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BLUES VS Stormers
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MATCH PREVIEW:
blues vs Stormers HEAD TO HEAD 2019 STATS RANK 13
21.8
20.2
RANK 15
RANK 1
138.2
CARRIES
104.2
RANK 11
RANK 4
426.0
METRES MADE
283.4
RANK 15
RANK 9
9.0
CLEAN BREAKS
4.6
RANK 15
RANK 3
26.8
DEFENDERS BEATEN
17.2
RANK 14
RANK 3
9.6
OFFLOADS
6.4
RANK 10
RANK 8
6.4
TURNOVERS WON
6.2
RANK 9
POINTS PER GAME
OVERALL HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS OVERALL GAMES: 20
10 WINS
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Meeting Tom Robinson One of the standout players for the Blues so far this season has been rookie loose forward/lock Tom Robinson from Northland who has played in all five Super games so far this year. He met with the media this week at Blues headquarters: Q: So far this year your form has been a revelation for the Blues – what do you put that down to? Tom: It’s definitely the long ginger hair. Nah. I am not sure. I am doing what I have always done but just the whole team and the mix of us is working well. Mostly it is just hit and run – that’s what I am doing. Q: You have been through a fair amount of injury issues? Tom: I have done two ACLs and bounced back from those. All of our staff and trainers here are unreal as much as we try to hate them – they are doing a good job. Q: Is that both shoulders? Tom: No ACL so my knees. One on each. I have titanium plates in both knees so I am a bit faster since I came back. Q: Was Super Rugby always on your schedule? Tom: Yes definitely. It was also my goal after the Mitre-10 Cup with the Mighty Taniwhas. This was the place I wanted to be and the next step. Q: Where did you grow up? Tom: In Kerikeri. And went to Kerikeri High School. It’s a good school. Q: So there’s no poaching of players up that way? Tom: No. Just some illegal poaching of paua and fish. Just joking. Q: How much of an influence has your father (All Black lock Alastair Robinson) been? Some say you have a similar style to him?’ Tom: I hope not because he runs like a blimmin’ old man at the moment. I have never actually seen him play.
Q: How important was it for you to stay in the north? Tom: Well I actually came down here to Uni after I left school. I played for Varsity club in Auckland but I always wanted to play for Northland. So I played club rugby here and then went back up north. So I haven’t played for the mighty Kerikeri Oranges yet but that is the plan. Q: Did you always believe that despite the injuries you had the skills and talent to make it to Super Rugby? Tom: Yes I have always believed in myself. I think that is important. If you don’t believe you can do it then you won’t.
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Q: You played a few games at lock but do you prefer the blindside flank? Tom: Yeah the style I play is to get amongst it and you can do that at lock or at six but I think the more I learn about running lines and you get the ball in a bit of space, then I am enjoying it more and more at flanker. Q: Is anyone mentoring you? Tom: Everyone here really. We are helping each other out. Dan (Halangahu) is really good with those lines. TJ and Ma’a are always giving me help with those running lines. It is a big work-on for me. Q: How important is it for you to show you can make a Super Rugby team from a smaller province? Tom: I think it is important. There is probably a lot of talk that you have to play 1st XV down here, and no doubt it is an amazing comp. But I think where ever you go and what ever your background, if you really want to do it then it doesn’t matter where you are, if you are good enough you can make it. It’s a matter of how hard you want to work for it. Q: How do you assess your start in Super Rugby. Did you expect to do well? Tom: Yeah I did. I just have a job to do and I am doing that. I catch up with the coaches afterwards and get feedback and work hard the next week. There’s lots of stuff to work on.
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Q: What were you doing at this time last year? Tom: Sitting in a lecture room. I was at Uni. And then eating my lunch pretty much. I was coming back from my second ACL and then playing for Varsity Q: What did you study? Tom: Economics and Finance. So there’s something floating up there still. I finished but have not graduated yet
Q: What do you do when not playing rugby? Tom: I do some yoga to stretch. I also enjoy surfing. And I play in a band. It is called 999 megabytes because we’ll never get a gig.
PLAYER STATS Ma'a Nonu Alex Hodgman
1.82 M | 105 KG | 36 YR | 28 BLUES CAPS
1.96 M | 122 KG | 25 YR | 16 BLUES CAPS
TJ Faiane
James Parsons
1.75 M | 92 KG | 23 YR | 21 BLUES CAPS
1.85 M | 106 KG | 32 YR | 96 BLUES CAPS
Tanielu Tele'a
Sione Mafileo
1.87 M | 107 KG | 20 YR | 4 BLUES CAPS
1.78 M | 112 KG | 25 YR | 38 BLUES CAPS
Melani Nanai
Patrick Tuipulotu
1.94 M | 90 KG | 25 YR | 53 BLUES CAPS
1.98 M | 120 KG | 26 YR | 56 BLUES CAPS
Matt Moulds
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
1.88 M | 107 KG | 27 YR | 25 BLUES CAPS
1.96 M | 112 KG | 26 YR | 35 BLUES CAPS
Karl Tu'inukuafe
Tom Robinson
1.86 M | 135 KG | 26 YR | 5 BLUES CAPS
1.98 M | 110 KG | 24 YR | 5 BLUES CAPS
Ofa Tuungafasi
Blake Gibson
1.95 M | 129 KG | 26 YR | 72 BLUES CAPS
1.86 M | 102 KG | 23 YR | 32 BLUES CAPS
Scott Scrafton
Akira Ioane
2.00 M | 114 KG | 25 YR | 16 BLUES CAPS
1.94 M | 113 KG | 24 YR | 54 BLUES CAPS
Dalton Papalii
Jonathan Ruru
1.93 M | 113 KG | 21 YR | 12 BLUES CAPS
1.83 M | 94 KG | 26 YR | 17 BLUES CAPS
Augustine Pulu
Otere Black
1.89 M | 90 KG | 29 YR | 29 BLUES CAPS
1.85 M | 86 KG | 23 YR | 5 BLUES CAP
Harry Plummer
Rieko Ioane
1.84 M | 94 KG | 20 YR | 5 BLUES CAPS
1.88 M | 103 KG | 22 YR | 40 BLUES CAPS
Sonny Bill Williams 1.94 M | 108 KG | 34 YR | 13 BLUES CAPS
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COACH
BLUE STORM
ASSISTANT COACHES
Leon MacDonald
Tana Umaga Tom Coventry Dan Halangahu Ben Afeaki
MANAGER Richard Fry
15
Melani Nanai
14
Tanielu Tele'a
13
7.35pm SATURDAY EDEN
TJ Faiane
12
Ma'a Nonu
11
Rieko Ioane
10
Otere Black
9
Jonathan Ruru
8
Akira Ioane
7
Blake Gibson (CC)
6 RESERVES 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Matt Moulds Karl Tu'inukuafe Ofa Tuungafasi Scott Scrafton Dalton Papalii Augustine Pulu Harry Plummer Sonny Bill Williams
Tom Robinson
5
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
4
Patrick Tuipulotu (CC)
3
Sione Mafileo
2
James Parsons
1
Alex Hodgman
REFE
Nick B
ASSISTANT
Glen Ja Federico
TM
Ben S
ES VS MERS
ASSISTANT COACHES
Briant
T REFEREES
ackson Anselmi
MO
Skeen
Robbie Fleck
Russell Winter Paul Feeney
MANAGER Chippie Solomon
15
Damian Willemse
14
Sergeal Petersen
Y 30 MARCH 2019 PARK
EREE
COACH
13
Daniel du Plessis
12
Damian de Allende
11
Dillyn Lleyds
10
Jean-Luc du Plessis
9
Hercelle Jantjies
8
Jaco Coetzee
7
Pieter-Steph du Toit
6
(C) Siya Kolisi
5
Chris van Zyl
4
Eben Etzebeth
3
Wilco Louw
2
Bongi Mbonambi Steven Kitshoff
1
RESERVES
Scarra Ntubeni Corne Fourie Frans Malherbe Cobus Wiese Jaunro Augustus Justin Phillips Josh Stander SP Marias
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
PLAYER STATS Steven Kitshoff 1.84 M | 125 KG | 27 YR
Daniel du Plessis
Bongi Mbonambi
1.93 M | 103 KG | 25 YR
1.86 M | 101 KG | 28 YR
Sergeal Petersen
Wilco Louw
1.71 M | 82 KG | 24 YR
1.85 M | 125 KG | 24 YR
Damian Willemse
Eben Etzebeth
1.83 M | 87 KG | 20 YR
2.04 M | 117 KG | 27 YR
Scarra Ntubeni
Chris van Zyl
1.73 M | 107 KG | 28 YR
1.96 M | 108 KG | 32 YR
Corne Fourie
Siya Kolisi
1.87 M | 118 KG | 30 YR
1.88 M | 102 KG | 27 YR
Frans Malherbe
Pieter-Steph du Toit
1.90 M | 125 KG | 28 YR
2.00 M | 117 KG | 26 YR
Cobus Wiese
Jaco Coetzee
1.99 M | 116 KG | 21 YR
1.88 M | 109 KG | 22 YR
Jaunro Augustus
Hercelle Jantjies
1.86 M | 111 KG | 21 YR
1.67 M | 75 KG | 22 YR
Justin Phillips
Jean-Luc du Plessis
1.80 M | 84 KG | 24 YR
1.78 M | 93 KG | 24 YR
Josh Stander
Dillyn Lleyds
1.83 M | 90 KG | 25 YR
1.85 M | 78 KG | 26 YR
SP Marias
Damian de Allende
1.85 M | 94 KG | 30 YR
1.90 M | 105 KG | 27 YR
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Dan challenges Blues to be the best
It’s a long way from Yass to Narbonne and now to the Blues for Dan Halangahu. It’s a long way from Yass to Narbonne and now to the Blues for Dan Halangahu. The 34-year-old Australian is part of the coaching team at the Blues, with responsibility for the backs and as skills coach. Halangahu, who played for Australia U21 and Australia A on top of successful stints for the Brumbies and Waratahs, did not have coaching at the top of his career list post playing days. After moving to New Zealand with Kiwi wife Nadia and playing for North Harbour in 2014 and 2015 he “slid into coaching.” He was offered a role as assistant coach at Harbour under Steve Jackson in 2016 and again under Tom Coventry in 2017 and 2018 before following Coventry to the Blues this year. “I kept studying while playing rugby and was weighing up several options and coaching was never one of them. Nadia wanted to spend more time around her family, so I ended up playing a few seasons at North Harbour and fell into coaching there. “I really love many aspects of it. I enjoy the challenge. It’s working with the people that I love – working with guys from all different backgrounds and trying to get the best out of them and allow them to grow to their full potential” said Dan, who has degrees in Exercise and Sport Science and Commerce, majoring in Finance.
Dan grew up in country New South Wales, around an hour’s drive north-west of Canberra in Yass. He went to school in the Australian capital city and was introduced to rugby. He became a boarder at Kings School in Sydney with the 1st XV including Dean Mumm and Benn Robinson, who both became Wallabies. His first Super gig was with the Brumbies in 2004-05 when they won the title. That team contained Australian rugby legends like George Gregan, Stephen Larkham, Matt Giteau and Stirling Mortlock. Dan then moved to Sydney with the Waratahs, where he played 74 times until 2012, before stints in Narbonne, France and his final move to North Harbour. He has strong views about coaching at Super level. “One challenge is that for some players getting a contract is seen as a success. You don’t get to the top of the tree when you win a jersey and start a game. It is winning games,
performing to the highest level every game. It is a never-ending desire to improve - what I have seen from the greatest players is they always try to improve. That is the challenge for the young guys in the group. And the challenge for me as a coach is to instil the mindset that we want to get better.”
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2019 STANDINGS NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
CRUSADERS HURRICANES HIGHLANDERS BLUES CHIEFS
6 6 6 5 6
4 4 2 2 1
1 1 1 0 1
1 1 3 3 4
153 167 133 109 166
104 143 140 119 214
49 24 -10 -7 -48
1 1 3 2 1
19 19 13 10 8
AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
WARATAHS REBELS BRUMBIES REDS SUNWOLVES
5 5 6 5 6
3 3 2 2 1
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 4 3 5
111 134 153 130 145
98 136 172 131 190
13 -2 -19 -1 -45
2 1 3 2 2
14 13 11 10 6
SOUTH AFRICAN CONFERENCE
P
W
D
L
F
A
DIF
BP
PTS
LIONS SHARKS STORMERS BULLS JAGUARES
6 5 5 5 5
4 3 3 3 2
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 3
174 124 101 139 113
161 84 110 112 138
13 40 -9 27 -25
2 3 2 1 1
18 15 14 13 9
OVERALL
CRUSADERS HURRICANES LIONS SHARKS WARATAHS STORMERS HIGHLANDERS REBELS BULLS BRUMBIES BLUES REDS JAGUARES CHIEFS SUNWOLVES
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PTS
19 19 18 15 14 14 13 13 13 11 10 10 9 8 6
2019 FIXTURES ROUND
MATCH RESULT
1
BLUES VS CRUSADERS
2
SHARKS VS BLUES
3
JAGUARES VS BLUES
Sat 16 Feb | Eden Park | 7:35PM
L
L
Sun 24 Feb | Kings Park, Durban | 2:05AM NZT
Sun 03 Mar | José Amalfitani Stadium Buenos Aires | 10:40AM NZT
22-24 26-7
L
23-19
W
28-20
4
BLUES VS SUNWOLVES
5
BYE
6
BLUES VS HIGHLANDERS
7
BLUES VS STORMERS
-
8
BLUES VS WARATAHS
-
9
CHIEFS VS BLUES
-
10
HIGHLANDERS VS BLUES
-
11
BYE
12
BRUMBIES VS BLUES
-
13
BLUES VS HURRICANES
-
14
BLUES VS CHIEFS
-
15
CRUSADERS VS BLUES
-
16
BLUES VS BULLS
-
17
REDS VS BLUES
-
18
HURRICANES VS BLUES
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