MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Blues will kick off their Super Rugby Pacific title defence in 2025 with a Grand Final re-match at Eden Park against the Chiefs on Feb. 15.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Christchurch-based Crusaders will host the Super Rugby final for a record eighth time after edging the Blues 21-14 on Friday to end the Blues' one-year title reign.

The Blues have kept their defense of the Super Rugby title alive, beating the top-seeded Chiefs 20-19 Saturday with a try three minutes after the fulltime siren to advance to next week's semifinals.

After six rounds, the defending champion Blues are in 10th place on the Super Rugby table with a 1-5 record. That’s a major surprise for a team studded with All Blacks.

Auckland Blues coach Vern Cotter said he could recognise his defending Super Rugby champions again after putting a terrible start to the 2025 campaign behind them with back-to-back wins. "I sort ...

The pieces of the playoffs puzzle in Super Rugby have locked into place match by match during ... The Blues started the last round in seventh place and moved into the playoffs with a 46-6 win over ...

SYDNEY, May 29 (Reuters) - The most competitive Super Rugby season for many years goes down to the wire this weekend when three teams, including the defending champion Auckland Blues, battle it ...

The Auckland Blues threw a huge spanner into the works of the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs last week and on Friday will be out to do what no team has done in three decades of the competition as ...

The Blues wasted little time in being successful, capping their first season by winning the Large Club Division I championship with a 27-24 victory over St. Charles on June 5 at Fortress Obetz.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Tuesday was supposed to be the first practice for the Bend Blues Rugby team. The practice was canceled due to the snow covering the fields, but the club has bigger problems ...

The Blues opened the scoring with a try to winger Mark Tele'a after 11 minutes. The Crusaders were then reduced to 14 men when center Braydon Ennor was sin-binned after a head clash with Hoskins ...