1. Auckland Blues: Could This Be the End of the Pat Lam Era?

    Under Pat Lam, the Blues have fielded star-studded teams that were known for underachieving. Earlier this year, I said that if the Blues don't make the finals this year then Pat Lam must go ...

    Ben Alves Written by Ben Alves about 2 months ago 191 reads 0 comments

  2. Conrad Smith Leads Hurricanes Past the Blues with a Last-Minute Effort

    The Blues were an early-season favourite to go far in this year's Super Rugby season, and the Hurricanes were supposed to struggle, but it certainly didn't look that way tonight...

    Ben Alves Written by Ben Alves about 2 months ago 78 reads 2 comments

  3. Super Rugby: Gareth Anscombe Impresses in Starting Debut for Blues

    The Blues dug themselves a bit of a hole in the first two weeks of the season. They lost two games that they were more than capable of winning against the Crusaders and the Chiefs...

    Ben Alves Written by Ben Alves about 3 months ago 136 reads 0 comments

  4. Super Rugby: Blues Are Rugby's Version of the Philadelphia Eagles' Dream Team

    It's only been two weeks, but the Blues have already lost two games that they could've and probably should've won. They began by losing to the Crusaders at home despite having two tries to their one...

    Ben Alves Written by Ben Alves about 3 months ago 218 reads 5 comments

  5. Super Rugby: A Positional Breakdown of Chiefs vs. Blues

    On Friday, the Chiefs will be hosting their northern neighbours at Waikato Stadium for what should be a great matchup. The two teams are known for playing exciting rugby, despite not always succeeding in the win column...

    Ben Alves Written by Ben Alves about 3 months ago 185 reads 1 comments

  6. Super Rugby: 5 Things We Learned About the Auckland Blues from Friday

    Once again the Blues and the Crusaders engaged in an epic war that went down to the wire. After the Blues scored two quick tries through Chris Lowrey and David Raikuna, the Crusaders ...

    Ben Alves Written by Ben Alves about 3 months ago 149 reads 5 comments

  7. Super Rugby: Blues vs. Crusaders: Positional Breakdown

    In New Zealand, there is no provincial rivalry better than Auckland vs. Canterbury. The big city of the North vs. the big city of the South...

    Ben Alves Written by Ben Alves about 3 months ago 167 reads 3 comments

  8. Super Rugby: If the Blues Don't Make the Final, Then Lam Must Go

    Back in the early days of Super Rugby, the Blues were the dominant team. Under Graham Henry they made the first three finals and won two of them. The Blues of the past few years haven't been anything special...

    Ben Alves Written by Ben Alves about 4 months ago 110 reads 0 comments