The Blues have named a largely home-grown squad with returning stars and a heavy accent on youth for the 2016 Super Rugby campaign. The Blues squad for 2016 is: FORWARDS Hookers: James Parsons (North Harbour), Matt Moulds (Northland), Quentin MacDonald (Tasman) Props: Nic Mayhew (North Harbour), Sam Prattley (Auckland), Charlie Faumuina (Auckland), Ofa Tu’ungafasi (Auckland), […]

The Blues have named a largely home-grown squad with returning stars and a heavy accent on youth for the 2016 Super Rugby campaign.

The Blues are excited to announce a new banking partnership with BNZ starting in 2016. It’s a partnership that will benefit Blues members and supporters as well as BNZ’s customers. BNZ will be proudly displayed on the Blues’ collar during next year’s season and closely linked with the Blues’ Open Day and Member’s Lounge. BNZ […]

The Blues are excited to announce a new banking partnership with BNZ starting in 2016.

Keven Mealamu is set to extend his record as the most capped All Black hooker this weekend when the All Blacks play South Africa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup Semi-final at Twickenham, London this weekend. Jerome Kaino will be starting blindside flanker, while Mealamu and Charlie Faumuina will support from the bench. The game […]

Keven Mealamu is set to extend his record as the most capped All Black hooker this weekend when the All Blacks play South Africa.

The sun is out, the evenings are long, the days are getting warmer and by the end of November, the 2016 Blues squad will have arrived for pre-season training. To celebrate, we thought we’d share the team’s 7 favourite* training sites around the region – each making the most of our unique, mountainous terrain or […]

A few weeks ago, our Principal Partner nib invited Tana and Blues to a special luncheon at SKYCITY. It was an opportunity for local media, sponsors and invited guests to meet the new Head Coach of the Blues and hear of his plans for the 2016 season. For those who’ve tracked Tana’s post-playing career, he’s […]

“Give me hope Joeli!” The crowds at Eden Park would chant the song, waiting for the magic moment when the Fijian winger would snatch the ball and sprint down the side of the field to touch down in the corner. Joeli Vidiri was an undisputed crowd favourite, known for his stunning tries and ability to […]