Ioane out for several weeks
The Blues have been hit by an early injury blow as star back Rieko Ioane is expected to be sidelined for up to a month with a fractured hand.
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The Blues have been hit by an early injury blow as star back Rieko Ioane is expected to be sidelined for up to a month with a fractured hand.
The Blues opened the try-scoring table in the new Vodacom Super Rugby season with a screamer in their New Zealand derby against the Chiefs on Friday.
A few of the New Zealand players interviewed each other during their launch of the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby season in Auckland.
The Blues secured a 26-19 win over the Chiefs in their Vodacom Super Rugby warm-up match in Waihi on Friday.
Warren Gatland believes Damian McKenzie’s future lies at fullback for the Chiefs and All Blacks.
Chiefs playmaker Damian McKenzie is on course to return to action in round one of the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby season.
The latest Super Rugby squads announced by the New Zealand Super Rugby franchises.
All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett has signed a four-year extension which will see him stay in New Zealand until 2023 while also moving to the Blues.
All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams will play club rugby in Auckland this weekend to enhance his chances for a World Cup spot after an injury-ridden 2019.
The Hurricanes scored three second-half tries to claim a 29-24 victory over the Blues in a dead-rubber match in Wellington on Saturday.