Super Rugby Aotearoa
Crusaders vs Blues

Time Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 3:35 AM
Location Orangetheory Stadium
Referee James Doleman

Crusaders		Blues
Jordan71' Taylor58' Reece26' Jordan4'	Tries
Mo'unga73' Mo'unga59' Mo'unga6'	Conversions
Mo'unga43'	Penalty Goals	Black45' Black41'

Crusaders		Blues
Attack
4	Tries	0
385	Metres	500
99	Carries	132
20	Defenders Beaten	23
10	Clean Breaks	9
143	Passes	180
6	Offloads	12
14	Turnovers Conceded	17
Defence
156	Tackles	98
23	Missed Tackles	20
9	Turnovers Won	8
Kicking
29	Kicks in Play	18
3/4	Conversions	N/A
1/3	Penalty Goals	2/4
0/1	Drop Goals	N/A
2	Charged Down	0
576	Kick From Hand Metres	197
11	In Touch	13
11	Opponent Collection	5
56%	Success	50%
17	Possession Lost	9
2	Possession Retained	0
Breakdown
69	Rucks Won	98
8	Rucks Lost	7
89%	Rucks Success Rate	93%
2	Mauls Won	1
Set Plays
10	Lineouts Won	14
1	Lineouts Lost	0
90%	Lineouts Success Rate	100%
6	Scrums Won	3
0	Scrums Lost	1
100%	Scrums Success Rate	75%
Possession
45%	Possession	55%
50%	First Half	50%
40%	Second Half	60%
23%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	77%
Discipline
13	Penalties Conceded	12
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
5	Penalty Conceded Own Half	6

Crusaders	Blues
1George Bower	1Karl Tu'inukuafe
2Codie Taylor	2Kurt Eklund
3Michael Alaalatoa	3Nepo Laulala
4Scott Barrett (C)	4Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
5Sam Whitelock	5Sam Darry
6Ethan Blackadder	6Blake Gibson
7Sione Havili Talitui	7Dalton Papalii (C)
8Cullen Grace	8Hoskins Sotutu
9Mitchell Drummond	9Jonathan Ruru
10Richie Mo'unga	10Harry Plummer
11George Bridge	11Caleb Clarke
12David Havili	12Tanielu Tele'a
13Leicester Fainga'anuku	13Rieko Ioane (C)
14Sevu Reece	14Mark Telea
15Will Jordan	15Stephen Perofeta
Substitutes
16Brodie McAlister	16Soane Vikena
17Tamaiti Williams	17Marcel Renata
18Oli Jager	18Ofa Tuungafasi
19Mitchell Dunshea	19Taine Plumtree
20Tom Sanders	20Akira Ioane
21Bryn Hall	21Finlay Christie
22Dallas McLeod	22Otere Black
23Manasa Mataele	23AJ Lam
Coaches
Scott Robertson	Leon MacDonald

80+1	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
79	Player Good Tackles	Sevu Reece has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
79	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 100 rucks so far this game.
75	Player Good Tackles	Sam Whitelock has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
73	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
71	Try - From kick	The kick through from Crusaders has allowed Will Jordan to touch down.
71	Try Assist	David Havili played a key part in that try.
71	Clean Break	Trouble here as Stephen Perofeta breaches the defence.
70	Substitution on	Blues sub Blake Gibson comes onto the field.
70	Substitution off	Dalton Papalii departs for Blues.
69	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Akira Ioane bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
69	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
69	Player Good Tackles	Dalton Papalii has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
67	Substitution on	Manasa Mataele comes on for Crusaders.
67	Substitution off	George Bridge leaves the field.
67	Substitution on	Mitchell Dunshea comes on.
67	Substitution off	Ethan Blackadder comes off.
66	Player Good Tackles	Cullen Grace has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
66	Substitution on	Dallas McLeod comes on.
66	Substitution off	Leicester Fainga'anuku comes off.
66	Substitution on	Tamaiti Williams comes on.
66	Substitution off	George Bower comes off.
66	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Taine Plumtree getting some game time.
66	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Sam Darry being replaced.
63	Player Good Tackles	Harry Plummer has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
62	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Marcel Renata coming on.
62	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Karl Tu'inukuafe coming off.
62	Player Good Tackles	David Havili has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
62	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Oli Jager comes onto the field.
62	Substitution off	Michael Alaalatoa departs for Crusaders.
62	Substitution on	Brodie McAlister comes on for Crusaders.
62	Substitution off	Codie Taylor leaves the field.
61	Player Good Tackles	Michael Alaalatoa has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
61	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 60 rucks so far this game.
60	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Rieko Ioane took full advantage.
59	Substitution on	AJ Lam comes on.
59	Substitution off	Mark Telea comes off.
59	Substitution on	Soane Vikena comes on.
59	Substitution off	Kurt Eklund comes off.
59	Substitution on	Tom Sanders comes on.
59	Substitution off	Sione Havili Talitui comes off.
59	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Bryn Hall getting some game time.
59	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Mitchell Drummond being replaced.
59	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga converts the try.
58	Try - Rolling maul	The Crusaders pack has powered over for Codie Taylor to score the try.
56	Player Good Tackles	Sione Havili Talitui has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
56	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Blues decided to go for goal with Otere Black taking the penalty goal but his aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
54	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
54	Player Good Tackles	Scott Barrett has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
52	Player Good Tackles	George Bower has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
49	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Finlay Christie coming on.
49	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Jonathan Ruru coming off.
49	Substitution on	Blues sub Ofa Tuungafasi comes onto the field.
49	Substitution off	Nepo Laulala departs for Blues.
45	Substitution on	Akira Ioane comes on for Blues.
45	Substitution off	Blake Gibson leaves the field.
45	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
43	Player Good Tackles	Kurt Eklund has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
43	Player Good Tackles	Blake Gibson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
43	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga kicks the penalty.
41	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a penalty goal.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40+1	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
40+1	Penalty Goal - Hit Cross Bar	David Havili has hit the cross bar with his penalty goal attempt!.
39	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Richie Mo'unga as he hooks it left.
37	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
37	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Mitchell Drummond goes through the gap.
36	Clean Break	What a run here by Caleb Clarke as they gets over the gainline!.
36	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
30	Clean Break	Richie Mo'unga makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
28	Conversion - Hit Right Post	Richie Mo'unga hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.
26	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Crusaders has led to Sevu Reece being able to wriggle through a gap.
26	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by David Havili.
26	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Crusaders leads to a try for Sevu Reece.
18	Team Rucks Won	Crusaders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
18	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
17	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Will Jordan as he saves a certain try!.
17	Clean Break	Trouble here as Hoskins Sotutu breaches the defence.
14	Substitution on	Otere Black comes on.
14	Substitution off	Tanielu Tele'a comes off.
12	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Harry Plummer steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
7	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Richie Mo'unga bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
7	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and George Bridge took full advantage.
6	Conversion - Kicked	Richie Mo'unga has kicked a conversion.
4	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Will Jordan goes through the gap.
4	Try Assist	David Havili sets up the try.
4	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Will Jordan.
0	Drop Goal - Missed Left	Crusaders have a drop goal attempt through the boot of Richie Mo'unga, but he pulls it to the left.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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