Himeno in over the ball wins the penalty for the Highlanders near his own line for holding on

Blues keep it tight

Sotutu carries off the back of the scrum

Scrum will be reset

Back to Josh Ioane who is charged down and is forced to run back and secure under pressure near his own line and he has carried it back over the line, scrum Blues 5m out

Highlanders look to run from deep moving it left to Gregory

Perofeta gets the match underway for the Blues

Any late changes UR?

The Highlanders host the Blues in round 8 of Super Rugby Aotearoa. The Highlanders have won two of their six matches to lie fourth in the table, while the Blues have recorded three victories from five games to sit second in the standings and will need another win to keep the pressure on the log leading Crusaders. When these sides met earlier in the competition, the Blues ran out 39-17 home winners. I'm Craig and will be taking you through the action with live updates and running commentary.