Blues (19) 38 / Force (3) 17 (Final Score)

The Blues hosted the Western Force in Auckland at 07:30 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Blues won convincingly, 38 / 17 with Joe Rokocoko scoring a hatrick of tries. Blues grabbed a vital 5 Log Points to keep their Super 14 hopes alive.

Scores:

Blues: 4 Conversions Luke McAlister, 3 Tries Joe Rokocoko, 1 Try Tony Woodcock, 1 Try Alby Mathewson, 1 Try Rudi Wulf

Force: 1 Penalty & 2 Conversions James O’Connor, 1 Try David Pocock, 1 Penalty Try

 

Teams:

Blues: 15. Isaia Toeava, 14. Joe Rokocoko, 13. Benson Stanley, 12. Luke McAlister, 11. Rudi Wulf, 10. Stephen Brett, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Viliami Ma`afu, 7. Tom Chamberlain, 6. Jerome Kaino, 5. Filo Paulo, 4. Kurtis Haiu, 3. John Afoa, 2. Keven Mealamu (Captain), 1. Tony Woodcock
Replacements: 16. Tom McCartney, 17. Tevita Mailau, 18. Andrew Van der Heijden, 19. Peter Saili, 20. Chris Smylie, 21. Rene Ranger, 22. Paul Williams

Western Force: 15 James O’Connor, 14 Mark Bartholomeusz, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Ryan Cross, 11 Cameron Shepherd, 10 David Hill, 9 Chris O’Young, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Matt Hodgson, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Tom Hockings, 3 Tim Fairbrother, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Ben Whittaker, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Sam Wykes, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 Justin Turner, 21 Sam Harris, 22 Nick Cummins.

Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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