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Rattue: Kirwan making no progress
John Kirwan's shaky tenure at the Blues is in serious trouble, and the latest loss to the Cheetahs might be the beginning of the end for the coach, writes Chris Rattue.
John Kirwan's shaky tenure at the Blues is in serious trouble, and the latest loss to the Cheetahs might be the beginning of the end for the coach, writes Chris Rattue.
John Kirwan says his outnumbered Blues team ran themselves to exhaustion in making up for Hayden Triggs' red card in the loss to the Stormers.
Jerome Kaino reaches a rare and well merited milestone when the Blues face the Cheetahs this weekend.
It's become like that in Blues territory. There is an acceptance they will find a way to lose as the slide in production and results persists, Wynne Gray writes.
Aweek after the concession of two "soft" tries did for the Blues in their Super Rugby opening round loss to the Chiefs.
I heard a funny thing the other day. A bloke on the wireless was talking about Super Rugby coaches.
His efforts against the Blues left little doubt that Damian McKenzie is a young man full of belief in his own abilities.
A key cause of last year's inconsistent Chiefs campaign was the mid-season absence of Aaron Cruden.
With lock Patrick Tuipulotu on the brink of returning, John Kirwan's thoughts as he left Auckland yesterday for Sydney on the first leg of the Blues' journey to South Africa might have been how to....
It might not be a wise idea to be cautiously optimistic about the Blues' chances this year in the wake of a first round defeat, but they did enough for judgement to at least be reserved.
No surprise the Blues came second. Not against the Chiefs who have hovered around the top of the competition for the last few years while the Blues have puttered along in their own slurry.
Live updates of the Super Rugby encounter between the Blues and Chiefs at North Harbour Stadium.
With Minnesota Vikings tight end Rhett Ellison visiting training this week, it's tempting to ponder how some of the Blues' best would handle a job swap.
Blues captain Jerome Kaino receives his new playing jersey from teenage patient Tyrone Banks at Starship children's hospital.
More of the same, with the Blues repeating their 10th-place finish from 2013 to leave their record of 32 games played under John Kirwan's command for 13 wins and 19....
We know Keven Mealamu will sit out Super Rugby for a month but the Blues will begin the tournament with an entire All Black front row this weekend.
Blues coach John Kirwan has already made mention of his satisfaction at Steven Luatua's leadership at this early stage of the season.
New season, same old problems for Blues coach John Kirwan, who must consider a delicate juggling act with his loose forwards ahead of the first competition game against the Chiefs.
New Zealand's sevens sensation Rieko Ioane has the Blues to thank for honing his form, with coach John Kirwan comparing his style to Israel Folau and Sonny Bill Williams.
Former All Black Jimmy Cowan has quickly made himself comfortable in Auckland to the point where he is turning halfback into one of the most contestable positions at the Blues.
This time last year, an outstanding pre-season campaign set up Patrick Tuipulotu for inclusion in the All Blacks after only a handful of games for the Blues.
The Blues will today officially announce a new $4 million purpose-built training and administrative headquarters at Alexandra Park in Auckland.
Two Blues players who recently appeared in court - one waiting for sentencing on assault charges - took to the field in a pre-season game last night.