Patrick is an immense physique and immense talent, who has already played 53 times for the Blues and 19 times for his country, although he is still just 25. He is 2m tall and 125kg, but hugely athletic and physical. He played for St Peters and NZ Secondary Schools team as well as the NZ […]

Team manager Richard Fry has been immersed in rugby from an early age, both as a player and involved in the commercial side for Lion Breweries. Richard played for Auckland, Counties Manukau and North Harbour. He was a member of the Barbarians as well as the New Zealand Sevens before heading over to France and […]

Blues Coaching Debut: 2016 Other Coaching Roles: RC Toulonnais, Counties Manukau Steelers, Chiefs development team Born in Wellington, Tana Umaga played rugby as a child until turning to league as a teenager in Wainuiomata and graduating to the Junior Kiwis team for two years before trying his hand across the Tasman. He returned to New Zealand and […]

The next generation of Blues hopefuls play their second game in a home and away series against the Chiefs Under 20s in Hamilton. A wider training group of 42 players from Auckland, North Harbour and Northland have been selected in conjunction with staff from the three provincial unions from the Blues region. The group assembled for […]

With devastating speed, a laser-like boot and smart game management, Beauden Barrett has been in electrifying form for the All Blacks in recent seasons, winning back-to-back World Rugby Player of the Year Awards in 2016 and 2017. The playmaker is now fourth on the All Blacks all-time Test points-scoring list. Barrett made his provincial debut […]

Blues Coaching Debut: 2016 Other Coaching Roles: NZ U20s Mental Skills Coach 2015, Auckland Rugby Mental Skills Coach 2014-2015, Wales Women Under-19, Wales Women A, UWIC Women’s Rugby Our Mental Skills Coach, Kylie Wilson, joins the Blues coaching group after working with the NZ U20s in 2015 and Auckland Rugby team from 2014-2015. Wilson was a sport […]