Super Rugby Aotearoa
Highlanders vs Crusaders

Time Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 6:05 AM
Location Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee Ben O'keeffe

Highlanders		Crusaders
Garden-Bachop36' Frizell25'	Tries	McAlister72' Reece47' Hall15' Taylor12'
	Conversions	Mo'unga73' Mo'unga16' Mo'unga13'
Hunt42'	Penalty Goals

Highlanders		Crusaders
Attack
2	Tries	4
417	Metres	400
110	Carries	94
20	Defenders Beaten	17
7	Clean Breaks	8
165	Passes	140
9	Offloads	9
14	Turnovers Conceded	13
Defence
90	Tackles	130
17	Missed Tackles	20
3	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
36	Kicks in Play	30
0/2	Conversions	3/4
1/1	Penalty Goals	0/1
N/A	Drop Goals	0/1
0	Charged Down	0
771	Kick From Hand Metres	765
18	In Touch	12
12	Opponent Collection	13
33%	Success	60%
20	Possession Lost	19
4	Possession Retained	3
Breakdown
77	Rucks Won	62
4	Rucks Lost	5
95%	Rucks Success Rate	92%
7	Mauls Won	3
Set Plays
18	Lineouts Won	13
2	Lineouts Lost	1
90%	Lineouts Success Rate	92%
3	Scrums Won	6
1	Scrums Lost	0
75%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
54%	Possession	46%
62%	First Half	38%
47%	Second Half	53%
39%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	61%
Discipline
8	Penalties Conceded	15
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	2
3	Penalty Conceded Own Half	10

Highlanders	Crusaders
1Dan Lienert-Brown	1Joe Moody
2Ash Dixon (C)	2Codie Taylor
3Siate Tokolahi	3Michael Alaalatoa
4Josh Dickson	4Scott Barrett (C)
5Jack Regan	5Sam Whitelock
6Shannon Frizell	6Ethan Blackadder
7Billy Harmon	7Tom Christie
8Marino Mikaele-Tu'u	8Cullen Grace
9Aaron Smith (C)	9Bryn Hall
10Mitch Hunt	10Richie Mo'unga
11Jona Nareki	11Leicester Fainga'anuku
12Sio Tomkinson	12Dallas McLeod
13Ngatungane Punivai	13Jack Goodhue
14Connor Garden-Bachop	14Sevu Reece
15Solomon Alaimalo	15Chay Fihaki
Substitutes
16Liam Coltman	16Brodie McAlister
17Josh Hohneck	17George Bower
18Jeff Thwaites	18Fletcher Newell
19Bryn Evans	19Quinten Strange
20Liam Squire	20Sione Havili Talitui
21Folau Fakatava	21Mitchell Drummond
22Josh Ioane	22Fergus Burke
23Hugh Renton	23Josh McKay
Coaches
Aaron Mauger	Scott Robertson

80+3	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 80 rucks so far this game.
80	Clean Break	Jona Nareki makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
80	Yellow card	Scott Barrett (Crusaders) is shown a yellow card.
77	Tackle - Try Saver	Try saving tackle made by Josh Hohneck.
77	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Ngatungane Punivai as he saves a certain try!.
77	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Josh McKay being able to wriggle through a gap.
77	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 60 rucks so far this game.
77	Player Good Tackles	Billy Harmon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
74	Player Good Tackles	Ethan Blackadder has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
73	Substitution on	Fergus Burke comes on for Crusaders.
73	Substitution off	Dallas McLeod leaves the field.
73	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
72	Try - Rolling maul	The Crusaders pack has powered over for Brodie McAlister to score the try.
71	Clean Break	Trouble here as Leicester Fainga'anuku breaches the defence.
69	Player Good Tackles	Sam Whitelock has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
68	Substitution on	Fletcher Newell comes on.
68	Substitution off	Michael Alaalatoa comes off.
67	Substitution on	Brodie McAlister comes on.
67	Substitution off	Codie Taylor comes off.
65	Substitution on	Bryn Evans comes on.
65	Substitution off	Jack Regan comes off.
63	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Quinten Strange getting some game time.
63	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Cullen Grace being replaced.
63	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Liam Squire coming on.
63	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Marino Mikaele-Tu'u coming off.
62	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Richie Mo'unga steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
61	Drop Goal - Missed Right	Crusaders have a drop goal attempt, but its pushed to the right.
60	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Codie Taylor bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
60	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Dallas McLeod took full advantage.
56	Substitution on	Crusaders sub George Bower comes onto the field.
56	Substitution on	Folau Fakatava comes on for Highlanders.
56	Substitution off	Joe Moody departs for Crusaders.
56	Substitution off	Aaron Smith leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Sione Havili Talitui comes on.
55	Substitution off	Tom Christie comes off.
53	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
53	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
52	Substitution on	Josh McKay comes on.
52	Substitution off	Chay Fihaki comes off.
51	Substitution on	Jeff Thwaites comes on.
51	Substitution off	Siate Tokolahi comes off.
51	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Liam Coltman getting some game time.
51	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Ash Dixon being replaced.
51	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Josh Hohneck coming on.
51	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Dan Lienert-Brown coming off.
50	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Marino Mikaele-Tu'u goes through the gap.
50	Player Good Tackles	Jack Goodhue has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
49	Player Good Tackles	Cullen Grace has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
49	Player Good Tackles	Codie Taylor has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
48	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Josh Ioane comes onto the field.
48	Substitution off	Solomon Alaimalo departs for Highlanders.
48	Substitution on	Hugh Renton comes on for Highlanders.
48	Substitution off	Shannon Frizell leaves the field.
48	Conversion - Missed Right	Richie Mo'unga has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
47	Try Assist	Codie Taylor sets up the try.
47	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Crusaders results in a try for Sevu Reece.
45	Substitution on	Mitchell Drummond comes on.
45	Substitution off	Bryn Hall comes off.
42	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitch Hunt has kicked a penalty goal.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
39	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
37	Conversion - Missed Left	Mitch Hunt curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
36	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Highlanders leads to a try for Connor Garden-Bachop.
35	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Jona Nareki is finished off with a try.
35	Clean Break	What a run here by Jona Nareki as they gets over the gainline!.
34	Clean Break	Joe Moody makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
34	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
33	Player Good Tackles	Scott Barrett has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
31	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Marino Mikaele-Tu'u being able to wriggle through a gap.
29	Clean Break	Trouble here as Leicester Fainga'anuku breaches the defence.
27	Conversion - Missed Left	Mitch Hunt has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
25	Try Assist	Aaron Smith played a key part in that try.
25	Try - Close range	Highlanders are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Shannon Frizell touching down.
25	Player Good Tackles	Tom Christie has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
22	Yellow card	Ethan Blackadder (Crusaders) is shown a yellow card.
18	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mitch Hunt bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
18	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
16	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga converts the try.
15	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Sevu Reece.
15	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Sevu Reece took full advantage.
15	Try - From kick	The kick through from Crusaders has allowed Bryn Hall to touch down.
13	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga has kicked a conversion.
12	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Codie Taylor goes through the gap.
12	Try Assist	Sam Whitelock sets up the try.
12	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Codie Taylor.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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