Super Rugby Pacific
Highlanders vs Crusaders

Time Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 6:05 AM
Location Forsyth Barr Stadium

Highlanders		Crusaders
Lowe48' Ta'avao44' Tangitau14'	Tries	Jordan60' Hotham19'
Millar49' Millar45'	Conversions	Kemara61' Reihana20'
Millar78' Millar2'	Penalty Goals	Kemara71' Reihana41' Reihana40'

Highlanders		Crusaders
Attack
3	Tries	2
353	Metres	489
109	Carries	131
20	Defenders Beaten	21
4	Clean Breaks	10
127	Passes	165
8	Offloads	5
10	Turnovers Conceded	24
Defence
144	Tackles	127
21	Missed Tackles	20
12	Turnovers Won	3
Kicking
44	Kicks in Play	38
2/3	Conversions	2/2
2/2	Penalty Goals	3/3
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	2
1271	Kick From Hand Metres	1158
15	In Touch	13
29	Opponent Collection	23
80%	Success	100%
45	Possession Lost	37
5	Possession Retained	4
Breakdown
82	Rucks Won	92
2	Rucks Lost	7
97%	Rucks Success Rate	92%
1	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
12	Lineouts Won	12
5	Lineouts Lost	3
70%	Lineouts Success Rate	80%
6	Scrums Won	4
1	Scrums Lost	0
85%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
49%	Possession	51%
49%	First Half	51%
50%	Second Half	50%
40%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	60%
Discipline
10	Penalties Conceded	10
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
8	Penalty Conceded Own Half	2

Highlanders	Crusaders
1Josh Bartlett	1Finlay Brewis
2Jack Taylor	2George Bell
3Rohan Wingham	3Seb Calder
4Oliver Haig	4Antonio Shalfoon
5Mitch Dunshea	5Jamie Hannah
6TK Howden	6Dom Gardiner
7Sean Withy (C)	7Ethan Blackadder
8Lucas Casey	8Christian Lio-Willie
9Folau Fakatava	9Noah Hotham
10Cameron Millar	10Rivez Reihana
11Jona Nareki	11Leicester Fainga'anuku
12Timoci Tavatavanawai (C)	12David Havili (C)
13Jonah Lowe	13Braydon Ennor
14Caleb Tangitau	14Sevu Reece
15Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens	15Chay Fihaki
Substitutes
16Henry Bell	16Codie Taylor
17Ethan de Groot	17George Bower
18Angus Ta'avao	18Fletcher Newell
19Will Stodart	19Tahlor Cahill
20Veveni Lasaqa	20Corey Kellow
21Adam Lennox	21Kyle Preston
22Reesjan Pasitoa	22Taha Kemara
23Tanielu Tele'a	23Will Jordan
Coaches
Jamie Joseph	Rob Penney

81	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee Angus Gardner has blown their whistle to end the game.
78	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Cameron Millar kicks the penalty.
74	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Codie Taylor took full advantage.
71	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Tahlor Cahill getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Ethan Blackadder being replaced.
71	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Taha Kemara has kicked a penalty goal.
69	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Reesjan Pasitoa coming on.
69	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Jona Nareki coming off.
66	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Will Jordan goes through the gap.
64	Substitution on	Crusaders sub Noah Hotham comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Kyle Preston departs for Crusaders.
61	Conversion - Kicked	The Crusaders supporters go wild as Taha Kemara successfully kicks the conversion.
60	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Crusaders leads to a try for Will Jordan
60	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Will Jordan goes through the gap.
60	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Taha Kemara is finished off with a try.
58	Substitution on	Veveni Lasaqa comes on for Highlanders.
58	Substitution off	Lucas Casey leaves the field.
58	Substitution on	Henry Bell comes on for Highlanders.
58	Substitution off	Jack Taylor leaves the field.
58	Substitution on	Kyle Preston comes on for Crusaders.
58	Substitution off	Noah Hotham leaves the field.
57	Substitution on	Will Stodart comes on for Highlanders.
57	Substitution off	Oliver Haig leaves the field.
57	Substitution on	Tanielu Tele'a comes on for Highlanders.
57	Substitution off	Jonah Lowe leaves the field.
57	Substitution on	Adam Lennox comes on for Highlanders.
57	Substitution off	Folau Fakatava leaves the field.
55	Clean Break	What a run here by Fletcher Newell as they get over the gainline!
53	Clean Break	What a run here by Jona Nareki as they get over the gainline!
51	Clean Break	What a run here by Will Jordan as they get over the gainline!
50	Substitution on	Will Jordan comes on.
50	Substitution off	David Havili comes off.
50	Substitution on	Fletcher Newell comes on.
50	Substitution off	Seb Calder comes off.
50	Substitution on	George Bower comes on.
50	Substitution off	Finlay Brewis comes off.
50	Substitution on	Codie Taylor comes on.
50	Substitution off	George Bell comes off.
50	Substitution on	Corey Kellow comes on.
50	Substitution off	Christian Lio-Willie comes off.
50	Substitution on	Taha Kemara comes on.
50	Substitution off	Rivez Reihana comes off.
49	Conversion - Kicked	Cameron Millar adds the two points for Highlanders.
48	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by Highlanders leads to a try for Jonah Lowe.
48	Try Assist	Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens sets up the try.
48	Clean Break	Jona Nareki makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
45	Conversion - Kicked	Cameron Millar adds the two points for Highlanders.
44	Try - Close range	The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Angus Ta'avao dots the ball down from close range.
44	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Folau Fakatava is finished off with a try.
44	Clean Break	Jonah Lowe makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
41	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rivez Reihana kicks the penalty.
40	Substitution on	Highlanders make a substitution with Angus Ta'avao coming on.
40	Substitution off	Highlanders make a substitution with Rohan Wingham coming off.
40	Substitution on	Highlanders sub Ethan de Groot comes onto the field.
40	Substitution off	Josh Bartlett departs for Highlanders.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
40	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rivez Reihana kicks the penalty.
32	Clean Break	Trouble here as Jamie Hannah breaches the defence.
27	Substitution on	David Havili comes on.
27	Substitution off	Will Jordan comes off.
22	Substitution on	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with Will Jordan getting some game time.
22	Substitution off	Crusaders decide to make a substitution, with David Havili being replaced.
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Leicester Fainga'anuku bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
20	Conversion - Kicked	Rivez Reihana makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
19	Try - Individual effort	Noah Hotham goes on their own for a try.
18	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Noah Hotham bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
18	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Sevu Reece bursts through to advance the Crusaders attack.
15	Conversion - Missed Left	Cameron Millar curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
14	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Highlanders results in a try for Caleb Tangitau
14	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens is finished off with a try.
14	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens took full advantage.
11	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Noah Hotham took full advantage.
2	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Cameron Millar has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee Angus Gardner blows their whistle.

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