Highlanders vs Western Force

International - Super Rugby Pacific

Highlanders

43-35

Finished

Western Force

0 : 3

Bryce HegartyPEN

Angus WagnerTom Robertson

0 : 6

13'

Bryce HegartyPEN

15'

Jonah LoweTRY

5 : 6

16'

Sam GilbertCON

7 : 6

17'

Rhys MarshallAndrew Makalio

28'

Sam GilbertPEN

10 : 6

29'

Mitchell HuntYellow

32'

Max HicksFabian Holland

10 : 11

36'

Zach KibirigeTRY

10 : 13

37'

Bryce HegartyCON

40'

Mitchell HuntTRY

15 : 13

15 : 18

44'

Tom HortonTRY

45'

Ayden JohnstoneEthan De Groot

48'

Sam GilbertTRY

20 : 18

50'

Sam GilbertCON

22 : 18

50'

Tim AnsteeRahboni Warren-Vosayaco

22 : 23

52'

Bryce HegartyTRY

22 : 25

53'

Bayley KuenzleCON

53'

George PoolmanBryce Hegarty

58'

George PoolmanYellow

59'

Felix KalapuMichael Wells

59'

Siosifa AmoneSantiago Medrano

61'

Sean WithyTRY

27 : 25

62'

Sam GilbertCON

29 : 25

62'

Folau FakatavaAaron Smith

64'

Manasa MataeleToni Pulu

66'

Issak FinesGareth Simpson

71'

Jonah LoweTRY

34 : 25

72'

Sam GilbertCON

36 : 25

72'

PJ SheckJermaine Ainsley

72'

Feleti Kaitu'uRyan McCauley

77'

Hugh RentonTRY

41 : 25

78'

Hugh RentonCON

43 : 25

43 : 30

80'

Siosifa AmoneTRY

43 : 35

80'

Oliver CallanTRY

80'

James LentjesSean Withy

Venue Guide
Stadium	Forsyth Barr
City	Dunedin
Capacity	36000

News

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