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Final score: CHIEFS 40 CRUSADERS 27
80+1mins - Oh man. Chiefs almost get the bonus point. ALB toes ahead and Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi leads the chase but the ball bounces just to his right as he is about to collect the ball and he loses it forward. That's the game and what an 80 minutes. Wow!
79mins - Try Chiefs - Tumua Manu: That's it! Brilliant. Short kick from Mo'unga for Read but Manu leaps through the air to collect and runs away to score. What a comeback. 20-0 down and 40-7 since. CHI 40-27.
78mins - Debreczeni misses! Break for the Crusaders.
77mins - Penalty for the Chiefs 30m out and in front for offside. This will wrap the game up.
76mins - Read out wide throws a bullet pass to Ennor but he can't hold on and the Chiefs have a scrum on halfway.
75mins - Chiefs defend well...turnover and the break put but Webber clears...Havili kicks it straight back but it's too long and that's a 22 for the Chiefs. Sam Cane superb for the Chiefs defensively.
73mins - Here is a chance for the Crusaders. Great attacking defence has the Chiefs clearing from their own line but it's not a great touch finder. Lineout on the Chiefs 22.
68mins - Try Chiefs - Shaun Stevenson: Too much pace. ALB gets the Chiefs over the advantage line....Debreczeni with a lovely pass has Stevenson through the gap in midfield and he skins two defenders to score. Converted. CHI 33-27.
65mins - Scrum on halfway for the Chiefs following a mistake from Havili.
63mins - Crusaders attacking lineout inside the Chiefs 22 following another penalty.
62mins - Poor throw from Funnell...not straight and the Chiefs have a scrum on halfway.
61mins - Great scrum Crusaders wins them a penalty.
59mins - What play from the Chiefs as the go super close...looks like Ta'avao has lost the ball forward over the line. But that attack was magnificent...it was hooker Taukei'aho who made the break in the midfield..left and right goes the Chiefs...great defence from the Crusaders and yes Ta'avao has lost the ball forward in the tackle. Huge moment. Defensive scrum Crusaders.
57mins - Crusaders have a defensive lineout 20m out.
55mins - The players look out on their feet, but given the hot conditions and the pace of this game, that's no surprise. Mistakes galore. Defensive scrum for the Chiefs.
53mins - Crusaders have a scrum just inside Chiefs territory following another turnover from the Chiefs.
50mins - First penalty of the half goes the Crusaders way after good attack from the Chiefs. Bryn Hall over the ball at the ruck shuts down a Chiesf attack.
48mins - Try Chiefs - Brad Webber: The won't go away. Good phase play from the Chiefs...inside pass from Sowakula finds Ta'avao who finds Webber who races away to score in the tackle of Bryn Hall. Converted. CRU 27-26.
46mins - Ennor with a mistake on halfway. Chiefs scrum.
43mins - Try Crusaders - Braydon Ennor: Turnover in the midfield by Wainui leads to the Crusaders fourth try. Couple phases later Mo'unga shifts right and it's through the hands to Ennor who races away to score...last pass looked forward but the referee has no issue. Converted. CRU 27-19.
Second half: Chiefs get is back underway.
Half time: What a remarkable 40mins of action. Both teams throwing the ball around at will. The defence hasn't been the greatest but who cares. A half of two halves has the Chiefs trailing by a single point at the break after trailing by 20.
37mins - Try Chiefs - Jared Parete: What's happening! Amazing attack from the Chiefs through ALB and Sowakula. Lienert-Brown breaks a couple of tackles but the Crusaders scramble well but Atu Moli throws a huge wide pass that finds Nankivell who has options left and right - he opts for the inside pass to Parete who runs away from 15m to score. Converted. CRU 20-19.
35mins - Try Chiefs - Samisoni Taukei'aho: Chiefs hammer away at the Crusaders for 18 phases - great defence but eventually it's the Chiefs hooker who crashes over. Good kick from Debreczeni closes the gap to eight points. CRU 20-12.
32mins - What a game. Chiefs breakout again..this time on the other side through Nankivell and ALB....Nankivell is away down the right but Havili is there...Nankivell kicks ahead for Stevenson but the bounce favours Goodhue who clears up but is tackled in goal. Scrum 5m for the Chiefs.
29mins - Try Chiefs - Solomon Alaimalo: Superb try. Billy Harmon with the mistake 10m out...Chiefs counter and it's Ardron who pops a a great pass to the Chiefs fullback on their own 22...he steps Reece and is clear with just Havili to beat...he skins him too and runs away to score. Conversion is no good. CRU 20-5.
27mins - Crusaders go close again through Ennor this time. Goodhue pounced on another Chiefs mistake. Ennor shut down by good Chiefs defence though and Debreczeni clears well.
25mins - Bit of sloppy play from both sides has slowed the pace of the game down, which is a good thing for the Chiefs. Scrum on halfway for the Chiefs.
21mins - Try Crusaders - Sevu Reece: Set piece magic from the Crusaders. Ennor breaks a Lienert-Brown tackle and is away over halfway - he finds Reece who runs away and scores in the corner. This is a demolition job in the making. No luck for Mo'unga from the sideline. CRU 20-0.
19mins - Solomon Alaimalo and Sean Wainui combine to have the Chiefs breakout from theor own line buy Havili scrambles well. Chiefs shift right but Nankivell knocks the ball forward and the Crusaders have a scrum 30m out from their own line.
16mins - Try Crusaders - Mitch Drummond: Good defence from the Chiefs pack, almost drives the Crusaders over the line but Alaalatoa rescues it and powers towards the line...doesn't get there, but Drummond scopes it up and score untouched. Mo'unga can't convert from out wide. CRU 15-0.
15mins - Attcking lineout coming here as Whitelock decides to kick for touch
14mins - Lineout for Crusaders 15m out after a Goodhue break that led to a desperate Chiefs clearance. Penalty Crusaders 10m out.
11mins - Try Crusaders - Scott Barrett: Great try. Atu Moli losses the ball in contact just over the Crusaders half. Crotty scoops up the pill and is away, he has Barrett outside and uses him...Barrett from 40m out has four Chiefs charging him down but he runs away from them to score! Mo'unga adds the extras. CRU 10-0.
9mins - Penalty Goal Crusaders: Mo'unga makes no mistake. CRU 3-0.
8mins - Crusaders have a penalty 5m out, 15m in from touch. Lienert-Brown pinhed for not releasing. Mo'unga will have a shot.
6mins - Penalty for the Crusaders on halfway - Sam Whitelock gets himself over the ball. Crusaders have a lineout 10m out from the Chiefs line.
4mins - Lineout insdie the Crusaders 22 after Moody is penalised again.
3mins - 11 phases for the Crusaders but Cane wins his side a penalty with Moody pinged for holding on at the ruck.
1min - A couple rucks for the Chiefs and then Debreczeni clearss well. Lineout halfway for the Crusaders.
Kick-off - Crusaders playmaker Richie Mo'unga gets us underway.
7:33pm - And it's Crusaders skipper Sam Whitelock to lead them out.
7:32pm - Sam Cane leads out the 'home side' to a pretty decent reaction from the crowd.
7:30pm - Hello all - teams are as advertised so no late changes to report. Hot and dry in Suva.
Kia ora and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Super Rugby clash between the Chiefs and the Crusaders in Suva, Fiji.
It's the third straight year these two sides have done battle in the Pacific island paradise, claiming one win each.
The Chiefs are in a must-win, bonus point situation to keep their dim playoff hopes alive while the Crusaders have already secured top spot overall so the pressure is off.
Line-ups
Chiefs: 1-Atu Moli, 2- Samisoni Taukei'aho, 3- Nepo Laulala, 4-Jesse Parete, 5- Tyler Ardron, 6- Lachlan Boshier, 7- Sam Cane, 8- Pita Gus Sowakula, 9-Brad Weber, 10- Jack Debreczeni, 11- Sean Wainui, 12-Anton Lienert-Brown, 13- Alex Nankivell, 14- Shaun Stevenson, 15-Solomon Alaimalo
Reserves: 16- Bradley Slater, 17- Aidan Ross, 18- Angus Ta'avao, 19- Daymon Leasuasu, 20- Mitchell Jacobson, 21-Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22- Marty McKenzie, 23- Tumua Manu
Crusaders: 1-Joe Moody, 2-Andrew Makalio, 3-Michael Alaalatoa, 4-Scott Barrett, 5-Sam Whitelock (C), 6-Whetukamokamo Douglas, 7-Billy Harmon, 8-Kieran Read, 9-Mitchell Drummond, 10-Richie Mo'unga, 11-Braydon Ennor, 12-Ryan Crotty, 13-Jack Goodhue, 14-Sevu Reece, 15-David Havili
Reserves: 16- Ben Funnell, 17-Isi Tu'ungafasi, 18-George Bower, 19-Mitchell Dunshea, 20-Jordan Taufua, 21-Bryn Hall, 22-Brett Cameron, 23- George Bridge
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