Former Māori All Black hooker Leni Apisai is feeling fitter than ever and ready to fight for a regular spot in the Blues super rugby season.
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Geoff Moon farewelled today in Auckland
A thousand mourners including former All Blacks, colleagues and family turned up to farewell Geoff Moon, who was a highly regarded rugby coach and teacher in Auckland.
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Ioane brothers sign long-term contracts with NZ Rugby
Rieko Ioane has signed a four-year deal through to the end of 2022 and Akira Ioane has signed until 2021.
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Reo Māori teacher, Super rugby player
Te Reo Māori teacher Matiaha Martin, who is of Waikato descent, recently made his super rugby debut for the Blues.
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MacDonald to join the Blues
The Blues have announced their coaches for the 2019 season. Tana Umaga has been given a one year extension, and Leon MacDonald will be one of his assistants.
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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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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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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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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.
