Super Rugby Aotearoa
Highlanders vs Blues

Time Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 7:05 AM
Location Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee Brendon Pickerill

Highlanders		Blues
Collins74' Nareki57' Punivai40+1' Ioane24' Himeno14'	Tries	Sotutu79' Laulala69' Ioane32' Ruru5'
Ioane40+2' Ioane16'	Conversions	Black70' Black33' Black6'
Hunt67' Ioane11'	Penalty Goals	Black37'

Highlanders		Blues
Attack
5	Tries	4
327	Metres	454
105	Carries	125
10	Defenders Beaten	28
7	Clean Breaks	9
141	Passes	149
4	Offloads	12
7	Turnovers Conceded	13
Defence
143	Tackles	106
28	Missed Tackles	10
12	Turnovers Won	5
Kicking
29	Kicks in Play	20
2/5	Conversions	3/4
2/2	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	0
530	Kick From Hand Metres	318
14	In Touch	10
12	Opponent Collection	9
56%	Success	80%
20	Possession Lost	11
2	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
80	Rucks Won	84
2	Rucks Lost	7
97%	Rucks Success Rate	92%
2	Mauls Won	8
Set Plays
10	Lineouts Won	13
0	Lineouts Lost	0
100%	Lineouts Success Rate	100%
7	Scrums Won	5
1	Scrums Lost	0
87%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
48%	Possession	52%
49%	First Half	51%
48%	Second Half	52%
57%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	42%
Discipline
10	Penalties Conceded	12
0	Red Cards	1
0	Yellow Cards	1
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	7

Highlanders	Blues
1Ayden Johnstone	1Karl Tu'inukuafe
2Ash Dixon (C)	2Luteru Tolai
3Siate Tokolahi	3Ofa Tuungafasi
4Bryn Evans	4Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
5Josh Dickson	5Sam Darry
6Shannon Frizell	6Tom Robinson (C)
7Billy Harmon	7Dalton Papalii
8Kazuki Himeno	8Hoskins Sotutu
9Aaron Smith	9Jonathan Ruru
10Mitch Hunt	10Otere Black
11Jona Nareki	11Caleb Clarke
12Scott Gregory	12TJ Faiane
13Sio Tomkinson	13Rieko Ioane
14Ngatungane Punivai	14Mark Telea
15Josh Ioane	15Stephen Perofeta
Substitutes
16Liam Coltman	16Leni Apisai
17Ethan De Groot	17Alex Hodgman
18Josh Hohneck	18Nepo Laulala
19Manaaki Selby-Rickit	19Joshua Goodhue
20Marino Mikaele-Tu'u	20Akira Ioane
21Kayne Hammington	21Finlay Christie
22Michael Collins	22Harry Plummer
23James Lentjes	23Bryce Heem
Coaches
Aaron Mauger	Leon MacDonald

80+4	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80+1	Player Good Tackles	Shannon Frizell has made 20 good tackles so far this game.
79	Conversion - Missed Left	Otere Black has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
79	Try - Close range	Blues are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Hoskins Sotutu picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
77	Substitution on	Blues sub Karl Tu'inukuafe comes onto the field.
77	Substitution off	Akira Ioane departs for Blues.
75	Conversion - Missed Left	Highlanders go for goal with Mitch Hunt taking the conversion but his aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
75	Substitution on	Kayne Hammington comes on for Highlanders.
75	Substitution off	Aaron Smith leaves the field.
74	Try Assist	Mitch Hunt sets up the try.
74	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Highlanders is finished off by Michael Collins, as he goes over for the try.
72	Red card	Alex Hodgman (Blues) is shown the red card.
71	Player Good Tackles	Dalton Papalii has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
71	Substitution on	James Lentjes comes on.
71	Substitution off	Billy Harmon comes off.
71	Substitution on	Manaaki Selby-Rickit comes on.
71	Substitution off	Bryn Evans comes off.
70	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black adds the two points for Blues.
69	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
69	Try - Close range	Nepo Laulala scores the try from close range.
68	Player Good Tackles	Josh Dickson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
67	Substitution on	Bryce Heem comes on.
67	Substitution off	Mark Telea comes off.
67	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitch Hunt makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
62	Tackle - Try Saver	Try saving tackle made by Shannon Frizell.
62	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Ethan De Groot as he saves a certain try!.
62	Player Good Tackles	Shannon Frizell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
60	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Leni Apisai getting some game time.
60	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Luteru Tolai being replaced.
59	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Michael Collins coming on.
59	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Ngatungane Punivai coming off.
59	Conversion - Missed Left	Josh Ioane curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
57	Clean Break	Trouble here as Jona Nareki breaches the defence.
57	Try Assist	Mitch Hunt sets up the try.
57	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Highlanders ends with a try for Jona Nareki.
57	Player Good Tackles	Gerard Cowley-Tuioti has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
56	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Liam Coltman comes onto the field.
56	Substitution off	Ash Dixon departs for Highlanders.
55	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 60 rucks so far this game.
55	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Josh Ioane bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
55	Substitution on	Joshua Goodhue comes on for Blues.
55	Substitution off	Sam Darry leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Finlay Christie comes on.
55	Substitution off	Jonathan Ruru comes off.
52	Substitution on	Josh Hohneck comes on.
52	Substitution off	Siate Tokolahi comes off.
52	Substitution on	Ethan De Groot comes on.
52	Substitution off	Ayden Johnstone comes off.
51	Player Good Tackles	Billy Harmon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
51	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Rieko Ioane took full advantage.
51	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Marino Mikaele-Tu'u goes through the gap.
50	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Harry Plummer getting some game time.
50	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with TJ Faiane being replaced.
50	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
50	Clean Break	What a run here by Caleb Clarke as they gets over the gainline!.
49	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Nepo Laulala coming on.
49	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Ofa Tuungafasi coming off.
49	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Marino Mikaele-Tu'u comes onto the field.
49	Substitution off	Kazuki Himeno departs for Highlanders.
49	Substitution on	Alex Hodgman comes on for Blues.
49	Substitution off	Karl Tu'inukuafe leaves the field.
44	Clean Break	Caleb Clarke makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
43	Player Good Tackles	Sio Tomkinson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
40	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
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.
40+2	Conversion - Kicked	Josh Ioane does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
40+1	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Ngatungane Punivai being able to wriggle through a gap.
40+1	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Aaron Smith is finished off with a try.
40+1	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Highlanders is finished off by Ngatungane Punivai.
38	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
37	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black kicks the penalty.
35	Player Good Tackles	Ofa Tuungafasi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
35	Clean Break	Trouble here as Sam Darry breaches the defence.
34	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Gerard Cowley-Tuioti bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
33	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
32	Try Assist	Otere Black played a key part in that try.
32	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Rieko Ioane took full advantage.
32	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Rieko Ioane.
27	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
26	Conversion - Missed Left	Josh Ioane has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
24	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Mitch Hunt.
24	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Highlanders leads to a try for Josh Ioane.
22	Yellow card	Hoskins Sotutu (Blues) is shown a yellow card.
16	Conversion - Kicked	Josh Ioane converts the try.
14	Try Assist	Mitch Hunt sets up the try.
14	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
14	Try - Close range	Highlanders are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Kazuki Himeno touching down.
11	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Josh Ioane has kicked a penalty goal.
6	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a conversion.
5	Try - Interception	Jonathan Ruru intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for Blues.
4	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as TJ Faiane goes through the gap.
2	Substitution on	Akira Ioane comes on.
2	Substitution off	Tom Robinson comes off.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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