‘South African’ Blues steamroll Highlanders
Flyhalf Otere Black scored 19 points behind a Blues pack that manhandled the Highlanders for a 39-17 victory in Super Rugby Aotearoa at Eden Park on Sunday.
Flyhalf Otere Black scored 19 points behind a Blues pack that manhandled the Highlanders for a 39-17 victory in Super Rugby Aotearoa at Eden Park on Sunday.
The Blues have hit back after being labelled a ‘South African pack’ by the Highlanders earlier this week.
The Blues scored four tries as they clinched a 31-16 bonus-point win over the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby Aotearoa match in Wellington on Saturday.
Dan Carter has opened up about his move to the Blues and taking a pay cut in order to get game time at an amateur club.
The CEOs of the four New Zealand franchises who were set to play in the last round of Super Rugby Aotearoa this weekend have responded after one of the two games was called off.
Look back at when the Sharks produced an impressive display to down the Blues in a high-scoring, end-to-end encounter at Eden Park during the 2018 Vodacom Super season.
While it did not affect the outcome of the match, referee Mike Fraser’s decision to disallow Dalton Papalii’s try following witty gamesmanship from Aaron Smith in the buildup came under scrutiny.
The Blues secured their first-ever win at Forsyth Barr stadium on Sunday with an impressive victory over the Highlanders in Dunedin, to reclaim the Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy.
The Blues again showed their attacking class against the Highlanders on Sunday, with flyhalf Beauden Barrett’s well-placed cross-kick sparking a great team try finished off by scrumhalf Finlay Christie.
The Money Man and Ollie Keohane both expect the Crusaders and Blues to come away with important victories in Super Rugby Aotearoa this weekend.