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Sky Super Rugby Transtasman: Brilliant Blues run riot in big win over Rebels 15 May, 2021 11:55 AM 4 minutes to read Finlay Christie of the Blues makes a break against the Rebels. Photo / Getty Blues 50 Rebels 3 The Blues savoured a return to transtasman relations by running riot in Melbourne on Saturday night. After winning two of the last six games in their disappointing Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign, the Blues reduced the Rebels to a bumbling mess to highlight the disparity in opposition and maintain New Zealand's four-from-four record to start the transtasman competition. The Blues scrum,...

Relentless Blues score 50 points in annihilation of lacklustre Rebels News24 15 May 2021, 23:43 GMT+10 The Blues produced a rugby masterclass at AAMI Park as they ran in six tries to hammer the Rebels 50-3 on Saturday. The visitors drew first blood in the sixth minute when Finlay Christie kicked the ball into touch with the Blues, enjoying a penalty advantage. The penalty was awarded, and Otere Black made no mistake as he slotted it for a 3-0 lead. Only three minutes later, the Rebels levelled matters with a penalty conversion of their own. The hosts' forward pack put the Blues under huge pr...

After a disappointing Aotearoa campaign, the Auks head into Super Rugby Trans-Tasman with a chip on their shoulder.

Sky Super Rugby Transtasman: Blues coach Leon MacDonald misses training ahead of Rebels clash in Melbourne 13 May, 2021 02:50 AM 5 minutes to read NZ Herald Focus Sport's Cheree Kinnear gives everything you need to know ahead of Super Rugby Transtasman. Video / NZ Herald NZ Herald Focus Sport's Cheree Kinnear gives everything you need to know ahead of Super Rugby Transtasman. Video / NZ Herald Liam Napier is a sports writer for NZMELiam.Napier@nzherald.co.nz Leon MacDonald's absence from training on Thursday adds another layer of intrigue to an opening round transtasman match in Melbourne the...

Marc Hinton12:38, May 06 2021 Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images With a 4-4 record, and third-place finish, the Blues have to be disappointed with their Aotearoa campaign. ANALYSIS: The great enigmas continue to confound. For all the promise dished up by last year’s breakthrough season, the Blues let some nasty old habits creep back in and took a major step backwards this Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign. For the squad Leon MacDonald had assembled, even accounting for the sabbatical of star signing Beauden Barrett, a third-place finish at 4-4, and missing a spot in the final, represents a major fa...