18 YEAR WAIT OVER FOR THE BLUES

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Take a hard-won turnover, add some Hoskins Sotutu pizzazz and a desperate dive by replacement flanker Blake Gibson, and you have a game securing try for the Blues to secure the Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman title beating the Highlanders 23–15 at Eden Park on Saturday. But it was a close-run thing,

ASH DIXON WELL AWARE OF BLUES’ THREATS

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Highlanders co-captain Ash Dixon has one prize already wrapped up before Saturday's Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final against the Blues in Auckland, but it's the second that would mean most. He will run out for his 100th game for the side, but the prize of the Super Rugby title would cap

SKY SUPER RUGBY TRANS-TASMAN FINAL: PREVIEW

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Five weeks of entertaining Trans-Tasman rugby and we’re down to our top two sides – the Blues and Highlanders. The Blues have gone 18 years without a Super Rugby title. The Highlanders last won in 2015. Who will come out on top as the inaugural Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman champions

Established squad announced for Māori All Blacks campaign

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Māori All Blacks Coach Clayton McMillan has named a strong squad ahead of their two-match series against Manu Samoa. It will be the first time the sides have met since 2008, with matches at Sky Stadium in Wellington (June 26) and an exciting double header alongside the All Blacks and Tonga