The Blues produced their finest performance of the season to thrash the hapless Reds 44-14 at Eden Park tonight.

The Blues Development team has made it a clean sweep against their Chiefs counterparts with a 26-15 victory last night at the Papatoetoe Rugby Club.

Lolagi Visinia has recorded his third start in as many weeks tonight and is hoping to build on some already impressive performances.

Kane Barrett and Tom Murday will make their return from injury tonight, with both named to start for the Blues Development team.

Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan has made just one injury-enforced change to the starting XV for Friday’s clash with the Reds at Eden Park (kick-off 7.35pm).

Blues midfielder Francis Saili is in doubt for Friday’s match against the Reds at Eden Park after limping out of training today.

The Blues put a week of off-field distractions behind them with a character filled 21-13 victory over the Waratahs at Eden Park tonight.

To celebrate 100 years of club rugby at Eden Park, two of the city’s oldest clubs will play in the curtain raiser to the Blues v Waratahs match at the ground tomorrow afternoon.

Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan has made four changes to the starting XV for Friday night’s ANZAC day clash with the Waratahs at Eden Park (kick-off 5.35pm).

Blues first five-eighths Simon Hickey has been named to captain the New Zealand Under 20 team at this year’s Junior Rugby World Cup.

New Zealand Rugby and the Blues have today agreed and confirmed the terms of Benji Marshall’s release from his Investec Super Rugby contract.

The Blues’ poor away form continued as they suffered a 39-20 defeat to the Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium on Friday night.