2012 Blues season

The 2012 Blues season is the team's 17th season in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues' pre-season began on 4 February, and the regular season began on 24 February. 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
CoachNew Zealand 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 4 February at Toll Stadium against the Hurricanes. This was followed by an away match against the Melbourne Rebels on 11 February and a "home" match on 18 February 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 24 February with a home fixture against the Crusaders, and finished on 14 July, 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.
New Zealand Orene Ai'iFirst five-eighth, Fullback200000---
New Zealand Keven Mealamu (c)Hooker800000---
New Zealand Tony WoodcockProp10200010---
New Zealand Ali WilliamsLock1400000-1-
New Zealand Daniel BraidFlanker1510005---
New Zealand Brad MikaLock, No. 8600000---
New Zealand Jerome KainoFlanker, No. 8200000---
New Zealand Rudi WulfWing, Fullback7200010---
New Zealand Anthony BoricLock300000---
New Zealand Isaia ToeavaUtility back200000---
New Zealand Benson StanleySecond five-eighth12300015---
New Zealand Tom McCartneyHooker1600000---
Samoa Chris LowreyFlanker, No. 812200010---
New Zealand Rene RangerWing, Centre1020001011-
New Zealand Peter SailiFlanker, No. 81000000---
Tonga Tevita MailauProp1510005---
New Zealand Michael HobbsFirst five-eighth, Second five-eighth14116025---
New Zealand Charlie FaumuinaProp1110005---
New Zealand Lachie MunroUtility back1031011068---
New Zealand Andrew van der HeijdenLock200000---
New Zealand Alby MathewsonHalf-back1610005---
New Zealand Filo PauloLock1100000---
New Zealand Sherwin StowersWing810005---
New Zealand Luke BraidFlanker14300015---
New Zealand Liaki MoliLock1210005---
New Zealand Pauliasi ManuProp300000---
New Zealand Sean PolwartFlanker100000---
New Zealand Piri WeepuHalf-back, First five-eighth15036024---
New Zealand Gareth AnscombeFirst five-eighth10213211102---
New Zealand Ma'a NonuSecond five-eighth14200010---
New Zealand David RaikunaWing1010005---
Tonga George MoalaWing400000---
New Zealand Angus Ta'avaoProp600000---
New Zealand Hadleigh ParkesUtility back13200010---
New Zealand Ben LamWing100000---
New Zealand Daniel PryorFlanker100000---
New Zealand James ParsonsHooker700000---
New Zealand Steve LuatuaLock, Flanker610005-1-
New Zealand Cameron GoodhueNo. 8100000---
New Zealand Francis SailiWing, Centre510005---
New Zealand Charles PiutauWing, Fullback210005---
New Zealand 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
1New Zealand Gareth Anscombe102
2New Zealand Lachie Munro68
3New Zealand Michael Hobbs25
4New Zealand Piri Weepu24
5=New Zealand Luke Braid15
5=New Zealand Benson Stanley15

Top Try Scorers
Rank Player Tries
1=New Zealand Luke Braid3
1=New Zealand Lachie Munro3
1=New Zealand 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
1New Zealand Chiefs1812042444358+8647305364
2New Zealand Crusaders1811052485343+14247345461
3New Zealand Hurricanes1810062489429+6058398157
4New Zealand Highlanders189072359385−2636312450
5New Zealand Blues1840122359430−7134502632
Overall Standings
Pos Team Rnd W D L Bye PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1South Africa Stormers1814022350254+9628210266
2New Zealand Chiefs1812042444358+8647305364
3Australia Reds1811052359347+1238364258
4New Zealand Crusaders1811052485343+14247345461
5South Africa Bulls1810062472369+10350386559
6South Africa Sharks1810062436348+8847317459
7Australia Brumbies1810062404331+7341315558
8New Zealand Hurricanes1810062489429+6058398157
9New Zealand Highlanders189072359385−2636312450
10South Africa Cheetahs1850112391458−6735473738
11Australia Waratahs1840122346407−6133433835
12New Zealand Blues1840122359430−7134502632
13Australia Rebels1840122362520−15837593532
14Australia Force1830132306440−13430492527
15South Africa 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 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. "404错误". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. "Super Rugby Auckland Blues Team".
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