| Home team | Hurricanes |
| Away team | Blues |
| Venue | Hnry Stadium |
| Competition | Super Rugby Pacific semi-final |
| Kick off time | 8:05 am (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports+ |
Hurricanes vs Blues Super Rugby preview as the sides meet in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-final at Hnry Stadium.
The Hurricanes were top of the table in the regular season and defeated the Brumbies in the qualifying final.
The Blues finished fourth overall in the table and lost their game against the Crusaders in the qualifying final, but progressed as the highest-ranked loser in the qualifying finals.
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Hurricanes vs Blues confirmed lineups
| Hurricanes | Blues | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Numia | 1 | Tu’ungafasi | |||
| Aumua | 2 | Slater | |||
| Tosi | 3 | Renata | |||
| Delany | 4 | Tuipulotu | |||
| Dearns | 5 | Darry | |||
| Shields | 6 | Barnes | |||
| Kirifi | 7 | Segner | |||
| Lakai | 8 | Sotutu | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Roigard | 9 | Christie | |||
| Love | 10 | Perofeta | |||
| Fineanganofo | 11 | Clarke | |||
| Barrett | 12 | Taela | |||
| Proctor | 13 | Lam | |||
| Moorby | 14 | Forbes | |||
| Harkin | 15 | Barrett | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Tuputupu | 16 | Oudenryn | |||
| Lauaki | 17 | Tupaea | |||
| Lomax | 18 | Yates | |||
| Walker-Leawere | 19 | Beehre | |||
| Iose | 20 | Clark | |||
| Enari | 21 | Funaki | |||
| Rova | 22 | Ahki | |||
| Naholo | 23 | Spencer | |||
Recent Form:
Hurricanes (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 5th June 2026 | Super Rugby | Brumbies | 66-12 |
| Loss | 29th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 47-14 |
| Won | 23rd May 2026 | Super Rugby | Highlanders | 45-28 |
| Won | 16th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Blues | 24-47 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 17-50 |
The Hurricanes only lost three of their 14 regular-season games, one of which came in their final game, where they had already guaranteed the top spot. In the first playoff round, they welcomed the Brumbies and won the game comfortably, 66-12. The Canes shot out to a 31-0 lead in just over 30 minutes. Another four tries in the second half set them up for an incredible victory.
Blues (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 6th June 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 52-31 |
| Loss | 30th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Chiefs | 59-34 |
| Loss | 16th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 24-47 |
| Loss | 8th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 36-20 |
| Won | 2nd May 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 19-45 |
The Blues have had a tough end to the season with four losses in a row before this semi-final. They have conceded more than 45 points in each of the last three games, but have been able to score more than 30 in the last two. The Blues made this game as the best-ranked losers in the qualifying finals. They lost out by 21 points, conceding eight tries, while scoring five. After 50 minutes, they had conceded six and were sitting 40-14 behind. The Blues then scored three in the last half hour, only conceding two.
Hurricanes vs Blues head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 16th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 24-47 |
| 11th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 42-19 |
| 5th April 2025 | Super Rugby | Blues | 19-18 |
| 1st March 2025 | Super Rugby | Blues | 29-33 |
| 11th May 2024 | Super Rugby | Blues | 31-27 |
The Hurricanes have won both meetings between these teams this year comfortably, winning by more than 20 points in each. The three games before that were won by the Blues by fewer than five points.
