All Blacks captain Sam Cane will make his return from a month-long sideline spell with Bay of Plenty in their opening Mitre 10 Cup clash against Taranaki on Sunday.
The Blues came to Sky Stadium knowing a win over the Hurricanes would keep their hopes of winning Super Rugby Aotearoa alive.
The Blues will take a largely unchanged line-up to Wellington to start the second half of Super Rugby Aotearoa competition against the Hurricanes on Saturday.
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The Blues return to Eden Park for a demanding clash against the touring Lions side from South Africa at the one-off afternoon start of 4.25pm on Saturday.
The Blues created only one clear chance in their defeat to the Crusaders – and scored from it through skipper and lock Patrick Tuipulotu. Now, in a major reshuffle of his backline, Leon MacDonald has named three playmakers in a bid to unlock the Bulls' defence
The Blues will have their final pre-season outing at North Harbour on Friday ahead of the Super Rugby season.