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Blues vs Highlanders · Super Rugby Pacific

Super Rugby Pacific · 2026Full time
Blues
47–40
Highlanders

Match report

Blues beat Highlanders 47-40 at Eden Park, Auckland in round 10 of the Super Rugby Pacific on Friday, 17 April 2026.

Highlanders have now lost two in a row. Jordan Way refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

9
Blues wins (90%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Highlanders wins (10%)

Last 10 meetings, since June 2021

Biggest Blues win
60–20
25 Feb 2023
Biggest Highlanders win
29–21
22 Feb 2025

Last 5 meetings

  • 17 Apr 2026 · Super Rugby
    Blues47
    Highlanders40
  • 22 Feb 2025 · Super Rugby
    Highlanders29
    Blues21
  • 18 May 2024 · Super Rugby
    Blues47
    Highlanders13
  • 1 Mar 2024 · Super Rugby
    Highlanders29
    Blues37
  • 2 Jun 2023 · Super Rugby
    Blues16
    Highlanders9

Lineups

Avg. age
27.7
Avg. age
26.4

Blues

  1. 1Mason Tupaea
  2. 2Bradley Slater
  3. 3Marcel Renata
  4. 4Patrick Tuipulotu
  5. 5Sam Darry
  6. 6Anton Segner
  7. 7Dalton Papali'i
  8. 8Hoskins Sotutu
  9. 9Finlay Christie
  10. 10Beauden Barrett
  11. 11Codemeru Vai
  12. 12Xavi Taele
  13. 13AJ Lam
  14. 14Cole Forbes
  15. 15Zarn Sullivan
Replacements
  1. 16Kurt Eklund
  2. 17Ben Ake
  3. 18Sam Matenga
  4. 19Josh Beehre
  5. 20Torian Barnes
  6. 21Malachi Wrampling-Alec
  7. 22Taufa Funaki
  8. 23Pita Jordan Ahki

Highlanders

  1. 1Ethan de Groot
  2. 2Jack Taylor
  3. 3Angus Ta'avao
  4. 4TK Howden
  5. 5Mitchell Dunshea
  6. 6Sean Withy
  7. 7Veveni Lasaqa
  8. 8Nikora Broughton
  9. 9Adam Lennox
  10. 10Cameron Millar
  11. 11Jona Nareki
  12. 12Timoci Tavatavanawai
  13. 13Tanielu Tele'a
  14. 14Caleb Tangitau
  15. 15Taine Robinson
Replacements
  1. 16Soane Vikena
  2. 17Josh Bartlett
  3. 18Saula Ma'u
  4. 19Oliver Haig
  5. 20Lucas Casey
  6. 21Folau Fakatava
  7. 22Tito-Harris Xavier
  8. 23Finn Hurley