Blues

As a late try from Ihaia West sealed a 22-16 win for Blues against British and Irish Lions in the tour game at Eden Park on Wednesday, we take a look on how Warren Gatland's men fared in the contest.

Rieko Loane scored the opening try of the game on the seventh minute following a cross field kick from Stephen Perofeta, who later missed out on the conversion

Wales hooker Ken Owens will captain the British and Irish Lions against the Blues at Eden Park on Wednesday.

Replacement Stephen Perofeta scored the decisive try in the final 10 minutes as Blues managed to overcome Reds with 34-29 win in a tight Super Rugby contest at Apia Park on Friday.

Blues came up with an eight try performance at Eden Park on Friday to win the Super Rugby encounter against Cheetahs by 50-32.

Blues managed to resist a late surge from Waratahs as they sealed a 33-40 victory in their Super Rugby encounter at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

Blues scored two tries in the second half as they registered a 12-18 win over Brumbies in their Super Rugby encounter at GIO Stadium on Sunday.

Last Thursday’s announcement of Eddie Jones’ 31-man England squad to tour Argentina in June was met by the wider rugby community with a considerable number of raised eyebrows.

Mark Abbott starred with a double as Hurricanes edged out Blues by 24-28 in their Super Rugby encounter at Eden Park on Saturday.

World Cup winning All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams has received the backing of New Zealand Rugby and Auckland Blues to avoid logos on his kit that are against his religious belief.

Blues came from behind and completed a 24-15 bonus point victory over Force in their Super Rugby encounter at Eden Park on Saturday.

Blues came up with a six-try performance to hand a 38-14 defeat to Bulls in their Super Rugby clash at QBE Stadium on Saturday.

Crusaders came up with a dominant second half performance as they came from behind to register a 33-24 win over Blues in their Super Rugby encounter at AMI Stadium on Friday.

Chiefs ran a six-try riot as they inflicted a 41-26 defeat on a 14-men Blues team in their Super Rugby encounter at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday.

Centre Reiko Ioane scored a hat-trick as Blues ran a seven-try riot to defeat Reds by 18-56 in the Super Rugby opener at AAMI Park on Thursday.

The Blues finished their Super Rugby 2016 campaign on high with a narrow 34-28 win over the Waratahs in Auckland on Friday.

Riding on double tries from Jerome Kaino and Matt Duffie, Blues have dented a severe blow to Brumbies' hopes of making into the finals after crushing them 40-15 at Eden Park on Friday.

Hurricanes lock Vaea Fifita's double tries in the second-half enabled the Wellington side to overcome a seven-point first-half deficit and secure a 37-27 win over the Blues during the Super Rugby clash on Saturday.

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Fly-half Richie Mo'unga kicked 16 points with the boot for the Crusaders as they recovered from a five-point half-time deficit to beat Blues by 21-26 at Eden Park in the Super Rugby round 14 clash on Saturday.