Team News: Akira Ioane returns to the Blues starting XV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black loose forwards Dalton Papalii and Akira Ioane return to the Blues starting line-up for Saturday’s second round of the Super Rugby Aotearoa against the Chiefs in Hamilton. They...
Team News: Beauden Barrett and Ardie Savea return for round one of Super Rugby Aotearoa
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby Aotearoa will be the first professional rugby competition in the world to have fans return en-masse in the Covid-19 era when the competition kicks off in Dunedin on Saturday. The opening...
Akira Ioane returns for the Blues as Joe Marchant starts
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues have named a largely unchanged team to head across the Tasman to take on the Waratahs in Newcastle on Saturday in round two of Super Rugby. Injuries have necessitated some tweaks...
Tuesday Morning Round Up
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbySiya Kolisi set for a spell on the sideline following an off the ball shot World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi is expected to be unavailable for up to six weeks due to a knee injury he...
Rieko Ioane ruled out for several weeks
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks and Blues winger Rieko Ioane, who scored two tries in the loss to the Chiefs last weekend, will be sidelined for several weeks after fracturing a bone in his hand in the Super Rugby season-opener. The...
Joe Marchant handed starting Super Rugby debut as Ioane hits 50
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbySix players will make their debuts in an exciting Blues side that includes All Black Rieko Ioane who will play his 50th game for the club for the Super Rugby opener against the Chiefs at Eden Park...
Blues Super Rugby 2020 squad confirmed
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlues Coach Leon MacDonald has confirmed his 40-strong Super Rugby squad, with 26 of the players from the 2019 season returning with another 4 signings who have come through the Blues development system...
All Blacks pair miss Blues clash against the Reds
5 years ago by Ulitmate RugbyAll Blacks Rieko Ioane and co-captain Patrick Tuipulotu will sit out their second stand-down game while fellow international Dalton Papalii makes a welcome return to the starting line-up. Injury...
Caleb Clarke returns to strengthen the Blues' back three
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues have named virtually an unchanged side to host the Waratahs in their third straight home game at Eden Park on Saturday. The pre-season star performer, Caleb Clarke, returns from...
Blues support SBW's Christchurch hiatus
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues will look to claim their first win over fellow New Zealand opposition since round one in 2016 without centre Sonny Bill Williams this weekend as he has travelled to Christchurch to represent...
