Super Rugby Aotearoa
Chiefs vs Highlanders

Time Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 6:05 AM
Location FMG Stadium Waikato
Referee Paul Williams

Chiefs		Highlanders
McKenzie28' Jacobson20'	Tries	Nareki68' Nareki56' Frizell52' Fakatava49' Nareki32'
McKenzie29' McKenzie21'	Conversions	Ioane70' Ioane57' Ioane53' Ioane50'
McKenzie65' McKenzie14' McKenzie1'	Penalty Goals	Ioane25' Ioane9'

Chiefs		Highlanders
Attack
2	Tries	5
481	Metres	431
107	Carries	87
36	Defenders Beaten	18
12	Clean Breaks	11
138	Passes	124
10	Offloads	4
11	Turnovers Conceded	10
Defence
102	Tackles	109
18	Missed Tackles	36
5	Turnovers Won	8
Kicking
22	Kicks in Play	31
2/2	Conversions	4/5
3/3	Penalty Goals	2/4
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	2
625	Kick From Hand Metres	649
9	In Touch	14
8	Opponent Collection	15
100%	Success	67%
16	Possession Lost	23
3	Possession Retained	0
Breakdown
74	Rucks Won	66
7	Rucks Lost	2
91%	Rucks Success Rate	97%
2	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
8	Lineouts Won	14
2	Lineouts Lost	2
80%	Lineouts Success Rate	87%
4	Scrums Won	7
0	Scrums Lost	1
100%	Scrums Success Rate	87%
Possession
51%	Possession	49%
55%	First Half	45%
45%	Second Half	55%
56%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	44%
Discipline
13	Penalties Conceded	10
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	2
9	Penalty Conceded Own Half	8

Chiefs	Highlanders
1Reuben O'Neill	1Dan Lienert-Brown
2Samisoni Taukei'aho	2Ash Dixon (C)
3Sione Mafileo	3Siate Tokolahi
4Tupou Vaa'i	4Josh Dickson
5Naitoa Ah Kuoi	5Jack Regan
6Samipeni Finau	6Shannon Frizell
7Sam Cane (C)	7Billy Harmon
8Luke Jacobson	8Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
9Brad Weber (C)	9Folau Fakatava
10Bryn Gatland	10Josh Ioane
11Etene Nanai-Seturo	11Jona Nareki
12Anton Lienert-Brown	12Sio Tomkinson
13Sean Wainui	13Ngatungane Punivai
14Jonah Lowe	14Connor Garden-Bachop
15Damian McKenzie	15Mitch Hunt
Substitutes
16Bradley Slater	16Liam Coltman
17Oliver Norris	17Josh Hohneck
18Angus Ta'avao	18Jeff Thwaites
19Mitchell Brown	19Manaaki Selby-Rickit
20Mitch Karpik	20Liam Squire
21Xavier Roe	21Aaron Smith
22Alex Nankivell	22Solomon Alaimalo
23Shaun Stevenson	23Hugh Renton
Coaches
Warren Gatland	Aaron Mauger

80+2	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
77	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 80 rucks so far this game.
76	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mitchell Brown bursts through to advance the Chiefs attack.
76	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Alex Nankivell took full advantage.
75	Player Good Tackles	Josh Dickson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
73	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Jona Nareki goes through the gap.
70	Substitution on	Chiefs make a substitution with Xavier Roe coming on.
70	Substitution off	Chiefs make a substitution with Brad Weber coming off.
70	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Solomon Alaimalo comes onto the field.
70	Substitution off	Connor Garden-Bachop departs for Highlanders.
70	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Josh Ioane kicks the conversion.
68	Try Assist	Mitch Hunt sets up the try.
68	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Highlanders is finished off by Jona Nareki.
65	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Damian McKenzie adds the points for Chiefs.
64	Substitution on	Jeff Thwaites comes on for Highlanders.
64	Substitution off	Siate Tokolahi leaves the field.
62	Substitution on	Mitchell Brown comes on.
62	Substitution off	Naitoa Ah Kuoi comes off.
60	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 60 rucks so far this game.
59	Substitution on	Shaun Stevenson comes on.
59	Substitution off	Bryn Gatland comes off.
59	Clean Break	What a run here by Oliver Norris as they gets over the gainline!.
58	Substitution on	Oliver Norris comes on.
58	Substitution off	Reuben O'Neill comes off.
58	Substitution on	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Bradley Slater getting some game time.
58	Substitution off	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Samisoni Taukei'aho being replaced.
58	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Liam Squire coming on.
58	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Shannon Frizell coming off.
58	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Liam Coltman comes onto the field.
58	Substitution off	Ash Dixon departs for Highlanders.
57	Conversion - Kicked	Josh Ioane adds the two points for Highlanders.
56	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Jona Nareki leads to a try for Highlanders.
55	Clean Break	Jona Nareki makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
55	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Josh Ioane is finished off with a try.
55	Substitution on	Alex Nankivell comes on for Chiefs.
55	Substitution off	Jonah Lowe leaves the field.
54	Substitution on	Mitch Karpik comes on.
54	Substitution off	Samipeni Finau comes off.
54	Substitution on	Manaaki Selby-Rickit comes on.
54	Substitution off	Jack Regan comes off.
53	Conversion - Kicked	Josh Ioane does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
52	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Highlanders results in a try for Shannon Frizell.
51	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Jona Nareki being able to wriggle through a gap.
51	Try Assist	Jona Nareki played a key part in that try.
51	Clean Break	Trouble here as Connor Garden-Bachop breaches the defence.
50	Substitution on	Aaron Smith comes on.
50	Substitution off	Folau Fakatava comes off.
50	Conversion - Kicked	Josh Ioane makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
49	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Folau Fakatava bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
49	Try - Close range	Folau Fakatava scores the try from close range.
48	Player Good Tackles	Sam Cane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
47	Substitution on	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Angus Ta'avao getting some game time.
47	Substitution off	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Sione Mafileo being replaced.
45	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Hugh Renton coming on.
45	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Marino Mikaele-Tu'u coming off.
45	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Josh Hohneck comes onto the field.
45	Substitution off	Dan Lienert-Brown departs for Highlanders.
45	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
45	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 60 rucks so far this game.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	Substitution on	Jona Nareki comes on for Highlanders.
40	Substitution off	Liam Coltman leaves the field.
40+2	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Ngatungane Punivai took full advantage.
40+2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Damian McKenzie goes through the gap.
40+2	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
39	Substitution on	Liam Coltman comes on.
39	Substitution off	Jona Nareki comes off.
38	Penalty Goal - Dropped Short	There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Josh Ioane as it drops short of the posts.
35	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
33	Conversion - Missed Right	Josh Ioane has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
32	Clean Break	What a run here by Jona Nareki as they gets over the gainline!.
32	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Jona Nareki.
31	Yellow card	Ash Dixon (Highlanders) is shown a yellow card.
30	Clean Break	Damian McKenzie makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
30	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 40 rucks so far this game.
29	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie converts the try.
28	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Chiefs has led to Damian McKenzie being able to wriggle through a gap.
28	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Bryn Gatland.
28	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Chiefs leads to a try for Damian McKenzie.
26	Clean Break	Trouble here as Luke Jacobson breaches the defence.
25	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
21	Conversion - Kicked	Damian McKenzie has kicked a conversion.
20	Try - Close range	Chiefs are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Luke Jacobson touching down.
20	Try Assist	Brad Weber sets up the try.
19	Yellow card	Sio Tomkinson (Highlanders) is shown a yellow card.
19	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Brad Weber bursts through to advance the Chiefs attack.
16	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Mitch Hunt took full advantage.
15	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 20 rucks so far this game.
14	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Damian McKenzie makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
9	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane kicks the penalty.
5	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Anton Lienert-Brown goes through the gap.
4	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Josh Ioane steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
1	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Damian McKenzie has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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