Super Rugby Trans-Tasman
Blues vs Highlanders

Time Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 7:05 AM
Location Eden Park
Referee Michael Fraser

Blues		Highlanders
Gibson76' Telea16'	Tries
Plummer77' Black17'	Conversions
Plummer69' Black40+1' Plummer24'	Penalty Goals	Ioane66' Hunt64' Hunt59' Hunt34' Hunt5'

Blues		Highlanders
Attack
2	Tries	0
426	Metres	259
122	Carries	75
31	Defenders Beaten	8
12	Clean Breaks	0
148	Passes	92
11	Offloads	6
14	Turnovers Conceded	13
Defence
77	Tackles	143
8	Missed Tackles	31
5	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
23	Kicks in Play	31
2/2	Conversions	N/A
3/4	Penalty Goals	5/5
N/A	Drop Goals	0/1
0	Charged Down	0
510	Kick From Hand Metres	647
7	In Touch	15
10	Opponent Collection	12
83%	Success	100%
16	Possession Lost	23
3	Possession Retained	2
Breakdown
94	Rucks Won	50
3	Rucks Lost	3
96%	Rucks Success Rate	94%
6	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
13	Lineouts Won	11
2	Lineouts Lost	1
86%	Lineouts Success Rate	91%
2	Scrums Won	7
0	Scrums Lost	1
100%	Scrums Success Rate	87%
Possession
62%	Possession	38%
67%	First Half	33%
56%	Second Half	44%
50%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	50%
Discipline
11	Penalties Conceded	9
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
7	Penalty Conceded Own Half	7

Blues	Highlanders
1Alex Hodgman	1Ethan De Groot
2Kurt Eklund	2Ash Dixon (C)
3Nepo Laulala	3Siate Tokolahi
4Patrick Tuipulotu (C)	4Bryn Evans
5Gerard Cowley-Tuioti	5Pari Pari Parkinson
6Akira Ioane	6Hugh Renton
7Dalton Papalii	7Billy Harmon
8Hoskins Sotutu	8Kazuki Himeno
9Finlay Christie	9Aaron Smith (C)
10Otere Black	10Mitch Hunt
11Mark Telea	11Jona Nareki
12TJ Faiane	12Scott Gregory
13Rieko Ioane	13Michael Collins
14Bryce Heem	14Sio Tomkinson
15Zarn Sullivan	15Josh Ioane
Substitutes
16Ray Niuia	16Liam Coltman
17Karl Tu'inukuafe	17Ayden Johnstone
18Marcel Renata	18Josh Hohneck
19Joshua Goodhue	19Josh Dickson
20Blake Gibson	20James Lentjes
21Jonathan Ruru	21Kayne Hammington
22Harry Plummer	22Sam Gilbert
23AJ Lam	23Teariki Ben-Nicholas
Coaches
Leon MacDonald	Aaron Mauger

80+2	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Ray Niuia getting some game time.
80	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Kurt Eklund being replaced.
79	Player Good Tackles	Dalton Papalii has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
79	Drop Goal - Missed Left	Highlanders have a drop goal attempt through the boot of Mitch Hunt, but he pulls it to the left.
77	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Teariki Ben-Nicholas coming on.
77	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Kazuki Himeno coming off.
77	Conversion - Kicked	Harry Plummer converts the try.
76	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Jonathan Ruru.
76	Clean Break	What a run here by Hoskins Sotutu as they gets over the gainline!.
76	Try - Close range	Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Blake Gibson touching down.
72	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Sam Gilbert comes onto the field.
72	Substitution off	Sio Tomkinson departs for Highlanders.
69	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Harry Plummer has kicked a penalty goal.
68	Player Good Tackles	Kazuki Himeno has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
66	Substitution on	Blake Gibson comes on for Blues.
66	Substitution off	Akira Ioane leaves the field.
66	Substitution on	Harry Plummer comes on.
66	Substitution off	Otere Black comes off.
66	Substitution on	Jonathan Ruru comes on.
66	Substitution off	Finlay Christie comes off.
66	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The Highlanders supporters go wild as Josh Ioane successfully kicks the penalty goal.
64	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Mitch Hunt kicks the penalty goal.
63	Substitution on	Patrick Tuipulotu comes on.
63	Substitution off	Joshua Goodhue comes off.
60	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 40 rucks so far this game.
59	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitch Hunt adds the points for Highlanders.
57	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Joshua Goodhue getting some game time.
57	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Patrick Tuipulotu being replaced.
53	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with James Lentjes coming on.
53	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Josh Hohneck comes onto the field.
53	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Hugh Renton coming off.
53	Substitution off	Siate Tokolahi departs for Highlanders.
51	Player Good Tackles	Billy Harmon has made 20 good tackles so far this game.
51	Player Good Tackles	Siate Tokolahi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
51	Player Good Tackles	Scott Gregory has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
50	Substitution on	Marcel Renata comes on for Blues.
50	Substitution off	Nepo Laulala leaves the field.
48	Substitution on	Josh Dickson comes on.
48	Substitution off	Pari Pari Parkinson comes off.
48	Substitution on	Karl Tu'inukuafe comes on.
48	Substitution off	Alex Hodgman comes off.
48	Substitution on	Liam Coltman comes on.
48	Substitution off	Ash Dixon comes off.
48	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.
48	Substitution on	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Ayden Johnstone getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	Highlanders decide to make a substitution, with Ethan De Groot being replaced.
48	Player Good Tackles	Hugh Renton has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
47	Clean Break	Bryce Heem makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
47	Player Good Tackles	Pari Pari Parkinson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
47	Player Good Tackles	Ash Dixon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
45	Penalty Goal - Missed Left	Otere Black steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.
42	Tackle - Try Saver	Where did Hugh Renton come from??? It looked for all the world that a try was going to be scored but Hugh Renton makes the tackle.
42	Tackle - Try Saver	Surely there's going to be a try here - but no!!! Ethan De Groot saves the day with a real try saver of a tackle.
42	Tackle - Try Saver	Try saving tackle made by Scott Gregory.
42	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Bryn Evans as he saves a certain try!.
41	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
41	Player Good Tackles	Ethan De Groot has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40+1	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Otere Black does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
40+1	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
39	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Akira Ioane being able to wriggle through a gap.
36	Clean Break	Trouble here as TJ Faiane breaches the defence.
34	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Otere Black coming on.
34	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Sio Tomkinson comes onto the field.
34	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Harry Plummer coming off.
34	Substitution off	Liam Coltman departs for Highlanders.
34	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitch Hunt makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
32	Team Rucks Won	Highlanders have won 20 rucks so far this game.
27	Substitution on	Liam Coltman comes on for Highlanders.
27	Substitution off	Sio Tomkinson leaves the field.
26	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
26	Player Good Tackles	Billy Harmon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
25	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Dalton Papalii bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
24	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Harry Plummer kicks the penalty.
23	Substitution on	Harry Plummer comes on.
23	Substitution off	Otere Black comes off.
23	Yellow card	Ash Dixon (Highlanders) is shown a yellow card.
22	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Bryce Heem took full advantage.
20	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
17	Conversion - Kicked	Otere Black has kicked a conversion.
16	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Mark Telea goes through the gap.
16	Try Assist	Otere Black sets up the try.
16	Try - From kick	The kick through from Blues has allowed Mark Telea to touch down.
5	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Mitch Hunt has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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