kicks the conversion.
77	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Crusaders is finished off by Sevu Reece.
76	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Leicester Fainga'anuku bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
75	Player Good Tackles	Sam Whitelock has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
74	Yellow card	Ofa Tuungafasi (Blues) is shown a yellow card.
73	Substitution on	Fergus Burke comes on for Crusaders.
73	Substitution off	Will Jordan leaves the field.
73	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
72	Conversion - Kicked	Harry Plummer adds the two points for Blues.
71	Substitution on	Dallas McLeod comes on.
71	Substitution off	David Havili comes off.
71	Substitution on	Brodie McAlister comes on.
71	Substitution off	Codie Taylor comes off.
71	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Tom Robinson.
71	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Tom Robinson took full advantage.
71	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Hoskins Sotutu.
70	Substitution on	Whetukamokamo Douglas comes on.
70	Substitution off	Cullen Grace comes off.
70	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
68	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Richie Mo'unga.
68	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with TJ Faiane getting some game time.
68	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Otere Black being replaced.
67	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Mitchell Dunshea coming on.
67	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Sione Havili Talitui coming off.
67	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Oli Jager comes onto the field.
67	Substitution off	Michael Alaalatoa departs for Crusaders.
66	Conversion - Missed Right	Otere Black curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
65	Player Good Tackles	Jack Goodhue has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
65	Player Good Tackles	Michael Alaalatoa has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
65	Try - Close range	Kurt Eklund scores the try from close range.
64	Player Good Tackles	Sione Havili Talitui has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
60	Substitution on	Karl Tu'inukuafe comes on for Blues.
60	Substitution off	Alex Hodgman leaves the field.
60	Substitution on	Tom Robinson comes on.
60	Substitution off	Akira Ioane comes off.
59	Substitution on	George Bower comes on.
59	Substitution off	Joe Moody comes off.
59	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Richie Mo'unga kicks the penalty goal.
57	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
57	Substitution on	Gerard Cowley-Tuioti comes on.
57	Substitution off	Joshua Goodhue comes off.
56	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
56	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Christie getting some game time.
56	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Jonathan Ruru being replaced.
56	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Will Jordan goes through the gap.
55	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga adds the points for Crusaders.
51	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
49	Substitution on	Crusaders make a substitution with Mitchell Drummond coming on.
49	Substitution off	Crusaders make a substitution with Bryn Hall coming off.
48	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
47	Player Good Tackles	Ethan Blackadder has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
47	Try - Close range	Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Kurt Eklund touching down.
47	Player Good Tackles	Codie Taylor has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
46	Player Good Tackles	David Havili has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
45	Clean Break	What a run here by Bryce Heem as they gets over the gainline!.
45	Substitution on	Blues sub Ofa Tuungafasi comes onto the field.
45	Substitution off	Nepo Laulala departs for Blues.
45	Substitution on	Kurt Eklund comes on for Blues.
45	Substitution off	Luteru Tolai leaves the field.
42	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
40	Clean Break	Ethan Blackadder makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	Substitution on	Adrian Choat comes on.
40	Substitution off	Blake Gibson comes off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
40	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
37	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
32	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga converts the try.
31	Try - Rolling maul	The Crusaders pack has powered over for Codie Taylor to score the try.
28	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Will Jordan being able to wriggle through a gap.
28	Clean Break	Trouble here as Akira Ioane breaches the defence.
27	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Rieko Ioane bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
26	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga kicks the penalty.
20	Conversion - Missed Right	Otere Black has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
19	Try Assist	Caleb Clarke sets up the try.
19	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Blake Gibson.
19	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Bryce Heem took full advantage.
18	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Harry Plummer goes through the gap.
11	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
10	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga has kicked a conversion.
10	Try - From kick	The kick through from Crusaders has allowed Jack Goodhue to touch down.
7	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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