Crusaders 25 - 22 Blues

Full time

18 Apr 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 10

Apollo Projects Stadium

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The Crusaders narrowly defeated the Blues 25-22 in a closely contested Super Rugby match. Tamaiti Williams opened the scoring for the Crusaders with an early try, converted by Taha Kemara. The Blues responded with a try from Josh Beehre, also converted by Beauden Barrett, bringing the score to 7-7. The Crusaders surged ahead with two quick tries from Will Jordan and Christian Lio-Willie, extending their lead to 21-7 at halftime. In the second half, Hoskins Sotutu's try for the Blues and Barrett's conversion tightened the gap to 21-14. AJ Lam further pressed the Crusaders with another Blues try, but James O'Connor's penalties secured the win for the home team. Overall, the match showcased intense play and resilience from both sides, but the Crusaders held on for the win.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, France, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 15.5°C (Feels like 12.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 16.3 km/h, gusting to 32.0 km/h Humidity: 90% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Tamaiti Williams · Crusaders

5 - 0
2'

Conversion

Taha Kemara · Crusaders

7 - 0
23'

Try

Josh Beehre · Blues

7 - 5
24'

Conversion

Beauden Barrett · Blues

7 - 7
30'

Substitution

Adrian Choat on for Dalton Papali'i · Blues
40'

Substitution

Dallas McLeod on for David Havili · Crusaders
Halftime 7 - 7
Second Half
43'

Try

Will Jordan · Crusaders

12 - 7
44'

Conversion

Taha Kemara · Crusaders

19 - 7
44'

Try

Christian Lio-Willie · Crusaders

17 - 7
52'

Substitution

George Bower on for Tamaiti Williams · Crusaders
53'

Substitution

Kurt Eklund on for Ricky Riccitelli · Blues
57'

Try

Hoskins Sotutu · Blues

19 - 12
58'

Conversion

Beauden Barrett · Blues

19 - 14
58'

Substitution

Corey Kellow on for Cullen Grace · Crusaders
58'

Substitution

Jamie Hannah on for Antonio Shalfoon · Crusaders
60'

Substitution

Mason Tupaea on for Josh Fusitu'a · Blues
60'

Substitution

Laghlan McWhannell on for Josh Beehre · Blues
63'

Try

AJ Lam · Blues

19 - 19
64'

Substitution

Cameron Suafoa on for Anton Segner · Blues
65'

Substitution

James O'Connor on for Taha Kemara · Crusaders
67'

Penalty

Beauden Barrett · Blues

19 - 22
70'

Substitution

Taufa Funaki on for Finlay Christie · Blues
71'

Penalty

James O'Connor · Crusaders

22 - 22
71'

Substitution

Ioane Moananu on for Codie Taylor · Crusaders
72'

Substitution

Kyle Preston on for Noah Hotham · Crusaders
74'

Substitution

Hamdahn Tuipulotu on for Angus Ta'avao · Blues
77'

Substitution

Harry Plummer on for Mark Tele'a · Blues
81'

Penalty

James O'Connor · Crusaders

25 - 22
Fulltime 25 - 22

Player ratings

Crusaders

15 Will Jordan 6.7
14 Chay Fihaki 5.5
13 Levi Aumua 6.3
12 David Havili 6.5
11 Sevu Reece 6.7
10 Taha Kemara 5.2
9 Noah Hotham 6.7
1 Tamaiti Williams 7.7
2 Codie Taylor 7.7
3 Fletcher Newell 7.2
4 Scott Barrett 7.4
5 Antonio Shalfoon 6.9
6 Cullen Grace 6.4
7 Ethan Blackadder 7.1
8 Christian Lio-Willie 8.2
16 Ioane Moananu –
17 George Bower 5.9
18 Kershawl Sykes-Martin –
19 Jamie Hannah 6.5
20 Corey Kellow 6.5
21 Kyle Preston –
22 James O'Connor 6.5
23 Dallas McLeod 6.1

Blues

15 Zarn Sullivan 6.4
14 Mark Tele'a 6.0
13 Rieko Ioane 5.8
12 AJ Lam 8.1
11 Cole Forbes 5.4
10 Beauden Barrett 6.0
9 Finlay Christie 6.4
1 Josh Fusitu'a 6.1
2 Ricky Riccitelli 7.2
3 Angus Ta'avao 6.3
4 Patrick Tuipulotu 6.2
5 Josh Beehre 6.4
6 Anton Segner 6.3
7 Dalton Papali'i 6.5
8 Hoskins Sotutu 8.3
16 Kurt Eklund 5.6
17 Mason Tupaea 6.1
18 Hamdahn Tuipulotu –
19 Laghlan McWhannell 6.4
20 Cameron Suafoa 5.8
21 Adrian Choat 6.1
22 Taufa Funaki 5.9
23 Harry Plummer –