Blues vs. Chiefs: Blues Looking to Bounce Back

Super Rugby fixtures bring the viewers all the action and live detail from Australia and New Zealand. For the upcoming fixture, its Blues are taking on the chiefs. For weeks, teams have been battling it hard to get used to the dynamically changing weather conditions here in Auckland. Blues, who didn’t have a good first game, would be looking to play sensibly and show a decent performance against the Chiefs on Saturday. Chiefs and Blues both have a prolific away form, but their home form is pretty inconsistent and wavy. Going in the game, with Chiefs playing against Blues, it would be a thriller of an encounter, where both teams would be looking to play against the odds and bag maximum score points.

In Super Rugby competition, teams need to play with consistency and determination to make it into the top teams of the circuit. Blues have a pretty fragile approach when it comes to playing against top teams of the season. The last time Blues played against Chiefs was in 2020, and the scoreline was 29-37. Moving towards the upcoming game, Blues would be looking to play according to their nerves and win the game in style. Though winning would take guts, experience, hard work, and determination, Blues can secure a win and be back in the competition. Blues versus Hurricanes was a very close encounter, as the game ended in 32-33. Blues fell a point short of making it close to a win.

• Michael Collins
• Steven Luatua
• Matt Moulds
• Akira Loane
• Ihaia West

It’s evident that the Chiefs have dominated Bluesin all sorts of departments of the game. Going in the game, Chiefs would be looking to play with positivity, taking confidence from their last win against Highlanders (26-16). Many team’s matches were postponed during week 2 due to uncertainties, but now it’s time that Chiefs perform upto the expectations of their fans and supporters in the game. Chiefs have managed to win 4 out of last 5 games played; this shows their strength and agility as they go ahead in the 3rd week of the Super Rugby fixture.

• Jonah Lowe
• Shaun Stevenson
• Chase Tiatia
• Bradley Slater

It won’t be justified to predict the Chiefs winning, as the Blues also have pulled some terrific performances in the game. Their last defeat came at the cost of only one game point, and moving in the game ahead; they can turn the anti and bounce back on the Chiefs, who missed their 2nd-week game. However, the Chiefs can win the game and bag their second win in the competition.