The absence of enduring lock Josh Bekhuis is the notable omission from the Blues team to take on South African front runners, the Lions in Johannesburg on Sunday (NZ time). Bekhuis tweaked his calf in the win over the Kings in Port Elizabeth, with the injury not improving sufficiently to play. It will be the […]

Blues players Sam Nock (2016) and Jordan Trainor (2016) have been selected for the NZ Under 20 team to compete in the Under 20 World Championship in Manchester this coming June. Dalton Papali’i (Auckland and Blues U20/A) and Hapakuki Moala-Liava’a (North Harbour and Blues U20s) have also been selected. While the players were notified prior […]

It took five minutes after the hooter for the Blues to chalk up their first bonus victory of the season with a 34-18 win over the Kings at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth. A turnover five minutes after the siren had sounded and a slick back pass by Billy Guyton led to a try […]

Twenty-five-year-old George Moala will chalk up his 50th game for the Blues when he starts in the Investec Super Rugby clash against the Kings at Port Elizabeth. Moala will earn the special honour of his 50th cap before he has played 50 games for his provincial side, Auckland. The former Tamaki College and Glenn Innes […]

Midfielder George Moala will play his 50th game for the Blues in their Investec Super Rugby clash against the Kings at Port Elizabeth on Sunday (NZ time). The 25-year-old will be the most capped Blues player in the backline to take on the Kings in the first of the Blues’ three-match tour that includes the […]

  After Saturday night’s 36-30 win over the Rebels at Eden Park, the Blues squad jumped on a plane headed north early Sunday morning for a three-week tour of South Africa and Australia. The travelling team to play the Kings (8 May) and Lions (15 May) in South Africa followed by the Force (21 May) […]

The Blues managed their fourth win of the Investec Super Rugby season with a six tries to four effort over the Rebels at Eden Park. At 36-18 ahead with 25 minutes remaining, a bonus point victory seemed on the cards, but the visitors fought back, taking advantage of some turnover possession to close within a […]

A slow start to the Otahuhu v Liston First XV game was remedied by a number of stunning tries from Otahuhu’s forward pack to put the side up 18-8 by the final whistle at Eden Park. The KFC Curtain Raisers kicked off at the earlier time of 2.50pm at Eden Park on Saturday, but that […]

Otahuhu College First XV will be playing Liston College on Saturday in the KFC Curtain Raisers, kicking-off at 2.50pm. LISTON COLLEGE 1. Trent Samuels 2. Thomas Ngatai 3. Xavier Tanginoa 4. Les Ahio 5. Dominic Laualofa-Tevao 6. Joseph Fahiua 7. Fehi Kusitafu 8. Mosese Sokiveta 9. Pita Onesi 10. Godinet Tinei 11. Connor Moors 12. […]

All Black Patrick Tuipulotu is hopeful of making his return to the starting line-up for the Blues in their Investec super Rugby clash against the Rebels at Eden Park on Saturday. The Blues return from their bye week with a relatively unchanged side to take on the Australian side in their final game at home […]