Rugby: Weepu at home in Wainui
It is a very different Piri Weepu this season at the Blues.
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.
Even after 13 seasons, Keven Mealamu struggles to watch Super 15 games live.
In his summer recess, Steven Luatua punished himself. If he felt he hadn't done enough training, he would head out on a 10km run through the pain barrier.
When you look at the most popular list of players picked in NZ Herald Fantasy Super Rugby it's as you'd expect.
As public approval levels mount for the Blues, the staff have been collating video nasties for their troops.
Ranger is finally delivering on his exceptional promise and could be an All Black legend, writes Chris Rattue. The Blues have already won one battle, but they desperately need to win another.
The Blues have surprised many people this season and the Crusaders admitted they were caught out by their cohesion.
The Blues region is the country's most populous but has a poor recent record of producing test players.
It really is all change at the Blues as they wait nervously to see if No 8 Peter Saili can come good to play the Bulls a week today.
My phone ran hot with crowing texts and calls after the Blues' victory over the Crusaders. I guess I deserved it as, when I was put on the spot on the radio, I had to go with the Crusaders.
The Blues passed a heavyweight exam tonight as they soaked up all the competition benchmark Crusaders could throw at them then surged to an exhilarating victory.
Talk of a new, up-tempo, style of play at the Crusaders from coach Todd Blackadder begs the question - are we going to see wholesale changes at Eden Park tonight from the red and blacks? The short answer is: No.
Offseason spent with plenty of neck work, heavy squats and working on technique means loosehead is ready and able to fill Woodcock's big boots for Blues.
After 10 years of disappointment, Blues fans finally have reason to believe the glory days may be returning.
Former All Black Ian Joanes answers your questions on the state of rugby,
Mystery hovers over the Blues and Crusaders as they prepare for their Super 15 duel tomorrow at Eden Park.
Blues centre Rene Ranger is said to be on his way to French club Montpellier and will leave the Blues at the end of the season, according to reports.