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Blues get the job done at Eden Park

by rr_admin - April 3, 2021April 3, 2021

It wasn't pretty but the Blues retained their second place on the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa points table when subduing the Hurricanes to claim a 27-17 win at Eden Park on Saturday. Play rarely flowed in a scrappy encounter where the superior defence of the Blues was matched by their execution

Chiefs win absolute thriller in Hamilton

by rr_admin - March 27, 2021March 27, 2021

Hamilton turned up trumps for the Chiefs again when they secured a last-gasp, and famous 15-12 win over the Blues in Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa on Saturday. Fullback Damien McKenzie, who had moved up to first five-eighths for the final quarter, scored the winning try but he could thank two outstanding

Crusaders simply too good for Blues

by rr_admin - March 21, 2021March 24, 2021

Knowing full well that beating the Crusaders meant denying them opportunities, the Blues paid the price for a string of unforced infringements in their own 22m area in their 27-43 SKY Super Rugby Aotearoa loss in Auckland on Sunday. Much hyped, the game failed to reach the levels of quality anticipated

Round 3 Preview: Blues v Highlanders (2021)

by rr_admin - March 12, 2021

With the alert levels in Auckland shifting to Level 1, fans around the Auckland region will have the opportunity to pack into Eden Park as the Blues get set to host their first home game of the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa season against the Highlanders. Match Details: Sunday 14 March, 3:35pm,

Blues power past Hurricanes in Wellington

by rr_admin - February 27, 2021March 1, 2021

Patience and power saw the Blues open their Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign with a 31-16 win over the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday. Neither side had reason to be happy with the quality of their play, the Hurricanes especially so when on the wrong end of a 12-15 penalty count.

ROUND ONE PREVIEW: HURRICANES V BLUES (2021)

by rr_admin - February 26, 2021

An all-new era begins for the Hurricanes against the Blues on Saturday night as Ardie Savea takes over the captaincy in his 100th match for the side. Match details: Hurricanes v Blues, Saturday 28 February, 7.05pm, Sky Stadium Referee: Paul Williams Played: 35 Won: Hurricanes 18, Blues 16, Drawn 1 Last match: Hurricanes 29, Blues

STAGE IS SET FOR OPENING ROUND OF SUPER RUGBY AOTEAROA

by rr_admin - February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

All the groundwork has been done, injuries have been kept to a minimum and the stage is set for the weekend's first round of Super Rugby Aotearoa. DOWNLOAD PREVIEW Magazine Highlanders coach Tony Brown has what every coach aims for as a result of his side's 35-12 win over the Hurricanes in

TEAM PREVIEW: THE BLUES (2021)

by rr_admin - February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

More than any of their rivals, the biggest problem the Blues are likely to face in Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa this year is not knowing when their plans can be disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Events of the last weekend, and earlier in the Northland scare, have shown the need to

New Zealand Rugby confirms two-year deal with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

by rr_admin - February 6, 2021February 6, 2021

New Zealand Rugby and the Blues have confirmed Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has signed a two-year contract that will also see him link with Auckland through to the end of 2023. The announcement comes a decade after Tuivasa-Sheck last played rugby union, a sport the 27-year-old confirmed he had always intended to play

Chiefs pay price for missed chances

by rr_admin - July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

Blues 21 Chiefs 17 at Eden Park, July 26, 2020 Lost opportunities left the Chiefs frustratingly short of their first win of the Super Rugby Aotearoa season when going down 17-21 to the Blues at Eden Park on Sunday. It was symptomatic of the Chiefs' day that they had the winning of