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Rugby: Blues edge Chiefs after Kaino sees red
Jerome Kaino could miss the Blues' opening Super Rugby match after he was sent off for punching.
Super Rugby: Our burning questions
Chris Rattue lists the key questions surrounding the five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises ahead of the upcoming season.
Rugby: Early form has Blues cautiously optimistic
Another big pre-season win has lifted the Blues' confidence levels as high as they've been for 12 months.
Rugby: 'Bushman' Ranger back where he belongs
Rene Ranger has already found his happy place now he's back preparing for the Super Rugby season with the Blues.
Ioane brothers back at Blues
Two of the hottest sevens prospects in the world after their exploits in Wellington and Sydney recently, will re-join the Blues tomorrow.
Gregor Paul: Reasons for optimism at the Blues?
It's probably the heat playing tricks but it's possible the Blues aren't going to be their typical catastrophic selves.
Rugby: Power and strength returning for Tuipulotu
Few have been greeting pre-season with more excitement than Blues lock Patrick Tuipulotu.
Blues looking ready for business
There is genuine excitement at Blues HQ. There is laughter in the ranks.
Umaga shrugs off blues, starts afresh
It's nearly seven months after Tana Umaga was announced as new coach of the Blues and he is sitting in a cafe at Alexandra Park Raceway in Auckland's Greenlane.
Blues' 10 jersey is West's to lose
New coach Tana Umaga has endorsed Ihaia West as the man to play the pivotal first five position for the Blues.
Rugby: Strong Blues squad leaves some questions
The Blues have assembled a strong squad, but one with question marks still remaining around that crucial 9-10 axis.
Melbourne Storm winger signs for Blues
Former Auckland schools rugby star, Matt Duffie, an NRL player with the Melbourne Storm for seven years, will return to rugby after signing with the Blues.
New Blues coach has his eye on Guildford
New Blues coach Tana Umaga says Zac Guildford is on his radar.
Umaga's surprising assistant coach
Blues appoint All Blacks performance analyst as their new assistant coach, the first surprise of Tana Umaga's fledgling reign at the franchise.
Umaga demands better after Turbos finish
Tana Umaga will be impressing upon his Counties Manukau Steelers this week the importance of treating rugby as an 80-, not 75-minute game.
Kaino: What saved him from the booze
In the second exclusive extract from his new autobiography, Jerome Kaino explains how he bounced back from his 2008 drink-driving conviction.
Leave it to Mealamu
He's one of the toughest men to pull on an All Black jersey ... and he's humble, nice and has a smile like a sunbeam.
Tana Umaga up for the challenge?
Tana Umaga faces a mammoth task in resuscitating the Blues, but Gregor Paul believes he can do it.
Wynne Gray: Clean break start of a steep learning curve for Umaga
Whatever occurred, Tana Umaga will benefit most from coaching the Blues without any interference from John Kirwan, writes Wynne Gray.
Coach already has respect: Kaino
Tana Umaga says he must earn the respect of his players but Blues captain Jerome Kaino thinks the new coach has it already.
Under construction: the new Blues
The sun shone brightly on Alexandra Park yesterday morning as Tana Umaga began his tenure as Blues head coach.