2012 Blues season

2012 Blues season
Team information
Coach New Zealand Pat Lam
Captain
Stadium Eden Park, North Harbour Stadium
Avg. Attend. 17,495
High. Attend. 32,000 (vs. Crusaders, Round 1)
Low. Attend. 10,111 (vs. Lions, Round 12)
Top scorers
Tries Luke Braid, Lachie Munro, Benson Stanley (3)
Points Gareth Anscombe (102)
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The 2012 Blues season is the team's 17th season in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues' pre-season began on February 4, and the regular season began on February 24. The team will play 16 regular season matches, with byes in rounds 6 and 16. The Blues will play all teams within the New Zealand conference twice, and all other teams once, with the exception of the New South Wales Waratahs and Cheetahs. The team were captained by Keven Mealamu and coached by Pat Lam.

Pre-season

The first of three pre-season fixtures was held on the 4th of February at Toll Stadium against the Hurricanes. This was followed by an away match against the Melbourne Rebels on February 11 and a "home" match on February 18 against the Highlanders at UNITEC, in Mt Albert.

Fixtures

Regular season

The Blues regular season began on February 24 with a home fixture against the Crusaders, and finished on July 14, away to the Brumbies.

Fixtures

Player Summary

Player statistics for the 2012 season are shown below:[3]

Overall Summary

Player Position(s) Apps. Tries Cons. Pens. Drps. Pts. W.C. Y.C. R.C.
New Zealand Orene Ai'iFirst five-eighth, Fullback200000---
New Zealand Keven Mealamu (c)Hooker800000---
New Zealand Tony WoodcockProp10200010---
New Zealand Ali WilliamsLock1400000-1-
New Zealand Daniel BraidFlanker1510005---
New Zealand Brad MikaLock, No. 8600000---
New Zealand Jerome KainoFlanker, No. 8200000---
New Zealand Rudi WulfWing, Fullback7200010---
New Zealand Anthony BoricLock300000---
New Zealand Isaia ToeavaUtility back200000---
New Zealand Benson StanleySecond five-eighth12300015---
New Zealand Tom McCartneyHooker1600000---
Samoa Chris LowreyFlanker, No. 812200010---
New Zealand Rene RangerWing, Centre1020001011-
New Zealand Peter SailiFlanker, No. 81000000---
Tonga Tevita MailauProp1510005---
New Zealand Michael HobbsFirst five-eighth, Second five-eighth14116025---
New Zealand Charlie FaumuinaProp1110005---
New Zealand Lachie MunroUtility back1031011068---
New Zealand Andrew van der HeijdenLock200000---
New Zealand Alby MathewsonHalf-back1610005---
New Zealand Filo PauloLock1100000---
New Zealand Sherwin StowersWing810005---
New Zealand Luke BraidFlanker14300015---
New Zealand Liaki MoliLock1210005---
New Zealand Pauliasi ManuProp300000---
New Zealand Sean PolwartFlanker100000---
New Zealand Piri WeepuHalf-back, First five-eighth15036024---
New Zealand Gareth AnscombeFirst five-eighth10213211102---
New Zealand Ma'a NonuSecond five-eighth14200010---
New Zealand David RaikunaWing1010005---
Tonga George MoalaWing400000---
New Zealand Angus Ta'avaoProp600000---
New Zealand Hadleigh ParkesUtility back13200010---
New Zealand Ben LamWing100000---
New Zealand Daniel PryorFlanker100000---
New Zealand James ParsonsHooker700000---
New Zealand Steve LuatuaLock, Flanker610005-1-
New Zealand Cameron GoodhueNo. 8100000---
New Zealand Francis SailiWing, Centre510005---
New Zealand Charles PiutauWing, Fullback210005---
New Zealand Albert NikoroWing, Fullback100000---

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
1New Zealand Gareth Anscombe102
2New Zealand Lachie Munro68
3New Zealand Michael Hobbs25
4New Zealand Piri Weepu24
5=New Zealand Luke Braid15
5=New Zealand Benson Stanley15

Top Try Scorers

Rank Player Tries
1=New Zealand Luke Braid3
1=New Zealand Lachie Munro3
1=New Zealand Benson Stanley3
2=Seven Players2

Standings

The final standings for the 2012 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 Chiefs1812042444358+8647305364
2 New Zealand Crusaders1811052485343+14247345461
3 New Zealand Hurricanes1810062489429+6058398157
4 New Zealand Highlanders189072359385−2636312450
5 New Zealand Blues1840122359430−7134502632
Overall Standings
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 South Africa Stormers1814022350254+9628210266
2 New Zealand Chiefs1812042444358+8647305364
3 Australia Reds1811052359347+1238364258
4 New Zealand Crusaders1811052485343+14247345461
5 South Africa Bulls1810062472369+10350386559
6 South Africa Sharks1810062436348+8847317459
7 Australia Brumbies1810062404331+7341315558
8 New Zealand Hurricanes1810062489429+6058398157
9 New Zealand Highlanders189072359385−2636312450
10 South Africa Cheetahs1850112391458−6735473738
11 Australia Waratahs1840122346407−6133433835
12 New Zealand Blues1840122359430−7134502632
13 Australia Rebels1840122362520−15837593532
14 Australia Western Force1830132306440−13430492527
15 South Africa Lions1830132317460−14330522325

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
Ground H A A A H - A H A H A H A H H - H A
Result L L W L L B L L L L L W L L L B W W
Pos. (Conf.) 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Pos. (Overall) 9 13 11 14 15 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 14 13 12

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

See also

2012 Super Rugby season

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ↑ http://www.rebel-army.com/archives/2318
  3. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/teams/blues
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