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Blues
2013 season
LeagueSuper Rugby
CoachNew Zealand Sir John Kirwan
CaptainNew Zealand Ali Williams
StadiumEden Park, North Harbour Stadium
Top point scorer(s)TBD
Top try scorer(s)TBD
Highest home attendanceTBD
Lowest home attendanceTBD
Average home attendanceTBD

The 2013 Blues season will be the team's 18th season in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues' pre-season began on February 2, and the regular season will begin on February 23. The team will play 16 regular season matches, with byes in rounds 1, 5, 10 and 17. The Blues will play all teams within the New Zealand conference twice, and all other teams once, with the exception of the Western Force and Southern Kings. The team will be captained by Ali Williams and coached by Sir John Kirwan.

Pre-season[edit]

The first of three pre-season fixtures was on the 2nd of February against the Queensland Reds in Toowoomba. This was followed by a home match against the New South Wales Waratahs at Toll Stadium on February 9 and a final match on February 15 against the Highlanders at Queenstown Events Centre.

Fixtures[edit]

2 Feb. 2013 Queensland Reds 41 - 35 Blues Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba  
Attendance: 7,000 [1]


9 Feb. 2013 Blues 40 - 36 New South Wales Waratahs Toll Stadium, Whangarei  
Attendance: 6,000 [2]


15 Feb. 2013 Highlanders v Blues Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown  
Attendance: N/A

Regular Season[edit]

The Blues regular season will begin on February 23 with an away fixture against the Hurricanes, and will finish on July 13, with a home fixture against the Chiefs.

Fixtures[edit]

23 Feb. 2013 Hurricanes v Blues Westpac Stadium, Wellington  


1 March 2013 Blues v Crusaders Eden Park, Auckland  


10 March 2013 Blues v Bulls Eden Park, Auckland  


24 March 2013 New South Wales Waratahs v Blues Allianz Stadium, Sydney  


30 March 2013 Chiefs v Blues Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  


5 April 2013 Blues v Highlanders Eden Park, Auckland  


13 April 2013 Blues v Hurricanes Eden Park, Auckland  


26 April 2013 Queensland Reds v Blues Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  


3 May 2013 Blues v Stormers North Harbour Stadium, Albany  


11 May 2013 Blues v Melbourne Rebels Eden Park, Auckland  


18 May 2013 Crusaders v Blues Rugby League Park, Christchurch  


25 May 2013 Blues v Brumbies Eden Park, Auckland  


1 June 2013 Highlanders v Blues Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin  


29 June 2013 Sharks v Blues Mr Price Kings Park, Durban  


6 July 2013 Cheetahs v Blues Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  


13 July 2013 Blues v Chiefs Eden Park, Auckland  

Player Summary[edit]

Player statistics for the 2013 season are shown below:[3]

Overall Summary[edit]

Player Position(s) Apps. Tries Cons. Pens. Drps. Pts. W.C. Y.C. R.C.

Legend: Apps. = Appearances, Cons. = Conversions, Pens. = Penalties, Drps. = Drop Goals, Pts. = Total points, W.C. = White cards, Y.C. = Yellow cards, R.C. = Red cards

Top Point Scorers[edit]

Rank Player Points

Top Try Scorers[edit]

Rank Player Tries

Standings[edit]

The current standings for the 2013 season are shown below:

New Zealand Conference
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 New Zealand Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 New Zealand Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 New Zealand Highlanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 New Zealand Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall Standings
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Australia Brumbies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 South Africa Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 South Africa Cheetahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 New Zealand Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 New Zealand Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Australia Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 New Zealand Highlanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 New Zealand Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Australia Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Australia Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 South Africa Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 South Africa Stormers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Australia Waratahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Legend: Pos = Position, Rnd = Round, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Four-try bonus points, LB = Close loss bonus points, Pts = Competition Points

Round by Round Result Summary[edit]

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ground - A H H - A A H H - A H H A H A - A A H
Result
Standing (Conf.)
Standing (Overall.)

Legend: H = Home, A = Away, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, B = Bye

See also[edit]

2013 Super Rugby season

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.thechronicle.com.au/photos/super-rugby-draws-crowd/18294/
  2. ^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10864422
  3. ^ http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/teams/blues

Category:Seasons in New Zealand rugby union Category:2013 in New Zealand rugby union

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