Blues vs Drua

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An AJ Lam brace and runaway intercept try from Rieko Ioane helped the Blues to a 35-18 victory at AAMI Park.

The Blues had to toil down a man for the final 10 minutes after losing reserve prop Karl Tu'inukuafe to a yellow card after repeated team infringements, but they managed to hang tough to secure a bonus point. With their silky skills on show the Drua dominated possession but too often were unable to capitalise on the pressure they put on their opponents. Blues winger AJ Lam then showed another way to score, using clever footwork to step through for his second of the night, extending their lead to 17 points with 15 minutes remaining.

The competition-leading Blues were made to work hard for a 35-18 win over Fijian Drua in their Super Rugby Pacific showdown at Melbourne's AAMI Park.

With their silky skills on show the Drua dominated possession but too often were unable to capitalise on the pressure they put on their opponents. The Blues struggled to find their usual rhythm in the face of the fierce physicality of the Fijians, who have only chalked up one victory in their campaign. The Super Rugby Pacific ladder-leading Blues have been given a scare by battlers Fijian Drua before scrambling to a 35-18 victory in their AAMI Park clash.

The Super Rugby Pacific ladder-leading Blues have been given a scare by battlers Fijian Drua before scrambling to a 35-18 victory in their AAMI Park clash.

“Their style is different and the way that they attack the game is refreshing and we sit here frustrated because we were unable to play the game we wanted because they didn’t allow us. With their silky skills on show, the Drua dominated possession but too often were unable to capitalise on the pressure they put on their opponents. The Blues struggled to find their usual rhythm in the face of the fierce physicality of the Fijians, who have only chalked up one victory in their campaign.

At AAMI Park, Melbourne: Blues 35 (AJ Lam 2 tries 5min, 65min, Sam Darry try 20min, Marcel Renata try 37min, Rieko Ioane try 51min; Beauden Barrett 5 con), ...

The Drua host the Highlanders next Saturday in their first match in Suva, and will fancy their chances of an upset. The Blues will have set themselves the goal of running the table in these trans-Tasman clashes, which should sew up the minor premiership, and that all-important home playoff advantage. It wasn’t the most fluent of opening halves by the Blues as they scored three tries to one, but had plenty of anxious moments against a Drua outfit who brought plenty to the occasion. Ratave doubled the Drua’s try haul with a dazzling power run to the line. They struggled to string together the phases and to apply pressure to a Drua outfit who outplayed them for long periods of this clash. Rieko Ioane and AJ Lam were the standout Blues backs, and young lock Sam Darry would have been pleased with his effort up front.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Winger A.J. Lam scored two tries as the Auckland-based Blues overcame a stern challenge from the Fijian Drua to win 35-18 in the second trans-Tasman match Saturday in Super Rugby Pacific. The Drua are second-to-last in the ...

When Kolora Lomani, running at full pace, caught a cross kick from Merewalesi Rokouono and scored in the 31st minute, the Fijiana led 17-5. They repeated the achievement Saturday in a match that was extraordinary theater for women’s rugby in Australia. Rieko Ioane’s intercept try in the 51st minute helped the Blues expand a tenuous 21-13 lead.

The Blues has beaten the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua 35-18 today in the Super Rugby Pacific at AAMI Park. The Blues had the first say, with a loose ball from ...

Like the loose forward putting in rubber kicks behind our backline. We expected it for sure, what they can do, some of their skills are freakish. From the lineout near the Blues try line to the maul, the Drua pushed through the Blues defense with Onisi Ratave scoring the Drua’s second of the match.

Winger A.J. Lam scored two tries as the Auckland-based Blues overcame a stern challenge from the Fijian Drua to win 35-18 in the second trans-Tasman match ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Winger A.J. Lam scored two tries as the Auckland-based Blues overcame a stern challenge from the Fijian Drua to win 35-18 in the ...

When Kolora Lomani, running at full pace, caught a cross kick from Merewalesi Rokouono and scored in the 31st minute, the Fijiana led 17-5. They repeated the achievement Saturday in a match that was extraordinary theater for women’s rugby in Australia. Naikore, named Player of the Match, sealed the win with her hat-trick try. Rieko Ioane’s intercept try in the 51st minute helped the Blues expand a tenuous 21-13 lead. “We talked about it and we knew we had to lift our preparation for this match,” Drua captain Meli Derenalagi said. The Blues were more clinical in comparison, showing more opportunism and scoring a try in each half from intercepts.