Super Rugby Pacific's week-by-week Player of the Year voting system has been bringing fans an insight into which players have been impressing opposition the most in 2025.
The Blues have received both significant good and bad news ahead of their showdown with the Hurricanes this weekend, with a number of All Blacks returning but also one ruled out for the rest of the season.
The Blues season has gone from bad to worse, falling to yet another defeat in 2025, this time at the hands of their south island rivals, the Crusaders.
An iconic rivalry took centre stage at Eden Park on Saturday night as the Blues hosted the Crusaders, drawing an enthused crowd in Auckland.
It’s been a could have, should have, would have, kind of start to Super Rugby Pacific for some of the traditional heavyweights in New Zealand.
Rivals collide in Auckland this weekend as the Blues host the Crusaders in a bid to turn their season around.
The Blues were a whisker away from taking the lead at the death, as a Xavi Taele conversion that hit the post from the left hand touchline.
It was Spider-Man vs Black Panther in Hamilton on Saturday evening as the Chiefs hosted the Blues in Super RUgby Pacific's Marvel-inspired Kids Round.
Five rounds into the Super Rugby Pacific season, the Blues’ season hangs in the balance with the defending champions going down to the Chiefs.
The Blues have named an exciting line up for their trip to Hamilton to play the Chiefs with young gun midfielder Xavi Taele set to make his Super Rugby Pacific debut.