| Home team | Blues |
| Away team | Reds |
| Venue | One NZ Stadium |
| Competition | Super Rugby Pacific |
| Kick off time | 8:35 am (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports+ |
Blues vs Reds Super Rugby Pacific preview as the sides meet at the One NZ Stadium as part of the Super Round
The Blues come into the match sitting in third just two points behind both of the top two. The Brumbies sit just four points behind the Blues and therefore could catch them without a win.
The Red sit fifth in the table but have played a game less than all the sides above them bar the Hurricanes. They could catch the Brumbies with a win but could be caught by the Crusaders or Waratahs with a defeat.
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Blues vs Red confirmed lineups
| Blues | Reds | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Ake | 1 | Ross | |||
| Slater | 2 | Faessler | |||
| Renata | 3 | Nonggor | |||
| Tuipulotu | 4 | Uru | |||
| Darry | 5 | Salakaia-Loto | |||
| Segner | 6 | Brial | |||
| Papali’i | 7 | McCreight | |||
| Sototu | 8 | Wilson | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Christie | 9 | Thomas | |||
| Barrett | 10 | McLaughlin-Phillips | |||
| Forbes | 11 | Ryan | |||
| Ahki | 12 | Paisami | |||
| Lam | 13 | Flook | |||
| Banks | 14 | Daugunu | |||
| Sullivan | 15 | Campbell | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Mullan | 16 | Nasser | |||
| Tupaea | 17 | Toomaga-Allan | |||
| Matenga | 18 | Bloomfield | |||
| Beehre | 19 | Muller | |||
| Barnes | 20 | Latu | |||
| Funaki | 21 | Werchon | |||
| Perofeta | 22 | Volavola | |||
| Taele | 23 | Pritchard | |||
Recent Form:
Blues (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 17th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Highlanders | 47-40 |
| Loss | 11 April 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 42-19 |
| Win | 28th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Fijian Drua | 40-15 |
| Win | 21st March 2026 | Super Rugby | Waratahs | 20-35 |
| Win | 15th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 43-7 |
The Blues had been in fantastic form, winning four games in a row, when they lost to the Hurricanes. They got back to winning ways in the last round against the Highlanders. They scored seven tries as they won 47-40. They took a strong lead at 19-7 and, with 10 minutes to go, made it 47-26. The Highlanders scored two late tries to win the game by seven points.
Reds (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 11th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 31-26 |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Western Force | 19-42 |
| Loss | 28th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 52-14 |
| Won | 21st March 2026 | Super Rugby | Fijian Drua | 6-21 |
| Won | 14th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Waratahs | 26-17 |
The Reds also had a four-game winning streak when they faced the Hurricanes and were defeated. They went on to lose another before they won against the Crusaders narrowly last week. They took a 19-12 lead just after halftime and were able to extend it to 31-19 with a minute to go.
The Crusaders scored late, but it wasn’t enough.
Blues vs Reds head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 25th April 2025 | Super Rugby | Reds | 35-21 |
| 27th April 2024 | Super Rugby | Blues | 34-41 |
| 19th May 2023 | Super Rugby | Blues | 26-45 |
| 14th May 2022 | Super Rugby | Blues | 53-26 |
| 4th June 2021 | Super Rugby | Blues | 24-31 |
The Blues had won four meetings in a row against the Red until last season. The Reds came to Eden Park and held them to 21 points as the Red scored 35. The Reds had been 28-7 ahead.
