The Blues’ pre-season has kicked off with the players assembling at Alexandra Park last Thursday to meet the coaches and get to know each other before getting stuck into screenings and team training at Millenium Institute.

The 2016 pre-season features a number of open training sessions and special events. Make sure you lock in some of the dates – we’d love to meet you!

BLUES AT VIC PARK

Friday, December 4: The squad will be training at Victoria Park in the city from 10-11.30am. It’ll be an opportunity for those in the Auckland CBD to meet your favourite players and to see our boys preparing for the coming season by practicing different attacking shapes.

BLUES AT ONE TREE HILL

Friday, December 11: The infamous 183-metre high One Tree Hill, 200 metres from the apex of the road to the double white lines, will be the location for the Blues’ next open training session. Come see the boys grind out hill repeats and gather some tips for your own strength and conditioning. Training will be from 1.30-3.30pm.

BLUES AT ALEXANDRA PARK

Friday, January 22: Come join the Blues at Alexandra Park for a night of rugby and racing. Dine with the team in the Tasman Room and hear from the players about their new facility, head coach and strategy for the 2016 season. $60 per person includes a buffet dinner and a $5 bet on the horses.

Book your table today at 0800 ALEXANDRA or www.alexandrapark.co.nz

Or come along for a fun family night at the races. Admission is free and from 5.30pm there’ll be a chance to meet the players and enjoy the fun kids activities on offer.

PRE-SEASON: BLUES v HURRICANES

Saturday, February 13: The Blues will be travelling down to Eketahuna, north of Wellington, for a pre-season match against the Hurricanes. It’ll be an opportunity for both sides to sharpen up in the lead-up to our season launch on February 26.

PRE-SEASON: BLUES v CHIEFS

Friday, February 19: The Blues will be facing the Chiefs at Pukekohe in the second of our pre-season matches. Road-trip with your mates down to Puke and support the boys as they take on our nearest rivals. Tickets available from Ticketmaster.

BLUES OPEN DAY

Saturday, February 20: It’s back, and bigger and better than before! We’re welcoming families and friends to the Blues new digs at Alexandra Park for our 2016 Open Day brought to you by BNZ. It’ll be an action packed 3 hours from 11am – 2pm with rugby drills for the kids to enjoy, autograph signing and plenty to entertain the grown-ups too.

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