CRFC Fans | Highlanders 39–31 Western Force | Super Rugby Pacific

Highlanders

3

3

9

9

Highlanders

Veveni Lasaqa tries

Jonah Lowe (2) tries

Caleb Tangitau (2) tries

Cameron Millar (3) conversions

Reesjan Pasitoa conversions

Cameron Millar (2) penalty goals

k.o.: 4:35 pm

7 March, 2026

Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium

Competition: Super Rugby Pacific

Spectators: 13,570

Ben O'Keefe

Super Rugby Pacific

Western Force

3

3

1

1

Vaiolini Ekuasi

Jeremy Williams

Hamish Stewart

Carlo Tizzano

George Bridge

Ben Donaldson (3)

Force

Western Force

32

Kicks

33

126

Passes

183

108

Carries

128

610

Meters Run

352

10

Breaks

2

7

Offloads

6

37

Defenders Beaten

16

14

Turnovers

14

8

Penalties

11

11

Dominant Tackles

2

4

Tackle Turnovers

2

16

150

Tackles

108

37

4

Mauls

3

6

59

Rucks

100

7

4

Scrums

4

6

9

Lineouts

11

2

43

Possession

57

52

Territory

48

59 min

1

46 min

63 min

2

Brandon Paenga-Amosa

46 min

63 min

3

Harry Johnson-Holmes

54 min

65 min

4

Jeremy Williams

80 min

80 min

Mitchell Dunshea

5

54 min

80 min

6

Nick Champion de Crespigny

80 min

80 min

7

80 min

54 min

Nikora Broughton

8

Vaiolini Ekuasi

70 min

68 min

9

59 min

68 min

10

63 min

80 min

11

80 min

63 min

Timoci Tavatavanawai

12

80 min

72 min

13

51 min

80 min

14

Darby Lancaster

80 min

80 min

Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

15

80 min

17 min

16

34 min

21 min

Daniel Lienert-Brown

17

34 min

17 min

18

Misinale Epenisa

26 min

15 min

19

26 min

26 min

20

10 min

12 min

21

Henry Robertson

21 min

12 min

Reesjan Pasitoa

22

17 min

17 min

23

29 min

3

1

3

5

2

Brandon Paenga-Amosa

10

6

3

Harry Johnson-Holmes

5

7

4

Jeremy Williams

6

1

Mitchell Dunshea

5

5

2

6

Nick Champion de Crespigny

8

8

7

8

7

Nikora Broughton

8

Vaiolini Ekuasi

15

4

9

5

8

10

4

9

11

3

10

Timoci Tavatavanawai

12

8

9

13

4

8

14

Darby Lancaster

10

13

Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

15

16

16

1

1

Daniel Lienert-Brown

17

1

18

Misinale Epenisa

4

2

19

2

20

2

1

21

Henry Robertson

2

2

Reesjan Pasitoa

22

3

23

5

1

2

Brandon Paenga-Amosa

3

Harry Johnson-Holmes

4

Jeremy Williams

1

Mitchell Dunshea

5

6

Nick Champion de Crespigny

1

7

Nikora Broughton

8

Vaiolini Ekuasi

1

1

9

2

10

2

11

Timoci Tavatavanawai

12

1

13

14

Darby Lancaster

1

Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

15

16

Daniel Lienert-Brown

17

18

Misinale Epenisa

19

20

1

21

Henry Robertson

Reesjan Pasitoa

22

2

23

1

2

Brandon Paenga-Amosa

3

Harry Johnson-Holmes

1

4

Jeremy Williams

Mitchell Dunshea

5

6

Nick Champion de Crespigny

1

7

Nikora Broughton

8

Vaiolini Ekuasi

9

10

1

3

11

1

Timoci Tavatavanawai

12

1

13

3

14

Darby Lancaster

1

Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

15

16

Daniel Lienert-Brown

17

18

Misinale Epenisa

19

20

21

Henry Robertson

Reesjan Pasitoa

22

23

1

2

20

2

Brandon Paenga-Amosa

6

5

3

Harry Johnson-Holmes

1

19

4

Jeremy Williams

20

3

Mitchell Dunshea

5

8

3

6

Nick Champion de Crespigny

9

55

7

17

26

Nikora Broughton

8

Vaiolini Ekuasi

25

28

9

6

48

10

37

94

11

9

57

Timoci Tavatavanawai

12

16

55

13

7

60

14

Darby Lancaster

60

109

Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

15

66

16

7

1

Daniel Lienert-Brown

17

18

Misinale Epenisa

14

2

19

8

20

8

12

21

Henry Robertson

6

4

Reesjan Pasitoa

22

14

23

13

Dominant Tackles

Completed Tackles

Missed Tackles

2

7

1

3

1

1

11

3

2

Brandon Paenga-Amosa

5

2

10

3

Harry Johnson-Holmes

8

4

8

1

4

Jeremy Williams

4

2

4

9

Mitchell Dunshea

5

8

3

16

1

6

Nick Champion de Crespigny

1

8

4

17

7

12

1

15

Nikora Broughton

8

Vaiolini Ekuasi

1

14

3

7

1

9

3

3

1

5

10

2

1

2

7

1

11

9

3

5

Timoci Tavatavanawai

12

14

3

6

13

3

1

1

3

1

14

Darby Lancaster

2

1

3

2

Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

15

3

4

4

16

3

3

2

Daniel Lienert-Brown

17

1

5

18

Misinale Epenisa

2

1

1

19

1

1

1

1

20

1

4

21

Henry Robertson

1

3

Reesjan Pasitoa

22

1

1

23

1

(27)

1

(31)

penalty try

penalties conceded

(22)

2

(30)

Brandon Paenga-Amosa

penalties conceded

(35)

3

(29)

Harry Johnson-Holmes

penalties conceded

(24)

4

(25)

Jeremy Williams

Mitchell Dunshea

(30)

5

(28)

penalty try

TK Howden

(25)

6

(29)

Nick Champion de Crespigny

penalty try

penalty try

(23)

7

(26)

penalty try

penalty try

Nikora Broughton

(24)

8

(24)

Vaiolini Ekuasi

(26)

9

(24)

(23)

10

(26)

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

(28)

11

(30)

penalty try

Timoci Tavatavanawai

(28)

12

(28)

penalty try

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

(29)

13

(22)

(22)

14

(22)

Darby Lancaster

penalty try

Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

(24)

15

(24)

penalty try

(24)

16

(26)

Daniel Lienert-Brown

(33)

17

(35)

(29)

18

(24)

Misinale Epenisa

penalty try

(22)

19

(28)

penalties conceded

(25)

20

(25)

(23)

21

(26)

Henry Robertson

Reesjan Pasitoa

(24)

22

(27)

(27)

23

(37)

Only players who played > 40 minutes are rated. Figures show comparison with average player's performance in that position over the last five seasons

60

1

37

128

2

Brandon Paenga-Amosa

109

45

3

Harry Johnson-Holmes

111

138

4

Jeremy Williams

90

16

Mitchell Dunshea

5

82

57

6

Nick Champion de Crespigny

44

168

7

62

144

Nikora Broughton

8

Vaiolini Ekuasi

90

77

9

25

152

10

101

124

11

54

188

Timoci Tavatavanawai(MOM)

12

92

141

13

37

162

14

Darby Lancaster

82

138

Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

15

97

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