June 22, 2024 • 7 mins
The Blues are Super Rugby champions for the first time since 2003 after routing the Chiefs 41-10 at Eden Park.
The convincing display was supported by a hatrick of tries from Caleb Clarke, and one each from Akira Ioane and AJ Lam.
Former Blues player Kees Meeuws joined Piney to discuss the win.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fyne
from Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
The Blues i Super Rugby champions for the first time
in twenty one years.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Dayton bolised the Chiefs sender the final forty one ten Yeah,
absolute demolition job on the Chiefs last night forty one
ten five tries to won their fifteenth win in seventeen
games this season the Blues and their first Super Rugby
title in twenty one years. Forty five game All Blacks
front rower Case Mews was part of their Blues title
(00:39):
winning side back in two thousand and three and he
joins us now when you won it by beating the
Crusaders in two thousand and three, Case, I bet you
didn't think you'd be winning twenty one years before the
Blues won it again.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Oh no, mate, We've come close a few times and
we had our reunion last year twentieth year in the
anniversary last year. It's good catch up to see a
lot of the boys, and I'm sure we were all
all cheering on the Blues last night in that fantastic
dominant win they had.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
It was dominant, Case, wasn't it. How much have you
enjoyed watching Vern Cotter's forward dominated game plan really paid
dividends this year.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
I've loved this soul and I think that's what they've
just been missing, that that that forward pack dominating, which
is which is what Auckland were renowned for back in
the day when you know all around Fitzpatrick, all that
ere just before us when they went up the two
Toms prior to us winning it in two thousand and three.
So yeah, I think they've got back to the bread
and butter. You know, they've got the biggest pack and
(01:39):
they just feed the way last night they just dominant
in ball carrying, dominant at scrub time, and they just
set up that back line when they got close to
that the trial line, and then unleashed, unleashed these big
backs on on onto Whitekattle, onto the Chiefs.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Yeah. How much credit do we need to give vern
Cotter here for not only coming up with this game plan,
I mean, it's nothing new, but it's it's the game
plan he settled on, but then also getting them all
to buy into it for seventeen games.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Yeah. I can remember all the all the chat at
the beginning of the season where everyone's going, what's wearing
up to what's bearing up to. But I think he
had a plan and he saw a style that that
Auckland should be played, and he brought it in and
and and the big thing is given that buy and
from the players, so you know, you can have all
the all the best ideas as a coach, you don't
get the players on board and lead lead to your vision,
(02:34):
then then you know it can it can go sideway.
But they all accepted it. They all look like they're
having great time out there. Every time I saw the
Blues play, they just knew, they knew their trade and
they knew what to do and knew how to win games.
And you know, I think the loss against Cannerbury was
a really good turning point for the Blues where they
just focused on on their style and being calm and
(02:57):
collected and not getting too carried away with the emotion.
And you saw that last night. They didn't give up.
They just kept kept trying to get points, get down
the get down the far end and didn't know it
was it was a fantastic spectacular.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
How much easier would it have been to get the buy?
And when they're doing so well, because you know, if
you if you're you're banging a drama and and your
players are playing that tune and you're winning games. It
must be a heck of a lot easier than if
you're going through you know, peaks and troughs during the season.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Oh totally. I think the belief came because they were
trying things. And I don't think this team that they
showed to last night, that's been building over the whole competition.
So each game they played, the confidence to play that
style got bigger, better and stronger, and the belief was there,
and you know, like that they stuck with it, and
Burne stuck with it, didn't didn't panic, he didn't change anything,
(03:46):
and and you got that fantastic result last night, which
was so good to see the Blues. Blues play.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Yeah, and the Chiefs, I mean they've had a like
they had a brutal semi final against the Hurricanes last week,
played really well, lost a couple of key players. They
were just I mean, forty one ten looks looks like
a really convincing when in it was. But you know,
what did you make of the Chiefs last night? Just
outplayed But.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
I just think that the Blues were just dominant. But
I think the Chiefs really really gave, gave the all.
They just a few things didn't go their way, and
you know you do it is sapping on your on
your on your big boys when you have to tackle
all the you know, the likes of the the Auckland
Pack running it and then unleashing that that phenomenal backline.
(04:37):
I just think they didn't really get a chance to
show show what they what they really had. We saw
it last week against the Hurricanes, and it's it's a
hard one because it could have been a completely different
game if it was a dry track as well. Indeed,
but super happy that the Blues won. They deserved it
(04:57):
for a few years now, and and to actually win
the competition out I was just so I'm so proud
of that franchise and the and the players that were
out there.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
That's terrific. Just before you go, I was looking at
that two thousand and three side, man, that was some
side case that you guys had.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
That was very good side. You know, that back line
was lightning, you know, led by Carlos and you know,
feeding feeding the Crusaders was was was fantastic. You know,
that was the highlight of of of my rugby career.
He always have a have a battle with him, and
to win a Super twelve with Auckland was was was fantastic.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
What was I mean? I've been at a couple of
events where you and Carlos have both been on panels
speaking together. What was he like in a team environment?
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Carlos Pencer very quiet but very capable like he he
you know, he's very shy or Carlos, and but when
when he got the ball in his hand, he was
the maestro and every everyone would play off him, you know, and.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
He would raise raise that that that back line he'd
pulled something out of out of out of his bag
of magic tricks and he'd set that back line on fire.
And it was such a pleasure to be a front
row looking up and senior back line running running in
under the posts, and yeah, you know that if you
did your job and gave them clean ball, that they
(06:16):
were going to do this, so you know, it's it was.
It was a pleasure playing with the Blues. Brilliant.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Hey's great to chat mate, Thanks for taking our calls
the Blues. Indeed, case case News the member of the
two thousand and three title winning side. I read this
team out yesterday and it is it is some team.
Manu Milamu Muse with the front row, Ellie Williams, Angus
McDonald with the locks, Justin Collins, Dan Braid, Xavier Rushed
(06:44):
the Lucy's, David Gibson and Carlos Spencer, the Haves, Sam
tuy To, Poor Mills, Mulliina in the centers, Rico Gear,
Joe Rocothocko, Doug Howlett. How's that for a back three?
And then on the bench that night least tenseness or
any i e. Craig McGrath, Mossy two Elite, Brad Meeker,
Tony Woodcock, Darren Woodkim what a team? What a team?
Twenty one years on the Blues of twenty twenty four.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
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You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fyne
from Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
The Blues i Super Rugby champions for the first time
in twenty one years.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Dayton bolised the Chiefs sender the final forty one ten Yeah,
absolute demolition job on the Chiefs last night forty one
ten five tries to won their fifteenth win in seventeen
games this season the Blues and their first Super Rugby
title in twenty one years. Forty five game All Blacks
front rower Case Mews was part of their Blues title
(00:39):
winning side back in two thousand and three and he
joins us now when you won it by beating the
Crusaders in two thousand and three, Case, I bet you
didn't think you'd be winning twenty one years before the
Blues won it again.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Oh no, mate, We've come close a few times and
we had our reunion last year twentieth year in the
anniversary last year. It's good catch up to see a
lot of the boys, and I'm sure we were all
all cheering on the Blues last night in that fantastic
dominant win they had.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
It was dominant, Case, wasn't it. How much have you
enjoyed watching Vern Cotter's forward dominated game plan really paid
dividends this year.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
I've loved this soul and I think that's what they've
just been missing, that that that forward pack dominating, which
is which is what Auckland were renowned for back in
the day when you know all around Fitzpatrick, all that
ere just before us when they went up the two
Toms prior to us winning it in two thousand and three.
So yeah, I think they've got back to the bread
and butter. You know, they've got the biggest pack and
(01:39):
they just feed the way last night they just dominant
in ball carrying, dominant at scrub time, and they just
set up that back line when they got close to
that the trial line, and then unleashed, unleashed these big
backs on on onto Whitekattle, onto the Chiefs.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Yeah. How much credit do we need to give vern
Cotter here for not only coming up with this game plan,
I mean, it's nothing new, but it's it's the game
plan he settled on, but then also getting them all
to buy into it for seventeen games.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Yeah. I can remember all the all the chat at
the beginning of the season where everyone's going, what's wearing
up to what's bearing up to. But I think he
had a plan and he saw a style that that
Auckland should be played, and he brought it in and
and and the big thing is given that buy and
from the players, so you know, you can have all
the all the best ideas as a coach, you don't
get the players on board and lead lead to your vision,
(02:34):
then then you know it can it can go sideway.
But they all accepted it. They all look like they're
having great time out there. Every time I saw the
Blues play, they just knew, they knew their trade and
they knew what to do and knew how to win games.
And you know, I think the loss against Cannerbury was
a really good turning point for the Blues where they
just focused on on their style and being calm and
(02:57):
collected and not getting too carried away with the emotion.
And you saw that last night. They didn't give up.
They just kept kept trying to get points, get down
the get down the far end and didn't know it
was it was a fantastic spectacular.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
How much easier would it have been to get the buy?
And when they're doing so well, because you know, if
you if you're you're banging a drama and and your
players are playing that tune and you're winning games. It
must be a heck of a lot easier than if
you're going through you know, peaks and troughs during the season.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Oh totally. I think the belief came because they were
trying things. And I don't think this team that they
showed to last night, that's been building over the whole competition.
So each game they played, the confidence to play that
style got bigger, better and stronger, and the belief was there,
and you know, like that they stuck with it, and
Burne stuck with it, didn't didn't panic, he didn't change anything,
(03:46):
and and you got that fantastic result last night, which
was so good to see the Blues. Blues play.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Yeah, and the Chiefs, I mean they've had a like
they had a brutal semi final against the Hurricanes last week,
played really well, lost a couple of key players. They
were just I mean, forty one ten looks looks like
a really convincing when in it was. But you know,
what did you make of the Chiefs last night? Just
outplayed But.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
I just think that the Blues were just dominant. But
I think the Chiefs really really gave, gave the all.
They just a few things didn't go their way, and
you know you do it is sapping on your on
your on your big boys when you have to tackle
all the you know, the likes of the the Auckland
Pack running it and then unleashing that that phenomenal backline.
(04:37):
I just think they didn't really get a chance to
show show what they what they really had. We saw
it last week against the Hurricanes, and it's it's a
hard one because it could have been a completely different
game if it was a dry track as well. Indeed,
but super happy that the Blues won. They deserved it
(04:57):
for a few years now, and and to actually win
the competition out I was just so I'm so proud
of that franchise and the and the players that were
out there.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
That's terrific. Just before you go, I was looking at
that two thousand and three side, man, that was some
side case that you guys had.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
That was very good side. You know, that back line
was lightning, you know, led by Carlos and you know,
feeding feeding the Crusaders was was was fantastic. You know,
that was the highlight of of of my rugby career.
He always have a have a battle with him, and
to win a Super twelve with Auckland was was was fantastic.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
What was I mean? I've been at a couple of
events where you and Carlos have both been on panels
speaking together. What was he like in a team environment?
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Carlos Pencer very quiet but very capable like he he
you know, he's very shy or Carlos, and but when
when he got the ball in his hand, he was
the maestro and every everyone would play off him, you know, and.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
He would raise raise that that that back line he'd
pulled something out of out of out of his bag
of magic tricks and he'd set that back line on fire.
And it was such a pleasure to be a front
row looking up and senior back line running running in
under the posts, and yeah, you know that if you
did your job and gave them clean ball, that they
(06:16):
were going to do this, so you know, it's it was.
It was a pleasure playing with the Blues. Brilliant.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Hey's great to chat mate, Thanks for taking our calls
the Blues. Indeed, case case News the member of the
two thousand and three title winning side. I read this
team out yesterday and it is it is some team.
Manu Milamu Muse with the front row, Ellie Williams, Angus
McDonald with the locks, Justin Collins, Dan Braid, Xavier Rushed
(06:44):
the Lucy's, David Gibson and Carlos Spencer, the Haves, Sam
tuy To, Poor Mills, Mulliina in the centers, Rico Gear,
Joe Rocothocko, Doug Howlett. How's that for a back three?
And then on the bench that night least tenseness or
any i e. Craig McGrath, Mossy two Elite, Brad Meeker,
Tony Woodcock, Darren Woodkim what a team? What a team?
Twenty one years on the Blues of twenty twenty four.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Emulate them for more from Weekends Sport with Jason Fine.
Listen live to News Talk Set B weekends from midday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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