patrick_tuipulotu_blues.jpg Blues and All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu has re-signed with NZ Rugby. "It's great news for the Blues and for us that both Paddy and Dalton have re-signed with New Zealand Rugby," All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen said. He has a huge future in our game which is exciting and we congratulate him and Paddy on their commitment to New Zealand Rugby." "Dalton is a product of our system, part of our development programme and we earmarked him as a future Blues player from a young age," said Blues general manager performance, Tony Hanks. Tuipulotu (26) has already played 21 times for the All Blacks since 2014 and more than 50 games for the Blues.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 27, 2019 21:00 UTC