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28 Apr 2018

16:15

Loftus Versfeld Pretoria

Glen Jackson

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Penalty Scored

80:00'

Tupou Sopoaga kicks his 5th penalty vs Bulls at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 80th minute (28 - 29).

Tupou Sopoaga has scored a total of 99 points (2 tries, 22 conversions and 15 penalties) this season in 8 matches, he now has 118 (3 tries, 29 conversions and 15 penalties) points in 2 Super 15 seasons in 13 matches.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked his 15 penalties out of 16 attempts and has a 93.75% success rate.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked 37 successful kicks out of 44 attempts and has a 84.09% success rate.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now scored 38 points (4 conversions and 10 penalties) against Bulls in the Super 15 in 2 matches scoring 19 points per match.»
Tupou Sopoaga has scored all the 38 points vs Bulls on the road in the 2 appearances he played against them in the Super 15.»
Tupou Sopoaga has scored 60.53% of points against Bulls in the second half, 23 from a total of 38 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the Super 15.»
Highlanders's scored 417 points against Bulls's 372 points in the 16 meetings in the Super 15.»
Tupou Sopoaga equals his own competition record for points in a match for Highlanders with 19 points.»
Tupou Sopoaga is joint second on the list for most penalties in a match with 5 penalties along with Tupou Sopoaga(Highlanders).»
Tupou Sopoaga equals his own competition record for penalties in a match for Highlanders with 5 penalties.»
Tupou Sopoaga is closing in on the Super 15 record for the most points in a match for Highlanders, he needs 9 points to equal Ben Blair who holds the record with 28 points.»
Tupou Sopoaga is closing in on the Super 15 record for the most penalties in a match for Highlanders, he needs 3 penalties to equal Willie Walker who holds the record with 8 penalties.»

Replacement

75:00'

75th min: Trevor Nyakane is replaced by Conraad van Vuuren.

Trevor Nyakane has been substituted 7 times, playing 407 minutes in 8 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 38 times, playing 3101 minutes in 87 appearances in the Super 15.»
Conraad van Vuuren started as a sub 4 times, never apearing in the starting XV this season, overall starting as a sub 7 times, starting the match 3 times in 2 Super 15 seasons.»

Conversion Scored

74:00'

Handre Pollard successfully kicks his 3rd conversion of the match vs Highlanders at Stadium in 74th minute.

In 4 Super 15 seasons, Handre Pollard has scored 356 points (6 tries, 1 drop goal, 58 conversions and 69 penalties) in 39 matches, including 76 points this season (4 tries, 25 conversions and 2 penalties) in 9 matches.»
Handre Pollard has now kicked his 25 conversions out of 29 attempts and has a 86.21% success rate and overall has a 80.56% strike rate with 58 successful kicks from 72 attempts in 4 Super 15 seasons.»
Handre Pollard has now kicked 27 successful kicks out of 32 attempts and has a 84.38% success rate and overall has a 80.38% strike rate with 127 successful kicks from 158 attempts in 4 Super 15 seasons.»
Handre Pollard has now scored 22 points (2 tries and 6 conversions) against Highlanders in the Super 15 in 2 matches scoring 11 points per match.»
Handre Pollard has scored all the 22 points vs Highlanders at home in the 2 appearances he played against them in the Super 15.»
Handre Pollard has scored 63.64% of points against Highlanders in the first half, 14 from a total of 22 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the Super 15.»
Bulls's scored 378 points against Highlanders's 407 points in the 16 meetings in the Super 15.»

Try

74:00'

Jessie Kriel scores his first try vs Highlanders at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 74th minute (26 - 26).

In 5 Super 15 seasons, Jessie Kriel has scored 55 points in 53 matches, including 20 points this season in 9 matches.»
In 5 Super 15 seasons, Jessie Kriel has scored 11 tries, including 4 tries this season and scored a total of 20 points.»
The last time Jessie Kriel scored a try against Highlanders was on Saturday 28th of April 2018.»
Best season for Jessie Kriel was Super Rugby 2017 scoring a total of 5 tries in 14 appearances for Bulls.»
Jessie Kriel has now scored 10 points (2 tries) against Highlanders in the Super 15 in 3 matches scoring 3.33 points per match.»
Bulls's scored 376 points against Highlanders's 407 points in the 16 meetings in the Super 15.»

Replacement

72:00'

72nd min: Fletcher Smith is replaced by Sio Tomkinson.

Fletcher Smith has been substituted 2 times, playing 144 minutes in 7 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 4 times, playing 228 minutes in 16 appearances in the Super 15.»
Sio Tomkinson started as a sub 2 times, never apearing in the starting XV this season, overall starting as a sub 4 times, starting the match 1 times in 2 Super 15 seasons.»

Replacement

70:00'

70th min: Tyrel Lomax is replaced by Kalolo Tuiloma.

Tyrel Lomax has been substituted 3 times, playing 186 minutes in 7 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 9 times, playing 531 minutes in 18 appearances in the Super 15.»
Kalolo Tuiloma started as a sub 3 times, never appeared in the starting XV this season.»

Replacement

70:00'

70th min: Thomas Franklin is replaced by Alex Ainley.

Thomas Franklin has been substituted 4 times, playing 570 minutes in 9 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 29 times, playing 3353 minutes in 63 appearances in the Super 15.»
Alex Ainley started as a sub 3 times, never apearing in the starting XV this season, overall starting as a sub 6 times, starting the match 28 times in 4 Super 15 seasons.»

Penalty Scored

62:00'

Tupou Sopoaga kicks his 4th penalty vs Bulls at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 62nd minute (21 - 26).

In 2 Super 15 seasons, Tupou Sopoaga has scored 115 points (3 tries, 29 conversions and 14 penalties) in 13 matches, including 96 points this season (2 tries, 22 conversions and 14 penalties) in 8 matches.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked his 14 penalties out of 15 attempts and has a 93.33% success rate.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked 36 successful kicks out of 43 attempts and has a 83.72% success rate.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now scored 35 points (4 conversions and 9 penalties) against Bulls in the Super 15 in 2 matches scoring 17.5 points per match.»
Tupou Sopoaga has scored all the 35 points vs Bulls on the road in the 2 appearances he played against them in the Super 15.»
Tupou Sopoaga has scored 57.14% of points against Bulls in the second half, 20 from a total of 35 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the Super 15.»
Highlanders's scored 414 points against Bulls's 365 points in the 16 meetings in the Super 15.»
Tupou Sopoaga is now second in the Super Rugby 2018 for most points in a match for Highlanders with 16 points along Tupou Sopoaga, chasing his own record of 19 points.»
Tupou Sopoaga is closing in on the Super Rugby 2018 record for the most penalties in a match, he needs 3 penalties to equal Robert du Preez(Sharks) who holds the record with 7 penalties.»
Tupou Sopoaga is now second in Super Rugby 2018 for most penalties in a match for Highlanders with 4, chasing his own record of 5 penalties.»
Tupou Sopoaga is closing in on the Super 15 record for the most points in a match for Highlanders, he needs 12 points to equal Ben Blair who holds the record with 28 points.»

Replacement

62:00'

62nd min: Aaron Smith is replaced by Kayne Hammington.

Aaron Smith has been substituted 6 times, playing 562 minutes in 9 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 70 times, playing 7081 minutes in 116 appearances in the Super 15.»
Kayne Hammington has started 1 matches and being named as a substitute 5 times this season. He has a total of 3 starts over 4 Super 15 seasons during which time has been named as a substitute 24 times.»

60 minute.

60:00'

9 of 34 tries 26.47% Bulls have scored have come in the last 20 minutes, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 25.89%.»
6 of 31 tries 19.35% Highlanders have scored have come in the last 20 minutes, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 25.89%.»
9 of 34 Bulls's tries (26.47%) have been scored in the last 20 minutes, compared to 6 of 31(19.35%) for Highlanders.»
5 of 30 tries 16.67% Bulls have conceded have come in the last 20 minutes, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 25.89%»
6 of 23 tries 26.09% Highlanders have conceded have come in the last 20 minutes, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 25.89%»
5 of 30 Bulls's tries (16.67%) have been conceded in the last 20 minutes of matches, compared to 6 of 23(26.09%) for Highlanders.»
Bulls have scored 24.48% (59 of the 241 points) in the last 20 minutes of matches, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.9%.
45 of the 241 points (18.67%) Bulls have scored have come in the last 10 minutes of matches, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 15.57%.
Highlanders have scored 20.92% (50 of the 239 points) in the last 20 minutes of matches, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.9%.
Highlanders have scored 7.11% more points in the last 10 minutes of matches, 7.11% compared to the competition average 15.57%, 17 of 239 points conceded.
Bulls have conceded 17.52% more points in the last 20 minutes, 17.52% compared to the competition average 24.9%, 41 of 234 points conceded.
30 of the 234 points (12.82%) Bulls have conceded in the last 10 minutes, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 15.57%.
Highlanders have conceded 23.5% more points in the last 20 minutes, 23.5% compared to the competition average 24.9%, 43 of 183 points conceded.
Highlanders have conceded 11.48% (21 of the 183 points) in the last 10 minutes, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 15.57%.

Replacement

58:00'

58th min: Dillon Hunt is replaced by James Lentjes.

Dillon Hunt has been substituted 5 times, playing 616 minutes in 9 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 8 times, playing 1259 minutes in 18 appearances in the Super 15.»
First time James Lentjes come on the field as a substitute in this Super 15, overall having 16 appearances in 4 Super 15.»

Replacement

58:00'

58th min: Elliot Dixon is replaced by Shannon Frizell.

Elliot Dixon has been substituted 2 times, playing 193 minutes in 8 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 20 times, playing 4167 minutes in 87 appearances in the Super 15.»
Shannon Frizell started as a sub 5 times, starting the match 2 times.»

Replacement

58:00'

58th min: Ivan van Zyl is replaced by Embrose Papier.

Ivan van Zyl has been substituted 4 times, playing 244 minutes in 7 appearances this Super 15.»
Embrose Papier started as a sub 6 times, starting the match 1 times.»

Conversion Scored

56:00'

Handre Pollard successfully kicks his 2nd conversion of the match vs Highlanders at Stadium in 56th minute.

In 4 Super 15 seasons, Handre Pollard has scored 343 points (5 tries, 1 drop goal, 54 conversions and 69 penalties) in 39 matches, including 63 points this season (3 tries, 21 conversions and 2 penalties) in 9 matches.»
Handre Pollard has now kicked his 21 conversions out of 25 attempts and has a 84% success rate and overall has a 79.41% strike rate with 54 successful kicks from 68 attempts in 4 Super 15 seasons.»
Handre Pollard has now kicked 23 successful kicks out of 28 attempts and has a 82.14% success rate and overall has a 79.87% strike rate with 123 successful kicks from 154 attempts in 4 Super 15 seasons.»
Handre Pollard has now scored 9 points (1 try and 2 conversions) against Highlanders in the Super 15 in 1 matches scoring 9 points per match.»

Try

56:00'

Jason Jenkins scores his first try vs Highlanders at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 56th minute (21 - 23).

With 5 points this season in 7 matches, Jason Jenkins has now scored 30 points in 3 Super 15 seasons, in 33 matches.»
Jason Jenkins scores his first try this season and scored a total of 5 points, he now has 6 tries in 3 Super 15 seasons.»
The last time Jason Jenkins scored a try was against Western Stormers back in Saturday 15th of July 2017, 6 matches, 145 minute.»
Best season for Jason Jenkins was Super Rugby 2017 scoring a total of 4 tries in 14 appearances for Bulls.»
Jason Jenkins has now scored 5 points (1 try) against Highlanders in the Super 15 in 2 matches scoring 2.5 points per match.»

Replacement

55:00'

55th min: RG Snyman is replaced by Nick de Jager.

RG Snyman has been substituted 5 times, playing 427 minutes in 8 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 10 times, playing 1978 minutes in 32 appearances in the Super 15.»
Nick de Jager has started 1 matches and being named as a substitute 3 times this season. He has a total of 13 starts over 3 Super 15 seasons during which time has been named as a substitute 8 times.»

Replacement

54:00'

54th min: Jan Adriaan Strauss is replaced by Jaco Visagie.

Jan Adriaan Strauss has been substituted 4 times, playing 227 minutes in 10 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 72 times, playing 8686 minutes in 143 appearances in the Super 15.»
Jaco Visagie has started 5 matches and being named as a substitute 4 times this season. He has a total of 9 starts over 4 Super 15 seasons during which time has been named as a substitute 23 times.»

Replacement

52:00'

52nd min: Johnny Kotze is replaced by Travis Ismaiel.

Johnny Kotze has been substituted 3 times, playing 495 minutes in 9 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 11 times, playing 1852 minutes in 27 appearances in the Super 15.»
First time Travis Ismaiel come on the field as a substitute in this Super 15, overall having 33 appearances in 4 Super 15.»

Penalty Scored

52:00'

Tupou Sopoaga kicks his 3rd penalty vs Bulls at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 52nd minute (14 - 23).

With 74 points this season (2 tries, 20 conversions and 8 penalties) in 8 matches, Tupou Sopoaga has now scored 93 points (3 tries, 27 conversions and 8 penalties) in 2 Super 15 seasons, in 13 matches.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked his 8 penalties out of 9 attempts and has a 88.89% success rate.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked 28 successful kicks out of 35 attempts and has a 80% success rate.»

Replacement

49:00'

49th min: Liam Coltman is replaced by Ash Dixon.

Liam Coltman has been substituted 5 times, playing 259 minutes in 8 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 51 times, playing 3103 minutes in 77 appearances in the Super 15.»
Ash Dixon has started 3 matches and being named as a substitute 4 times this season. He has a total of 25 starts over 6 Super 15 seasons during which time has been named as a substitute 42 times.»

Replacement

49:00'

49th min: Dan Lienert-Brown is replaced by Aki Seiuli.

Dan Lienert-Brown has been substituted 7 times, playing 357 minutes in 9 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 31 times, playing 1641 minutes in 49 appearances in the Super 15.»
Aki Seiuli has started 1 matches and being named as a substitute 7 times this season. He has a total of 5 starts over 3 Super 15 seasons during which time has been named as a substitute 24 times.»

Penalty Scored

43:00'

Tupou Sopoaga kicks his 2nd penalty vs Bulls at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 43rd minute (14 - 20).

Tupou Sopoaga has scored a total of 71 points (2 tries, 20 conversions and 7 penalties) this season in 8 matches, he now has 90 (3 tries, 27 conversions and 7 penalties) points in 2 Super 15 seasons in 13 matches.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked his 7 penalties out of 8 attempts and has a 87.5% success rate.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked 27 successful kicks out of 34 attempts and has a 79.41% success rate.»

Conversion Scored

42:00'

That’s the 2nd successful conversions for Tupou Sopoaga vs Bulls in the 42nd minute at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria.

With 68 points this season (2 tries, 20 conversions and 6 penalties) in 8 matches, Tupou Sopoaga has now scored 87 points (3 tries, 27 conversions and 6 penalties) in 2 Super 15 seasons, in 13 matches.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked his 20 conversions out of 26 attempts and has a 76.92% success rate and overall has a 79.41% strike rate with 27 successful kicks from 34 attempts in 2 Super 15 seasons.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked 26 successful kicks out of 33 attempts and has a 78.79% success rate.»

Try

42:00'

Fletcher Smith scores his first try vs Bulls at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 42nd minute (14 - 15).

With 20 points this season (2 tries, 2 conversions and 2 penalties) in 6 matches, Fletcher Smith has now scored 34 points (2 tries, 6 conversions and 4 penalties) in 3 Super 15 seasons, in 16 matches.»
In 3 Super 15 seasons, Fletcher Smith has scored 2 tries, including 2 tries this season and scored a total of 20 points (2 tries, 2 conversions and 2 penalties).»
This is the best season for Fletcher Smith scoring a total of 2 tries, 2 conversions and 2 penalties in 6 appearances for Highlanders.»
Fletcher Smith has now scored 10 points (1 try, 1 conversion and 1 penalty) against Bulls in the Super 15 in 2 matches scoring 5 points per match.»

Half Time

40:00'

When Bulls are leading at half time they have a 66.67% win rate, with 4 wins out of the 6 times they have been leading at the halftime.»
When Highlanders are losing at half time they have a 66.67% lose rate, with 2 matches lost out of the 3 times they have been losing at the halftime.»
Bulls have scored 16 of the 30 tries (53.33%) in the second half compared to the Highlanders who have scored 19 tries of 29 (65.52%).»
Bulls have scored 20 of the 30 tries (66.67%) in at home compared to the Highlanders who have scored 14 tries of 29 (48.28%).»
Bulls have conceded 16 of the 30 tries (53.33%) in the second half compared to the Highlanders who have scored 19 tries of 29 (65.52%).»
Bulls have conceded 20 of the 30 tries (66.67%) in at home compared to the Highlanders who have scored 14 tries of 29 (48.28%).»
2 of 30 tries 6.67% Bulls have scored have come in the first 20 minutes of the second half, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 26.23%.»
10 of 29 tries 34.48% Highlanders have scored have come in the first 20 minutes of the second half, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 26.23%.»
Bulls have scored 6.67% of their tries in the first 20 minutes of the second half, 2 of 30 tries, compared to 34.48% for Highlanders, 10 of 29.»
9 of 28 tries 32.14% Bulls have conceded have come in the first 20 minutes of the second half, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 26.23%.»
3 of 19 tries 15.79% Highlanders have conceded have come in the first 20 minutes of the second half, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 26.23%.»
In first 20 minutes of the second half Bulls have conceded 28 tries compared to the 19 by Highlanders.»
Bulls have scored 6.57% (14 of the 213 points) in the first 20 minutes of the second half, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.96%.
72 of the 210 points (34.29%) Highlanders have scored have come in the first 20 minutes of the second half, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.96%.
Bulls have conceded 29.76% (61 of the 205 points) in the first 20 minutes of the second half, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.96%.
Highlanders have conceded 15.48% (24 of the 155 points) in the first 20 minutes of the second half, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.96%.

Penalty Scored

33:00'

In the 33rd, Tupou Sopoaga successfully kicks his first penalty kick of the match vs Bulls at the Loftus Versfeld Pretoria (14 – 10).

With 66 points this season (2 tries, 19 conversions and 6 penalties) in 8 matches, Tupou Sopoaga has now scored 85 points (3 tries, 26 conversions and 6 penalties) in 2 Super 15 seasons, in 13 matches.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked his 6 penalties out of 7 attempts and has a 85.71% success rate.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked 25 successful kicks out of 32 attempts and has a 78.13% success rate.»

Conversion Scored

29:00'

Handre Pollard kicks his first conversion vs Highlanders at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 29th minute (14 - 7).

In 4 Super 15 seasons, Handre Pollard has scored 341 points (5 tries, 1 drop goal, 53 conversions and 69 penalties) in 39 matches, including 61 points this season (3 tries, 20 conversions and 2 penalties) in 9 matches.»
Handre Pollard has now kicked his 20 conversions out of 24 attempts and has a 83.33% success rate and overall has a 79.1% strike rate with 53 successful kicks from 67 attempts in 4 Super 15 seasons.»
Handre Pollard has now kicked 22 successful kicks out of 27 attempts and has a 81.48% success rate and overall has a 79.74% strike rate with 122 successful kicks from 153 attempts in 4 Super 15 seasons.»
Handre Pollard has now scored 7 points (1 try and 1 conversion) against Highlanders in the Super 15 in 1 matches scoring 7 points per match.»

Try

29:00'

Handre Pollard scores his first try vs Highlanders at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 29th minute (12 - 7).

In 4 Super 15 seasons, Handre Pollard has scored 339 points (5 tries, 1 drop goal, 52 conversions and 69 penalties) in 39 matches, including 59 points this season (3 tries, 19 conversions and 2 penalties) in 9 matches.»
Handre Pollard has scored 3 tries this season and scored a total of 59 points (3 tries, 19 conversions and 2 penalties), he now has 5 tries in 4 Super 15 seasons.»
Best season for Handre Pollard was Super 15 2015 scoring a total of 1 tries, 1 drop goals, 16 conversions and 38 penalties in 11 appearances for Bulls.»
Handre Pollard has now scored 5 points (1 try) against Highlanders in the Super 15 in 1 matches scoring 5 points per match.»

Discipline

22:00'

Highlanders will have to play the next 10 minutes without Fletcher Smith, he is sent to the sin bin by Glen Jackson in the 22nd minute.

Fletcher Smith was sent to the Sin Bin first time this season, he has now 1 sin bins in 3 Super 15 seasons.»

Pen Try

21:00'

Glen Jackson awards the first pen try of the match to Bulls in the 21st minute. (7 - 7).

20 minute.

20:00'

11 of 30 tries 36.67% Bulls have scored have come in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.52%.»
5 of 29 tries 17.24% Highlanders have scored have come in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.52%.»
11 of 30 Bulls's tries (36.67%) have been scored in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to 5 of 29(17.24%) for Highlanders.»
Bulls have conceded 8 tries in the last 20 minutes of the first half from a total of 28 tries, averaging 28.57%, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season season average of 24.52%.»
Highlanders have conceded 5 tries in the last 20 minutes of the first half from a total of 19 tries, averaging 26.32%, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season season average of 24.52%.»
In last 20 minutes of the first half Bulls have conceded 28 tries compared to the 19 by Highlanders.»
Bulls have scored 38.5% (82 of the 213 points) in the last 20 minutes of the first half, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.54%.
Highlanders have scored 17.14% more points in the last 20 minutes of the first half, 17.14% compared to the competition average 24.54%, 36 of 210 points conceded.
60 of the 205 points (29.27%) Bulls have conceded in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.54%.
Highlanders have conceded 27.1% (42 of the 155 points) in the last 20 minutes of the first half, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 24.54%.

Conversion Scored

2:00'

Tupou Sopoaga kicks his first conversion in this match vs Bulls at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 2nd minute (0 - 2).

In 2 Super 15 seasons, Tupou Sopoaga has scored 82 points (3 tries, 26 conversions and 5 penalties) in 13 matches, including 63 points this season (2 tries, 19 conversions and 5 penalties) in 8 matches.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked his 19 conversions out of 25 attempts and has a 76% success rate and overall has a 78.79% strike rate with 26 successful kicks from 33 attempts in 2 Super 15 seasons.»
Tupou Sopoaga has now kicked 24 successful kicks out of 31 attempts and has a 77.42% success rate.»

Try

2:00'

Aaron Smith touches down for the opening try of the match vs Bulls at Loftus Versfeld Pretoria in the 2nd minute (0 – 7).

In 8 Super 15 seasons, Aaron Smith has scored 115 points in 116 matches, including 15 points this season in 8 matches.»
With 3 tries this season and scored a total of 15 points, Aaron Smith has now scored 23 tries in 8 Super 15 seasons.»
Best season for Aaron Smith was Super 15 2015 scoring a total of 7 tries in 17 appearances for Highlanders.»
Aaron Smith has now scored 5 points (1 try) against Bulls in the Super 15 in 6 matches scoring 0.83 points per match.»

Kick Off

0:00'

Glen Jackson has given out 3 sin bins averaging 0.6 per match, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 0.63%.»
Referee Glen Jackson has given out 66.67% of his sin bins in the second half of matches compared to the competition average of 65.79, 2 out of 3.»
Jackson Glen has averaged 18.40 compared to the competition average of 19.29% awarding 92 penalties in 5 matches in this Super Rugby 2018 season.
The leading top try scorers for this Super Rugby 2018 season are Emiliano Boffelli (Jaguares, Center) & Ben Lam (Hurricanes, Prop) having 9 tries each.»
With 5 tries each Jan Adriaan Strauss (Prop) & Warrick Gelant (Full Back) are the leading try scorers in the Super Rugby 2018 season for Bulls.»
The leading top try scorer for Highlanders in this Super Rugby 2018 season is Waisake Naholo (Right Wing) having 5 tries.»
The leading top scorer for this Super Rugby 2018 season is Robert du Preez (Sharks, Outside Half) having 114 points.»
With 54 points Handre Pollard (Outside Half) is the leading scorer for Bulls in this Super Rugby 2018 season.»
Tupou Sopoaga (Openside Flanker) is the leading scorer for Highlanders in this Super Rugby 2018 season having 61 points.»
9 of 30 tries 30% Bulls have scored have come in the first 20 minutes, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 23.88%.»
Highlanders have scored 31.03% (9 of the 29 tries) in the opening 20 minutes of matches, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season season average of 23.88%.»
9 of 30 Bulls's tries (30%) have been scored in the first 20 minutes of the first half, compared to 9 of 29(31.03%) for Highlanders.»
Bulls have conceded 6 tries in the first 20 minutes from a total of 28 tries, averaging 21.43%, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season season average of 25.59%.»
Highlanders have conceded 6 tries in the first 20 minutes from a total of 19 tries, averaging 31.58%, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 season season average of 25.59%.»
Bulls have conceded 21.43% of their tries in the opening 20 minutes of matches, 6 of 28 tries, compared to 31.58% for Highlanders, 6 of 19.»
Bulls have scored 30.52% more points in the first quarter of matches, 30.52% compared to the competition average 25.36%, 65 of 213 points conceded.
Highlanders have scored 27.62% (58 of the 210 points) in the opening 20 minutes of matches, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 25.36%.
Bulls have conceded 23.9% (49 of the 205 points) in the opening 20 minutes of matches, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 25.36%.
Highlanders have conceded 34.19% (53 of the 155 points) in the opening 20 minutes of matches, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 season average of 25.36%.

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Pre-match Stats

Bulls Super 15 starting XV averages 25 years and 159 days, with the youngest player in the line up Jason Jenkins at 22 years and 146 days, compared to the oldest Jan Adriaan Strauss at 32 years and 161 days.
Bulls starting team forwards averages 26 years and 165 days compared to the backs with an average of 24 years and 29 days.
Highlanders Super 15 starting XV averages 26 years and 48 days, with the youngest player in the line up Tyrel Lomax at 22 years and 42 days, compared to the oldest Ben Smith at 31 years and 331 days.
Highlanders starting team forwards averages 26 years and 309 days compared to the backs with an average of 27 years and 205 days.
Highlanders starting line up has players from 2 different countries, New Zealand lead the way with 14 players, followed by Australia with 1.
Bulls have played 230 Super 15 matches, winning 126, drawing 4 and losing 100.»
Bulls have scored 6127 points in 230 Super 15 matches, at an average of 26.64 compared to the competition average of 24.6.»
Bulls have conceded 5752 points in 230 Super 15 matches, at an average of 25.01 compared to the competition average of 24.6.»
Highlanders have played 230 Super 15 matches, winning 113, drawing 2 and losing 115.»
Highlanders have scored 5474 points in 230 Super 15 matches, at an average of 23.8 compared to the competition average of 24.6.»
Highlanders have conceded 5403 points in 230 Super 15 matches, at an average of 23.49 compared to the competition average of 24.6.»
Bulls have scored 650 tries in 230 Super 15 matches averaging 2.83 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.79.»
Highlanders have scored 606 tries in 230 Super 15 matches averaging 2.63 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.79.»
Bulls have conceded 648 tries in 230 Super 15 matches averaging 2.82 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.79.»
Highlanders have conceded 614 tries in 230 Super 15 matches averaging 2.67 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.79.»
There have been 469 tries in Super Rugby 2018 season averaging 31.27 per team, with Bulls scoring 30 ranking 8th place and with Highlanders scoring 29 ranking 11th place.»
There have been 469 tries in Super Rugby 2018 52.88 at home and 47.12 on the road, with Bulls scoring 16 (53.33%) at home and Highlanders scoring 10 (34.48%) on the road.»
There have been 469 tries in Super Rugby 2018 season averaging 31.27 per team, with Bulls conceding 28, ranking 9th place and Highlanders conceding 19, ranking 13th place.»
There have been 469 tries in Super Rugby 2018 47.12 at home and 52.88 on the road, with Bulls, conceding 14 (50%) at home and Highlanders, conceding 9 (47.37%) on the road.»
Bulls have scored 30 tries this Super Rugby 2018, 20 (66.67%) by their backs and 9 (30%) by their forwards.»
Highlanders have scored 29 tries this Super Rugby 2018, 19 (65.52%) by their backs and 10 (34.48%) by their forwards.»
Bulls have conceded 28 tries this Super Rugby 2018, 14 (50%) by their opposition backs and 13 (46.43%) by their opposition forwards.»
Highlanders have conceded 19 tries this Super Rugby 2018, 14 (73.68%) by their opposition backs and 5 (26.32%) by their opposition forwards.»
There have been 42 sin bins in Super Rugby 2018 averaging 2.8 per team, with Bulls players being sent to the sin bin 5 times and Highlanders players being sent to the sin bin 1 times.»
The player sent to the sin bin the most for Bulls this Super Rugby 2018 is Conraad van Vuuren (Prop) having 2 sin bins.»
There have been 42 sin bins in Super Rugby 2018 54.76% at home and 45.24% on the road, with Bulls's players sent to the sin bin 4 times (54.76%) at home and with Highlanders's players being sent 0 times (45.24%) on the road.»
Handre Pollard(Outside Half) has an 80.77% strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 with 21 successful kicks from 26 attempts, with 19 of 23 conversions and 2 out of 3 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
Marnitz Boshoff(Outside Half) has an 80% strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 with 4 successful kicks from 5 attempts, with 1 of 2 conversions and 3 out of 3 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
Tupou Sopoaga(Openside Flanker) has an 76.67% strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 with 23 successful kicks from 30 attempts, with 18 of 24 conversions and 5 out of 6 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
Fletcher Smith(Outside Half) has an 80% strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 with 4 successful kicks from 5 attempts, with 2 of 3 conversions and 2 out of 2 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
Elton Jantjies(Outside Half, Lions) has the top strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 having 80% strike rate with 40 successful kicks from 50 attempts, with 38 of 48 conversions and 2 out of 2 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
At home Handre Pollard(Outside Half) has an 66.67% strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 with 10 successful kicks from 15 attempts, with 8 of 12 conversions and 2 out of 3 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
At home Marnitz Boshoff(Outside Half) has an 80% strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 with 4 successful kicks from 5 attempts, with 1 of 2 conversions and 3 out of 3 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
On the road Tupou Sopoaga(Openside Flanker) has an 50% strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 with 4 successful kicks from 8 attempts, with 3 of 6 conversions and 1 out of 2 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
On the road Fletcher Smith(Outside Half) has an 75% strike rate in this Super Rugby 2018 with 3 successful kicks from 4 attempts, with 2 of 3 conversions and 1 out of 1 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
Handre Pollard(Outside Half) has scored 54 points (2 tries, 2 penalties and 19 conversions), he is 10th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Jan Adriaan Strauss(Prop) has scored 25 points (5 tries), he is 27th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Warrick Gelant(Full Back) has scored 25 points (5 tries), he is 27th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Johnny Kotze(Right Wing) has scored 20 points (4 tries), he is 42nd in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Tupou Sopoaga(Openside Flanker) has scored 61 points (2 tries, 5 penalties and 18 conversions), he is 8th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Waisake Naholo(Right Wing) has scored 25 points (5 tries), he is 27th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Shannon Frizell(No. 8) has scored 20 points (4 tries), he is 42nd in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Jan Adriaan Strauss (Prop) has scored 5 tries, he is 7th in the leading tries table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 5 tries Jan Adriaan Strauss (Prop) has scored, 4 have been scored at home and 1 on the road.»
Of the 5 tries Jan Adriaan Strauss (Prop) has scored, 4 have been scored in the first half and 1 have been scored in the second half.»
Warrick Gelant (Full Back) has scored 5 tries, he is 7th in the leading tries table this Super Rugby 2018.»
All the 5 tries Warrick Gelant (Full Back) has scored have been on the road.»
Of the 5 tries Warrick Gelant (Full Back) has scored, 4 have been scored in the first half and 1 have been scored in the second half.»
Johnny Kotze (Right Wing) has scored 4 tries, he is 19th in the leading tries table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 4 tries Johnny Kotze (Right Wing) has scored, 3 have been scored at home and 1 on the road.»
Of the 4 tries Johnny Kotze (Right Wing) has scored, 3 have been scored in the first half and 1 have been scored in the second half.»
Divan Rossouw (Right Wing) has scored 3 tries, he is 31st in the leading tries table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 3 tries Divan Rossouw (Right Wing) has scored, 1 have been scored at home and 2 on the road.»
All the 3 tries Divan Rossouw (Right Wing) has scored were scored in the first half.»
Waisake Naholo (Right Wing) has scored 5 tries, he is 7th in the leading tries table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 5 tries Waisake Naholo (Right Wing) has scored, 2 have been scored at home and 3 on the road.»
Of the 5 tries Waisake Naholo (Right Wing) has scored, 3 have been scored in the first half and 2 have been scored in the second half.»
Shannon Frizell (No. 8) has scored 4 tries, he is 19th in the leading tries table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 4 tries Shannon Frizell (No. 8) has scored, 1 have been scored at home and 3 on the road.»
Of the 4 tries Shannon Frizell (No. 8) has scored, 2 have been scored in the first half and 2 have been scored in the second half.»
Handre Pollard (Outside Half) has scored 54 points, he is 10th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 54 points Handre Pollard (Outside Half) has scored, 27 have been scored at home and 27 on the road.»
Of the 54 points Handre Pollard (Outside Half) has scored, 46 have been scored in the first half and 8 have been scored in the second half.»
Jan Adriaan Strauss (Prop) has scored 25 points, he is 27th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 25 points Jan Adriaan Strauss (Prop) has scored, 20 have been scored at home and 5 on the road.»
Of the 25 points Jan Adriaan Strauss (Prop) has scored, 20 have been scored in the first half and 5 have been scored in the second half.»
Warrick Gelant (Full Back) has scored 25 points, he is 27th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
All the 25 points Warrick Gelant (Full Back) has scored have been on the road.»
Of the 25 points Warrick Gelant (Full Back) has scored, 20 have been scored in the first half and 5 have been scored in the second half.»
Johnny Kotze (Right Wing) has scored 20 points, he is 42nd in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Tupou Sopoaga (Openside Flanker) has scored 61 points, he is 8th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 61 points Tupou Sopoaga (Openside Flanker) has scored, 52 have been scored at home and 9 on the road.»
Of the 61 points Tupou Sopoaga (Openside Flanker) has scored, 30 have been scored in the first half and 31 have been scored in the second half.»
Waisake Naholo (Right Wing) has scored 25 points, he is 27th in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Of the 25 points Waisake Naholo (Right Wing) has scored, 10 have been scored at home and 15 on the road.»
Of the 25 points Waisake Naholo (Right Wing) has scored, 15 have been scored in the first half and 10 have been scored in the second half.»
Shannon Frizell (No. 8) has scored 20 points, he is 42nd in the leading points table this Super Rugby 2018.»
Bulls have taken 4 scrums from 49 from the opposition, a scrum win ratio of 8.16%, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 11.29%.
Bulls have pinched 12 lines outs from 107, a lines outs win ratio of 11.21%, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 14.45% for opposition steals.
Against Bulls there have been 86 penalties committed this Super Rugby 2018 at an average of 10.75 per match compared to the competition club average of 9.65.
Highlanders have taken 2 scrums from 48 from the opposition, a scrum win ratio of 4.17%, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 11.29%.
Highlanders have pinched 13 lines outs from 79, a lines outs win ratio of 16.46%, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 14.45% for opposition steals.
Against Highlanders there have been 47 penalties committed this Super Rugby 2018 at an average of 6.71 per match compared to the competition club average of 9.65.
Bulls have won 41 scrums from 49 on there own put in, a scrum win ratio of 83.67%, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 88.71%.
Bulls have won 110 lines outs from 122, a lines outs win ratio of 90.16%, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 85.55%.
Bulls have been awarded 87 penalties this Super Rugby 2018 at an average of 10.88 per match compared to the competition club average of 9.65.
Highlanders have won 49 scrums from 53 on there own put in, a scrum win ratio of 92.45%, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 88.71%.
Highlanders have won 62 lines outs from 75, a lines outs win ratio of 82.67%, which compares to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 85.55%.
Highlanders have been awarded 61 penalties this Super Rugby 2018 at an average of 8.71 per match compared to the competition club average of 9.65.
Bulls have conceded 87 penalties and had 5 players sent to the sin bin, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 average 1254 penalties / 42 sin bins (3.35%) which gives them a sin bins/penalties conceded ratio of 5.75%.
Glen Jackson has given out 3 sin bins this season averaging 0.6 per match, compared to the Super Rugby 2018 average of 0.63.»
Glen Jackson has awarded 92 penalties in 5 matches in this Super Rugby 2018 at an average off 18.40 a match compared to the competition average of 19.29.
Of the 92 penalties awarded by referee Glen Jackson, 46 (50%) have been to the home side and 46 (50%) to the away side.
Glen Jackson has refereed 68 times in the Super 15 and issued 41 yellow cards, that's an average of 0.6 per match.
Glen Jackson has refereed 68 matches in the Super 15 and awarded 923penalties , that's an average of 13.57 per match.
Glen Jackson has refereed 68 matches in the Super 15 and awarded 923 penalties, 428 to the home side and 495 to the away side.
This is the first time Glen Jackson has refereed this fixture in the Super 15.
Glen Jackson has refereed Bulls 2 times in the Super 15 and awarded 61 penalties.
Of the 2 matches Glen Jackson has refereed Bulls in the Super 15, they have won 0, lost 1 and drawn 1.
Glen Jackson has refereed Highlanders 15 times in the Super 15 and awarded 349 penalties.
Of the 15 matches Glen Jackson has refereed Highlanders in the Super 15, they have won 9, lost 6 and drawn 0.
Bulls's Morne Steyn (Center) has played against Highlanders 8 times scoring 76 points (1 try, 16 conversions and 13 penalties).»
Of the 76 points Morne Steyn (Center) has scored against Highlanders in 8 appearances, 60 have been scored at home and 16 on the road.»
Of the 76 points Morne Steyn (Center) has scored against Highlanders, 44 have been scored in the first half and 32 have been scored in the second half.»
Bulls's Derick Hougaard (Outside Half) has played against Highlanders 7 times scoring 39 points (3 conversions and 11 penalties).»
In 7 matches against Highlanders, Derick Hougaard (Outside Half) has scored 39, with 22 have been scored at home and 17 on the road.»
Of the 39 points Derick Hougaard (Outside Half) has scored against Highlanders, 21 have been scored in the first half and 18 have been scored in the second half.»
Highlanders's Tony Brown (Outside Half) has played against Bulls 4 times scoring 34 points (8 conversions and 6 penalties).»
All the 34 points Tony Brown (Outside Half) has scored against Bulls have been on the road.»
Of the 34 points Tony Brown (Outside Half) has scored against Bulls, 7 have been scored in the first half and 27 have been scored in the second half.»
Highlanders's Willie Walker (Full Back) has played against Bulls 2 times scoring 24 points (1 try, 2 conversions and 5 penalties).»
Of the 24 points Willie Walker (Full Back) has scored against Bulls in 2 appearances, 19 have been scored at home and 5 on the road.»
Highlanders's Israel Dagg (Full Back) has played against Bulls 2 times scoring 24 points (4 tries and 2 conversions).»
In 2 matches against Bulls, Israel Dagg (Full Back) has scored 24, with 5 have been scored at home and 19 on the road.»
Highlanders's Nick Evans (Center) has played against Bulls 4 times scoring 23 points (3 tries, 1 conversion and 2 penalties).»
Of the 23 points Nick Evans (Center) has scored against Bulls in 4 appearances, 13 have been scored at home and 10 on the road.»
Bulls's Pedrie Wannenburg (Blindside Flanker) has played against Highlanders 12 times scoring 4 tries.»
Highlanders's Israel Dagg (Full Back) has played against Bulls 2 times scoring 4 tries.»
Highlanders's Paul Steinmetz (Center) has played against Bulls 2 times scoring 3 tries.»
Bulls's Pierre Spies (No. 8) has played against Highlanders 8 times scoring 3 tries.»
Highlanders's Ryan Nicholas (Center) has played against Bulls 2 times scoring 3 tries.»
Bulls's Akona Ndungane (Right Wing) has played against Highlanders 6 times scoring 3 tries.»
The last time the two sides meet in the Super 15, it ended Bulls 10 – Highlanders 17 on the 13 May 2017.»
In the last 14 matches in this Super 15 between the two teams, Bulls have won 5, Highlanders have won 8 and 1 have been drawn.»
There have been 668 points in the last 14 matches between the two sides, Bulls have scored 316 (22.57) and Highlanders have scored 352 (25.14), making the match average 47.71.»
There have been 668 points in the last 14 matches between the two sides, Bulls have scored an average of 22.57 and Highlanders have scored an average of 25.14.»
There have been 76 tries in the last 14 matches between the two sides, Bulls have scored 36 and Highlanders have scored 40.»
In the last 14 Super 15 matches between the sides Bulls players have been sent to the sin bin 4 times while Highlanders 6 times.»

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