The Crusaders continued their home-win record Friday night against the Blues, defeating the visitors 28-13 at AMI Stadium.  The Blues have not penetrated the AMI Stadium fortress since 2004 and tonight was no exception. The night started with Steven Luatua leading the team on to mark his 50th cap for the club. But right from […]

The Blues A team enjoyed a 42-19 win over Hurricanes A in the midday heat down at Taupo’s Owen Delaney Park today. Blues A named a team that included 14 full squad players, while the Hurricanes fronted 13 full squad members. Team captain Matt Moulds described the inclusion of provincial level players in the full […]

Loose forward Steven Luatua will become the 30th player in the history for the Blues to record 50 caps when he leads the team on to the field against the Crusaders in Christchurch. That is an impressive record for Luatua who is just 24 and a regular in the back three since his debut against […]

The Blues coaches have made six changes for their team to meet the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday night. Coach Tana Umaga said the Blues has competition for places across most positions and with half of the squad new this season, they are yet to settle on their top line-up. There are six changes to […]

The 2016 Super Rugby season started with a bang Friday night with the Blues stealing a win from the Highlanders 33-31. But there wasn’t just the on-field competition at stake. Friday night also saw the launch of Blues Big Shot Challenge, backed by TAB – a chance for Blues fans all over to guess the […]

The Blues produced a bludgeoning second half on attack and defence to beat defending champions the Highlanders in the opening game of the Investec Super Rugby Championship. It proved an outstanding night, with the Blues coming home 33-31 in an seven-try thriller in front of a bumper crowd of 21,983 fans on a stunning night […]

Each week, Opta is bringing you the latest in head-to-head stats. This week, we take a look at the history between the Crusaders and the Blues. The Blues won a home Round 1 fixture for the first time since 2011 and will now be hunting for back-to-back victories in Super Rugby for the first time […]