The Blues have never won at this venue

The Blues get us underway and the Highlanders gather well

A pause as a few technical issues get sorted out with the ref's mics

A moment of silence will be observed in memory of Andy Haden

A late change for the Blues with Lamborn coming in at seven

Blues pair Akira Ioane and Ofa Tu'ungafasi have each made 56 tackles from 58 attempts in Super Rugby Aotearoa for a success rate of 97% - higher than any other player to have attempted at least 40 tackles

Welcome to yet another week of what's been an extremely exciting season of Super Rugby Aotearoa! This week it's second last vs second. The Blues have been slowly but surely trying to work their way up the table and have done very well to do so as they find themselves second. They've lost two of their last three games but luckily come into the game off of a victory against the Chiefs last week. The Highlnaders have been struggling with their only two victories also only happening against the Chiefs. They also lost their previous match against the Blues. Even though the Blues may seem to be the favourites in this fixture, it does not mean that it won't be a brilliant match!

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