Rugby should get used to referees' increased use of the television match official, according to Blues coach Sir John Kirwan.

Senior prop Charlie Faumuina has been ruled out for the season as the Blues contemplate a troubled buildup to their next clash with the Hurricanes.

Often thrilling, occasionally pressure-inducing and sometimes plain mad, the Blues, however mixed the results, will not be backing away from their counter-attack running game.

Sport has plenty of examples of injustice but, for many at Eden Park on Friday night, the sight of Ma'a Nonu having a horrible "homecoming" was justice aplenty.

The Highlanders remain winless in this year's Super Rugby competition after suffering a 29-18 loss to the Blues at Eden Park tonight.

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Most rugby seasons, there are questions about Ma'a Nonu. Sometimes there are positives about whether he can maintain his rich run of form.

What felt right back in October has taken on the appearance of a serious mistake; how the Blues must wish they hadn't been so hasty in de-listing prop Pauliasi Manu.

That was a game I thoroughly enjoyed, the intensity of a Chiefs v Blues game was very much on display and both sides played well.

The Chiefs turned in a quality, workmanlike performance in Mt Maunganui tonight to defeat the Blues 23-16.

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Perception, judgment and bias are all elements which affect public appraisal of rugby teams.

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The conversion of Chris Noakes has been another of the significant strands for the Blues this season.

It is a very different Piri Weepu this season at the Blues.

The Blues makeover is continuing with a syndicate making a multi-million dollar offer for a stake in the Super 15 rugby franchise.

The Blues coach enjoys his 'gloriously imbalanced' way of looking normal but being different.

The Chiefs and Blues have been the most potent New Zealand sides in the early stages of the Super 15.

The new-look Blues were unsettled by a prolonged heavy-duty Bulls assault that few of them had experienced.

As he assessed the Blues' untidy loss to the Bulls, coach Sir John Kirwan rated it their season's worst performance.

Excitement turned to Super 15 exasperation yesterday for the Blues as they fell under the hypnotic spell of the Bulls.

Piri Weepu sat in the bowels of Eden Park wearing a cap and red framed clear glasses as accessories to the team suit guidelines.

You can see it all over the city. More and more people are wearing Blues jerseys, caps and other assorted paraphernalia.