It proved the proverbial game of two halves as the Blues came but could not conquer against the Hurricanes. The home side prevailed 37-27 at Westpac Stadium. The Blues were outstanding in the first half, powering over the Hurricanes pack at set-piece and in the open, which gave their dangerous backs plenty of opportunities to […]

Internationals Jerome Kaino, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ofa Tu’ungafasi and Male Sa’u return to the Blues line-up for Saturday’s Investec Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Wellington. Kaino, Tu’ungafasi and Tuipulotu were involved with the All Blacks series against Wales while Sa’u played for Japan against Scotland. They will be welcome additions to the Blues, who […]

Blues winger Tevita Li will play for the Highlanders from 2017, looking for an opportunity to move his career forward. “Obviously I will always be grateful to the Blues for giving me start in Super Rugby. I have absolutely enjoyed my time with the Blues, however I am at stage right now where I think […]

Young Northland lock and former New Zealand Under-20 representative Josh Goodhue will join the Blues from next year. The 21 year old middle rower, who stands 2m and 116kgs, played for the New Zealand Under-17 team in 2012 and was part of the successful New Zealand Under-20 side that won the World Cup last year. […]

The Blues shook off the three-week break for the international window with an 11-try outing against the Northland Barbarians in Whangarei. The home side, using the match as the final trial before selection of the Northland side for the Mitre 10 Cup competition, were aggressive on defence and attack until they ran out of gas […]

A team of 27 has been named to play the Northland Barbarians, providing new and established players alike with the opportunity to test out combinations ahead of the return to Super Rugby on July 2.   The team to play the Northland Barbarians is: 1 Sam Prattley (FR) 2 James Parsons (FR) (C) 3 Sione […]

If our 2016 squad is anything to go by, Northland certainly knows how to raise high-quality rugby players. Kara Pryor, Matt Moulds, Jack Ram, Sam Nock and Namatahi Waa all played for Northland and have earned contracts with the Blues for 2016. When the opportunity arises to train and play in the area, we like […]