Blues Wider Training Group members Joseph Edwards and Lolagi Visinia have been named in the New Zealand Under 20 team to to travel to France in June for the IRB Junior World Championship.

The Blues are at the top of the New Zealand conference. It’s a statement even the most ardent Blues fan would have struggled to contemplate uttering prior to the season kicking off, and yet 10 rounds into the competition there they are.

Ahead of Friday night’s huge showdown with the Reds in Brisbane, check out all the vital statistics to keep yourself fully informed

Blues midfielder Francis Saili has been dropped from the starting XV to play the Reds in Brisbane on Friday after he was charged with a driving offence.

Tickets for the eagerly awaited All Blacks v France Test match at Eden Park on June 8 are storming along in the first week of sale with more than 27,000 tickets already scooped up.

Catch up with the team at SKYCITY Auckland and enjoy dinner at Fortuna Restaurant

This week’s True Blue HQ Fans of the Week, presented by Barfoot & Thompson, are Ben Lama and Anton Chand!

A handful of Blues fans were rewarded for their passionate online support by being invited to an exclusive corporate box to watch Saturday night’s game against the Hurricanes.

The Blues may have run in four fine tries to defeat the Hurricanes with a bonus point on Saturday night, but it was their defence that had the coaching staff beaming the most.

The Blues make it back-to-back victories over the Hurricanes this season as they demolished them 28-6 at Eden Park tonight.