| Home team | Blues |
| Away team | Hurricanes |
| Venue | Eden Park |
| Competition | Super Rugby Pacific |
| Kick off time | 8:05 am (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports+ |
Blues vs Hurricanes Super Rugby Pacific preview as the side meet at Eden Park in Auckland.
The Hurricanes currently sit top of the table with a five point lead over the Chiefs after 11 games. They could just be caught by the Chiefs but have the far superior points difference.
The Blues currently sit in third, having played a game more than the Hurricanes and Chiefs. They could overtake the Chiefs with a win, but can’t be caught by the Crusaders behind them.
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Blues vs Hurricanes confirmed lineups
| Blues | Hurricanes | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Tu’ungafasi | 1 | Numia | |||
| Slater | 2 | Aumua | |||
| Renata | 3 | Tosi | |||
| Tuipulotu | 4 | Delany | |||
| Darry | 5 | Dearns | |||
| Wrampling-Alec | 6 | Shields | |||
| Segner | 7 | Lakai | |||
| Sototu | 8 | Flanders | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Nock | 9 | Enari | |||
| B Barrett | 10 | Love | |||
| Clarke | 11 | Naholo | |||
| Ahki | 12 | J Barrett | |||
| Taele | 13 | Proctor | |||
| Lam | 14 | Fineanganofo | |||
| Z Sullivan | 15 | Harkin | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Eklund | 16 | Tuputupu | |||
| Tupaea | 17 | Rakete-Stones | |||
| Yates | 18 | Lauaki | |||
| McWhannell | 19 | Walker-Leawere | |||
| Barnes | 20 | Iose | |||
| Clark | 21 | Viljoen | |||
| Christie | 22 | Rova | |||
| Perofeta | 23 | B Sullivan | |||
Recent Form:
Blues (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 8th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 36-20 |
| Won | 2nd May 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 19-45 |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Reds | 36-33 AET |
| Won | 17th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Highlanders | 47-40 |
| Loss | 11 April 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 42-19 |
The Blues had been on a three-game winning streak when they travelled to the One NZ Stadium to face the Crusaders for the first time. They were 13-12 ahead at halftime, but conceded four in the second half, scoring only one, leading to their 16-point defeat.
Hurricanes (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 17-50 |
| Won | 1st May 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 38-31 |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Brumbies | 45-12 |
| Loss | 18th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Chiefs | 22-17 |
| Won | 11th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Blues | 42-19 |
The Hurricanes have only lost two games this season, both of which have come in away matches. In the last round, they defeated Moana Pasifika 50-17. They got off to an early 19-0 lead within 30 minutes and would then score five tries in the second half to win by 33 points.
Blues vs Hurricanes head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 11th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 42-19 |
| 5th April 2025 | Super Rugby | Blues | 19-18 |
| 1st March 2025 | Super Rugby | Blues | 29-33 |
| 11th May 2024 | Super Rugby | Blues | 31-27 |
| 9th March 2024 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 29-21 |
The Hurricanes won the meeting between these sides earlier in the year with a convincing 42-19 win. The Blues had won the three meetings before that, but they were all narrow victories.
