Super Rugby 2019: Blues vs Sunwolves – Live Game Article

Published 9 March 2019 | By grootblousmile

Blues (15) 28 / 20 (13) Sunwolves (Final Score)

The Blues and Sunwolves did battle in Round 4 of Super Rugby 2019 at

QBE Stadium, North Harbour, New Zealand at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 15:35 Japan Time, 06:35 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Blues:

Penalties – Harry Plummer (1), Otere Black (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Rieko Ioane (4)
Conversions – Harry Plummer (1)

Sunwolves:

Penalties – Rikiya Matsuda (2)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Rikiya Matsuda (1), Uwe Helu (1)
Conversions – Rikiya Matsuda (2)

Teams:

Blues	Sunwolves
9 March 2019 at 08:35 SA Time
Team: 15 Melani Nanai, 14 Tanielu Tele’a, 13 Thomas Faiane, 12 Sonny Bill Williams (Captain), 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Harry Plummer, 9 Augustine Pulu, 8 Akira Ioane, 7 Blake Gibson, 6 Tom Robinson, 5 Josh Goodhue, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 3 Sione Mafileo, 2 James Parsons, 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe Replacements: 16 Matt Moulds, 17 Marcel Renata, 18 Lua Li, 19 Scott Scrafton, 20 Dalton Papalii, 21 Sam Nock, 22 Otere Black, 23 Levi Aumua	Team: 15 Semisi Masirewa, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jason Emery, 12 Michael Little (Captain), 11 Jamie Henry, 10 Rikiya Matsuda, 9 Jamie Booth, 8 Rahboni Warren Vosayaco, 7 Shahel Matshuhashi, 6 Hendrik Tui, 5 James Moore, 4 Tom Rowe, 3 Hiroshi Yamashita, 2 Atsushi Sakate, 1 Pauliasi Manu Replacements: 16 Nathan Vella, 17 Alex Woonton, 18 Asaeli Ai Valu, 19 Uwe Helu, 20 Dan Pryor, 21 Keisuke Uchida, 22 Hayden Parker, 23 Phil Burleigh

Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: James Munro (New Zealand), Dan Waenga (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

60 Responses to Super Rugby 2019: Blues vs Sunwolves – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:40 am

3 Sunwolves subs…
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:41 am

Blues maul it to very close… ball goes wide right… foot in touch.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:43 am

Lineout Free Kick to the Blues…

They opt to scrum, 5m out.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:43 am

Hat trick try, Rieko Ioane, Blues!
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:45 am

Blues 20 / 13 Sunwolves
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:48 am

Blues penalty… hands in the ruck.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:50 am

Again a Blues penalty, not rolling away.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:52 am

Yellow Card to the Sunwolves, Masirewa.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:53 am

The Blues opt to scrum from the penalty, 5m out.
… I see another try coming…
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:54 am

Blues scrum Free Kick… tap and go…
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:54 am

Try No 4 for Rieko Ioane, Blues!
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:56 am

Blues 25 / 13 Sunwolves
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 9:59 am

Wolves close… penalty advantage…

Try Wolves… Uwe Helu!
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:00 am

Blues 25 / 20 Sunwolves
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:02 am

Otere Black is on for Plummer… should be better at flyhalf now for the Blues…
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:04 am

Hayden Parker on for the Sunwolves at flyhalf…

Blues scrumhalf also replaced…
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:05 am

Blues scrum penalty… shot called.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:06 am

Short… but had the direction.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:08 am

10 Minutes to go in the match…
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:09 am

Blues penalty on halfway..
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:12 am

Yellow Card to the Wolves again… Vella… deliberate knock.

Shot called again.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:13 am

Blues 28 / 20 Sunwolves
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:14 am

Blues penalty again… Sunwolves losing their way now, seriously!
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:15 am

Less than 5 minutes to go.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:18 am

Blues penalty, dangerous clean by No 17.
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:19 am

90 Seconds…
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:20 am

Blues knock, on the Wolves 22…

Time is now up on the clock…
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:22 am

Blues win by 8 points
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:22 am

Blues (15) 28 / 20 (13) Sunwolves (Final Score)
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grootblousmile on 9 March 2019 at 10:23 am

So, no bonus point win for the Blues…

Super Rugby 2019: Blues vs Sunwolves – Live Game Article

Blues (15) 28 / 20 (13) Sunwolves (Final Score)

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