2013 Blues season

2013 Blues season
Team information
Coach New Zealand Sir John Kirwan
Captain
Stadium Eden Park, North Harbour Stadium
Avg. Attend. 19,661
High. Attend. 31,014
Low. Attend. 10,811
Top scorers
Tries Frank Halai (5)
Points Chris Noakes (26)
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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 began on February 23. The team played 16 regular season matches, with byes in rounds 5 and 10. They did not play in rounds 1 and 17, which was only be contested by Australian teams as a result of the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. The Blues played all teams within the New Zealand conference twice, and all other teams once, with the exception of the Western Force and Southern Kings. The 2013 team was captained by Ali Williams and coached by Sir John Kirwan.

Pre-season

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

Regular Season

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

Tour Matches

On the 4th of April it was announced that the Blues would play a one-off match against France as a midweek fixture during their tour of New Zealand in June.[4] The match was held on June 11 at North Harbour Stadium and was the first time a New Zealand-based Super Rugby team has played against an international side.

Player Summary

Player statistics through round five of the 2013 Super Rugby season are shown below:[5]

Overall Summary

Cap # Player Position(s) Apps. Tries Cons. Pens. Drps. Pts. W.C. Y.C. R.C.
74 New Zealand Keven Mealamu Hooker 000000---
93 New Zealand Ali Williams (c) Lock 500000---
137 New Zealand Anthony Boric Lock 200000---
149 New Zealand Tom McCartney Hooker 500000---
154 New Zealand Rene Ranger Wing, Centre 5200010---
159 New Zealand Peter Saili Flanker, No. 8 400000---
165 New Zealand Charlie Faumuina Prop 400000---
180 New Zealand Luke Braid Flanker 510005---
186 New Zealand Piri Weepu Half-back, First five-eighth 5035021---
188 New Zealand Angus Ta'avao Prop 500000---
192 New Zealand Francis Saili Wing, Centre 500000---
193 New Zealand Liaki Moli Lock 200000---
195 Tonga George Moala Wing 4200010---
196 New Zealand James Parsons Hooker 510005---
197 New Zealand Steve Luatua Lock, Flanker 510005---
199 New Zealand Charles Piutau Wing, Fullback 5300015---
200 New Zealand Albert Nikoro Wing, Fullback 100000---
201 New Zealand Frank Halai Wing 5400020-1-
202 New Zealand Chris Noakes First five-eighth 4135026---
203 New Zealand Culum Retallick Lock 200000---
204 New Zealand Brendon O'Connor Flanker 500000---
205 New Zealand Bryn Hall Halfback 101002---
206 New Zealand Quentin MacDonald Hooker 300000---
207 New Zealand Baden Kerr First five-eighth 3113013---
208 New Zealand Jackson Willison Second five-eighth, Centre 300000---
209 New Zealand Kane Barrett Lock, Flanker 100000---
210 New Zealand Waisake Naholo Wing 100000---
211 New Zealand Tim Perry Prop 100000---
212 New Zealand Ronald Raaymakers Lock, Flanker 100000---
213 New Zealand Jamison Gibson-Park Halfback 300000---
214 New Zealand Marty McKenzie Utility Back 100000---
N/A New Zealand Malakai Fekitoa Second five-eighth, Centre000000---
N/A New Zealand Ofa Tu'ungafasi Prop 000000---

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

Rank Player Points
1 New Zealand Chris Noakes 26
2 New Zealand Piri Weepu 21
3 New Zealand Frank Halai 20
4 New Zealand Charles Piutau 15
5 New Zealand Baden Kerr 13

Top Try Scorers

Rank Player Tries
1 New Zealand Frank Halai 4
2 New Zealand Charles Piutau 3
3= New Zealand Rene Ranger 2
3= Tonga George Moala 2
5= Five players 1

Standings

The standings through the final round of 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 Chiefs 18 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66
2 New Zealand Crusaders 18 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60
3 New Zealand Blues 18 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44
4 New Zealand Hurricanes 18 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41
5 New Zealand Highlanders 18 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29
Overall Standings
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Chiefs 18 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66
2 South Africa Bulls 18 12 0 4 2 448 330 +118 41 34 5 2 63
3 Australia Brumbies 18 10 2 4 2 430 295 +135 43 31 5 3 60
4 New Zealand Crusaders 18 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60
5 Australia Reds 18 10 2 4 2 321 296 +25 31 23 4 2 58
6 South Africa Cheetahs 18 10 0 6 2 382 358 +24 38 32 2 4 54
7 South Africa Stormers 18 9 0 7 2 346 292 +54 30 18 1 5 50
8 South Africa Sharks 18 8 0 8 2 384 305 +79 40 31 3 5 48
9 Australia Waratahs 18 8 0 8 2 411 371 +40 45 34 1 4 45
10 New Zealand Blues 18 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44
11 New Zealand Hurricanes 18 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41
12 Australia Rebels 18 5 0 11 2 382 515 −133 44 65 4 5 37
13 Australia Force 18 4 1 11 2 267 366 −99 26 34 0 5 31
14 New Zealand Highlanders 18 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29
15 South Africa Kings 18 3 1 12 2 298 564 −266 27 69 2 0 24
Conference leaders, qualify to finals.
Wildcard teams, qualify to finals.

Source: sanzarrugby.com 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

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 N/A W W L B L L W W B L W W L L L N/A L L L
Pos (Conf) N/A 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pos (Overall) N/A 2 4 6 4 6 9 7 5 2 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10

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

See also

2013 Super Rugby season

External links

References

  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.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/8312017/Lethargic-Highlanders-struggle-to-get-going
  4. ↑ "Blues to play france". New Zealand Herald. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/teams/blues
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