Super Rugby Trans-Tasman
Western Force vs Highlanders

Time Fri, May 21, 2021, 9:45 AM
Location HBF Park
Referee Nic Berry

Western Force		Highlanders
Wagner78' Cubelli38'	Tries	Gregory60' Gregory35' Johnstone22' Nareki11'
Miotti39'	Conversions	Hunt12'
Miotti28'	Penalty Goals	Hunt31'

Western Force		Highlanders
Attack
2	Tries	4
380	Metres	344
135	Carries	94
15	Defenders Beaten	12
8	Clean Breaks	5
208	Passes	153
6	Offloads	5
15	Turnovers Conceded	13
Defence
103	Tackles	165
12	Missed Tackles	15
2	Turnovers Won	11
Kicking
31	Kicks in Play	37
1/2	Conversions	1/4
1/1	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	1
560	Kick From Hand Metres	715
14	In Touch	14
13	Opponent Collection	19
67%	Success	40%
20	Possession Lost	25
3	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
102	Rucks Won	66
5	Rucks Lost	1
95%	Rucks Success Rate	98%
2	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
13	Lineouts Won	19
1	Lineouts Lost	1
92%	Lineouts Success Rate	95%
4	Scrums Won	7
1	Scrums Lost	1
80%	Scrums Success Rate	87%
Possession
56%	Possession	43%
48%	First Half	52%
63%	Second Half	37%
81%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	19%
Discipline
12	Penalties Conceded	9
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
7	Penalty Conceded Own Half	6

Western Force	Highlanders
1Tom Robertson	1Ayden Johnstone
2Feleti Kaitu'u	2Ash Dixon (C)
3Santiago Medrano	3Siate Tokolahi
4Ryan McCauley	4Pari Pari Parkinson
5Sitaleki Timani	5Bryn Evans
6Fergus Lee-Warner	6Shannon Frizell
7Kane Koteka	7Billy Harmon
8Tim Anstee	8Hugh Renton
9Tomas Cubelli	9Aaron Smith (C)
10Jake McIntyre	10Mitch Hunt
11Jordan Olowofela	11Jona Nareki
12Henry Taefu	12Scott Gregory
13Kyle Godwin (C)	13Michael Collins
14Richard Kahui	14Sio Tomkinson
15Rob Kearney	15Josh Ioane
Substitutes
16Andrew Ready	16Liam Coltman
17Angus Wagner	17Ethan De Groot
18Greg Holmes	18Josh Hohneck
19Ollie Callan	19Josh Dickson
20Brynard Stander	20Kazuki Himeno
21Ian Prior	21Kayne Hammington
22Domingo Miotti	22James Lentjes
23Jake Strachan	23Ngatungane Punivai
Coaches
Tim Sampson	Aaron Mauger

80+1	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 100 rucks so far this game.
78	Try Assist	Ian Prior sets up the try.
78	Conversion - Hit Right Post	Domingo Miotti hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.
78	Try - Close range	Angus Wagner scores the try from close range.
74	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 80 rucks so far this game.
74	Player Good Tackles	Michael Collins has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
72	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 60 rucks so far this game.
72	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Jona Nareki goes through the gap.
71	Substitution on	Western Force sub Ollie Callan comes onto the field.
71	Substitution off	Kane Koteka departs for Western Force.
71	Substitution on	Jake Strachan comes on for Western Force.
71	Substitution off	Rob Kearney leaves the field.
71	Substitution on	Angus Wagner comes on.
71	Substitution off	Tom Robertson comes off.
70	Player Good Tackles	Bryn Evans has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
69	Substitution on	Kane Koteka comes on.
69	Substitution off	Santiago Medrano comes off.
66	Substitution on	Santiago Medrano comes on.
66	Substitution off	Kane Koteka comes off.
66	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with James Lentjes getting some game time.
66	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Billy Harmon being replaced.
66	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Kayne Hammington coming on.
66	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Aaron Smith coming off.
66	Substitution on	Western Force sub Brynard Stander comes onto the field.
66	Substitution off	Ryan McCauley departs for Western Force.
61	Substitution on	Ian Prior comes on for Western Force.
61	Substitution off	Tomas Cubelli leaves the field.
61	Conversion - Missed Left	Mitch Hunt has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
60	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Highlanders is finished off by Scott Gregory.
60	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Mitch Hunt is finished off with a try.
59	Substitution on	Andrew Ready comes on.
59	Substitution off	Feleti Kaitu'u comes off.
59	Substitution on	Kazuki Himeno comes on.
59	Substitution off	Hugh Renton comes off.
59	Substitution on	Josh Dickson comes on.
59	Substitution off	Pari Pari Parkinson comes off.
58	Yellow card	Greg Holmes (Western Force) is shown a yellow card.
58	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
54	Clean Break	What a run here by Kane Koteka as they gets over the gainline!.
54	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Greg Holmes getting some game time.
54	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Santiago Medrano being replaced.
52	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 60 rucks so far this game.
52	Clean Break	Rob Kearney makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
52	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Josh Hohneck coming on.
52	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Siate Tokolahi coming off.
52	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Liam Coltman comes onto the field.
52	Substitution off	Ash Dixon departs for Highlanders.
46	Substitution on	Ethan De Groot comes on for Highlanders.
46	Substitution off	Ayden Johnstone leaves the field.
46	Player Good Tackles	Scott Gregory has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
46	Player Good Tackles	Billy Harmon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
41	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Highlanders has led to Sio Tomkinson being able to wriggle through a gap.
41	Player Good Tackles	Kane Koteka has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
41	Player Good Tackles	Sitaleki Timani has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
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	Conversion - Kicked	Domingo Miotti converts the try.
38	Try Assist	Henry Taefu played a key part in that try.
38	Clean Break	Trouble here as Henry Taefu breaches the defence.
38	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Western Force results in a try for Tomas Cubelli.
37	Conversion - Missed Right	Mitch Hunt curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
35	Try - Close range	Highlanders are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Scott Gregory touching down.
35	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Aaron Smith.
32	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 40 rucks so far this game.
31	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitch Hunt kicks the penalty.
29	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jona Nareki bursts through to advance the Highlanders attack.
28	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Domingo Miotti has kicked a penalty goal.
24	Conversion - Missed Right	Mitch Hunt has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
22	Try - Rolling maul	The Highlanders pack has powered over for Ayden Johnstone to score the try.
21	Substitution on	Domingo Miotti comes on.
21	Substitution off	Jake McIntyre comes off.
20	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
12	Conversion - Kicked	Mitch Hunt has kicked a conversion.
11	Try Assist	Aaron Smith sets up the try.
11	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Aaron Smith took full advantage.
11	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Highlanders leads to a try for Jona Nareki.
4	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 20 rucks so far this game.
2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Sitaleki Timani goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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