MATCH SUMMARY

TEAMS Highlanders vs VENUE Forsyth Barr Stadium DATE 23 February 2018 08:35 COMPETITION Vodacom FINAL SCORE 41 - 34 HALFTIME SCORE 17 - 24 TRIES 5 - 4 PLAYER OF THE MATCH

SCORING SUMMARY

Highlanders Blues PLAYER T C P DG PLAYER T C P DG (J #10) 0 5 1 0 (J #10) 1 4 2 0 Rob Thompson (J #13) 2 0 0 0 (J #14) 1 0 0 0 Siate Tokolahi (J #3) 1 0 0 0 (J #8) 2 0 0 0 Tei Walden (J #12) 2 0 0 0 Fletcher Smith (J #22) 0 0 1 0

LINE-UP

Highlanders Blues 1 Dan Lienert-brown (J #1) 1 Alex Hodgman (J #1) 2 Ash Dixon (J #2) 2 James Parsons (J #2) 3 Siate Tokolahi (J #3) 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi (J #3) 4 (J #4) 4 Gerard Cowley-tuioti (J #4) 5 Tom Franklin (J #5) 5 (J #5) 6 (J #6) 6 Glenn Preston (J #6) 7 (J #7) 7 Murphy Taramai (J #7) 8 (J #8) 8 Akira Ioane (J #8) 9 Aaron Smith (J #9) 9 (J #9) 10 Lima Sopoaga (J #10) 10 Bryn Gatland (J #10) 11 Tevita Li (J #11) 11 (J #11) 12 Tei Walden (J #12) 12 (J #12) 13 Rob Thompson (J #13) 13 (J #13) 14 (J #14) 14 Matt Duffie (J #14) 15 (J #15) 15 Michael Collins (J #15)

RESERVES

Highlanders Blues 16 (J #16) 16 Leni Apisai (J #16) 17 Aki Seiuli (J #17) 17 Pauliasi Manu (J #17) 18 (J #18) 18 Mike Tamoaieta (J #18) 19 Dan Pryor (J #19) 19 (J #19) 20 (J #20) 20 Antonio Kiri Kiri (J #20) 21 (J #21) 21 (J #21) 22 Fletcher Smith (J #22) 22 Daniel Kirkpatrick (J #22) 23 Matt Faddes (J #23) 23 Melani Nanai (J #23)

CARDS

Highlanders Blues # Player White Blue Yellow Red # Player White Blue Yellow Red None 1 Antonio Kiri Kiri (J #20) 0 0 1 0 COMMENTARY

TIME EVENT PLAYER TEAM COMMENT GAME STARTED 0' First Half Start Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 9' Penalty Goal Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 14' Try Bryn Gatland Blues 15' Conversion Bryn Gatland Blues 19' Try Rob Thompson Highlanders 21' Conversion Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 22' Player Off Preston Preston Blues Injury 22' Player On Antonio Kiri Kiri Blues Injury for 6 24' Try Matt Duffie Blues 25' Conversion Bryn Gatland Blues 30' Try Rob Thompson Highlanders 31' Conversion Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 38' Try Akira Ioane Blues 38' Conversion Bryn Gatland Blues 42' Penalty Goal Bryn Gatland Blues HALF TIME 43' Second Half Start Bryn Gatland Blues 46' Try Siate Tokolahi Highlanders 47' Conversion Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 48' Try Akira Ioane Blues 49' Conversion Bryn Gatland Blues 53' Player Off Ash Dixon Highlanders Tactical 53' Player Off Liam Coltman Highlanders Tactical 53' Player Off Dan Lienert-Brown Highlanders Tactical 53' Player On Aki Seiuli Highlanders Tactical 53' Player Off James Parsons Blues Tactical 53' Player On Leni Apisai Blues Tactical 53' Player Off Gerard Cowley-Tuioti Blues Tactical 53' Player On Patrick Tuipulotu Blues Tactical 53' Player Off Alex Hodgman Blues Tactical 53' Player On Pauliasi Manu Blues Tactical 56' Player Off Antonio Kiri Kiri Blues Yellow Card 59' Try Tei Walden Highlanders 60' Conversion Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 62' Player Off Dillon Hunt Highlanders Tactical 62' Player On Dan Pryor Highlanders Tactical 63' Try Tei Walden Highlanders 64' Conversion Lima Sopoaga Highlanders 65' Player Off Lima Sopoaga Highlanders Injury 65' Player On Fletcher Smith Highlanders Injury for 10 66' Player Off Jackson Hemopo Highlanders Concussion Test 66' Player On Dan Pryor Highlanders Concussion Test for 4 66' Player Off Dillon Hunt Highlanders Tactical 66' Player On Elliot Dixon Highlanders Tactical 66' Player On Antonio Kiri Kiri Blues Yellow Card Return 66' Player Off Sonny Bill Williams Blues Tactical 66' Player On Melani Nanai Blues Tactical 69' Penalty Goal Bryn Gatland Blues 71' Penalty Goal Fletcher Smith Highlanders 74' Player Off Siate Tokolahi Highlanders Tactical 74' Player On Tyrel Lomax Highlanders Tactical 76' Player Off Augustine Pulu Blues Tactical 76' Player On Jonathan Ruru Blues Tactical 76' Player Off Ofa Tu'ungafasi Blues Tactical 76' Player Off George Moala Blues Tactical 76' Player On Mike Tamoaieta Blues Tactical 76' Player On Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Blues Tactical 79' Player Off Aaron Smith Highlanders Tactical 79' Player On Kayne Hammington Highlanders Tactical 83' Second Half End 83' Full Time GAME ENDED

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