Crusaders 25 - 22 Blues

● full_time 80 minutes

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.

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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

0' kickoff
1' try Tamaiti Williams
2' conversion Taha Kemara
23' try Josh Beehre
24' conversion Beauden Barrett
30' substitution Dalton Papali'i
40' substitution David Havili
40' half_time
40' second_half
43' try Will Jordan
44' conversion Taha Kemara
44' try Christian Lio-Willie
52' substitution Tamaiti Williams
53' substitution Ricky Riccitelli
57' try Hoskins Sotutu
58' conversion Beauden Barrett
58' substitution Cullen Grace
58' substitution Antonio Shalfoon
60' substitution Josh Fusitu'a
60' substitution Josh Beehre
63' try AJ Lam
64' substitution Anton Segner
65' substitution Taha Kemara
67' penalty Beauden Barrett
70' substitution Finlay Christie
71' penalty James O'Connor
71' substitution Codie Taylor
72' substitution Noah Hotham
74' substitution Angus Ta'avao
77' substitution Mark Tele'a
81' penalty James O'Connor
80' full_time