Super Rugby Trans-Tasman
Blues vs Western Force

Time Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 7:05 AM
Location Eden Park
Referee Ben O'keeffe

Blues		Western Force
Sotutu37' Papalii33' Telea27' Sotutu9'	Tries	Kearney77' Kuridrani55' Kaitu'u47'
Black39' Black34' Black29' Black11'	Conversions	Miotti77' Prior57' Prior48'
Black63'	Penalty Goals

Blues		Western Force
Attack
4	Tries	3
397	Metres	288
110	Carries	110
22	Defenders Beaten	20
9	Clean Breaks	3
140	Passes	172
6	Offloads	5
16	Turnovers Conceded	17
Defence
118	Tackles	133
20	Missed Tackles	22
11	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
27	Kicks in Play	29
4/4	Conversions	3/3
1/1	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
551	Kick From Hand Metres	562
14	In Touch	14
9	Opponent Collection	11
100%	Success	100%
19	Possession Lost	16
1	Possession Retained	3
Breakdown
79	Rucks Won	79
4	Rucks Lost	11
95%	Rucks Success Rate	87%
3	Mauls Won	5
Set Plays
9	Lineouts Won	13
4	Lineouts Lost	5
69%	Lineouts Success Rate	72%
7	Scrums Won	5
0	Scrums Lost	2
100%	Scrums Success Rate	71%
Possession
48%	Possession	52%
65%	First Half	35%
30%	Second Half	70%
40%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	60%
Discipline
10	Penalties Conceded	8
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
4	Penalty Conceded Own Half	3

Blues	Western Force
1Alex Hodgman	1Tom Robertson
2Kurt Eklund	2Feleti Kaitu'u
3Nepo Laulala	3Santiago Medrano
4Patrick Tuipulotu (C)	4Jeremy Thrush
5Gerard Cowley-Tuioti	5Sitaleki Timani
6Tom Robinson	6Fergus Lee-Warner
7Dalton Papalii	7Kane Koteka
8Hoskins Sotutu	8Ollie Callan
9Finlay Christie	9Ian Prior (C)
10Otere Black	10Jake McIntyre
11Mark Telea	11Jordan Olowofela
12TJ Faiane	12Kyle Godwin
13Rieko Ioane	13Tevita Kuridrani
14Bryce Heem	14Richard Kahui
15Zarn Sullivan	15Jake Strachan
Substitutes
16Ray Niuia	16Andrew Ready
17Karl Tu'inukuafe	17Angus Wagner
18Marcel Renata	18Greg Holmes
19Joshua Goodhue	19Ryan McCauley
20Akira Ioane	20Brynard Stander
21Jonathan Ruru	21Michael McDonald
22Harry Plummer	22Domingo Miotti
23AJ Lam	23Rob Kearney
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Tim Sampson

80+1	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Gerard Cowley-Tuioti coming on.
80	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Kurt Eklund coming off.
78	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Kyle Godwin bursts through to advance the Western Force attack.
78	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Tevita Kuridrani took full advantage.
77	Conversion - Kicked	The Western Force supporters go wild as Domingo Miotti successfully kicks the conversion.
77	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Western Force is finished off by Rob Kearney, as he goes over for the try.
76	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Rob Kearney goes through the gap.
76	Try Assist	Richard Kahui sets up the try.
75	Player Good Tackles	Kane Koteka has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
74	Substitution on	Western Force sub Michael McDonald comes onto the field.
74	Substitution off	Ian Prior departs for Western Force.
74	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
74	Player Good Tackles	Fergus Lee-Warner has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
72	Player Good Tackles	Hoskins Sotutu has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
72	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 80 rucks so far this game.
70	Substitution on	Kurt Eklund comes on for Blues.
70	Substitution off	Gerard Cowley-Tuioti leaves the field.
69	Yellow card	Ray Niuia (Blues) is shown a yellow card.
67	Substitution on	Angus Wagner comes on.
67	Substitution off	Tom Robertson comes off.
66	Substitution on	Brynard Stander comes on.
66	Substitution off	Ollie Callan comes off.
64	Substitution on	Ray Niuia comes on.
64	Substitution off	Kurt Eklund comes off.
64	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Ryan McCauley getting some game time.
64	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Sitaleki Timani being replaced.
63	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with AJ Lam coming on.
63	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Bryce Heem coming off.
63	Substitution on	Blues sub Jonathan Ruru comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Finlay Christie departs for Blues.
63	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a penalty goal.
61	Player Good Tackles	Ollie Callan has made 20 good tackles so far this game.
61	Substitution on	Domingo Miotti comes on for Western Force.
61	Substitution off	Jake McIntyre leaves the field.
61	Substitution on	Joshua Goodhue comes on.
61	Substitution off	Dalton Papalii comes off.
60	Player Good Tackles	Dalton Papalii has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
60	Clean Break	What a run here by Jeremy Thrush as they gets over the gainline!.
59	Player Good Tackles	Kurt Eklund has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
57	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Ian Prior kicks the conversion.
55	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Jake McIntyre is finished off with a try.
55	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 60 rucks so far this game.
55	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Western Force ends with a try for Tevita Kuridrani.
54	Substitution on	Harry Plummer comes on.
54	Substitution off	TJ Faiane comes off.
51	Player Good Tackles	Patrick Tuipulotu has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
51	Substitution on	Greg Holmes comes on.
51	Substitution off	Santiago Medrano comes off.
51	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Andrew Ready getting some game time.
51	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Feleti Kaitu'u being replaced.
48	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Marcel Renata coming on.
48	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Nepo Laulala coming off.
48	Substitution on	Blues sub Karl Tu'inukuafe comes onto the field.
48	Substitution off	Alex Hodgman departs for Blues.
48	Conversion - Kicked	Ian Prior adds the two points for Western Force.
47	Try - Close range	Feleti Kaitu'u scores the try from close range.
44	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 40 rucks so far this game.
41	Player Good Tackles	Tom Robertson has made 20 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	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
39	Player Good Tackles	Jeremy Thrush has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
39	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
37	Try - Close range	Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Hoskins Sotutu touching down.
36	Clean Break	Finlay Christie makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
34	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
33	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Dalton Papalii being able to wriggle through a gap.
33	Try Assist	Otere Black played a key part in that try.
33	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Blues is finished off by Dalton Papalii.
30	Substitution on	Akira Ioane comes on for Blues.
30	Substitution off	Tom Robinson leaves the field.
29	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black converts the try.
27	Clean Break	Trouble here as Mark Telea breaches the defence.
27	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Rieko Ioane.
27	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
27	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Mark Telea.
27	Player Good Tackles	Tom Robertson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
26	Player Good Tackles	Ollie Callan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
16	Team Rucks Won	Western Force have won 20 rucks so far this game.
16	Substitution on	Rob Kearney comes on.
16	Substitution off	Jake Strachan comes off.
15	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mark Telea bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
14	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
11	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a conversion.
9	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Hoskins Sotutu took full advantage.
9	Try Assist	Rieko Ioane sets up the try.
9	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Hoskins Sotutu.
9	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Mark Telea goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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