On a straight results basis, the Blues enjoyed their best campaign in five years. The season over, the hard work begins immediately for the Blues as they look to figure out how they can build on what was a promising campaign under rookie coach Tana Umaga. What they show is that the Blues were undefeated against Australian sides and lost to just one African team (Lions). The Blues away record since 2013 has been dire and, in a three-year period, won only two games on the road. They also comfortably beat the two best Australian sides in consecutive weeks, the Brumbies and Waratahs.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 16, 2016 01:30 UTC