Following their shock loss against the Jaguares over the weekend, the Blues now face the prospect of being the first New Zealand team to lose to an Australian team in almost two seasons.
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Rugby community gather to honour former All Black Dylan Mika
Former All Blacks, New Zealand rugby dignitaries and Samoa rugby representatives were amongst the hundreds that gathered in Mt Eden to remember the explosive Samoan flanker, Dylan Mika, who passed away suddenly last week to a suspected heart attack, aged 45.
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Ioane looks to improve against Chiefs
Blues winger Rieko Ioane says there is no quick fix to errors made against the Highlanders. The World Rugby breakthrough player of the year is confident they can turn things around against the Chiefs this week.
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NewsRieko Ioane scores top Māori Sportsman Award
Te Whānau-a-Apanui - Ngāpuhi and Samoan athlete Rieko Ioane has been named Māori Sportsman of the Year winning the Te Tama-ā-Tānenuiarangi award.
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Blues to debut pre-match haka for Lions match
For the first time in the Blues 21-year history, the team will perform a pre-match haka, He Toa Takitini (The Strength of Many), to the visiting Lions prior to the match kicking off tonight, 7 June.
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Highlanders and Blues season back on track
The Blues and Highlanders have got their seasons back on track with wins over the Bulls and the Brumbies in their Super Rugby encounters last night.
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Ioane brothers run rampant over Stags
Akira and Rieko Ioane (Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau a Apanui) have led Auckland Blues rugby team to a rampant win over Southland, 51-16 last night in Invercargill. The visiting side running in four tries in the final ten minutes to impose a devastating scoreline over the favoured hosts.
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Online sports extra- Halfback Bryn Hall off to the Crusaders
Blues halfback Bryn Hall (Ngāti Ranginui) has signed to the Crusaders for 2017. The move to the South Island will help to fill the gap left by Andy Ellis' decision to retire at the end of this season. Bryn Hall says, “I am really looking forward to just get down there, but in saying that I want to finish off this season with the Blues and to respect them with what they have done through my career”.
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Blues sign SBW
Sonny Bill Williams has signed with NZ Rugby and the Blues until the end of 2019. It comes as NZ Rugby and other sporting codes are looking to target greater inclusion in sport regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and ability.
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Chiefs remain the team to beat
It was a battle of the Bombays last night in the Super Rugby Competition, where the Auckland Blues travelled to Waikato to play the Chiefs. Despite the Chiefs sitting on top of the competition table, and the Blues near the bottom, it was a fight to the end between the two teams.
