Vern Cotter rugby player
Vern Cotter rugby player

Vern Cotter

1st Jan 1970 1.93m/97kg Head Coach

Blues to battle Crusaders at Eden Park

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Buoyed by an outstanding showing in an excruciating one-point loss to the Chiefs, the Blues return home to host perennial foes, the Crusaders at Eden Park on Saturday. While the Blues lie in ninth place...

Blues name strong combination to take on Hurricanes in Wellington

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blues name strong combination to take on Hurricanes in Wellington Blues coach Vern Cotter has named a strong combination to take on the Hurricanes in Wellington in the third game of Super Rugby Pacific...

Tu'Ungafasi marks 150th cap

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tu’ungafasi marks 150th cap in powerful Blues line-up for Eden Park opener The Blues have named a powerful team with eight All Blacks in the starting line-up for the opening round of the Super Rugby...

Jorja Miller wins Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Olympic Gold medal winning Black Ferns Sevens have swept the ASB Rugby Awards in 2024, claiming adidas New Zealand Team of the Year, Cory Sweeney the ASB New Zealand Coach of the Year and Jorja Miller...

Beauden Barrett back for the Blues

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

An eclectic mix of young blood and hardened experience form the 38-player Blues squad looking to go back-to-back in DHL Super Rugby Pacific 2025. Seven players land a full Blues contract for the first...

Papali'i recommits to New Zealand Rugby until 2027

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks loose forward Dalton Papali’i  has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby (NZR) through to the end of 2027.The 26-year-old has also extended his time with the Blues in DHL Super Rugby Pacific...

Caleb Clarke extends contract with New Zealand Rugby until 2025

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wing Caleb Clarke has extended his commitment to New Zealand Rugby (NZR), the Blues and Auckland through to the end of 2025.Clarke said he was both proud and determined to add to his 21 Test caps for the...

Tuipulotu returns for the Blues ahead of final

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blues Captain Patrick Tuipulotu is back in the starting XV for this Saturday’s DHL Super Rugby Grand Final as the Blues take on the Chiefs at Eden Park at 7:05pm. The Grand Final is sold out with...

Blues lose captain

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Game-breaking back Rieko Ioane says "old school" methods introduced by coach Vern Cotter have the Blues well placed to end a 21-year Super Rugby title drought. Cotter's no-frills style has been a hallmark...

Rieko Ioane returns for the Blues

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A couple of Blues heavyweights, Rieko Ioane and Stephen Perofeta return to the starting lineup this weekend as the team travel to Christchurch to take on the Crusaders in DHL Super Rugby Pacific.  Ioane...