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OUR SPONSORS Welcome to Investec Super Rugby 2015. What an exciting World Cup year it promises to be. This is Investec’s fifth year as title sponsor of the Investec Super Rugby tournament in New Zealand. Once again we expect a thrilling five months of top quality rugby as the 15 best teams this side of the equator face off for the right to be crowned club rugby champions of the southern hemisphere. The competition is closely followed by Investec’s clients around the world. With the quality of rugby being as it has been over recent years, it
Welcome to the 2015 season of Investec Super Rugby. On behalf of our 5500-strong team at the Bank of New Zealand, we extend a warm welcome to you – our fellow rugby fans from right around the country. It’s set to be a sensational year for the nation’s game as we look forward to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in the UK. But in the meantime, there are more than 120 games to be played across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. In the months ahead, there are untold tries to be scored and dozens of new sporting heroes to be crowned – but just one coveted Super Rugby championship title to be awarded. And we can’t wait!
remains a perfect association for the Investec brand. Investec is proud to be involved in a number of other high profile rugby-related sponsorships. These include The Rugby Championship in New Zealand and the Investec International Rugby Academy in South Africa. All of our rugby sponsorships uphold the values of a winning spirit. We wish all teams and all supporters the best of luck for the games ahead. Enjoy the rugby! JANET LARSEN Head of Marketing Investec South Africa
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CABBAGE TREE SWAMP TO EDEN PARK Eden Park has made its home in the heart of New Zealand sport ever since its beginnings as a flooded marshland more than 100 years ago. Cabbage Tree Swamp was its name, a fitting description for the small lake encircled by Cabbage Trees. The area would flood in winter and was therefore only suitable for the local Kingsland Cricket Club to use during the summer months. In 1911, Auckland Cricket Association bought the land and the Auckland Rugby Union leased it the following year. By 1914, the first rugby games were being played on the field. As the years went by, the land was developed to the point of sporting sustainability and by 1921 the first All Blacks test match was played against the
Springboks. More than a century later, the sporting ground has been developed and redeveloped to host the 1950 Empire Games, to see the All Blacks lift the Rugby World Cup trophy twice and to become the home stadium for the Blues. Blues and All Blacks great Tony Woodcock has particularly fond memories of Eden Park. He’s been with the Blues since 2002, earning 130 caps for the team and playing most of his home games at the fortress. He will also be remembered for scoring the only New Zealand try in the tense and tight final between New Zealand and France at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. “There’s a lot of good memories there,” he said. “The history and the atmosphere that the crowd brings, it’s uplifting.
As a ground it’s been pretty good to us.” “Leading up to and starting the game, it was the most nerve racking experience,” Tony says of the 2011 World Cup experience. “But once the game starts, you’re right in the middle and you don’t have too much time to think.” The Blues opened the 2015 season at QBE Stadium, but now we’re returning to our Fortress for the remaining home games. We’re also bringing back an old tradition this year with the KFC Curtain Raisers – a chance for secondary school First XV teams to compete before the Blues match-up. On 10th April Takapuna Grammar take on Macleans College. Mount Albert Grammar School will play Sacred Heart College in the next KFC Curtain Raiser on 2 May.
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TWO INTERNATIONAL SPORTING STARS Dan Bowden has been playing representative rugby for more than 10 years, representing Northland, Otago and Auckland; playing for the Highlanders, Crusaders, London Irish and Leicester Tigers; and now he’s back in Auckland with the Blues. He’s travelled the world with either the 10 or 12 on his back, earning accolades throughout and even an Aviva Premiership championship victory. What you may not know, is that each of these achievements has been equalled, and some say bettered, by the success of Dan’s other half. Hayley Bowden has long been a respected name in the international football world. She captained the Football Ferns for four years, played 92 international games, earning 10 goals in the process, and she was the fourth New Zealand woman in history to earn 50 caps for the national team. She captained the team through the 2008 Olympic Games and followed through with another Olympics in 2012. When Hayley joined Dan in England in 2010, she signed a one-year contract with Chelsea and played in the inaugural Super League championship.
in 2013 who finished 6th on the table. Now the couple has returned to New Zealand for Dan to pursue a career with the Blues and Hayley to continue playing football and to raise their 14-month-old son, Braxton. In most circumstances, one half would pursue their sport and the other would remain an at-home support. But not so for these two sporting talents. “It’s great having a partner who understands the time commitment and the different emotions that come with professional sport,” said Dan. “Being supportive is probably the best thing about this.” Both Dan and Hayley have needed to travel a lot for games and training, their relationship even started by distance when Dan moved down to Otago to play for the Highlanders. Back in November 2012, the couple were married in New Zealand. Of course, for two professional sport stars, the wedding was squeezed in to the schedules of their respective clubs. Hayley had flown home earlier, but Dan was in the middle of his northern hemisphere
“It was a great experience to be playing at the elite professional level where the standard of football was very competitive.” Following on from Chelsea, Hayley played for Lincoln Ladies
season with the Leicester Tigers. He flew from the UK to NZ on a Wednesday, got married on the Friday, and then returned on the Sunday. By Wednesday evening, he
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was walking on to the field for Leicester. “I came off the bench, but then got yellow carded for a dangerous tackle,” he said. “I’d had too many red bulls.” “It was tough,” said Dan, describing the mad rush to fit in around the team’s schedule. “But that’s the nature of the beast.” Leicester went on to win that game and then the Aviva Premiership. “There’s a lot of time management going on,” described Dan. “You’ve got to be in so many different places and the first and second five positions require a lot of analysis as well.” Hayley agrees, adding that it takes a lot of planning, especially when the couple are competing overseas. But, she adds, “no matter what our son comes first, so we always make sure he’s happy.” “Marrying a sportsperson is unique,” she continued. “You both know how to cope with the different emotions that come with winning and losing in sport at the top level.”
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BANNER WAVED FOR JEROME KAINO When Jerome Kaino hit 100 caps for the Blues, the region celebrated. Faces were painted, flags were waved and the crowd came decked out in their Blues jerseys. But one thing stood out in the crowd – a hand painted banner, depicting Jerome Kaino and the words #kaino100. The creator David Toailoa has been a Blues fan since 1997, the year of the Michael Jones, Zinzan Brooke, and Carlos Spencer. It was also the year that David’s brothers won the Auckland Secondary Schools 1A First XV competition with Otahuhu College. “I wasn’t allowed to play,” said David. “My brothers played so well but didn’t do so well at school.” “But I sneaked in a few games,” he said. Instead, David’s focus was on his art, developing a passion for painting and realism that has extended
beyond adolescence. After graduation from Otahuhu College in 2002, David was accepted in to Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design. “I’m into Realism but with hints of imperfection.” “It’s different to what people
then, he’s working, preparing to finish his studies and selling commissioned banners to “anyone and everyone.” The banners cover everything from a birthday portrait to a graduation image, each commissioned work giving
normally see. My paintings normally take two to three hours,” as opposed to the months that it can take to produce Realism art. The ultimate dream is to own his own gallery and dedicate his time towards helping up and coming artists. But until
David the funds to continue his art journey. The banner David made for Jerome comes from a long-time support for the captain and the team. “I wanted a photo that would give him a staunch look, one that says I may be nice, but I’ll smash you.”
WESTIE PIES: SUPPORTING JUNIOR RUGBY Like a pie, love a Westie is the mantra of Stefan Crooks’ Westie Pies. The idea to name a pie after a West Auckland local came about when Stefan was having a coffee outside Pak’n’Save on Lincoln Road. He looked around and observed, “These Westies love a pie.” “That’s how it was born, simple as that,” he said. Within 48 hours a rough design was made and Westie Pies went to market six weeks later. That’s how Stefan works; he gets things done using the resources in his hand. He’s the managing director at Natural Foods, of which Westie Pies is a subset, and has been using the company to promote local sport especially rugby.
Stefan has lived in Titirangi for the past three years, Auckland for 16, and has thrown himself in to the local rugby community. He’s the chairman of Suburbs Rugby Club in New Lynn and Avondale, using it as an “avenue to be able to give back.” Stefan was “born and bred into the sport,” playing tighthead prop and has retained a strong connection with the sport. “It was all about mates and community and that sense of community,” he said. “As communities we’ve kind of lost touch with that because everybody is so time poor.” So Stefan is on a mission to give time and support to CONTINUED NEXT PAGE
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the younger generations, creating opportunities for the future stars to compete. He’s the chairman of Suburbs Rugby Club in New Lynn and Avondale. Westie Pies sponsored a secondary schools 7s tournament in October, 2014 at Shadbolt Park which was won by Wesley College. Westie Pies has a 2 year commitment with the Blues, sponsoring the Westie Pies Blues Secondary Schools 10s Invitational tournament which was inaugurated at QBE Stadium on 7 March this year. “Our ultimate goal is to let people know there are companies that want to grow youth,” Stefan explained. “You want these superstars to develop and not forget where they come from. Creating environments that aren’t all about egos.”
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2015 BLUES PLAYER STATS
PITA AHKI
JOSH BEKHUIS
JAMIE BOOTH
OUTSIDE CENTRE 1.89M | 96KG | 22YR
LOCK 2.00M | 115KG | 28YR
HALFBACK 1.71M | 83KG | 20YR
DAN BOWDEN
LUKE BRAID
CHARLIE FAUMUINA
1ST FIVE-EIGHT 1.76M | 89KG | 29YR
LOOSE FORWARD 1.85M | 101KG | 26YR
TIGHTHEAD PROP 1.85M | 128KG | 28YR
JAMISON GIBSON-PARK
FRANK HALAI
JEROME KAINO
HALFBACK 1.77M | 84KG | 22YR
RIGHT WING 1.95M | 105KG | 27YR
NUMBER EIGHT 1.96M | 110KG | 31YR
STEVEN LUATUA
KEVEN MEALAMU
GEORGE MOALA
LOOSE FORWARD 1.96M | 115KG | 23YR
HOOKER 1.81M | 108KG | 35YR
INSIDE CENTRE 1.88M | 99KG | 24YR
MELANI NANAI
BRENDON O’CONNOR
JAMES PARSONS
LEFT WING 1.94M | 90KG | 21YR
LOOSE FORWARD 1.86M | 100KG | 25YR
HOOKER 1.85M | 110KG | 28YR
CHARLES PIUTAU
SAM PRATTLEY
FRANCIS SAILI
FULLBACK 1.86M | 95KG | 23YR
LOOSEHEAD PROP 1.96M | 116KG | 25YR
INSIDE CENTRE 1.80M | 97KG | 23YR
ANGUS TA’AVAO
HAYDEN TRIGGS
PATRICK TUIPULOTU
TIGHTHEAD PROP 1.94M | 125KG | 24YR
LOCK 2.01M | 114KG | 32YR
LOCK 1.98M | 120KG | 22YR
OFA TU’UNGAFASI
IHAIA WEST
LOOSEHEAD PROP 1.95M | 120KG | 22YR
1ST FIVE-EIGHT 1.75M | 84KG | 23YR
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BLUES STARTING LINE-UP 15 Charles Piutau 14 Frank Halai 13 Pita Ahki 12 Goerge Moala 11 Melani Nanai 10 Dan Bowden 9 Jamison Gibson-Park 8 Jerome Kaino (C) 7 Brendon O’Connor 6 Luke Braid 5 Patrick Tuipulotu 4 Josh Bekhuis 3 Charlie Faumuina 2 James Parsons 1 Ofa Tu’ungafasi
COACH Sir John Kirwan ASSISTANT COACHES Grant Doorey Glenn Moore Nick White David Hill MANAGER Richard Fry RESERVES 16 Keven Mealamu 17 Sam Prattley 18 Angus Ta’avao 19 Hayden Triggs 20 Steven Luatua 21 Jamie Booth 22 Ihaia West 23 Francis Saili
BRUMBIES
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TMO: Ben Skeen
BRUMBIES STARTING LINE-UP 15 Robbie Coleman 14 Joe Tomane 13 Henry Speight 12 Christian Lealiifano 11 James Dargaville 10 Matt Toomua 9 Nic White 8 Jarrad Butler
COACH Stephen Larkham ASSISTANT COACHES Dan McKellar Dan Palmer Peter Ryan TEAM DIRECTOR Ben Gathercole
7 David Pocock 6 Scott Fardy 5 Sam Carter 4 Blake Enever 3 Ben Alexander 2 Stephen Moore (C) 1 Scott Sio
RESERVES 16 Josh Mann-Rea 17 Allan Alaalatoa 18 Ruan Smith 19 Jordan Smiler 20 Ita Vaea 21 Michael Dowsett 22 Lausii Taliauli 23 Nigel Ah Wong
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BEN ALEXANDER
OUTSIDE CENTRE 1.93M | 102KG | 24YR
PROP 1.82M | 120KG | 21YR
TIGHT-HEAD PROP 1.89M | 120KG | 30YR
JARRAD BUTLER
SAM CARTER
ROBBIE COLEMAN
OPENSIDE FLANKER 1.86M | 106KG | 23YR
LOCK 2.00M | 116KG | 25YR
UTILITY BACK 1.79M | 84KG | 25YR
JAMES DARGAVILLE
MICHAEL DOWSETT
BLAKE ENEVER
WING 1.87M | 94KG | 22YR
SCRUMHALF 1.82M | 85KG | 24YR
LOCK 2.00M | 115KG | 23YR
SCOTT FARDY
CHRISTIAN LEALIIFANO
JOSHUA MANN-REA
BLINDSIDE FLANKER 1.98M | 114KG | 30YR
FLYHALF 1.79M | 95KG | 27YR
HOOKER 1.81M | 108KG | 34YR
STEPHEN MOORE
DAVID POCOCK
SCOTT SIO
HOOKER 1.86M | 112KG | 32YR
FLANKER 1.87M | 115KG | 27YR
PROP 1.87M | 115KG | 23YR
JORDAN SMILER
RUAN SMITH
HENRY SPEIGHT
BLINDSIDE FLANKER 1.93M | 111KG | 30YR
PROP 1.88M | 121KG | 25YR
WINGER 1.86M | 97KG | 27YR
LAUSII TALIAULI
JOSEPH TOMANE
MATT TOOMUA
OUTSIDE BACK 1.93M | 101KG | 21YR
WINGER 1.88M | 101KG | 25YR
FLYHALF 1.82M | 90KG | 25YR
ITA VAEA
NIC WHITE
NUMBER 8 1.87M | 119KG | 26YR
SCRUMHALF 1.73M | 84KG | 24YR
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GPS UNITS MONITORING TRAINING They’ve been called training bras and crop tops. They’ve sparked conversation and confusion amongst Blues fans, some wondering why the team needs to wear the black vests during training. Now we’re here to answer some of your questions about the black vests worn by the team during training. The vests support live GPS units, a new initiative by the Blues coaching staff to more closely monitor the team’s training. Head strength and conditioning coach, Jason Price, calls the new GPS units an investment to optimise each player’s training. “We’re trying to be a lot more
specific with training, with a lot of individualised stuff and we’ve invested in some technology so that we can do that,� he explains. “We wanted to train as the
the players. “We’re looking at our high speed intensity so that’s metres over 15 km/h,� Price said. “Having the live GPS it lets us know
game demands and a big part of that is our GPS numbers.� The team wear the GPS units to each day’s training, providing the coaches with crucial information when it comes to the game plan. The gadgets connect to a satellite and measure distance and speed for each of
exactly where they’re at. And if they’re allowed to do 4km then once they hit 4km they can just move to the side.� Each player can then access their personal stats on the shared information platform used by the Blues to monitor his personal progress.
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PATRICK TUIPULOTU LOCK | 1.98M | 120KG | 22YR Patrick Tuipulotu had one of the nation’s biggest career break throughs last year. The 22-yearold made his start for the Blues and the All Blacks in the same year – the first was his aim, the second came as a total surprise. Since his debut for both teams, Patty has become internationally recognised as a force out on the paddock. The lock is 1.98m tall and a wall of muscle, so we’re looking forward to this warrior making even more of an impact for the Blues this season. Patty answers our questions in this week’s Q&A. Tell us something not many people know about you I was born in Christchurch and moved to Auckland so our family could look after my grandparents. Which means I could have been playing for the Crusaders. What has been your career highlight to date? Getting selected for the All Blacks. I’d been going to the AB training camps and we had just played the Hurricanes (Blues won, 37-24). JK told me that I’d been selected when I came off the field. I couldn’t sleep that night and went to camp the next day. I started against England during the second test in Dunedin. What’s your earliest rugby memory? My first Super Rugby game when I was 11. It was the Blues v Hurricanes at Eden Park and I was cheering for the Hurricanes!
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Who’s your biggest role model and why? Kevvie is the ultimate rugby role model there is. He’s great with the community and nice off the field but when he crosses the line, he’s a completely different person. He’s like an animal. Describe yourself in 3 words Quiet, hairy, gentle. What’s your favourite place in Auckland? Our old house in Ponsonby on Tawariki Street. That’s where my grandparents first stayed when they came from Samoa and most of my family has been through there. Do you have any match day superstitions? No, but I’ve got to have the right meal before the game: Mashed potatoes, poached eggs, chicken and spaghetti.
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2015 STANDINGS NZ CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
BYE
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
HURRICANES
7
7
0
0
1
192
102
90
3
31
CHIEFS
8
6
0
2
0
198
145
53
4
28
HIGHLANDERS
6
4
0
2
2
138
116
22
4
20
CRUSADERS
7
4
0
3
1
214
141
73
3
19
BLUES
7
0
0
7
1
118
164
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5
5
AUS CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
BYE
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
BRUMBIES
7
5
0
2
1
173
83
90
4
24
WARATAHS
6
4
0
2
2
144
108
36
2
18
REBELS
7
3
0
4
1
135
156
-21
3
15
FORCE
7
1
0
6
1
109
161
-52
4
8
REDS
7
1
0
6
1
71
166
-95
2
6
SA CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
BYE
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
BULLS
7
4
0
3
1
186
166
20
3
19
SHARKS
8
4
0
4
0
170
201
-31
3
19
STORMERS
7
4
0
3
1
167
157
10
1
17
LIONS
8
4
0
4
0
118
168
-50
1
17
CHEETAHS
7
2
0
5
1
134
233
-99
1
9
OVERALL
PTS
HURRICANES
31
CHIEFS
28
BRUMBIES
24
HIGHLANDERS
20
CRUSDAERS
19
BULLS
19
SHARKS
19
WARATAHS
18
STORMERS
17
LIONS
17
REBELS
15
CHEETAHS
9
FORCE
8
REDS
6
BLUES
5
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2015 FIXTURES ROUND
MATCH
RESULT
ROUND 9 MATCHES
1 BLUES VS CHIEFS
L
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BLUES VS BRUMBIES
2 STORMERS VS BLUES
L
27–16
CRUSADERS VS HIGHLANDERS
3 CHEETAHS VS BLUES
L
25–24
WARATAHS VS STORMERS
4 BLUES VS LIONS
L
10–13
FORCE VS CHEETAHS
5 HURRICANES VS BLUES
L
30–23
BULLS VS REDS
7 WARATAHS VS BLUES
L
23–11
LIONS VS SHARKS
8 CHIEFS VS BLUES
L
23–16
Sat 14 Feb / QBE Stadium / 7:35PM Sun 22 Feb / Newlands Stadium / 4:05AM Sat 28 Feb / Free State Stadium / 6:10AM Sat 7 Mar / QBE Stadium / 7:35PM 7:35PM Fri 13 Mar / TBC / 7:35PM
Sat 28 Mar / Allianz Stadium / 9:40PM Sat 4 Apr / Waikato Stadium / 7:35PM
9 BLUES VS BRUMBIES
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10 HIGHLANDERS VS BLUES
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11 CRUSADERS VS BLUES
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12 BLUES VS FORCE
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13 REBELS VS BLUES
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14 BLUES VS BULLS
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15 BLUES VS HURRICANES
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17 BLUES VS CRUSADERS
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18 BLUES VS HIGHLANDERS
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Fri 10 Apr / Eden Park / 7:35PM Sat 18 Apr / Forsyth Barr Stadium / 7:35PM Sat 25 Apr / AMI Stadium / 7:35PM Sat 2 May / Eden Park / 5:30PM Fri 8 May / AAMI Park / 9:40PM Fri 15 May / Eden Park / 7:35PM Sat 23 May / Eden Park / 7:35PM
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