Highlanders vs Blues Live Score (17 Apr, 2026)
Play-by-Play
79'conversion40–47 · Cameron Millar
78'try38–47 · Soane Vikena
77'substitute on33–47 · Pita Ahki
77'player substituted33–47 · Xavi Taele
76'conversion33–47 · Cameron Millar
76'try31–47 · Tanielu Tele'a
75'yellow card26–47 · AJ Lam
71'conversion26–47 · Beauden Barrett
71'try26–45 · Ben Ake
68'try26–40 · Xavier Tito-Harris
65'substitute on21–40 · Josh Bartlett
65'player substituted21–40 · Ethan de Groot
65'substitute on21–40 · Folau Fakatava
65'player substituted21–40 · Jona Nareki
65'substitute on21–40 · Malachi Wrampling-Alec
65'player substituted21–40 · Dalton Papali'i
63'substitute on21–40 · Torian Barnes
63'player substituted21–40 · Anton Segner
63'substitute on21–40 · Lucas Casey
63'player substituted21–40 · Veveni Lasaqa
63'conversion21–40 · Beauden Barrett
62'try21–38 · Cole Forbes
59'substitute on21–33 · Taufa Funaki
59'player substituted21–33 · Finlay Christie
59'substitute on21–33 · Kurt Eklund
59'player substituted21–33 · Bradley Slater
59'substitute on21–33 · Sam Matenga
59'player substituted21–33 · Marcel Renata
58'conversion21–33 · Cameron Millar
57'try19–33 · Adam Lennox
55'substitute on14–33 · Ben Ake
55'player substituted14–33 · Mason Tupaea
54'substitute on14–33 · Oliver Haig
54'player substituted14–33 · Sean Withy
54'substitute on14–33 · Soane Vikena
54'player substituted14–33 · Jack Taylor
49'substitute on14–33 · Saula Ma'u
49'player substituted14–33 · Angus Ta'avao
49'conversion14–33 · Beauden Barrett
48'try14–31 · Anton Segner
46'substitute on14–26 · Finn Hurley
46'player substituted14–26 · Taine Robinson
46'substitute on14–26 · Josh Beehre
46'player substituted14–26 · Patrick Tuipulotu
46'conversion14–26 · Beauden Barrett
45'try14–24 · Bradley Slater
33'conversion14–19 · Cameron Millar
33'substitute on12–19 · Xavier Tito-Harris
33'player substituted12–19 · Caleb Tangitau
33'try12–19 · Tanielu Tele'a
33'yellow card7–19 · Zarn Sullivan
28'conversion7–19 · Beauden Barrett
27'try7–17 · Sam Darry
14'try7–12 · Anton Segner
11'conversion7–7 · Beauden Barrett
10'try7–5 · Hoskins Sotutu
4'conversion7–0 · Cameron Millar
3'try5–0 · Adam Lennox
Scoring Summary
Conversion79' · 40–47Cameron Millar
Try78' · 38–47Soane Vikena
Conversion76' · 33–47Cameron Millar
Try76' · 31–47Tanielu Tele'a
Conversion71' · 26–47Beauden Barrett
Try71' · 26–45Ben Ake
Try68' · 26–40Xavier Tito-Harris
Conversion63' · 21–40Beauden Barrett
Try62' · 21–38Cole Forbes
Conversion58' · 21–33Cameron Millar
Try57' · 19–33Adam Lennox
Conversion49' · 14–33Beauden Barrett
Try48' · 14–31Anton Segner
Conversion46' · 14–26Beauden Barrett
Try45' · 14–24Bradley Slater
Conversion33' · 14–19Cameron Millar
Try33' · 12–19Tanielu Tele'a
Conversion28' · 7–19Beauden Barrett
Try27' · 7–17Sam Darry
Try14' · 7–12Anton Segner
Conversion11' · 7–7Beauden Barrett
Try10' · 7–5Hoskins Sotutu
Conversion4' · 7–0Cameron Millar
Try3' · 5–0Adam Lennox
Match Stats
HIGBLU
40Points47
6Tries7
5Conversions6
0Yellow Cards2
Last Five Matches
Super Rugby Pacific Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hurricanes | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 562 | 298 | +264 | 11 | 55 |
| 2 |  Chiefs | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 515 | 325 | +190 | 7 | 51 |
| 3 |  Crusaders | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 488 | 388 | +100 | 9 | 41 |
| 4 | Blues | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 456 | 412 | +44 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 |  Queensland Reds | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 364 | 386 | -22 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 |  Brumbies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 402 | 373 | +29 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 |  Western Force | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 358 | 383 | -25 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 |  New South Wales Waratahs | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 353 | 402 | -49 | 8 | 28 |
| 9 | Highlanders | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 327 | 424 | -97 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 |  Fijian Drua | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 330 | 473 | -143 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 |  Moana Pasifika | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 276 | 567 | -291 | 1 | 9 |
Game Information
VenueEden ParkAuckland, New Zealand
Season2026
Format2 × 40 min
Matchday Lineups
Highlanders
VS
Blues
Starting XV
Starting XV
Team Stats
HIG
#9 in Super Rugby Pacific
VS
BLU
#4 in Super Rugby Pacific
Season
14
Games Played
14
5
Wins
8
0
Draws
0
9
Losses
6
.357
Win Percentage
.571
9
Rank
4
Scoring
327
Points For
456
424
Points Against
412
-97
Points Difference
+44
23.4
Points Per Game
32.6
30.3
Opponent Points Per Game
29.4
24
Table Points
38
Tries
44
Tries For
68
64
Tries Against
60
-20
Tries Difference
8
Bonus Points
4
Bonus Points
6
1
Try Bonus Points
4
3
Losing Bonus Points
2