Blues Blues 19 - 42 Crusaders Crusaders

● full_time 80 minutes

22 Mar 2025

Super Rugby Pacific

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

Eden Park

Head to Head

The Crusaders dominated the Blues with a convincing 42-19 victory at Eden Park. Dalton Papali'i opened the scoring for the Blues with an early try, but the Crusaders quickly responded with a flurry of tries from Kyle Preston, Chay Fihaki, and Tamaiti Williams. Taha Kemara's accurate kicking extended the Crusaders' lead, and they went into halftime leading 27-7 after Fihaki's second try just before the break. In the second half, Tom Christie added to the Crusaders' tally, while Finlay Christie scored for the Blues after a yellow card to Laghlan McWhannell. Macca Springer’s try sealed the win for the Crusaders, and Will Jordan capped off an impressive performance with a late try. Kemara's kicking kept the scoreboard ticking for the Crusaders, who showcased their attacking prowess throughout. The Blues struggled to keep pace, ultimately succumbing to a strong Crusaders side.

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Weather

Temperature: 20.7°C (Feels like 20.2°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 10.0 km/h, gusting to 23.9 km/h Humidity: 64% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 3' try Dalton Papali'i
  • 4' conversion Xavi Taele
  • 10' try Kyle Preston
  • 12' try Chay Fihaki
  • 13' conversion Taha Kemara
  • 25' try Tamaiti Williams
  • 40' penalty Taha Kemara
  • 40' try Chay Fihaki
  • 40' substitution Scott Barrett
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 43' substitution Sam Nock
  • 45' yellow_card Laghlan McWhannell
  • 45' substitution Kyle Preston
  • 51' try Tom Christie
  • 53' substitution Tamaiti Williams
  • 53' substitution Angus Ta'avao
  • 53' substitution Stephen Perofeta
  • 55' yellow_card_complete Laghlan McWhannell
  • 57' try Marcel Renata
  • 57' substitution Fletcher Newell
  • 57' substitution Josh Fusitu'a
  • 57' substitution Dallas McLeod
  • 58' conversion Harry Plummer
  • 58' substitution Corey Evans
  • 59' substitution Taha Kemara
  • 60' substitution Tom Christie
  • 63' try Macca Springer
  • 64' conversion James O'Connor
  • 64' substitution Laghlan McWhannell
  • 64' substitution Cam Christie
  • 65' substitution James Mullan
  • 65' substitution Ioane Moananu
  • 67' try Finlay Christie
  • 80' try Will Jordan
  • 80' full_time