Highlanders (24) 30 / 24 (0) Blues (Final Score)
The Highlanders and Blues did battle in Super Rugby at
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin at 09:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 07:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Highlanders:
- Penalties – Lima Sapoaga (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Malakai Fekitoa (2), Waisake Naholo (1)
- Conversions – Lima Sapoaga (3)
Blues:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – George Moala (1), Patrick Tuipulotu (1), Keven Mealamu (2)
- Conversions – Dan Bowden (1), Ihaia West (1)
Teams:
Highlanders |
Blues |
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Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), Mike Lash (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Loadshedding here, so I won’t be able to do any score updates in the 1st Half!!
Hello Swanie, welcome on board, sorry if you have been around for a while, just this is first time can recall posting at time I see you.
Landers going well this season. Backing them to win tonight.
Talk is that the blues will try and slow the game down and play a forward orientated game.
McLook wrote:
Yep, most will have backed the Landers, problem is most backed the Canes as well.
2/2 for the away teams already this round.
Still hoping the Landers just sneak this one though
Hi all thought would put an article up that you may find interesting to read before this game kicks off, about WP Nel. Be keen to hear your thoughts, the thread is just below this match thread.
@ Bullscot:
He played last night didn’t he?
Won huge amounts of scrum penalties, at least in the 1st half that I watched
7 @ nortie:
Hi nortie yip he did play last night and from the reports did well in the scrums. You seen more of that game than I as I didn’t get to watch it at all. I know the scrums have be a mystery at times but Edinburgh scrum has been quite solid this season, a pity the Dragons coach apparently said Edinburgh were cheating. Sounds just like sour grapes to me.
I updated the WP Nel article adding a great try he scored, really enjoy watching that one
Great try by the Landers….Kiwi’s look so good when counter attacking, using their huge wings.
Landers 10-0 Blues 12 minutes gone
After 13 min – 10/0 to the Highlanders
8 @ Bullscot:
I was surprised by the huge margin at the end Bully….big score for a semi.
Nel was very impressive in the scrum during the part I watched
10 @ nortie:
Snap you must have posted while I was typing, not watching just looked for a site that was updating the scores online.
Naholo in for try nr 2
Assisted over the line by the Blues defense
Landers 17-0 Blues
NAThol scoring for the landers.
Great kick by Aaron Smith.
12 @ nortie:
Great to hear that. I wasn’t so sure how they would go so was even more surprised by the margin of victory. Dragons had beaten Leinster in the PRO12 last week although it was far from a full strength Leinster, but thought even so that would give them confidence against Edinburgh who were hammered at home by Munster in the PRO12 last week. There were quite a few changes to the Edinburgh team and it seemed to work well, I think playing Burleigh at flyhalf instead of the usual centre must have helped a lot. Quite a few of the changes were enforced on Solly with injury, especially in loose forwards where he was without David Denton and the Argentine Tomas Leonardi and young recently capped Scot Hamish Watson who has come on so well this season. In the end they played with captain Coman at number 8 who normally plays flank and on one the flanks they played Stuart McInally who used to be a number 8 but who has been converted to a hooker. Not sure why as to me McInally looks more like a loose forward, seems quite tall and not stocky enough for a front rower.
@ Bullscot:
Do you think Sarries will beat Clermont today?
I picked them, and went Toulon in the second game
Load shedding here…..according to the schedule it will last until 13:00
19 @ nortie:
Clermont have been playing quite well and have home advantage but just have a feeling that Sarries could win by a narrow margin. Toulon must be favourites but some of the Leinster players were huge in Ireland winning the 6 Nations and have been rested in their last couple of PRO12 games with it looking like they are focussing more on the European Cup at the moment, that one may just be an upset but I think you were still right in going for Toulon as favourites.
37 min gone still 17/0 to the Highlanders
@ McLook:
Hi McLook howzit, you have gone quiet do you also have load shedding
Power finally back on!!
Tried to keep the scores up to date for you through my Phone!
Hehehe
Try Tuipulotu, Blues!
Highlanders 27 / 10 Blues
TMO looking at tackle… a tip-tackle.
Hell, if THAT was a tip-tackle, then I do not know anymore… the man was tackled aal in all less than a foot off the ground… hardly any lift at all as the oke was already parrallel to the ground!!
Travesty!!
Tip-tackle ruled… indeed and a penalty and a Yellow to Joe Wheeler!
Try Keven Mealamu, Blues, under the sticks.
Converted by Dan Bowden.
Highlanders 27 / 17 Blues
Lima Sapoaga slots another penalty for the Landers.
Highlanders 30 / 17 Blues
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