Five Blues players have been selected for the All Black squad ahead of the 2016 Investec Rugby Championship and another two have been invited to train at the All Blacks camp, as announced by NZ Rugby today.  The All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, named Charlie Faumuina, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Patrick Tuipulotu, […]

After a week of skills training, rugby education and exposure to professional sport at camp, the Blues Development Under-18 players were ready to step on to the field and test out what they’d learned.  They were given the opportunity on Sunday, with two games against Chiefs Under-18 players at Onewa Domain.   Each team was […]

The Blues have named two Under 18 teams to play the Chiefs at Onewa Domain on Sunday, marking the conclusion of the Under 18 camp that has been running this past week. All the players that are fit and available from camp will be playing in one of two teams, named after the mountains that […]

  The Blues will be out to show they will be genuine contenders in 2017 when they take they next take field at the inaugural Brisbane Global Tens in February, says star forward Jerome Kaino. Played at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on February 11 and 12, the Brisbane Global Tens features all 10 New Zealand and […]

Blues’ centre Piers Francis seemingly had his golden boots on for Friday night’s 34-28 win over the Waratahs at Eden Park, but sadly, the same good fortune wasn’t the case for Keaton Pronk, winner of the Blues Big Shot Challenge backed by TAB. The Titirangi resident and Senior Insolvency Manager had a shot at goal […]

While dazzling attack paved the way against the Brumbies last week, the Blues earned a final victory for the season based on whole-hearted defence with a 34-28 win over the Waratahs at Eden Park. The Blues finished their first season under head coach Tana Umaga with eight wins, six losses and one draw. Umaga has […]

Thanks to SKYCITY Auckland, we have four double-passes to see the movie Mercenary on Thursday, July 28! To be in the draw, send us an email with your contact details by 3pm, Monday, July 25.

Friday night’s KFC Curtain Raiser was a repeat of the 2015 Auckland girls XV final between Southern Cross and Otahuhu, with Southern Cross once again proving too strong, taking the win 17-10. Initially, the game was in Otahuhu’s hands. Centre Fune Vainga scored eight minutes in to the game and the ball was steadily encroaching […]