Live Match Centre – Highlanders v Chiefs

HIG

Full Time

CHI

Key Events

FT
TRY!Shannon Frizell
77'
Yellow CardMichael Allardice
73'
Penalty GoalDamian McKenzie
71'
TRY!Aki Seiuli
63'
TRY!Teihorangi Walden
52'
ConversionLima Sopoaga
46'
TRY!Teihorangi Walden
45'
ConversionDamian McKenzie
40'
TRY!Toni Pulu
40'
HT
ConversionDamian McKenzie
35'
TRY!Sean Wainui
34'
Yellow CardLuke Whitelock
33'
ConversionDamian McKenzie
26'
TRY!Luke Jacobson
25'
ConversionDamian McKenzie
14'
TRY!Karl Tuinukuafe
13'
ConversionDamian McKenzie
11'
TRY!Toni Pulu
9'
ConversionDamian McKenzie
2'
TRY!Solomona Alaimalo
1'
KO

Stats

Match Stats

Player Stats

583

594

Metres

Carries

Defenders beaten

Clean breaks

176

177

Passes

Offloads

Turnovers conceded

Turnovers won

120

126

Tackles

Missed tackles

	Highlanders	T	C	P
15	Ben Smith	0	0	0
14	Waisake Naholo	0	0	0
13	Rob Thompson	0	0	0
12	Teihorangi Walden	2	0	0
11	Tevita Li	0	0	0
10	Lima Sopoaga	0	1	0
9	Aaron Smith	0	0	0
1	Dan Lienert-Brown	0	0	0
2	Ash Dixon	0	0	0
3	Siate Tokolahi	0	0	0
4	Jackson Hemopo	0	0	0
5	Thomas Franklin	0	0	0
6	Elliot Dixon	0	0	0
7	Dillon Hunt	0	0	0
8	Luke Whitelock	0	0	0

	SUBSTITUTES	T	C	P
16	Liam Coltman	0	0	0
17	Aki Seiuli	1	0	0
18	Tyrel Lomax	0	0	0
19	Alex Ainley	0	0	0
20	Shannon Frizell	1	0	0
21	Kayne Hammington	0	0	0
22	Josh Ioane	0	0	0
23	Richard Buckman	0	0	0

	Chiefs	T	C	P
15	Solomona Alaimalo	1	0	0
14	Toni Pulu	2	0	0
13	Anton Lienert-Brown	0	0	0
12	Charlie Ngatai	0	0	0
11	Sean Wainui	1	0	0
10	Damian McKenzie	0	6	1
9	Brad Weber	0	0	0
1	Karl Tuinukuafe	1	0	0
2	Liam Polwart	0	0	0
3	Angus Taavao-Matau	0	0	0
4	Michael Allardice	0	0	0
5	Tyler Ardron	0	0	0
6	Luke Jacobson	1	0	0
7	Sam Cane	0	0	0
8	Liam Messam	0	0	0

	SUBSTITUTES	T	C	P
16	Samisoni Taukei'aho	0	0	0
17	Sam Prattley	0	0	0
18	Jeff Thwaites	0	0	0
19	Jesse Parete	0	0	0
20	Mitch Karpik	0	0	0
21	Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi	0	0	0
22	Marty McKenzie	0	0	0
23	Shaun Stevenson	0	0	0

Full match stats

Standings

Super Rugby

RANK		TEAM	RPI	TOTAL
6		Highlanders	54	44
3		Chiefs	64	49

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Live Blog

Match Feed

FULL-TIME: The Chiefs have defeated the Highlanders 45-22 in an action-packed game of two halves but where the dominant first 40 minutes by the Chiefs made the difference.

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Knock on and the Chiefs lose the ball - Ben Smith kicks it into the crowd and the whistle blows to call an end to the action.

80'+2''
Knock on to the Chiefs as the siren sounds with play inside the Highlanders 22. Chiefs will want to go for another score.

80''
MISSED CONVERSION! Highlanders

79''
Try

TRY! Highlanders (Shannon Frizell) 22-45

78''
Over the line but the ball is held up and so it will be a scrum five metres out. The Highlanders need another try to deny the Chiefs their Bonus Point.

77''
PENALTY HIGHLANDERS

76''
Highlanders get to within a couple of metres of the try line but lose the ball again with a handling error.

75''
Yellow Card

YELLOW CARD CHIEFS

74''
PENALTY HIGHLANDERS - hands in the ruck.

74''
Strong lineout throw at the halfway line gets the Chiefs into attack mode again heading into the Highlanders half.

73''
PENALTY CHIEFS - Offside.

72''
Penalty Goal

GOAL! Chiefs (McKenzie) 17-45

71''
PENALTY CHIEFS - Offside.

70''
Kick upfield sees the ball into touch deep in the Highlanders' half and they have the lineout throw.

69''
SCRUM FEED CHIEFS

68''
Again the Highlanders make a break but lose the ball in the pass inside the Chiefs half.

67''
Damian McKenzie looked to have a run to the line chasing the loose ball but the bounce defied him and it resulted in a knock-on.

66''
Highlanders definitely having the bulk of the possession in this half but they have a large deficit to pull back.

65''
MISSED CONVERSION! Highlanders - Sopoaga's kick hits the post and deflects away.

64''
Try

TRY! Highlanders (Aki Seiuli) 17-42

64''
SCRUM FEED HIGHLANDERS

62''
PENALTY HIGHLANDERS - front row angling in.

61''
Stacks-on-the-mill at the try line and the referee declares a scrum 5 metres out.

60''
SCRUM FEED HIGHLANDERS with the action now on the 22m line in the Chiefs half.

57''
Tevita Li looks to have made a great intercept but the pass from the Chiefs has been ruled to be forward.

57''
MISSED CONVERSION! Highlanders (Sopoaga)

54''
Try

TRY! Highlanders (Walden) 12-42 ...Tei Walden gets his second.

53''
The pace of the action has become frenetic and the crowd have become very vocal.

52''
Charlie Natai has a huge run upfield and gets the Chiefs inside the opposition 22 before there is a turnover.

51''
Highlanders have definitely come out in the second half with the intention of getting their act together with two potential tries - one awarded - in as many minutes early in the half.

49''
NO TRY! - Walden lost the ball forward in the tackle.

49''
TMO - another quick try to the Highlanders is being checked for a knock-on in the earlier passage of play.

48''
Conversion

CONVERSION! Highlanders (Lima Sopoaga) 7-42

47''
Try

TRY! Highlanders (Tei Walden) 5-42 ... finally the Highlanders are on the scoreboard!

46''
Rare handling error by the Chiefs sees the Highlanders get possession inside the opposition half.

45''
PENALTY HIGHLANDERS

43''
Knock on sees a scrum feed to the Highlanders - everyone takes a breath.

42''
Second half underway and the Chiefs start as they finished - on the attack.

42''
What will the Highlanders bring to the second half to, at the very least, salvage some pride?

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HALF-TIME: The Chiefs lead the Highlanders 42-0 in what has been an almost perfect half of rugby for the men in white. Complete dominance is the story of the first 40 minutes.

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Conversion

CONVERSION! Chiefs (McKenzie) 0-42

40'+2''
Try

TRY! Chiefs (Toni Pulu) 0-40

40'+2''
Turnover and the Chiefs run it to the line again!

40'+2''
Siren sounds as the Highlanders get possession and look to get something on the board before going to the rooms.

40'''
Damian McKenzie is judging his kicks so well in the strong breeze.

39''
PENALTY CHIEFS - not releasing the ball.

39''
Conversion

CONVERSION! Chiefs (McKenzie) 0-35

36''
Try

TRY! Chiefs (Sean Wainui) 0-33

35''
TMO - Try awarded but touch line to be checked.

35''
PENALTY CHIEFS

35''
Yellow Card

YELLOW CARD HIGHLANDERS - Luke Whitelock pinged for a deliberate knockdown and is off to the sin bin.

34''
PENALTY CHIEFS - high tackle.

33''
Chiefs get the turnover and go on the charge again deep into the Highlanders' half.

33''
PENALTY HIGHLANDERS - hands in the ruck.

31''
Long, wide passes for the Highlanders consistently going astray.

31''
Highlanders with possession but struggling to get the ball out of their own 22 in regular phase play.

30''
The Chiefs are carving up the Highlanders in every aspect of the game at the moment.

27''
Conversion

CONVERSION! Chiefs (McKenzie) 0-28

27''
Try

TRY! Chiefs (Luke Jacobson) 0-26

26''
SCRUM FEED CHIEFS - right in front of the posts.

25''
Liam Messam making his presence felt in attack for the Chiefs.

25''
PENALTY CHIEFS - not rolling away.

24''
Ball into touch 10 metres into the Highlanders half - scrum to the Chiefs.

23''
SCRUM FEED CHIEFS

22''
But ... Sopoaga fumbles the pass.

21''
SCRUM FEED HIGHLANDERS

21''
Chiefs making good ground to the halfway but then it's knocked on to give the Highlanders some rare possession.

20''
PENALTY HIGHLANDERS - Sam Cane not rolling away.

18''
PENALTY HIGHLANDERS - not rolling away.

17''
The Highlander-supporting Fijian crowd is a bit stunned at this start.

16''
Conversion

CONVERSION! Chiefs (McKenzie) 0-21

15''
Try

TRY! Chiefs (Karl Tu'inukuafe) 0-19

14''
An unbelievable level of errors from the Highlanders.

14''
PENALTY CHIEFS - Offside.

13''
Discipline the key in the first ten minutes of this game - solid from the Chiefs, poor from the Highlanders.

12''
Conversion

CONVERSION! Chiefs (McKenzie) 0-14

12''
Try

TRY! Chiefs (Toni Pulu) 0-12

10''
Confidence from the Chiefs as they go to the lineout inside 10 metres rather than taking a shot at the posts.

8''
PENALTY CHIEFS - Offside.

8''
The pitch looks lush and green but there are plenty of divets as a consequence of the moisture.

7''
That's three early penalties given up by the Highlanders.

6''
PENALTY CHIEFS - front row collapsing.

6''
SCRUM FEED CHIEFS

5''
Ball lost forward - missed opportunity in attack.

5''
Highlanders take the ball inside the opposition 22 looking to answer quickly.

4''
Conversion

CONVERSION! Chiefs (Damian McKenzie) 0-7

3''
Try

TRY! Chiefs (Solomona Alaimalo) 0-5

2''
The Chiefs go straight into a maul before finally getting the ball out and moving it forward.

2''
PENALTY CHIEFS - joining the ruck incorrectly.

1''
A big crowd at ANZ Stadium in Suva to watch this Super Rugby clash as the teams run out on the field, the game about to get underway.

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An important match for both teams with a possible finals berth for the Highlanders, while the Chiefs will be looking to continue their recent dominance between the two.

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Saturday Super Rugby is ready to kickoff with the Highlanders taking on the Chiefs in this special NZ Conference clash taking place in Suva, Fiji.

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