Super Rugby Pacific
Highlanders vs Chiefs

Time Fri, May 5, 2023, 7:05 AM
Location Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee Ben O'Keeffe

Highlanders		Chiefs
Frizell75' Gilbert48' Smith34' de6'	Tries	Weber66' Rona59' Rona40' Dyer38' Lienert-Brown27' Stevenson23' Narawa19'
Gilbert76' Gilbert49' Gilbert35' Gilbert7'	Conversions	McKenzie68' McKenzie60' McKenzie42' McKenzie39' McKenzie29' McKenzie24' McKenzie20'
	Penalty Goals	McKenzie53'

Highlanders		Chiefs
Attack
4	Tries	7
583	Metres	720
148	Carries	106
28	Defenders Beaten	34
9	Clean Breaks	12
195	Passes	125
11	Offloads	7
18	Turnovers Conceded	14
Defence
103	Tackles	177
34	Missed Tackles	28
6	Turnovers Won	10
Kicking
25	Kicks in Play	24
4/4	Conversions	7/7
N/A	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
624	Kick From Hand Metres	778
13	In Touch	12
17	Opponent Collection	14
100%	Success	100%
22	Possession Lost	20
3	Possession Retained	4
Breakdown
106	Rucks Won	63
6	Rucks Lost	3
94%	Rucks Success Rate	95%
3	Mauls Won	0
Set Plays
13	Lineouts Won	8
2	Lineouts Lost	2
86%	Lineouts Success Rate	80%
7	Scrums Won	3
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
57%	Possession	42%
59%	First Half	41%
57%	Second Half	42%
57%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	42%
Discipline
8	Penalties Conceded	12
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
3	Penalty Conceded Own Half	8

Highlanders	Chiefs
1Ethan de Groot	1Aidan Ross
2Andrew Makalio	2Samisoni Taukei'aho
3Jermaine Ainsley	3George Dyer
4Fabian Holland	4Tupou Vaa'i
5Josh Dickson	5Naitoa Ah Kuoi
6Shannon Frizell	6Pita Gus Sowakula
7Billy Harmon (C)	7Sam Cane (C)
8Hugh Renton	8Luke Jacobson
9Aaron Smith	9Brad Weber (C)
10Freddie Burns	10Damian McKenzie
11Scott Gregory	11Peniasi Malimali
12Thomas Umaga-Jensen	12Anton Lienert-Brown
13Fetuli Paea	13Daniel Rona
14Connor Garden-Bachop	14Emoni Narawa
15Sam Gilbert	15Shaun Stevenson
Substitutes
16Rhys Marshall	16Bradley Slater
17Dan Lienert-Brown	17Ollie Norris
18Saula Mau	18John Ryan
19Marino Mikaele-Tu'u	19Josh Lord
20Sean Withy	20Kaylum Boshier
21Folau Fakatava	21Cortez Ratima
22Mitch Hunt	22Bryn Gatland
23Jona Nareki	23Alex Nankivell
Coaches
Clarke Dermody	Clayton McMillan

80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
79	Yellow card	Ollie Norris (Chiefs) is shown a yellow card
76	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Scott Gregory bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
76	Conversion - Kicked	Sam Gilbert has kicked a conversion.
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	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Shannon Frizell bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
73	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Billy Harmon took full advantage.
72	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Jona Nareki getting some game time.
72	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Connor Garden-Bachop being replaced.
71	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Marino Mikaele-Tu'u getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Josh Dickson being replaced.
71	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Damian McKenzie took full advantage.
69	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Folau Fakatava took full advantage.
69	Substitution on	Chiefs make a substitution with Cortez Ratima coming on.
69	Substitution off	Chiefs make a substitution with Kaylum Boshier coming off.
68	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Scott Gregory coming on.
68	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Jona Nareki coming off.
68	Conversion - Kicked	The Chiefs supporters go wild as Damian McKenzie successfully kicks the conversion.
66	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Chiefs leads to a try for Brad Weber
66	Try Assist	Kaylum Boshier sets up the try.
66	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Kaylum Boshier goes through the gap.
63	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Mitch Hunt comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Freddie Burns departs for Highlanders.
61	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Tupou Vaa'i goes through the gap.
61	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Folau Fakatava comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Aaron Smith departs for Highlanders.
61	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Dan Lienert-Brown comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Ethan de Groot departs for Highlanders.
60	Substitution on	Chiefs sub Ollie Norris comes onto the field.
60	Substitution off	Aidan Ross departs for Chiefs.
60	Substitution on	Chiefs sub Bradley Slater comes onto the field.
60	Substitution off	Samisoni Taukei'aho departs for Chiefs.
60	Conversion - Kicked	The Chiefs supporters go wild as Damian McKenzie successfully kicks the conversion.
59	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Daniel Rona
59	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Daniel Rona goes through the gap.
58	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Hugh Renton goes through the gap.
57	Substitution on	Jona Nareki comes on for Highlanders.
57	Substitution off	Scott Gregory leaves the field.
56	Substitution on	Kaylum Boshier comes on for Chiefs.
56	Substitution off	Pita Gus Sowakula leaves the field.
56	Clean Break	What a run here by Fetuli Paea as they get over the gainline!
53	Substitution on	Josh Lord comes on.
53	Substitution off	Naitoa Ah Kuoi comes off.
53	Substitution on	Saula Mau comes on.
53	Substitution off	Jermaine Ainsley comes off.
53	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Damian McKenzie does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
50	Substitution on	Rhys Marshall comes on.
50	Substitution off	Andrew Makalio comes off.
50	Substitution on	John Ryan comes on.
50	Substitution off	George Dyer comes off.
50	Substitution on	Alex Nankivell comes on.
50	Substitution off	Anton Lienert-Brown comes off.
49	Conversion - Kicked	Sam Gilbert adds the two points for Highlanders.
48	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by Highlanders leads to a try for Sam Gilbert.
48	Try Assist	Thomas Umaga-Jensen sets up the try.
45	Clean Break	Daniel Rona makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
42	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie adds the two points for Chiefs.
40	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Chiefs is finished off by Daniel Rona, as they goes over for the try.
40	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Chiefs has led to Daniel Rona being able to wriggle through a gap.
40	Try Assist	Damian McKenzie played a key part in that try.
40	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Chiefs has led to Shaun Stevenson being able to wriggle through a gap.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
40	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Sam Gilbert being able to wriggle through a gap.
39	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
38	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Chiefs is finished off by George Dyer, as they goes over for the try.
38	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Pita Gus Sowakula.
38	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Chiefs has led to Damian McKenzie being able to wriggle through a gap.
36	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Sam Gilbert being able to wriggle through a gap.
35	Conversion - Kicked	Sam Gilbert does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
34	Try - Close range	The pick and go results in a try for Highlanders as Aaron Smith goes over.
29	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
27	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Chiefs ends with a try for Anton Lienert-Brown.
27	Try Assist	Shaun Stevenson played a key part in that try.
27	Clean Break	Trouble here as Shaun Stevenson breaches the defence.
25	Substitution on	Sean Withy comes on.
25	Substitution off	Fabian Holland comes off.
24	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
23	Try - From kick	Shaun Stevenson gathers the kick to score the try for Chiefs.
23	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Shaun Stevenson bursts through to advance the Chiefs attack.
23	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Daniel Rona.
20	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
19	Try - Individual effort	Emoni Narawa goes on their own for a try.
19	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Emoni Narawa bursts through to advance the Chiefs attack.
19	Try Assist	Damian McKenzie sets up the try.
17	Substitution on	Chiefs make a substitution with Bryn Gatland coming on.
17	Substitution off	Chiefs make a substitution with Peniasi Malimali coming off.
16	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Peniasi Malimali took full advantage.
10	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Scott Gregory took full advantage.
7	Conversion - Kicked	Sam Gilbert has kicked a conversion.
6	Try - Close range	Highlanders are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Ethan de Groot touching down.
6	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Aaron Smith.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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