The Blues Super Rugby organisation has today announced that Counties Manukau lock Jimmy Tupou will join the club in 2017. Tupou will be joined by former Blues Under-18 player Alex Hodgman, with both players moving back north from the Crusaders. Tupou, 23, has earned 25 Super Rugby caps for the Crusaders since 2013 and played […]

The Northland Rugby Union has announced it will host the Blues who will play against a Northland Barbarians team this month. The Investec Super Rugby Championships takes a break during June for the international window, with the Blues however in full training, and using the game to kick-start the final three matches in the competition-proper. […]

The much-awaited New Zealand Lions Series is just 12 months away, after the milestone was marked with a ceremony at Eden Park. The Blues region plays host to the Lions for their two opening matches next year – against the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians at Whangarei on 3 June and the Blues at Eden Park […]

The Blues are excited to welcome Sonny Bill Williams to the club for the next three years. This was announced by New Zealand Rugby today with Williams to commit to the All Blacks and to the Blues through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Blues Head Coach Tana Umaga said Williams’ influence will be significant […]

Prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi is one of six newcomers named in the All Blacks for the three June internationals against Wales in New Zealand. Ofa is one of four Blues named by the All Black selectors today, joined by Jerome Kaino, Charlie Faumuina and Patrick Tuipulotu. Also George Moala is on stand-by as injury cover for […]

It may have been billed as the match between the top and the bottom of the New Zealand Conference, but they were difficult to separate when the Crusaders edged the Blues 21-26 at Eden Park. The home side displayed a rock-solid and aggressive defence which shock the Crusaders through much of the first half, stopping […]

A dominant Sacred Heart side stormed ahead to a 40 – 13 victory over Kelston at Eden Park tonight, acting as the KFC Curtain Raiser for Blues v Crusaders.  The opening half was an evenly matched affair. Both Kelston and Sacred Heart got underway with a try-a-piece in the opening 15 minutes. Sacred Heart’s kicking […]

Kelston Boys’ High School First XV will meet Sacred Heart College First XV at Eden Park this Saturday (28 May), playing the KFC Curtain Raiser ahead of Blues v Crusaders. Come on down to the garden for the 5.05pm kick-off and then stay on for the big showdown at 7.35pm. KELSTON TEAM LIST: 1 Abraham Falani  […]

Northland’s Kara Pryor comes off the reserves’ bench to make his first start in the Investec Super Rugby clash for the Blues against the Crusaders at Eden Park on Saturday. Pryor has played nine games this season as a replacement where he has made a considerable impact. He comes in to the starting line-up to […]

Saturday night is chalked up to be one of the most exciting games of our season, and it’s not just because the squad is back on home soil. The annual Blues v Crusaders clash has returned to Auckland, a rivalry that spans the Super Rugby competition and brings out the best in both sides. Paul […]

After 22 days away from home, six flights and three bruising games, the team has returned home to begin prep for Saturday’s match against the Crusaders.  Before we hit the ground running towards one of our biggest games of the season, team doctor Stephen Kara needed to conduct a post-tour medical check. The results are […]