A second half blitz from the Blues was just enough to see them home 39-34 against the Brumbies in a free-running, hard-tackling Super 14 rugby match.

Skipper Keven Mealamu wants to see the Blues do the business first before he celebrates a personal milestone on Friday night.

Eden Park visitors keep the Sharks at bay but wait on injured star Stirling Mortlock.

Inga Tuigamala writes that relative strengths and weaknesses are beginning to show after several games.

Stephen Brett says the Crusaders could be vulnerable to some offbeat or off the cuff attacks.

The Blues face a tall order in Christchurch tomorrow night.

A week ago Blues loosehead prop Tony Woodcock was not considered fit enough for Super 14 combat.

All Black prop Tony Woodcock has been restored to the Blues' starting front row for Saturday's clash against the Crusaders.

Second-year coaches Pat Lam and Todd Blackadder were loose forwards in the Crusaders' foundation season.

Crusaders and Blues show their old class as Highlanders rise in Bloemfontein.

Photos from the third round of the Super 14.

Centre Rene Ranger starred as the Blues hold out against a stirring finish from the Reds at Ballymore.

The Blues spiked their Ballymore hoodoo on a rare visit to Queensland rugby headquarters as the Reds inconsistency resurfaced during a pulsating Super 14 encounter in a soggy Brisbane tonight.