Blues (rugby)
Full name | blues | |
Founded | 1996 | |
Stadion | Eden Park | |
Places | 50,000 | |
Trainer | Leon MacDonald | |
Homepage | theblues.co.nz | |
league | Great rugby | |
2019 | 13th place | |
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The Blues (dt. The Blues ; formerly Auckland Blues called) are a rugby union -Mannschaft from the New Zealand city of Auckland . The team plays in the international super rugby league. It represents the regional associations Northland RFU , North Harbor RU and Auckland RFU , whose catchment area includes Auckland City , the cities of North Shore City and Waitakere City and the northernmost part of the North Island . Home games are played in Eden Park , the largest stadium in the country. The team colors are blue and navy blue.
history
The team was formed in 1996 to represent the Auckland region in the then newly founded Super 12 league. The catchment area of the franchise was composed differently at the beginning, as the NZRFU feared that the Blues could dominate too much due to the numerous national players in their squad. Northland and North Harbor were initially represented by the Chiefs .
At the end of the 1990s, the number of national players in the Blues fell, so that in 1999 the regional associations represented were swapped. The Blues gave Counties Manukau and Thames Valley to the Chiefs and received Northland and North Harbor in return. This resulted in a geographically more compact catchment area.
When the national championship, the National Provincial Championship , was dissolved in its previous form in 2006 and replaced by the Air New Zealand Cup and the Heartland Championship , the Blues were the only New Zealand super rugby team whose member associations were all in the higher-class Air New Zealand Cup were represented.
So far, the Blues have won the championship three times (1996, 1997, 2003).
Player and coach
Current squad
The squad for the 2020 season:
pier hooker Second row striker |
Winger
Half of the crowd Interconnects |
Inner three quarters Outside three quarters / goalkeeper |
Former head coach
- Graham Henry
- Jed Rowlands
- Gordon Hunter
- Frank Oliver
- Peter Sloane
- David Nucifora
- Pat Lam
- John Kirwan
- Tana Umaga
Well-known former players
Placements
Super 12
year | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
space | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 11 | 8th | 0 | 3 | 408: 354 | +54 | 9 | 41 | 2. | Final victory against Natal |
1997 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 435: 283 | +152 | 8th | 50 | 1. | Final win over ACT Brumbies |
1998 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 388: 298 | +90 | 7th | 43 | 1. | Final loss to Canterbury Crusaders |
1999 | 11 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 202: 201 | +1 | 5 | 23 | 9. | |
2000 | 11 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 300: 262 | +38 | 6th | 30th | 6th | |
2001 | 11 | 4th | 0 | 7th | 243: 298 | −55 | 5 | 21st | 11. | |
2002 | 11 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 318: 249 | +69 | 5 | 29 | 6th | |
2003 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 393: 185 | +208 | 9 | 49 | 1. | Final win over Crusaders |
2004 | 11 | 6th | 1 | 4th | 337: 309 | +28 | 6th | 32 | 5. | |
2005 | 11 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 243: 216 | +27 | 3 | 27 | 7th |
Super 14
year | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
space | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 13 | 6th | 0 | 7th | 290: 348 | −58 | 5 | 29 | 8th. | |
2007 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4th | 355: 235 | +120 | 6th | 42 | 4th | Semi-final loss to Sharks |
2008 | 13 | 8th | 0 | 5 | 354: 267 | +87 | 8th | 40 | 6th | |
2009 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8th | 339: 369 | −30 | 12 | 32 | 9. | |
2010 | 13 | 7th | 0 | 6th | 376: 333 | +43 | 9 | 37 | 7th |
Great rugby
year | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
space | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 405: 335 | +70 | 10 | 60 | 4th | Semi-final loss to Reds |
2012 | 16 | 4th | 0 | 12 | 359: 430 | −71 | 8th | 32 | 12. | |
2013 | 16 | 6th | 0 | 10 | 347: 364 | −17 | 12 | 44 | 10. | |
2014 | 16 | 7th | 0 | 9 | 419: 395 | +24 | 9 | 37 | 10. | |
2015 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 282: 428 | −146 | 8th | 20th | 14th | |
2016 | 15th | 8th | 1 | 6th | 374: 380 | −6 | 5 | 39 | 11. | |
2017 | 15th | 7th | 1 | 7th | 425: 391 | +34 | 7th | 37 | 9. | |
2018 | 16 | 4th | 0 | 12 | 378: 509 | −131 | 6th | 22nd | 14th | |
2019 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 347: 369 | −22 | 8th | 30th | 13. |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hard work edict for Blues 2020 squad. Blues, November 12, 2019, accessed November 29, 2019 .