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NSW Waratahs vs Blues

Time Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 8:15 AM
Location McDonald Jones Stadium

NSW Waratahs		Blues
Nawaqanitawase60' Foketi38'	Tries	Telea80' Telea77' Telea43' Marchant41' Gibson10'
Harrison40'	Conversions	Plummer78' Perofeta42'
	Penalty Goals	Perofeta25'

NSW Waratahs		Blues
Attack
2	Tries	5
304	Metres	399
114	Carries	93
20	Defenders Beaten	23
10	Clean Breaks	8
136	Passes	120
5	Offloads	6
16	Turnovers Conceded	14
Defence
104	Tackles	125
23	Missed Tackles	20
3	Turnovers Won	8
Kicking
24	Kicks in Play	33
1/2	Conversions	2/5
0/1	Penalty Goals	1/2
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
544	Kick From Hand Metres	792
12	In Touch	12
11	Opponent Collection	14
33%	Success	43%
16	Possession Lost	24
1	Possession Retained	2
Breakdown
87	Rucks Won	66
5	Rucks Lost	1
94%	Rucks Success Rate	98%
2	Mauls Won	1
Set Plays
17	Lineouts Won	11
2	Lineouts Lost	1
89%	Lineouts Success Rate	91%
4	Scrums Won	7
1	Scrums Lost	1
80%	Scrums Success Rate	87%
Possession
54%	Possession	46%
62%	First Half	38%
48%	Second Half	52%
46%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	54%
Discipline
8	Penalties Conceded	9
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
3	Penalty Conceded Own Half	5

NSW Waratahs	Blues
1Tom Robertson	1Karl Tu'inukuafe
2Robbie Abel	2Kurt Eklund
3Harry Johnson-Holmes	3Sione Mafileo
4Thomas Staniforth	4Patrick Tuipulotu
5Rob Simmons	5Joshua Goodhue
6Lachlan Swinton	6Dalton Papali'i
7Michael Hooper	7Blake Gibson
8Jack Dempsey	8Hoskins Sotutu
9Jake Gordon	9Jonathan Ruru
10Will Harrison	10Stephen Perofeta
11Mark Nawaqanitawase	11Mark Telea
12Karmichael Hunt	12TJ Faiane
13Lalakai Foketi	13Joe Marchant
14Alex Newsome	14Jordan Hyland
15Kurtley Beale	15Matt Duffie
Substitutes
16Damien Fitzpatrick	16James Parsons
17Gus Bell	17Ezekiel Lindenmuth
18Tetera Faulkner	18Ofa Tuungafasi
19Jed Holloway	19Akira Ioane
20Ryan McCauley	20Tom Robinson
21Tepai Moeroa	21Sam Nock
22Mitch Short	22Harry Plummer
23Jack Maddocks	23Emoni Narawa
Coaches
Jason Gilmore	Leon MacDonald

80+2	Conversion - Missed Left	Harry Plummer curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
80+2	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
80	Clean Break	Trouble here as Emoni Narawa breaches the defence.
80	Try Assist	Emoni Narawa sets up the try.
80	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Blues is finished off by Mark Telea, as he goes over for the try.
79	Substitution on	Mitch Short comes on for NSW Waratahs.
79	Substitution off	Jake Gordon leaves the field.
79	Substitution on	Ryan McCauley comes on.
79	Substitution off	Rob Simmons comes off.
78	Substitution on	Emoni Narawa comes on.
78	Substitution off	Matt Duffie comes off.
78	Substitution on	Sam Nock comes on.
78	Substitution off	Jonathan Ruru comes off.
78	Conversion - Kicked	Harry Plummer makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
78	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Harry Plummer bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
78	Try Assist	Harry Plummer sets up the try.
77	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Blues ends with a try for Mark Telea.
77	Player Good Tackles	TJ Faiane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
77	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Jack Dempsey took full advantage.
76	Player Good Tackles	Michael Hooper has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
75	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Lalakai Foketi goes through the gap.
73	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.
73	Player Good Tackles	Rob Simmons has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
68	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Akira Ioane getting some game time.
68	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Hoskins Sotutu being replaced.
65	Team Rucks Won	NSW Waratahs have won 80 rucks so far this game.
64	Clean Break	What a run here by Jack Maddocks as they gets over the gainline!.
64	Substitution on	NSW Waratahs make a substitution with Tepai Moeroa coming on.
64	Substitution off	NSW Waratahs make a substitution with Mark Nawaqanitawase coming off.
64	Substitution on	NSW Waratahs sub Damien Fitzpatrick comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Robbie Abel departs for NSW Waratahs.
64	Substitution on	Tom Robinson comes on for Blues.
64	Substitution off	Patrick Tuipulotu leaves the field.
63	Substitution on	Harry Plummer comes on.
63	Substitution off	Stephen Perofeta comes off.
63	Conversion - Missed Right	Kurtley Beale curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
63	Substitution on	Ezekiel Lindenmuth comes on.
63	Substitution off	Karl Tu'inukuafe comes off.
61	Clean Break	Mark Nawaqanitawase makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
64	Substitution off	Patrick Tuipulotu leaves the field.
60	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by NSW Waratahs is finished off by Mark Nawaqanitawase.
57	Player Good Tackles	Dalton Papali'i has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
55	Yellow card	Hoskins Sotutu (Blues) is shown a yellow card.
55	Player Good Tackles	Blake Gibson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
55	Substitution on	Jed Holloway comes on.
55	Substitution off	Thomas Staniforth comes off.
55	Substitution on	NSW Waratahs decide to make a substitution, with Jack Maddocks getting some game time.
55	Substitution off	NSW Waratahs decide to make a substitution, with Will Harrison being replaced.
53	Penalty Goal - Missed Right	Stephen Perofeta takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.
53	Substitution on	NSW Waratahs make a substitution with Tetera Faulkner coming on.
53	Substitution off	NSW Waratahs make a substitution with Harry Johnson-Holmes coming off.
53	Substitution on	NSW Waratahs sub Gus Bell comes onto the field.
53	Substitution off	Tom Robertson departs for NSW Waratahs.
51	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.
50	Player Good Tackles	Thomas Staniforth has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
48	Team Rucks Won	NSW Waratahs have won 60 rucks so far this game.
47	Player Good Tackles	Patrick Tuipulotu has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
45	Substitution on	Ofa Tuungafasi comes on for Blues.
45	Substitution off	Sione Mafileo leaves the field.
45	Conversion - Missed Right	Stephen Perofeta has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
44	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Hoskins Sotutu is finished off with a try.
43	Try - From kick	The kick through from Blues has allowed Mark Telea to touch down.
42	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta converts the try.
41	Try Assist	TJ Faiane played a key part in that try.
41	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Joe Marchant.
41	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Joe Marchant being able to wriggle through a gap.
40	Substitution on	James Parsons comes on.
40	Substitution off	Kurt Eklund comes off.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	Substitution on	James Parsons comes on.
40	Conversion - Kicked	Will Harrison has kicked a conversion.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
38	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Kurtley Beale.
38	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by NSW Waratahs results in a try for Lalakai Foketi.
37	Team Rucks Won	NSW Waratahs have won 40 rucks so far this game.
28	Team Rucks Won	Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.
25	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta has kicked a penalty goal.
23	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jordan Hyland bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
17	Penalty Goal - Missed Right	Will Harrison steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.
16	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Michael Hooper took full advantage.
16	Team Rucks Won	NSW Waratahs have won 20 rucks so far this game.
12	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Matt Duffie goes through the gap.
11	Conversion - Missed Left	Stephen Perofeta has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
10	Try Assist	Stephen Perofeta sets up the try.
10	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Blake Gibson.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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