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Blues 24 Chiefs 22
6:20pm
What a victory, and what a fightback from the Blues!
They take their first win of the season - and have done so in a nail biter!
We'll be back shortly for the Hurricanes v Highlanders - so make sure to join us then!
FULLTIME
Chiefs lineout. Slater throws, and the Chiefs have advantage with Sowakula taken out in the air!
Gatland will kick for the victory! He lines up his shot from the 40m line. Just inside from the left touchline.
Gatland strikes it - but he's missed! The Blues win!
81 mins
The Blues throw through Riccitelli, and win their own throw.
But they've given away a penalty! The Chiefs take the lineout and can snatch this!
79 mins
Advantage Blues inside their own half, and they can slow things right down in the final minutes.
We'll go back for the penalty, and Barrett kicks into the Chiefs' half for a lineout.
77 mins - TRY BLUES
The Chiefs are warned for pushing early. Nock feeds on the third attempt.
Short arm penalty against the Chiefs, so it'll be another scrum.
Nock feeds and Sotutu runs off the back only to be met by Cane. The Blues go to the backs, where Perofeta has acres of space!
He draws in the final defender, before getting the ball to Telea - who scores in the corner to score!
The conversion could give the Blues the lead. Perofeta will take it with Plummer off the field.
Wide on the right, and he nails it! The Blues lead by two!
BLU 24-22 CHI
73 mins
Riccitelli throws again and the Blues go to the front of the lineout.
Robinson has it and goes for the line, as Ah Kuoi stops him. That'll be a Blues scrum.
72 mins
Riccitelli throws and Sotutu wins it as the Blues drive.
Riccitelli has the ball and drives at the line. Held up, but we'll go back for a penalty for the Blues and a scrum.
71 mins
The Blues win the kick off, before kicking and putting the Chiefs under pressure inside their own 22.
The Chiefs clear, and Barrett runs before finding Clarke runs. Clarke is tackled high by Sowakula and the Blues have a penalty.
Barrett clears into touch, and finds the corner for a lineout.
69 mins - PENALTY CHIEFS
Chiefs scrum. Roe feeds.
Gatland finds Tupaea who makes a strong run, before the Chiefs go right.
Advantage Chiefs, but they don't go anywhere, so the penalty is called for. Cane calls for the shot at goal.
Gatland lines up the shot. And this time he lands it.
BLU 17-22 CHI
67 mins
The Chiefs win against the throw, and Sowakula has it. Roe looks for the box kick, but Darry knocks on after his successful chargedown.
We go back for the knock on at the lineout, and the Chiefs have another scrum.
66 mins
Chiefs scrum inside the Blues' 22. Roe feeds, on as a sub for Weber.
But the Chiefs are penalised, Norris the culprit.
Barrett clears for a Blues lineout.
64 mins
Barrett clears with the dropout, and the Chiefs work towards the the 22.
The Blues are penalised though, Tuungafasi called for playing the ball off his feet. Cane calls for a shot at goal.
Gatland lines up his second kick of the match. But he hits the upright and the ball's still alive, and Plummer clears for a lineout.
62 mins
Taukei'aho throws and Lord wins it.
The Chiefs go wide to Stevenson, who kicks into touch where Barrett gathers.
Stevenson is there though, and tackles Barrett in-goal. That'll be a dropout.
61 mins
Blues scrum, Nock feeds.
They go wide through Plummer and Perofeta, but can't get over halfway. Nock clears with a box kick into touch on the full.
Chiefs lineout. Clarke returns, Anton Lienert-Brown is on for the Chiefs.
60 mins
Chiefs lineout, Taukei'aho throws and Lord wins it, but Sowakula loses the ball.
Cane wins a turnover but we'll go back for the knock-on and a Blues scrum.
59 mins
Blues scrum. Sam Nock is on for Christie, and he feeds.
The Blues have advantage as Plummer kicks for Telea's wing. We go back for the penalty.
Barrett finds touch for a Blues lineout. Eklund throws and Boshier, on as a sub, wins against the throw.
They go wide to Josh Ioane on the wing, before Weber clears with a box kick that Telea wins.
Rieko Ioane runs at the line, but he gives away a penalty for double movement.
Chiefs lineout.
56 mins
Chiefs scrum, this time Sotutu takes his place at No.8.
Weber feeds and Sowakula runs again before finding Weber. Barrett holds him up in a maul, and the Blues have turned it over. Great from Barrett.
55 mins
Weber clears with a box kick, and Sowakula keeps it in before passing straight to Christie. The ball goes back to Barrett, who knocks it on trying to recover a bouncing ball. Chiefs' scrum.
52 mins - TRY CHIEFS
Weber feeds the scrum, Sotutu stands infield to cover the numerical advantage. The Chiefs turn the scrum and the referee calls for a reset.
Weber feeds again, and the Chiefs shove. Sowakula runs off the back, before getting a pass away to Weber, and he's through to score his second!
Gatland lines up his first kick of the day, just in from the left touchline, and he shapes it through the uprights.
BLU 17-19 CHI
50 mins
Chiefs lineout, and they eventually kick to the Blues at the back. Barrett kicks for touch, where Tupaea keeps it alive.
Chance for the Chiefs as Nanai-Seturo breaks, Caleb Clarke knocks on his attempted intercept, and is shown a yellow card for a deliberate knock-on.
Chiefs' scrum.
49 mins
Barrett clears into touch and the Chiefs have a lineout.
Taukei'aho throws. Tupaea hits the line, as the Chiefs use the ball. Bryn Gatland is on as a sub, and his first act is to thrown an intercept pass to Telea.
But there's a foot in touch as Telea finds Eklund.
47 mins - TRY BLUES
What's happened here? Sotutu's charged down an attempted kick, and the Blues race away where Josh Ioane misses his attempted grounding in the Blues in-goal.
Sotutu gets there and grounds the ball, but the referee wants to check for a push on Josh Ioane. There's contact, but it's not a push. The try will stand.
Plummer clears, and the Blues take the lead!
BLU 17-12 CHI
46 mins
Blues scrum, Christie feeds. The ball goes back to Barrett, who clears into touch. Chiefs lineout.
The Chiefs go short, as Weber tries to run, but he's tackled into touch for a Blues lineout - and they go quickly!
Ioane puts Perofeta into a gap, but Nanai-Seturo is there to make the tackle and win the ball. Stevenson kicks for touch and the ball dribbles into the in goal.
Plummer gets back, and clears into touch.
43 mins
Hodgman drops a pass from Christie, and the Chiefs have a lineout to start the half.
Sorry, Plummer is still on the field, Barrett has replaced Tuivasa-Sheck. Plummer moves into 12.
Chiefs scrum and Stevenson runs as first receiver. Ioane tries to dummy, but is smashed by Sotutu.
Cane and Retallick both take the line on as the Chiefs get inside halfway. Weber kicks to the air, and Tupauea wins it.
Lord and Weber combine, before Eklud turns it over! Christie breaks, but he's tackled as Clarke plays halfback.
Penalty against the Chiefs, Eklund the hero. Blues scrum.
41 mins
We're back for the second half. The Chiefs are unchanged.
Beauden Barrett has been subbed on for the second half - and will get us underway in the second spell. Plummer is the man to make way.
Barrett kicks off.
HALFTIME
Christie feeds, and Sotutu runs off the back.
Weber makes the tackle and keeps the Blues inside their own 22 as the siren goes. Romano takes the ball into contact and loses the ball, but there's no time for the scrum - and that's halftime!
39 mins
Chiefs scrum, Weber feeds.
Hodgman gives away a penalty for the Blues for angling in. Josh Ioane clears for a Chiefs lineout inside the Blues' 22.
Taukei'aho throws. Lord wins it. Sowakula runs off the back. Vaa'i hits the line, as does Taukei'aho.
Stevenson tries to find Taukei'aho on the right wing, but it's a forward pass.
Blues scrum.
37 mins
Blues scrum and Christie feeds.
Tuivasa-Sheck is first receiver again, and the Blues take the ball towards halfway. Christie clears with a box kick, and Telea gets up to win it, but is called for knock-on.
Chiefs scrum.
36 mins
The Chiefs attack and work inside Blues territory, but Josh Ioane drops the ball. That'll be a Blues scrum.
They go to Plummer off the back, and he fires it into touch on the full. The Chiefs have a lineout inside the Blues' half.
Taukei'aho throws and Lord wins it. Retallick runs, but he's lost it now. The Blues can attack, but Romano kicks it straight to Sowakula. He finds Taukei'aho, but he knocks on.
Crazy bit of play. Blues scrum.
33 mins
Christie feeds. Tuivasa-Sheck is first receiver, and finds Ioane.
He runs at the line, but Sam Cane is there to win another turnover penalty! Great display so far from the skipper.
Ioane clears for a Chiefs lineout.
32 mins
Blues lineout, Eklund throws. Goodhue wins it, but not straight is called. Chiefs' scrum.
Weber feeds. The Chiefs run off the back, but Nanai-Seturo loses the ball in Ioane's tackle.
That'll be a Blues scrum.
30 mins
The Chiefs have the ball just shy of halfway and work inside Blues' territory.
The Chiefs go wide to Stevenson, as Perofeta makes the tackle. They go wide to the left now, as Lord carries.
Tupaea is tackled by Tuivasa-Sheck, the Chiefs are through 14 phases.
Retallick has a run, before Lord and Weber combine. But Eklund is there, and wins a penalty as Weber doesn't release. Weber is slow getting to his feet, he looks in a bit of strife.
Plummer clears into touch for a lineout.
27 mins
The Blues have the ball inside their own half, and Christie box kicks. Sotutu chases, but he was in front of the kicker.
The Chiefs want the points, and Ioane will have a shot at goal, but he misses from relatively straight in front.
Let off for the Blues.
25 mins - TRY BLUES
Best chance of the afternoon for the Blues so far. Telea is still down hurt though. Christie feeds, and the Blues shove.
Perofeta takes the ball from the back, and goes wide to Clarke - who is undone by the bounce, before gathering and barging over to score the Blues' first try of the day!
Plummer to kick from the left again, but he nails this one to cut the gap to two!
BLU 10-12 CHI
22 mins
Telea looks in real discomfort as the Chiefs have a penalty, and clear for a lineout. The ball's not out though, and Perofeta keeps it alive.
Christie looks to kick through the line as the ball bounces into touch for a Chiefs lineout inside their own 22.
The Chiefs win the lineout, and scramble back before Tupaea's tackled in goal - that'll be a 5m scrum for the Blues!
19 mins - TRY CHIEFS
Taukei'aho throws short and Sowakula breaks down the left!
They move the ball wide all the way to Stevenson's wing, before he takes it back infield. The Chiefs go back to the other side, before Nanai-Seturo dances past two defenders. Nanai-Seturo beats Telea and Robinson, before getting past Christie to score!
The Chiefs double their lead with a kick to come!
Ioane adds the extras this time from the conversion attempt.
BLU 3-12 CHI
18 mins
Blues lineout, Eklund throws.
Free kick awarded as the Chiefs close the gap. Christie tries to take it quickly, but doesn't tap the ball. Papalii calls for the scrum.
Christie feeds, Telea stands at first receiver. He hits the line, and Sam Cane wins a penalty as Telea doesn't release.
Ioane clears for a Chiefs lineout.
16 mins
Ioane kicks to halfway, and the Blues look to use it.
Clarke makes a break, and the Blues can surge again. Christie and Perofeta find Clarke, before the Blues go wide.
Tuivasa-Sheck finds Ioane, who looks for Telea on the wing, but his mistimes the pass and it goes into touch! Chiefs lineout.
They take it quickly as Tiatia clears into touch.
14 mins
Plummer lines up his second kick of the match, this one from the left.
But he pushes it wide to the right. Chiefs' dropout from the 22.
13 mins
Chiefs lineout, Taukei'aho throws, Vaa'i wins it.
Weber clears with a box kick, but Stevenson knocks it on trying to gather it. We'll have the first scrum of the day, Blues' feed.
Christie feeds, and the Chiefs are penalised for collapsing the front row. The Blues want another shot at goal.
11 mins
The Blues counter through Perofeta after a Chiefs clearing kick. Clarke makes metres down the left wing, and the Blues are inside the 22.
Romano hits the line as the Blues work towards the 10, before Ioane straightens the attack. Laulala carries past the 5m line. Romano hits the line again. The Blues go wide to Ioane and Perofeta, but the Chiefs have turned it over!
The Chiefs win a penalty as Telea doesn't release. The Chiefs' defence survives.
8 mins - TRY CHIEFS
First lineout of the day. Blues' throw.
Eklund throws, Robinson wins it. Clarke runs off the back as first receiver. Romano and Robinson both make good metres as the Blues go to the right wing. Telea makes a break but Nanai-Seturo makes the tackle.
Romano drives back infield, but he's lost it - Retallick with the turnover. Weber clears and there's a chase on, and he's regained it! Sotutu is undone by the bounce!
Weber races away and scores the opening try of the match in his 100th game!
Josh Ioane with his first kick of the game. He hits the left post, so the try goes unconverted.
BLU 3-5 CHI
5 mins
Christie and Perofeta combine to get the Blues out of danger inside their own 22. But the Chiefs have it and come forward again.
Josh Goodhue wins a penalty as Retallick carries, and Plummer clears into touch for a lineout.
4 mins - PENALTY BLUES
Plummer lines up the kick, 15m in from the right touchline.
He strikes it, and the ball goes through with the aid of the left upright.
BLU 3-0 CHI
2 mins
Plummer and Tiatia trade kicks, before Perofeta looks to start the Blues' attack.
Plummer carries the ball into the Chiefs' half, as Sotutu wins advantage in the tackle. Clarke takes the line on, but is held up in the maul by Nankivell. We'll go back for the penalty, do the Blues want the points?
They do.
KICKOFF
We're away as Josh Ioane kicks off to start the match.
4:34pm
And Dalton Papalii - making his first start of the season - leads the Blues out.
Can the skipper's return lift the Blues to their first win of the year?
4:33pm
The Chiefs are out of the tunnel and make their way onto Eden Park. Brad Weber leads the side out in his 100th Chiefs appearance.
4:25pm
There's a decent, if not small, crowd in attendance this afternoon - with this game of course subject to COVID-19 restrictions.
But the Blues will take any support they can get from their home faithful.
4:15pm
Good afternoon! We're back at Eden Park for Super Rugby!
We're in for a real treat this afternoon - with two heavyweights going toe-to-toe.
Kick-off is around 20 minutes away, so stay tuned!
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Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live updates of this Super Rugby Pacific round three clash between the Blues and Chiefs from Auckland's Eden Park.
A week on from throwing away a 14-point lead in the final 10 minutes in defeat against the Hurricanes, the Blues can bounce back on their home ground in Super Rugby's battle of the Bombays.
This afternoon sees the Blues return to Eden Park for the first time since last June - when they defeated the Highlanders to lift the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman title, ending an 18-year trophy drought in the process.
And after last week's loss, the Blues have been boosted by the return of All Blacks pair Dalton Papalii, who'll captain the side, and Beauden Barrett - for his first game back after a concussion on last year's northern tour.
The Chiefs meanwhile can notch their second win of the season, following an opening week win over the Highlanders.
Clayton McMillan's side impressed in their opening victory, and are coming back into action after a week off following the postponement of their clash against Moana Pasifika.
Co-captain Brad Weber will take the headlines for this afternoon's clash, notching his 100th game for the Chiefs - and make no mistake, the team will want to celebrate his achievement with a win.
TAB odds: Blues $1.50, Chiefs $2.45
Teams:
Blues: 1-Alex Hodgman, 2-Kurt Eklund, 3-Nepo Laulala, 4-Luke Romano, 5-Josh Goodhue, 6-Tom Robinson, 7-Dalton Papalii (c), 8-Hoskins Sotutu, 9-Finlay Christie, 10-Harry Plummer, 11-Caleb Clarke, 12-Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 13-Rieko Ioane, 14-Mark Telea, 15-Stephen Perofeta
Reserves: 16-Ricky Riccitelli, 17-Ofa Tuungafasi, 18-Marcel Renata, 19-Sam Darry, 20-Adrian Choat, 21-Sam Nock, 22-Beauden Barrett, 23-Tanielu Tele'a
Chiefs: 1-Aidan Ross, 2-Samisoni Taukei'aho, 3-Sione Mafileo, 4-Josh Lord, 5-Brodie Retallick, 6-Tupou Vaa'i, 7-Sam Cane (cc), 8-Pita Gus Sowakula, 9-Brad Weber (cc), 10-Josh Ioane, 11-Etene Nanai-Seturo, 12-Quinn Tupaea, 13-Alex Nankivell, 14-Shaun Stevenson, 15-Chase Tiatia
Reserves: 16-Bradley Slater, 17-Ollie Norris, 18-Angus Ta'avao, 19-Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 20-Kaylum Boshier, 21-Xavier Roe, 22-Bryn Gatland, 23-Anton Lienert-Brown
