The Blues have come out ahead of the Waratahs as both sides surveyed their casualty lists before their Super 15 clash at Eden Park.

Brad Mika will have surgery to repair his Achilles tendon on Friday, leaving him to contemplate a wretched run of injuries.

Three wins in a row, unbeaten in their last five games ... time for a rest for the Blues.

The Blues did the business on the Cheetahs in Whangarei, but it was a messy encounter.

The Blues will have revenge on their minds when they host Super rugby strugglers the Cheetahs in Whangarei tomorrow.

Blues centre and Northland captain Jared Payne will head for Ireland later this year, having signed to play for Irish club Ulster Rugby.

The Blues staged another second half comeback to beat a stubborn Chiefs side 16-13 in a Super 15 rugby match at a rain-soaked Waikato Stadium tonight.

All Blacks winger Joe Rokocoko has been reinstated to the Blues' starting team to play the Chiefs on Saturday.

The Blues' No 8 honours board reads Zinzan Brooke, Michael Jones and Xavier Rush. Will Peter Saili one day join that list?

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Those with a colourful descriptive sense reckoned Tony Woodcock's farm gym looked like a scene out of Rocky.