The Blues Development team came agonisingly close to securing a fourth and final win in their campaign, but a missed penalty attempt on full time saw them go down 14-16 against the Fiji Warriors.

Injuries, suspension and bereavement have cut deep into the Blues’ stocks as Pat Lam has been forced to call two players from the Wider Training Group into the 22 to face the Stormers.

Blues prop Tony Woodcock will make his long awaited return to the rugby field tonight, playing for the Blues Development team in their final match of the Pacific Rugby Cup against the Fiji Warriors

Seldom since the days of Carlos Spencer has a Blues first five-eighths stamped his authority on a game quite like Gareth Anscombe did on Sunday morning against the Bulls.

Jerome Kaino’s Super Rugby season is over because he needs to undergo surgery to repair damage to a shoulder injury sustained in the Blues Round 2 match against the Chiefs.

Gareth Anscombe produced a stunning individual performance in his run on debut, scoring all 29 of his side’s points as the Blues triumphed over the Bulls 29-23 in Pretoria earlier this morning.

Blues captain Keven Mealamu was hit by a bottle thrown by a Bulls fan in a sour end to an otherwise thrilling match as the Blues defeated the Bulls 29-23 at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday morning.

Blues head coach Pat Lam had been lambasted in the press in the lead up to the game but he and his players answered their critics with a character filled performance to defeat the Bulls 29-23

The Blues Development team triumphed in an error ridden match against Tonga A, 40-3 on Friday night.

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