Tag: blues
OPINION: Nonu and SBW fail to fire
High hopes that the injection of coaches Leon MacDonald and Tom Coventry would lift the Blues out of Super Rugby obscurity are starting to...
Blues have genuine talent
Don’t blame young Harry Plummer for missing a conversion and a penalty which would have saved the Blues from their 24-22 Super Rugby loss...
Akira Ioane chalks up 50th cap for Blues
While just 23 years of age, outstanding No 8 Akira Ioane will celebrate his 50th game for the Blues in Saturday’s Investec Super Rugby opener...
MacDonald to lead, Umaga remains in re-structured Blues coaching team
The Blues have restructured their coaching roles for the upcoming Investec Super Rugby Championship.
Leon MacDonald has today been appointed as the new head coach...
Blues promote from within for 2019 Super Rugby campaign
With three exceptions, the Blues has looked to its own provincial unions and development programme to complete the line-up for the 2019 Investec Super...
Dr Jekyll inspires Warriors
Having played Mister Hyde in being thrashed by the Penrith Panthers in the NRL the previous week, the Warriors took on the mantle of...
Laumape the toughest
Surely the toughest back in world rugby to tackle is juggernaut Ngani Laumape who scored four stunning tries in the Hurricanes 42-24 triumph against...
Umaga breathes more easily
Under seige Super Rugby coach Tana Umaga would have breathed a huge sigh of relief when the Blues held on to beat the Waratahs...
Blues team finalised for home game against Jaguares
Pakuranga United Rugby Club player Dalton Papali'i (ex Saint Kentigern College) will start for the Blues on the left flank in their Super Rugby...
Gatland and Perofeta both in starting line-up to play Highlanders
The Blues’ two talented pivots both get their chance to start in Friday’s Investec Rugby clash against the Highlanders.
Bryn Gatland returns for his fifth...