2012 Blues season

The 2012 Blues season is the team's 17th season in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues' pre-season began on February 4, and the regular season began on February 24. The team will play 16 regular season matches, with byes in rounds 6 and 16. The Blues will play all teams within the New Zealand conference twice, and all other teams once, with the exception of the New South Wales Waratahs and Cheetahs. The team were captained by Keven Mealamu and coached by Pat Lam.

2012 Blues season
Team information
Coach Pat Lam
Captain
StadiumEden Park, North Harbour Stadium
Avg. attendance17,495
High attendance32,000 (vs. Crusaders, Round 1)
Low attendance10,111 (vs. Lions, Round 12)
Top scorers
TriesLuke Braid, Lachie Munro, Benson Stanley (3)
PointsGareth Anscombe (102)
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Pre-season

The first of three pre-season fixtures was held on the 4th of February at Toll Stadium against the Hurricanes. This was followed by an away match against the Melbourne Rebels on February 11 and a "home" match on February 18 against the Highlanders at UNITEC, in Mt Albert.

Fixtures
4 Feb. 2012 Blues 36 - 22 Hurricanes Toll Stadium, Whangarei  
Attendance: 6,000 [1]
11 Feb. 2012 Melbourne Rebels 21 - 31 Blues AAMI Stadium, Melbourne  
Attendance: 6,000 [2]
17 Feb. 2012 Blues 29 - 22 Highlanders UNITEC, Auckland  
Attendance: N/A

Regular season

The Blues regular season began on February 24 with a home fixture against the Crusaders, and finished on July 14, away to the Brumbies.

Fixtures
24 Feb. 2012 Blues 18 - 19 Crusaders Eden Park, Auckland  
Report Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Chris Pollock
2 March 2012 Chiefs 29 - 14 Blues Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
Report Attendance: 12,113
Referee: Keith Brown
10 March 2012 Bulls 23 - 29 Blues Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report Attendance: 31,582
Referee: Steve Walsh
16 March 2012 Stormers 27 - 17 Blues Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report Attendance: 38,041
Referee: Glen Jackson
23 March 2012 Blues 25 - 26 Hurricanes Eden Park, Auckland  
Report Attendance: 23,213
Referee: Steve Walsh
5 April 2012 Melbourne Rebels 32 - 23 Blues AAMI Park, Melbourne  
Report Attendance: 15,246
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
13 April 2012 Blues 23 - 29 Sharks Eden Park, Auckland  
Report Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Steve Walsh
20 April 2012 Highlanders 30 - 27 Blues Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin  
Report Attendance: 18,417
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
27 April 2012 Blues 11 - 23 Queensland Reds Eden Park, Auckland  
Report Attendance: 12,111
Referee: Craig Joubert
4 May 2012 Hurricanes 35 - 19 Blues Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Report Attendance: 11,624
Referee: Jaco Peyper
11 May 2012 Blues 25 - 3 Lions Eden Park, Auckland  
Report Attendance: 10,127
Referee: Angus Gardner
19 May 2012 Crusaders 12 - 59 Blues Rugby League Park, Christchurch  
Report Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
26 May 2012 Blues 20 - 27 Highlanders Eden Park, Auckland  
Report Attendance: 14,111
Referee: Glen Jackson
2 June 2012 Blues 34 - 41 Chiefs North Harbour Stadium, Auckland  
Report Attendance: 20,200
Referee: Chris Pollock
7 July 2012 Blues 32 - 9 Western Force Eden Park, Auckland  
Report Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Andrew Lees
14 July 2012 Brumbies 16 - 30 Blues Canberra Stadium, Canberra  
Report Attendance: 14,111
Referee: Jonathon White

Player Summary

Player statistics for the 2012 season are shown below:[3]

Overall Summary
Player Position(s) Apps. Tries Cons. Pens. Drps. Pts. W.C. Y.C. R.C.
Orene Ai'iFirst five-eighth, Fullback200000---
Keven Mealamu (c)Hooker800000---
Tony WoodcockProp10200010---
Ali WilliamsLock1400000-1-
Daniel BraidFlanker1510005---
Brad MikaLock, No. 8600000---
Jerome KainoFlanker, No. 8200000---
Rudi WulfWing, Fullback7200010---
Anthony BoricLock300000---
Isaia ToeavaUtility back200000---
Benson StanleySecond five-eighth12300015---
Tom McCartneyHooker1600000---
Chris LowreyFlanker, No. 812200010---
Rene RangerWing, Centre1020001011-
Peter SailiFlanker, No. 81000000---
Tevita MailauProp1510005---
Michael HobbsFirst five-eighth, Second five-eighth14116025---
Charlie FaumuinaProp1110005---
Lachie MunroUtility back1031011068---
Andrew van der HeijdenLock200000---
Alby MathewsonHalf-back1610005---
Filo PauloLock1100000---
Sherwin StowersWing810005---
Luke BraidFlanker14300015---
Liaki MoliLock1210005---
Pauliasi ManuProp300000---
Sean PolwartFlanker100000---
Piri WeepuHalf-back, First five-eighth15036024---
Gareth AnscombeFirst five-eighth10213211102---
Ma'a NonuSecond five-eighth14200010---
David RaikunaWing1010005---
George MoalaWing400000---
Angus Ta'avaoProp600000---
Hadleigh ParkesUtility back13200010---
Ben LamWing100000---
Daniel PryorFlanker100000---
James ParsonsHooker700000---
Steve LuatuaLock, Flanker610005-1-
Cameron GoodhueNo. 8100000---
Francis SailiWing, Centre510005---
Charles PiutauWing, Fullback210005---
Albert NikoroWing, Fullback100000---

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 Points
1 Gareth Anscombe102
2 Lachie Munro68
3 Michael Hobbs25
4 Piri Weepu24
5= Luke Braid15
5= Benson Stanley15

Top Try Scorers
Rank Player Tries
1= Luke Braid3
1= Lachie Munro3
1= Benson Stanley3
2=Seven Players2

Standings

The final standings for the 2012 season are shown below:

New Zealand Conference
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Chiefs1812042444358+8647305364
2 Crusaders1811052485343+14247345461
3 Hurricanes1810062489429+6058398157
4 Highlanders189072359385−2636312450
5 Blues1840122359430−7134502632
Overall Standings
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Stormers1814022350254+9628210266
2 Chiefs1812042444358+8647305364
3 Reds1811052359347+1238364258
4 Crusaders1811052485343+14247345461
5 Bulls1810062472369+10350386559
6 Sharks1810062436348+8847317459
7 Brumbies1810062404331+7341315558
8 Hurricanes1810062489429+6058398157
9 Highlanders189072359385−2636312450
10 Cheetahs1850112391458−6735473738
11 Waratahs1840122346407−6133433835
12 Blues1840122359430−7134502632
13 Rebels1840122362520−15837593532
14 Force1830132306440−13430492527
15 Lions1830132317460−14330522325

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
Ground H A A A H - A H A H A H A H H - H A
Result L L W L L B L L L L L W L L L B W W
Pos. (Conf.) 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Pos. (Overall) 9 13 11 14 15 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 14 13 12

Legend: H = Home, A = Away, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, B = Bye, Pos. = Position, Conf. = Conference

See also

2012 Super Rugby season

References
  1. "Blues overrun Hurricanes in pre-season match". Archived from the original on 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. http://www.rebel-army.com/archives/2318
  3. http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/teams/blues
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