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Blues first five-eighths Stephen Perofeta has never been a player to shy from a challenge, and he has a chance to show that again when starting at first five-eighths in Friday's DHL Super Rugby Pacific game with the Rebels at Eden Park.

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The U20s got off to a flying start when left wing Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens opened the scoring within five minutes, finishing off a clean break from second five-eighth Corey Evans to score in the left-hand corner. Two more tries followed soon after through lock Josh Lord and hooker Soane Vikena, as the Mako struggled to break out of their own half in the early exchanges. After 20 minutes the Mako finally started to find their feet and got back into the match, with left wing Timoci Tavata...

Over 30 New Zealand players made their Super Rugby debuts in 2021. Across the nation, which of this years newbies had the biggest impact for their sides?

Leon MacDonald makes four changes as he embraces sudden-death nature of this Super Rugby Trans-Tasman season.

Join us at 7:15pm as the Blues look to reclaim the top spot from the Hurricanes with a bonus-point victory.

Blues boss says it could well require five straight victories to secure a spot in the Trans-Tasman final.

Leon MacDonald says he's been impressed by the men from ACT throughout this rugby year.

Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Patrick Tuipulotu, left, and Dalton Papalii have finally shaken off injuries to return to action for the Blues. The Blues are clearly not buying into the woeful Waratahs storyline, returning their two fit-again All Blacks to active duty and making just three changes to the starting XV that put a half-century past the Rebels last Saturday. The bookies have the Blues as unbackable favourites to become the 10th straight team to wallop the winless Waratahs in 2021 when th...

Live coverage has concluded. Please click here for the full match wrap. Blues 50             Rebels 3 FULLTIME The siren goes. The Rebels have been put out of their misery. The Blues take the victory. 78 mins The Blues want more. The forwards move the ball to the right inside the Rebels 22, only for Koroibete to absolutely smash Laulala!  Great defence from the Fijian flyer! 75 mins - TRY BLUES The lineout throw is horrible, and Nock accepts it gratefully.  The Blues build forward befo...