The Crusaders had the dominance at lineouts particularly in the first half, stealing three throws off the Chiefs' lineout (all to Sam Whitelock) while Hika Elliot erred with one overthrow and one not straight throw. The Chiefs stole one lineout off the Crusaders in the first half thanks to Craig Clarke.
The two captains were the top ball carriers for their respective teams, Kieran Read made 14 carries for 52 metres while Craig Clarke made five carries for 49 metres.
Zac Guildford made the most running metres with 92 made in his 11 runs, while Lelia Masaga was the best for the Chiefs with 61 metres from his six runs.
The Crusaders also had a slight edge at the breakdown, winning four turnovers to two.
Handling errors were high for the Chiefs with eight knock-ons which was twice as many as the Crusaders, although it was the Crusaders' passing errors (two) that were more costly with Ryan Crotty's intercepted pass by Aaron Cruden leading to a converted try.
The Chiefs conceded just six penalties, while the Crusaders conceded nine. All but one of the Chiefs' penalties were conceded at the breakdown the other being a scrum penalty, while the Crusaders conceded seven breakdown penalties, one lineout penalty, and one for offside play from a kick.
Dan Carter's 14 points in this game took him to 170 points for the season, and his second penalty of the night saw him clock up 150 points against the Chiefs. Carter kicked four from six penalty attempts (one miss bouncing off the upright), converted Dagg's try, and missed with two drop goal attempts. Carter has a total of 11 Super Rugby drop goals but hasn't landed one this season.
