Blues vs Crusaders · Super Rugby Pacific
Super Rugby Pacific · 2026Full time
29–13
Match report
Blues beat Crusaders 29-13 at Eden Park, Auckland in round 4 of the Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Nic Berry refereed.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
2
Blues wins (20%)
0
Draws (0%)
8
Crusaders wins (80%)
Last 10 meetings, since May 2023
Biggest Blues win
26–6
23 Mar 2024
Biggest Crusaders win
52–15
16 Jun 2023
Last 5 meetings
- 6 Jun 2026 · Super RugbyCrusaders52Blues316 Jun 2026Crusaders52–31BluesSuper Rugby
- 8 May 2026 · Super RugbyCrusaders36Blues208 May 2026Crusaders36–20BluesSuper Rugby
- 7 Mar 2026 · Super RugbyBlues29Crusaders137 Mar 2026Blues29–13CrusadersSuper Rugby
- 13 Jun 2025 · Super RugbyCrusaders21Blues1413 Jun 2025Crusaders21–14BluesSuper Rugby
- 18 Apr 2025 · Super RugbyCrusaders25Blues2218 Apr 2025Crusaders25–22BluesSuper Rugby
Lineups
Avg. age
28.8
Avg. age
28.7
Blues
- 1Ofa Tu'ungafasi(34)
- 4Josh Beehre(24)
- 5Sam Darry(26)
- 6Torian Barnes(23)
- 7Dalton Papali'i(29)
- 8Hoskins Sotutu(28)
- 9Finlay Christie(32)
- 10Beauden Barrett(35)
- 11Caleb Clarke(27)
- 12Pita Ahki(34)
- 13AJ Lam(28)
- 15Zarn Sullivan(26)
Replacements
- 18Sam Matenga(28)
- 19Che Clark(23)
- 20Anton Segner(25)
- 21Taufa Funaki(26)
- 23Xavi Taele(21)
Crusaders
- 1George Bower(34)
- 2Codie Taylor(35)
- 3Fletcher Newell(26)
- 4Antonio Shalfoon(29)
- 5Jamie Hannah(23)
- 7Ethan Blackadder(31)
- 8Christian Lio-Willie(28)
- 9Noah Hotham(23)
- 11Sevu Reece(29)
- 12David Havili(31)
- 13Leicester Fainga'anuku(27)
Replacements
- 16Manumaua Letiu(21)
- 17Finlay Brewis(26)
- 18Seb Calder(24)
- 20Corey Kellow(25)
- 21Kyle Preston(27)
- 22Xavier Saifoloi(23)
- 23Dallas McLeod(27)