Blues (10) 23 / 8 (8) Chiefs (Final Score)
The Blues and the Chiefs did battle in Round 14 of Super Rugby 2019 at
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 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 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Blues:
- Penalties – Harry Plummer (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Harry Plummer (1), Melani Nanai (1), Ofa Tu’ungafasi (1), Gerard Cowley-Tuioti (1)
- Conversions – 0
Chiefs:
- Penalties – Marty McKenzie (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Mitch Karpik (1)
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
Blues |
Chiefs |
| 18 May 2019 at 09:35 SA Time | |
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Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand), Dan Waenga (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Players out on the field.
Game ON!
Kick-Off by the Blues!
Blues scrum inside the Chiefs 22.
This game was a difficult one to call on SuperBru, firstly for who would win and secondly the margin of the win.
Blues 5m penalty, offside, almost straight in front.
Blues opt to scrum.
Loose ball, Chiefs hack it ahead, the Chiefs follow up and Brad Weber kicks it further ahead…
Blues Rieko Ioane forced to carry it over.
Chiefs 5m scrum…
90m Other side of the field, roles reversed.
Try Chiefs, Parete?
TMO
Held up, another Chiefs 5m scrum.
No, it is a Chiefs penalty for angle at the scrum.
Smack bang in front.
Chiefs will scrum again.
Forward pass by Marty McKenzie.
22m Drop out for the Blues.
Blues 2m out…
Blues 5m penalty… popped out 5m out.
Blues knock in the lineout.
Defensive 5m Chiefs scrum.
Seems like we are either 5m from the Blues line or 5m from the Chiefs line and nothing inbetween…
Not in straight into the lineout by the Blues, Chiefs scrum halfway between the Chiefs 22 and the Chiefs 10m line.
Try Chiefs, Mitch Karpik!
Blues 0 / 5 Chiefs
Blues penalty on halfway, kicked to touch. Lineout midway in the Chiefs 22.
Jonathan Ruru of the Blues is a tall scrumhalf, his build reminds one of players like Robert du Prezz snr or Joost van der Westhuizen… in build only… because he simply does not have the skills of those great players.
In fact he is an average scrumhalf…
Mitch Karpik off for blood and a Head Assessment.
Sam Cane on as sub after 7 months out.
22m Drop out by the Chiefs
Blues loose ball again and play is transferred 80 to the otherside…
Ma’s Nonu with a good clearance for the Blues.
Nonu with another good touchfinder, out on the Chiefs 22.
Chiefs lineout Free Kick.
Try Harry Plummer, Blues!
TMO
The try is good… and awarded.
Blues 5 / 5 Chiefs
Chiefs very, very kickable penalty… almost straight in front, 5m outside the 22.
Blues 5 / 8 Chiefs
Blues scrum, just inside the Chiefs 22, middle of the field.
Dangerous attacking position from a scrum… both sides to work with.
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