Super Rugby Aotearoa
Blues vs Chiefs

Time Sat, May 1, 2021, 7:05 AM
Location Eden Park
Referee Michael Fraser

Blues		Chiefs
Lam80+2' Lam77' Sotutu73' Sullivan52' Choat25' Eklund17'	Tries	Stevenson60'
Black74' Black25' Black18'	Conversions	Gatland62'
Black64'	Penalty Goals	Gatland48' Gatland40+1' Gatland21' Gatland3'

Blues		Chiefs
Attack
6	Tries	1
407	Metres	379
117	Carries	91
20	Defenders Beaten	24
5	Clean Breaks	8
156	Passes	154
8	Offloads	10
10	Turnovers Conceded	16
Defence
98	Tackles	133
24	Missed Tackles	20
4	Turnovers Won	3
Kicking
37	Kicks in Play	24
3/6	Conversions	1/1
1/2	Penalty Goals	4/4
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
3	Charged Down	1
677	Kick From Hand Metres	518
16	In Touch	11
12	Opponent Collection	11
50%	Success	100%
23	Possession Lost	17
5	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
95	Rucks Won	66
6	Rucks Lost	4
94%	Rucks Success Rate	94%
2	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
12	Lineouts Won	13
3	Lineouts Lost	2
80%	Lineouts Success Rate	86%
9	Scrums Won	3
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
60%	Possession	40%
55%	First Half	45%
65%	Second Half	35%
87%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	13%
Discipline
10	Penalties Conceded	13
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	8

Blues	Chiefs
1Karl Tu'inukuafe	1Oliver Norris
2Kurt Eklund	2Bradley Slater
3Nepo Laulala	3Sione Mafileo
4Gerard Cowley-Tuioti	4Samipeni Finau
5Sam Darry	5Josh Lord
6Tom Robinson (C)	6Villiami Taulani
7Adrian Choat	7Zane Kapeli
8Hoskins Sotutu	8Pita-Gus Sowakula
9Finlay Christie	9Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
10Otere Black	10Bryn Gatland
11Caleb Clarke	11Bailyn Sullivan
12Tanielu Tele'a	12Rameka Poihipi
13Rieko Ioane (C)	13Sean Wainui (C)
14Bryce Heem	14Shaun Stevenson
15Zarn Sullivan	15Kaleb Trask
Substitutes
16Soane Vikena	16Nathan Harris
17Ofa Tuungafasi	17Ezekiel Lindenmuth
18Marcel Renata	18Joe Apikotoa
19Joshua Goodhue	19Liam Messam
20Akira Ioane	20Tom Florence
21Sam Nock	21Xavier Roe
22Harry Plummer	22Rivez Reihana
23AJ Lam	23Gideon Wrampling
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Warren Gatland

80+5	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80+3	Conversion - Missed Left	Harry Plummer has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
80+2	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 100 rucks so far this game.
80+2	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Blues is finished off by AJ Lam, as he goes over for the try.
80+2	Try Assist	Hoskins Sotutu sets up the try.
78	Conversion - Missed Right	Otere Black curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
77	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Blues ends with a try for AJ Lam.
77	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and AJ Lam took full advantage.
77	Try Assist	Zarn Sullivan sets up the try.
74	Substitution on	Rivez Reihana comes on.
74	Substitution off	Bryn Gatland comes off.
74	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Soane Vikena getting some game time.
74	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Kurt Eklund being replaced.
74	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
73	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Hoskins Sotutu.
68	Player Good Tackles	Tom Florence has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
64	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black adds the points for Blues.
63	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
62	Substitution on	Chiefs make a substitution with Ezekiel Lindenmuth coming on.
62	Substitution off	Chiefs make a substitution with Oliver Norris coming off.
62	Substitution on	Blues sub Marcel Renata comes onto the field.
62	Substitution off	Nepo Laulala departs for Blues.
62	Conversion - Kicked	Bryn Gatland makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
60	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Shaun Stevenson goes through the gap.
60	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Gideon Wrampling is finished off with a try.
60	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Chiefs is finished off by Shaun Stevenson.
59	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 60 rucks so far this game.
59	Player Good Tackles	Tom Robinson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
58	Substitution on	AJ Lam comes on for Blues.
58	Substitution off	Bryce Heem leaves the field.
54	Conversion - Missed Right	Otere Black has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
53	Substitution on	Akira Ioane comes on.
53	Substitution off	Adrian Choat comes off.
53	Substitution on	Nathan Harris comes on.
53	Substitution off	Bradley Slater comes off.
53	Substitution on	Sam Nock comes on.
53	Substitution off	Finlay Christie comes off.
53	Substitution on	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Joe Apikotoa getting some game time.
53	Substitution off	Chiefs decide to make a substitution, with Sione Mafileo being replaced.
53	Substitution on	Chiefs make a substitution with Gideon Wrampling coming on.
53	Substitution off	Chiefs make a substitution with Sean Wainui coming off.
53	Substitution on	Blues sub Ofa Tuungafasi comes onto the field.
53	Substitution off	Karl Tu'inukuafe departs for Blues.
52	Clean Break	What a run here by Hoskins Sotutu as they gets over the gainline!.
52	Player Good Tackles	Bradley Slater has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
52	Clean Break	Zarn Sullivan makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
52	Try Assist	Rieko Ioane played a key part in that try.
52	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Zarn Sullivan.
51	Substitution on	Liam Messam comes on for Chiefs.
51	Substitution off	Villiami Taulani leaves the field.
48	Substitution on	Xavier Roe comes on.
48	Substitution off	Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi comes off.
48	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Bryn Gatland does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
46	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
44	Substitution on	Harry Plummer comes on.
44	Substitution off	Tanielu Tele'a comes off.
44	Substitution on	Adrian Choat comes on.
44	Substitution off	Akira Ioane comes off.
41	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Akira Ioane getting some game time.
41	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Adrian Choat being replaced.
41	Tackle - Try Saver	Zane Kapeli saved his team there as he successfully makes the tackle to deny the try.
41	Tackle - Try Saver	Sensational play byOliver Norris as he makes a try saving tackle.
41	Tackle - Try Saver	Where did Sean Wainui come from??? It looked for all the world that a try was going to be scored but Sean Wainui makes the tackle.
40	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Tanielu Tele'a being able to wriggle through a gap.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Joshua Goodhue coming on.
40	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Sam Darry coming off.
40+1	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
40+1	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Bryn Gatland makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
40	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 40 rucks so far this game.
39	Clean Break	Trouble here as Bradley Slater breaches the defence.
34	Substitution on	Blues sub Adrian Choat comes onto the field.
34	Substitution off	Akira Ioane departs for Blues.
31	Team Rucks Won	Chiefs have won 20 rucks so far this game.
25	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black converts the try.
25	Substitution on	Akira Ioane comes on for Blues.
25	Substitution off	Adrian Choat leaves the field.
25	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Hoskins Sotutu.
25	Try - Close range	Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Adrian Choat touching down.
25	Substitution on	Tom Florence comes on.
25	Substitution off	Samipeni Finau comes off.
24	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
21	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Bryn Gatland kicks the penalty.
19	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Bailyn Sullivan bursts through to advance the Chiefs attack.
18	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a conversion.
17	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Kurt Eklund took full advantage.
17	Try Assist	Finlay Christie sets up the try.
17	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Kurt Eklund.
13	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
10	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Pita-Gus Sowakula goes through the gap.
9	Tackle - Try Saver	Surely there's going to be a try here - but no!!! Rameka Poihipi saves the day with a real try saver of a tackle.
9	Tackle - Try Saver	Try saving tackle made by Zane Kapeli.
9	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi as he saves a certain try!.
6	Penalty Goal - Dropped Short	There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Zarn Sullivan as it drops short of the posts.
3	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Bryn Gatland has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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