INVESTEC SUPER RUGBY OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME | SATURDAY 28 APRIL 2018
BLUES VS jaguares
JHB 62068/OJ
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MATCH PREVIEW:
blues vs jaguares HEAD TO HEAD 2018 STATS
26.5
POINTS PER GAME
23.6
78%
GOAL KICKING %
76%
500.3
METRES MADE
405.4
12.3
CLEAN BREAKS
10.7
30.6
DEFENDERS BEATEN
23.6
14.4
OFFLOADS
7.0
7.3
TURNOVERS WON
6.1
89%
LINEOUT SUCCESS %
81%
95%
SCRUM SUCCESS %
82%
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BLUES EXPERIENCE
all-Wright They say all good things come to those who wait. Well it’s taken a decade for Taniwha prop Ross Wright to get his chance at the Blues.
The 31-year-old, born and bred in Wellsford, got his chance when selected for NZ Maori for their end of season tour to Canada and Europe late last year. Blues coach Tana Umaga was the assistant coach there and was impressed by the work ethic and versatility of Wright, who plays both prop and hooker. Wright took up the offer for a three-week stint pre-season as cover while the All Blacks were out of action. Five months later Wright remains an integral part of the team, having earned six caps, a tour to South Africa and more than held his own in the hustle and bustle of Investec Super Rugby.
“It’s a dream come true. I’ve tried to make the team for eight or nine years – it’s so awesome,” Wright said. “I thought I would be there for three weeks but here I am still here and loving every minute of the experience.” Wright originally earned a living in the fencing business before moving to Whangarei when he was first selected for Northland 10 years ago. He started a lawn mowing business with Cameron Goodhue, brother of Blues lock Josh, before focussing fully on his rugby. “It has been everything I thought it would be. I am learning so much off the guys who’ve been here for a number of years and now I think I belong. “It’s helped with a few of the Taniwha boys here who’ve made it easy to settle.” Wright believes his inclusion, along with a bunch from the Taniwhas, will help further bolster the rugby stocks in Northland with the benefit of playing professional rugby. And he wants more. “It’s something I definitely want to repeat. Hopefully there’s no more fencing days for me.”
“It’s a dream come true. I have tried to make the team for eight or nine years – it’s so awesome,” ROSS WRIGHT BLUES VS JAGUARES | 28 APRIL 20 18 7
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PLAYER STATS Pauliasi Manu James Parsons
1.84 M | 115 KG | 30 YR | 25 BLUES SR CAPS
1.85 M | 106 KG | 31 YR | 85 BLUES SR CAPS
Sione Mafileo
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
1.77 M | 130 KG | 25 YR | 24 BLUES SR CAPS
1.96 M | 112 KG | 25 YR | 21 BLUES SR CAPS
Josh Goodhue
Dalton Papalii
1.99 M | 115 KG | 22 YR | 5 BLUES SR CAPS
1.91 M | 95 KG | 20 YR | 2 BLUES SR CAPS
Kara Pryor
Akira Ioane
1.89 M | 104 KG | 26 YR | 21 BLUES SR CAPS
1.94 M | 113 KG | 23 YR | 40 BLUES SR CAPS
Jonathan Ruru
Stephen Perofeta
1.83 M | 94 KG | 25 YR | 7 BLUES SR CAPS
1.80 M | 85 KG | 21 YR | 7 BLUES SR CAPS
Tumua Manu
Rieko Ioane
1.83 M | 97 KG | 25 YR | 1 BLUES SR CAP
1.88 M | 103 KG | 20 YR | 27 BLUES SR CAPS
Orbyn Leger
Jordan Hyland
1.83 M | 89 KG | 21 YR | 2 BLUES SR CAPS
1.88 M | 104 KG | 28 YR | 2 BLUES SR CAPS
Matt Duffie
Leni Apisai
1.92 M | 92 KG | 27 YR | 27 BLUES SR CAPS
1.81 M | 106 KG | 22 YR | 4 BLUES SR CAPS
Ross Wright
Mike Tamoaieta
1.8 M | 116 KG | 31 YR | 6 BLUES SR CAPS
1.76 M | 118 KG | 22 YR | 8 BLUES SR CAPS
Ben Nee-Nee
Lyndon Dunshea
2.00 M | 115 KG | 24 YR | 2 BLUES SR CAPS
1.97 M | 114 KG | 26 YR
Augustine Pulu
Daniel Kirkpatrick
1.80 M | 89 KG | 28 YR | 16 BLUES SR CAPS
1.81 M | 88 KG | 29 YR | 1 BLUES SR CAP
Terrence Hepetema 1.82 M | 99 KG | 25 YR
BLUES VS HIGHL ANDDERS | 20 APRIL 20 18 9
COACH
BLUE jagua
ASSISTANT COACHES
Tana Umaga
Alistair Rogers Steve Jackson Dave Ellis
MANAGER Richard Fry
15
Matt Duffie
14
Jordan Hyland
13
7.35pm SATURDA EDEN
Orbyn Leger
12
Rieko Ioane
11
Tumua Manu
10
Stephen Perofeta
9
Jonathan Ruru
8
Akira Ioane
7
Kara Pryor
6 RESERVES 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Leni Apisai Ross Wright Mike Tamoaieta Ben Nee-Nee Lyndon Dunshea Augustine Pulu Daniel Kirkpatrick Terrence Hepetema
Dalton Papalii
5
Josh Goodhue
4
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
3
Sione Mafileo
2
James Parsons
1
Pauliasi Manu
REFE Paul W
ASSISTANT Brendon Cam S
TM Ben S
ES VS ares
ASSISTANT COACHES
T REFEREES n Pickerill Stone
MO Skeen
Mario Ledesma
Martín Gaitán Nicolás Fernández Miranda
MANAGER Lucas Choiccarelli
15
Joaquín Tuculet
14
Bautista Delguy
AY 28 APRIL 2018 PARK
EREE Williams
COACH
13
Matías Orlando
12
Jerónimo de la Fuente
11
Emiliano Boffelli
10
Nicolás Sánchez
9
Martín Landajo
8
Leonardo Senatore
7
Marcos Kremer
6
Javier Ortega Desio
5
Matías Alemanno
4
Guido Petti
3
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
2
Augustín Creevy Santiago García Botta
1
RESERVES
Julián Montoya Javier Díaz Juan Pablo Zeiss Tomás Lavanini Tomás Lezana Gonzalo Bertranou Bautista Ezcurra Sebastián Cancelliere
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
PLAYER STATS Santiago García Botta 1.85 M | 105 KG | 25 YR
Agustín Creevy
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
1.82 M | 106 KG | 33 YR
1.88 M | 121 KG | 28 YR
Guido Petti
Matías Alemanno
1.93 M | 104 KG | 23 YR
1.98 M | 112 KG | 26 YR
Javier Ortega Desio
Marcos Kremer
1.93 M | 104 KG | 27 YR
1.95 M | 115 KG | 20 YR
Leonardo Senatore
Martín Landajo
1.91 M | 106 KG | 33 YR
1.71 M | 81 KG | 29 YR
Nicolás Sánchez
Emiliano Boffelli
1.77 M | 83 KG | 29 YR
1.91 M | 83 KG | 23 YR
Jerónimo de la Fuente
Matías Orlando
1.83 M | 93 KG | 27 YR
1.83 M | 94 KG | 26 YR
Bautista Delguy
Joaquín Tuculet
1.82 M | 81 KG | 21 YR
1.84 M | 86 KG | 28 YR
Julián Montoya
Javier Díaz
1.83 KG | 110 KG | 24 YR
1.84 M | 102 KG | 22 YR
Juan Pablo Zeiss
Tomás Lavanini
1.86 M | 112 KG | 28 YR
2.00 M | 118 KG | 25 YR
Tomás Lezana
Gonzalo Bertranou
1.88 M | 95 KG | 24 YR
1.74 M | 72 KG | 24 YR
Bautista Ezcurra
Sebastián Cancelliere
1.81 M | 85 KG | 23 YR
1.82 M | 81 KG | 24 YR
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The Price is right AT THE BLUES The man responsible for the fitness levels of the Blues runs the ship with military precision. That is because the Blues Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Jason Price spent 10 years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. “Pricey” has been passionate about rugby since his school days in Southland where he played for the province through the age groups. “The reality is that I was never big enough to pursue rugby so I initially looked at being a PE teacher. To be honest I didn’t know we had an Air Force until I went down that path.” Jason joined up as a physical trainer initially at Blenheim and then Whenuapai, during which time he gained his degree and following 10 years in the Air Force he left to complete a post graduate diploma in health science. He got an intern role at the Blues that year, moving up to assistant strength and conditioning coach and then to head trainer. “I love rugby and I love pushing the boundaries and keeping fit – this role is a way of doing all of those things. And I love seeing players achieve and go as far as they can.”
Jason said amongst players there has been a continued rise in game numbers over the last three to four years in particular. “They are definitely fitter, faster and stronger. And it is great to see the guys improve over the last few years. “Take Rieko for example – he is 107 kgs, he has real pace, and he is impressive with the weight he can shift and how fast he can shift it. It is pretty mind-blowing where they are at.” Running is a core part of the fitness regime. “If they are running-fit then they will do quite well on the field so we put quite an emphasis on running to make sure that whatever their weight that they are fit.” Jason said his team of trainers are all motivated to create a positive environment for the players, regardless of their results.
“When the boys walk in, we turn the music on and get the tyres pumped up – and do whatever you can do to lift the mood and get the boys moving. “We are lucky to work in a quality facility, with good people and quality athletes.”
“I love seeing players achieve and go as far as they can.” JASON PRICE
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2018 STANDINGS NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
CRUSADERS HURRICANES CHIEFS HIGHLANDERS BLUES
8 7 8 7 8
6 6 6 5 2
0 0 0 0 0
2 1 2 2 6
246 224 249 210 212
152 130 182 155 268
94 94 67 55 -56
5 3 2 4 4
29 27 26 24 12
AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
WARATAHS REBELS BRUMBIES REDS SUNWOLVES
7 8 8 8 8
5 4 3 3 0
1 0 0 0 0
1 4 5 5 8
248 239 175 143 162
178 214 206 219 327
70 25 -31 -76 -165
2 5 3 1 2
24 21 15 13 2
SOUTH AFRICAN CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
LIONS BULLS SHARKS JAGUARES STORMERS
9 8 9 9 9
6 4 3 4 3
0 0 1 0 0
3 4 5 5 6
321 213 258 214 231
251 205 277 272 280
70 8 -19 -58 -49
6 3 4 0 2
30 19 18 16 14
OVERALL
LIONS CRUSADERS WARATAHS HURRICANES CHIEFS HIGHLANDERS REBELS BULLS SHARKS JAGUARES BRUMBIES STORMERS REDS BLUES SUNWOLVES
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PTS
30 29 24 27 26 24 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 2
2018 FIXTURES ROUND
MATCH RESULT
2
HIGHLANDERS VS BLUES
3
BLUES VS CHIEFS
4
LIONS VS BLUES
5
STORMERS VS BLUES
7
BLUES VS SHARKS
8
CHIEFS VS BLUES
9
SUNWOLVES VS BLUES
10
BLUES VS HIGHLANDERS
-
11
BLUES VS JAGUARES
-
12
WARATAHS VS BLUES
-
13
BLUES VS HURRICANES
-
14
BLUES VS CRUSADERS
-
16
BLUES VS REBELS
-
17
BLUES VS REDS
-
18
HURRICANES VS BLUES
-
19
CRUSADERS VS BLUES
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ROUND 7 MATCHES
HURRICANES v SUNWOLVES
L
41-34
L
21-27
W
35-38
L
37-20
BLUES v JAGUARES
L
40-63
BRUMBIES v CRUSADERS
L
21-19
BULLS v HIGHLANDERS
W
10-24
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STORMERS v REBELS
28 Apr | Cape Town | 5:10 AM
REDS V LIONS
28 Apr | Brisbane | 5:05 PM
28 Apr | Auckland | 7:35 PM
28 Apr | Canberra | 9:45 PM
29 Apr | Pretoria | 3:15 AM
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