Blues 2026
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@Tim said in Blues 2026:
1 Fusitua
2 Slater
3 Renata
4 Tuipulotu
5 Darry
6 Christie
7 Papalii
8 Sotutu9 Christie
10 Barrett
11 Clarke
12 Lam
13 Ahki
14 Vai
15 Sullivan16 Eklund
17 Tu'ungufasi
18 Yates
19 Beehre
20 Segner/Wrampling
21 Funaki
22 Perofeta
23 Evans/TaeleThink Ahki will get 12. Patrick won't be available initially. Probably won't happen but I'd prefer to see something like this.
1 Fusitua
2 Slater
3 Renata
4 Beehre
5 Darry ( vc )
6 Wrampling
7 Papalii (c)
8 Sotutu9 Funaki
10 Perofeta
11 Clarke
12 Ahki
13 Lam
14 Banks
15 Sullivan16 Eklund
17 Tu'ungufasi
18 Yates
19 McWhannell
20 Peita
21 Nock
22 Barrett
23 Evans/TaeleA back three combo of Sullivan, Banks and Clarke will serve us quite well in the air.
Wrampling and Peita I thought had better NPC than the other options. Christie wasn't great on attack and Segner wasn't great on defence.
Peita potentially a very good impact player.
Funaki a much better distributer than Christie and continues to work on his kicking game. Nock a good impact player.
Vai needs a bit of bulk.
If injuries are kind to us, and we are not too conservative in the halves, I think we will be in with a shot. Question marks over depth in several positions but it will be the same for other squads.
If Fusitua can improve his discipline he can be a real weapon for us.
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....not a fan of the away...
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@Kiwiwomble said in Blues 2026:
....not a fan of the away...
That away jersey looks like something the Auckland white ball cricket team would wear.
I thought these jerseys were being launched tomorrow lol.
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@Canes4life all the advertising is 27/11/25....maybe they were supposed to be embargoed and he's stuffed up
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@Kiwiwomble said in Blues 2026:
@Canes4life all the advertising is 27/11/25....maybe they were supposed to be embargoed and he's stuffed up
I think he has tbh, probably shouldn't be posting it if Classic and the Blues are doing an online unveiling tomorrow. Too late now.
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Stuff's also put up an article about it
Blues unveil ‘alternate’ white home jersey in throwback to Super Rugby originsDefinitely going to put the home jersey on my Xmas wishlist, but I don't like the away TBH.
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Home:
This one's going to be on my Xmas wishlistAway:
Reminds me of the Newcastle KnightsTraining:
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@UpTheHarbs said in Blues 2026:
Home:
This one's going to be on my Xmas wishlistAway:
Reminds me of the Newcastle KnightsTraining:
Reminds me of the Penrith PanthersMore like the Newcastle Knights.
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@African-Monkey Especially when you have the same apparel supplier and major sponsor
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@mikedogz It is too. That’s what I thought as well when I first glanced at it in Boomfa’s video.
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@UpTheHarbs said in Blues 2026:
@mikedogz It is too. That’s what I thought as well when I first glanced at it in Boomfa’s video.
I think the Blues are incorporating red into their strip so Razor and his Cantab comrades might finally notice Sotutu, Papali’i and Lam.
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This looks like Tamiano Ahloo at Blues training. Maybe he is one of the young NDC players.
Also Sir Ted was there. Making a comeback?
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@mikedogz said in Blues 2026:
That away jersey might have been inspired by their jersey from around 2000.
thats what i assumed...but feel they missed the mark...i prefer the training jersey
i feel both the blues and the highlanders might have an issue when playing the brumbies with lots of blue and while on all jerseys
