Blues

50 - 32

Full Time

Cheetahs

Blues vs Cheetahs

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

What a tackle there by Elandre Huggett as he saves a certain try!.

79'

Conversion

Fred Zeilinga has kicked a conversion.

76'

Try

Great forward play by Cheetahs allows Elandre Huggett to score the try.

76'

Fabulous play by Cheetahs has led to Tian Meyer being able to wriggle through a gap.

73'

Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.

70'

Clinton Swart comes on.

70'

Raymond Rhule comes off.

70'

Ihaia West curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

69'

That's a great try assist by Rieko Ioane.

68'

Try

A penetrating move by Blues results in a try for Melani Nanai.

67'

Trouble here as George Moala breaches the defence.

67'

Henco Venter has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

66'

This is dangerous for the defence as Elandre Huggett bursts through to advance the Cheetahs attack.

64'

Epalahame Faiva comes on.

61'

James Parsons comes off.

61'

Conversion

The Cheetahs supporters go wild as Fred Zeilinga successfully kicks the conversion.

57'

Blues decide to make a substitution, with Kara Pryor getting some game time.

56'

Blues decide to make a substitution, with Blake Gibson being replaced.

56'

Blues make a substitution with Gerard Cowley-Tuioti coming on.

56'

Blues make a substitution with Scott Scrafton coming off.

56'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Elandre Huggett places the ball down for the try.

56'

Cheetahs have won 40 rucks so far this game.

55'

Blues sub Sam Nock comes onto the field.

54'

Augustine Pulu departs for Blues.

54'

Alex Hodgman comes on for Blues.

54'

Charlie Faumuina leaves the field.

54'

Niel Marais comes on.

54'

William Small-Smith comes off.

54'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Ihaia West kicks the conversion.

53'

Ox Nche comes on.

53'

Charles Marais comes off.

53'

Akira Ioane sets up the try.

52'

Try

Slick passing by Blues leads to a try for Rieko Ioane.

52'

A gap opened in the defence and Akira Ioane took full advantage.

52'

Conversion

Ihaia West adds the two points for Blues.

51'

Steven Luatua sets up the try.

51'

The defensive line has been broken as Augustine Pulu goes through the gap.

51'

Shaun Venter comes on.

51'

Sergeal Petersen comes off.

51'

Cheetahs decide to make a substitution, with Elandre Huggett getting some game time.

51'

Cheetahs decide to make a substitution, with Torsten Van Jaarsveld being replaced.

51'

Try

Incisive passing by Blues is finished off by Augustine Pulu, as he goes over for the try.

50'

Torsten Van Jaarsveld has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

50'

Conversion

Ihaia West does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

47'

Cheetahs make a substitution with Uzair Cassiem coming on.

47'

Cheetahs make a substitution with Niell Jordaan coming off.

47'

Cheetahs sub Johannes Coetzee comes onto the field.

47'

Tom Botha departs for Cheetahs.

47'

Charlie Faumuina sets up the try.

46'

Try

Steven Luatua scores the try from close range.

46'

Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.

44'

Ihaia West comes on for Blues.

40'

Piers Francis leaves the field.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40+2'

Penalty Goal

Fred Zeilinga kicks the penalty.

40+2'

Penalty Goal

Fred Zeilinga has kicked a penalty goal.

37'

Piers Francis curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

35'

What a run here by Patrick Tuipulotu as he gets over the gainline!.

34'

Blake Gibson sets up the try.

33'

Try

Silky skills by Blues ends with a try for Patrick Tuipulotu.

33'

Cheetahs have won 20 rucks so far this game.

30'

Sergeal Petersen makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

29'

Piers Francis has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

23'

Spellbinding play by Tinoai Faiane is finished off with a try.

22'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Blues is finished off by Akira Ioane.

22'

Fabulous play by Blues has led to Akira Ioane being able to wriggle through a gap.

22'

Augustine Pulu played a key part in that try.

19'

Conversion

Piers Francis makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

18'

Trouble here as Scott Scrafton breaches the defence.

17'

Try

Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Scott Scrafton touching down.

17'

Ofa Tu'ungafasi comes on.

17'

Pauliasi Manu comes off.

17'

Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.

16'

Conversion

Fred Zeilinga converts the try.

14'

Try

The Cheetahs pack has powered over for Torsten Van Jaarsveld to score the try.

13'

Conversion

Piers Francis has kicked a conversion.

11'

This is dangerous for the defence as Rieko Ioane bursts through to advance the Blues attack.

10'

That's a great try assist by Melani Nanai.

10'

Try

A series of passes by Blues results in a try for Rieko Ioane.

10'

Fred Zeilinga has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

Clayton Blommetjies sets up the try.

Try

Great hands by Cheetahs leads to a try for Francois Venter.

A gap opened in the defence and Sergeal Petersen took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Piers Francis goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Blues v Cheetahs

Fri 12th May 2017, 02:35am CDT

Points Flow Chart

Blues win +18

Time in lead

Mins in lead

80%

% Of Game In Lead

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Zeilinga

76'

50 - 32

Huggett

76'

50 - 30

Nanai

50 - 25

67'

Zeilinga

57'

45 - 25

Huggett

56'

45 - 23

West

45 - 18

53'

Ioane

43 - 18

52'

West

38 - 18

51'

Pulu

36 - 18

50'

West

31 - 18

47'

Luatua

29 - 18

46'

Half Time

Zeilinga

42'

24 - 18

Zeilinga

37'

24 - 15

Tuipulotu

24 - 12

33'

Ioane

19 - 12

22'

Francis

14 - 12

18'

Scrafton

12 - 12

17'

Zeilinga

14'

7 - 12

Van Jaarsveld

13'

7 - 10

Francis

7 - 5

11'

Ioane

5 - 5

10'

Venter

0 - 5

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Blues vs Cheetahs Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Blues face off against Cheetahs in Super Rugby Pacific on Fri 12th May 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:35. In South Africa it’s at 09:35 SAST, 19:35 NZST in New Zealand, 17:35 AEST in Australia and 00:35 EST in the US.

Blues won the last encounter but Blues are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Cheetahs in 3rd and Blues in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Blues vs Cheetahs Squads

The official squads for Blues vs Cheetahs will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.