PLAYING TIME FOR SQUAD IN PRESEASON CLASH

The Blues will have most of their squad available to play in the first pre-season game against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Sunday. 

While the All Blacks will travel with the squad, as they prepare to head to the Queenstown bubble after the game, they are not available to play until the first round of the Super Rugby Pacific. 

All available players in the squad will play during the game against the Hurricanes, which will be at their training base at Rugby League Park. 

The Blues line-up to start the game on Sunday is: 

1. Josh Fusitua 
2. Kurt Eklund (c) 
3. Marcel Renata 
4. Luke Romano 
5. Josh Goodhue 
6. Cameron Suafoa 
7. Anton Segner 
8. Taine Plumtree 
9. Lisati Milo-Harris 
10. Harry Plummer 
11. Caleb Clarke 
12. Roger Tuivasa-Scheck 
13. Tanielu Tele’a 
14. Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens  
15. Stephen Perofeta 

Reserves/Second Half: Jordan Lay, Ricky Riccitelli, Sione Ahio, Sam Darry, James Tucker, Tom Robinson, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Sam Nock, AJ Lam, Corey Evans, Tamati Tua, Zarn Sullivan 

Not considered because of injury: Taufa Funaki, Bryce Heem, Mark Telea, Soane Vikena, Alex Hodgman.