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.
74New Zealand Keven MealamuHooker000000---
93New Zealand Ali Williams (c)Lock500000---
137New Zealand Anthony BoricLock200000---
149New Zealand Tom McCartneyHooker500000---
154New Zealand Rene RangerWing, Centre5200010---
159New Zealand Peter SailiFlanker, No. 8400000---
165New Zealand Charlie FaumuinaProp400000---
180New Zealand Luke BraidFlanker510005---
186New Zealand Piri WeepuHalf-back, First five-eighth5035021---
188New Zealand Angus Ta'avaoProp500000---
192New Zealand Francis SailiWing, Centre500000---
193New Zealand Liaki MoliLock200000---
195Tonga George MoalaWing4200010---
196New Zealand James ParsonsHooker510005---
197New Zealand Steve LuatuaLock, Flanker510005---
199New Zealand Charles PiutauWing, Fullback5300015---
200New Zealand Albert NikoroWing, Fullback100000---
201New Zealand Frank HalaiWing5400020-1-
202New Zealand Chris NoakesFirst five-eighth4135026---
203New Zealand Culum RetallickLock200000---
204New Zealand Brendon O'ConnorFlanker500000---
205New Zealand Bryn HallHalfback101002---
206New Zealand Quentin MacDonaldHooker300000---
207New Zealand Baden KerrFirst five-eighth3113013---
208New Zealand Jackson WillisonSecond five-eighth, Centre300000---
209New Zealand Kane BarrettLock, Flanker100000---
210New Zealand Waisake NaholoWing100000---
211New Zealand Tim PerryProp100000---
212New Zealand Ronald RaaymakersLock, Flanker100000---
213New Zealand Jamison Gibson-ParkHalfback300000---
214New Zealand Marty McKenzieUtility Back100000---
N/ANew Zealand Malakai FekitoaSecond five-eighth, Centre000000---
N/ANew Zealand Ofa Tu'ungafasiProp000000---

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 Chris Noakes26
2New Zealand Piri Weepu21
3New Zealand Frank Halai20
4New Zealand Charles Piutau15
5New Zealand Baden Kerr13

Top Try Scorers

Rank Player Tries
1New Zealand Frank Halai4
2New Zealand Charles Piutau3
3=New Zealand Rene Ranger2
3=Tonga George Moala2
5=Five players1

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 Chiefs1812042458364+9450388266
2 New Zealand Crusaders1811052446307+13944315360
3 New Zealand Blues1860102347364−1740366644
4 New Zealand Hurricanes1860102386457−7141494541
5 New Zealand Highlanders1830132374496−12240554529
Overall Standings
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Chiefs1812042458364+9450388266
2 South Africa Bulls1812042448330+11841345263
3 Australia Brumbies1810242430295+13543315360
4 New Zealand Crusaders1811052446307+13944315360
5 Australia Reds1810242321296+2531234258
6 South Africa Cheetahs1810062382358+2438322454
7 South Africa Stormers189072346292+5430181550
8 South Africa Sharks188082384305+7940313548
9 Australia Waratahs188082411371+4045341445
10 New Zealand Blues1860102347364−1740366644
11 New Zealand Hurricanes1860102386457−7141494541
12 Australia Rebels1850112382515−13344654537
13 Australia Western Force1841112267366−9926340531
14 New Zealand Highlanders1830132374496−12240554529
15 South Africa Southern Kings1831122298564−26627692024

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

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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