BLUES
No.Name
15Stephen Perofeta, FB
14Mark Tele'a, W
13Rieko Ioane, C
12Harry Plummer, C
11Caleb Clarke, W
T
10Otere Black, FH
T
4
2
9Jonathan Ruru, SH
1Karl Tu'inukuafe, P
2Luteru Tolai, H
3Ofa Tu'ungafasi, P
4Patrick Tuipulotu, L
5Sam Darry, L
6Akira Ioane, FL
T
7Dalton Papali'i, FL
8Hoskins Sotutu, N8
Replacements
16Kurt Eklund, R
T
17James Lay, R
18Nepo Laulala, R
19Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, R
20Tom Robinson, R
21Sam Nock, R
22Tanielu Tele'a, R
23Emoni Narawa, R
T

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Eden Park
2:35 AM, March 14, 2021
1164dReuters

Blues dominant in comfortable win over Highlanders

Otere Black claimed 19 points as the Auckland Blues cruised to a 39-17 win over the Otago Highlanders at Eden Park on Sunday to pick up a second straight win at the start of the new Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign.

Match Commentary

81'+439-17 End of second half
73'39-17 Conversion - Josh Ioane , Highlanders
71'39-15 Try - Folau Fakatava , Highlanders

Match Stats

BLUES
Possession
HLAND
50%
50%
Territory
59%
41%
BLUES
HLAND
80Runs90
467Metres Run332
15Clean Breaks5
84Tackles89
19Missed Tackles10
6Turnover Knock On6