2013 Blues season

August 2023 August 2023 2013 2013 Blues season NZL Sir John Kirwan NZL Ali Williams Eden Park, North Harbour Stadium 19,661 31,014 10,811 Frank Halai (5) Chris Noakes (26) 2012 yes Blues (Super Rugby) The 2013 Blues season was the team's 18th season in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues' pre-season began on 2 February, and the regular season began on 23 February. 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 contested by Australian teams as a result of the 2013 British & 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 2 February against the Queensland Reds in Toowoomba. This was followed by a home match against the New South Wales Waratahs at Toll Stadium on 9 February and a final match on 15 February against the Highlanders at Queenstown Events Centre. Fixtures 2 Feb. 2013 Queensland Reds 41 - 35 Blues Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba 7,000Super rugby draws crowdThe Chronicle https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041447/http://www.thechronicle.com.au/photos/super-rugby-draws-crowd/18294/ 4 March 2016 9 Feb. 2013 Blues 40 - 36 New South Wales Waratahs Toll Stadium, Whangārei 6,000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10864422 Rugby: Blues snatch last gasp victory 15 Feb. 2013 Highlanders 29 - 31 Blues Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown 4,000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/8312017/Lethargic-Highlanders-struggle-to-get-going Lethargic Highlanders struggle to get going 15 February 2013 Regular season The Blues regular season will begin on 23 February with an away fixture against the Hurricanes, and will finish on 13 July, with a home fixture against the Chiefs. Fixtures 23 Feb. 2013 Hurricanes 20 - 34 Report Blues Westpac Stadium, Wellington 10,662 Glen Jackson 1 March 2013 Blues 34 - 15 Report Crusaders Eden Park, Auckland 31,014 Chris Pollock 10 March 2013 Blues 21 - 28 Report Bulls Eden Park, Auckland 25,112 Garratt Williamson 24 March 2013 New South Wales Waratahs 30 - 27 Report Blues Allianz Stadium, Sydney 16,429 Francisco Pastrana 30 March 2013 Chiefs 23 - 16 Report Blues Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui 15,203 Jonathan Kaplan 5 April 2013 Blues 29 - 18 Report Highlanders Eden Park, Auckland 16,489 Steve Walsh 13 April 2013 Blues 28 - 6 Report Hurricanes Eden Park, Auckland 23,387 Jaco Peyper 26 April 2013 Queensland Reds 12 - 11 Report Blues Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 31,050 Craig Joubert 3 May 2013 Blues 18 - 17 Report Stormers North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 16,111 Glen Jackson 11 May 2013 Blues 36 - 32 Report Melbourne Rebels Eden Park, Auckland 14,700 Garratt Williamson 18 May 2013 Crusaders 23 - 3 Report Blues Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch 17,264 Glen Jackson 25 May 2013 Blues 13 - 20 Report Brumbies Eden Park, Auckland 10,811 Lourens van der Merwe 1 June 2013 Highlanders 38 – 28 Report Blues Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 12,888 29 June 2013 Sharks 22 - 20 Report Blues Mr Price Kings Park, Durban Jaco Peyper 6 July 2013 Cheetahs 34 - 13 Report Blues Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Jaco Peyper 13 July 2013 Blues 16 - 26 Report Chiefs Eden Park, Auckland 25,118 Chris Pollock Tour Matches On 4 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.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10875377 Blues to play france 4 April 2013 New Zealand Herald 5 April 2013 The match was held on 11 June at North Harbour Stadium and was the first time a New Zealand-based Super Rugby team has played against an international side. 11 June 2013 Blues 15 - 38 Blues Report NZ Herald Report France North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 10,071 Jaco Peyper Player Summary Player statistics through round five of the 2013 Super Rugby season are shown below:https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/teams/blues Super Rugby Auckland Blues Team FOX SPORTS 6 August 2023 Overall Summary Cap # Player Position(s) Apps. Tries Cons. Pens. Drps. Pts. W.C. Y.C. R.C. 74 NZL Keven Mealamu Hooker 000000--- 93 NZL Ali Williams (c) Lock 500000--- 137 NZL Anthony Boric Lock 200000--- 149 NZL Tom McCartney Hooker 500000--- 154 NZL Rene Ranger Wing, Centre 5200010--- 159 NZL Peter Saili Flanker, No. 8 400000--- 165 NZL Charlie Faumuina Prop 400000--- 180 NZL Luke Braid Flanker 510005--- 186 NZL Piri Weepu Half-back, First five-eighth 5035021--- 188 NZL Angus Ta'avao Prop 500000--- 192 NZL Francis Saili Wing, Centre 500000--- 193 NZL Liaki Moli Lock 200000--- 195 TGA George Moala Wing 4200010--- 196 NZL James Parsons Hooker 510005--- 197 NZL Steve Luatua Lock, Flanker 510005--- 199 NZL Charles Piutau Wing, Fullback 5300015--- 200 NZL Albert Nikoro Wing, Fullback 100000--- 201 NZL Frank Halai Wing 5400020-1- 202 NZL Chris Noakes First five-eighth 4135026--- 203 NZL Culum Retallick Lock 200000--- 204 NZL Brendon O'Connor Flanker 500000--- 205 NZL Bryn Hall Halfback 101002--- 206 NZL Quentin MacDonald Hooker 300000--- 207 NZL Baden Kerr First five-eighth 3113013--- 208 NZL Jackson Willison Second five-eighth, Centre 300000--- 209 NZL Kane Barrett Lock, Flanker 100000--- 210 NZL Waisake Naholo Wing 100000--- 211 NZL Tim Perry Prop 100000--- 212 NZL Ronald Raaymakers Lock, Flanker 100000--- 213 NZL Jamison Gibson-Park Halfback 300000--- 214 NZL Marty McKenzie Utility Back 100000--- N/A NZL Malakai Fekitoa Second five-eighth, Centre000000--- N/A NZL Ofa Tu'ungafasi Prop 000000--- 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 Points1 NZL Chris Noakes 262 NZL Piri Weepu 213 NZL Frank Halai 204 NZL Charles Piutau 155 NZL Baden Kerr 13 Top Try Scorers Rank Player Tries1 NZL Frank Halai 42 NZL Charles Piutau 33= NZL Rene Ranger 23= TGA George Moala 25= Five players 1 Standings The standings through the final round of the 2013 season are shown below: New Zealand ConferencePosTeamRndWDLByePFPAPDTFTATBLBPts 1 Chiefs y 18 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66 2 Crusaders y 18 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60 3 Blues y 18 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44 4 Hurricanes y 18 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41 5 Highlanders y 18 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29 Overall StandingsPosTeamRndWDLByePFPAPDTFTATBLBPts 1 Chiefs y 18 12 0 4 2 458 364 +94 50 38 8 2 66 2 Bulls y 18 12 0 4 2 448 330 +118 41 34 5 2 63 3 Brumbies y 18 10 2 4 2 430 295 +135 43 31 5 3 60 4 Crusaders y 18 11 0 5 2 446 307 +139 44 31 5 3 60 5 Reds y 18 10 2 4 2 321 296 +25 31 23 4 2 58 6 Cheetahs y 18 10 0 6 2 382 358 +24 38 32 2 4 54 7 Stormers y 18 9 0 7 2 346 292 +54 30 18 1 5 50 8 Sharks y 18 8 0 8 2 384 305 +79 40 31 3 5 48 9 Waratahs y 18 8 0 8 2 411 371 +40 45 34 1 4 45 10 Blues y 18 6 0 10 2 347 364 −17 40 36 6 6 44 11 Hurricanes y 18 6 0 10 2 386 457 −71 41 49 4 5 41 12 Rebels y 18 5 0 11 2 382 515 −133 44 65 4 5 37 13 Force y 18 4 1 11 2 267 366 −99 26 34 0 5 31 14 Highlanders y 18 3 0 13 2 374 496 −122 40 55 4 5 29 15 Southern Kings y 18 3 1 12 2 298 564 −266 27 69 2 0 24 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 ResultN/AWWL B L L W W BLW W L L L N/AL 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 External links Blues website Official SANZAR Super Rugby website Official New Zealand Super Rugby website 2013 Category:2013 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2013 Super Rugby season by team