Blues tough start to Super Rugby season compounded by plane engineering issuesDIANNE MANSON/GETTY IMAGES Tana Umaga's Blues were forced to fly to South Africa 24 hours later than intended due to issues with their plane. Tana Umaga and his beleaguered Blues simply can't take a trick. They were set to fly to Johannesburg via Sydney on Sunday ahead of their two-game South African Super Rugby sojourn, but were grounded in Auckland for 24 hours due to engineering issues with their plane. READ MORE:* Chiefs - resilient and brilliant* Gifford: Where now for Blues? * Chiefs' grit gets them home*McKenzie shows his worth*Recap: Blues beaten by ChiefsIt has been a tough start to the season for the Blues, who desperately need to regain respectability.

Source: Stuff March 05, 2018 05:03 UTC