Blues coach Pat Lam carved franchise legend Joe Rokocoko and others from his side to host the Hurricanes tomorrow.

All Black and Blues prop John Afoa has signed to play for Irish club Ulster following the Rugby World Cup.

All Blacks rugby coach Graham Henry is unashamedly a fan of the Super 15's new conference format.

The Blues offer something for everyone. Thrilling play mixed with ineptitude, glowing rugby interspersed with childish errors.

The injury-ravaged past few seasons for Blues lock Ali Williams hit another road bump yesterday.

Hooker and skipper Keven Mealamu will make his return to the starting 15 when the Blues take on the Force on Sunday morning.

Loose forward Peter Saili has been ruled out of the Blues' next Super 15 match after struggling to recover from a head knock.

Stats guru Tracey Nelson breaks down round three of the Super 15 and pinpoints the key stats from each match.

Order has been restored after three weeks of Super 15 rugby, with all five New Zealand teams unbeaten over the weekend.

Auckland's renewed attempts to take greater control of the Blues have found paydirt with Northland and warm responses from North Harbour.

Plane-weary Blues facing 'massive challenge' but Mitchell's men last tasted victory in May 2009

An air of intrigue hovers over New Zealand teams in this weekend's third round of Super rugby.

The Blues' winning run has stopped and so has the selection security.

The Blues yo-yo results chart swung into its familiar dip after their engrossing winning start to the season.

Pat Lam has managed to keep the same formation for the start of the Blues offshore campaign this weekend in Durban.

The Sharks are expecting a confident Blues side to run hard at them in Sunday morning's (NZtime) week two Super rugby match at Durban.