Hawke’s Bay Magpies and Maori All Blacks first five-eighths Ihaia West has signed with the Blues for the 2015 and 2016 Investec Super Rugby seasons.

Blues midfielder Pita Ahki has been named in the New Zealand Sevens team to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Celebrations for Keven Mealamu’s 150th game for his franchise were dashed as the Blues suffered a heart-breaking 21-13 defeat to the Crusaders in Christchurch tonight.

Keven Mealamu will become the first player to reach the remarkable milestone of 150 games for the Blues when he runs out to face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night.

The Blues snapped a 16-month, 13-game losing streak away from home in emphatic fashion last night, thrashing the Western Force 40-14 to keep their faint playoff hopes alive.

The Blues will get a glimpse of some potential future stars after the 2014 Blues Under 18 Development squad was announced today to attend a training camp in July.

Steven Luatua returns to the starting XV for Saturday’s must-win match against the Western Force in Perth (kick-off 11.45pm NZT).

The Blues survived an extra-time thriller against the Brumbies to win the inaugural World Club 10s tournament in Singapore on Sunday night.

Six Blues players have been named in the All Blacks team to play England in the third and final Test of the Steinlager Series in Hamilton on Saturday.

The Blues Development team capped off a winning campaign with a 31-14 victory over the Cook Islands at Bell Park last night.