2012 Blues season Last updated June 03, 2025
Rugby league team season
The 2012 Blues season is the team's 17th season in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues' pre-season began on 4 February, and the regular season began on 24 February. The team will play 16 regular season matches, with byes in rounds 6 and 16. The Blues will play all teams within the New Zealand conference twice, and all other teams once, with the exception of the New South Wales Waratahs and Cheetahs . The team were captained by Keven Mealamu and coached by Pat Lam .
Regular season The Blues regular season began on 24 February with a home fixture against the Crusaders , and finished on 14 July, away to the Brumbies .
Player Summary Player statistics for the 2012 season are shown below: [ 2]
Overall Summary Player Position(s) Apps. Tries Cons. Pens. Drps. Pts. W.C. Y.C. R.C. Orene Ai'i First five-eighth , Fullback 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Keven Mealamu (c) Hooker 8 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Tony Woodcock Prop 10 2 0 0 0 10 - - - Ali Williams Lock 14 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - Daniel Braid Flanker 15 1 0 0 0 5 - - - Brad Mika Lock , No. 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Jerome Kaino Flanker , No. 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Rudi Wulf Wing , Fullback 7 2 0 0 0 10 - - - Anthony Boric Lock 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Isaia Toeava Utility back 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Benson Stanley Second five-eighth 12 3 0 0 0 15 - - - Tom McCartney Hooker 16 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Chris Lowrey Flanker , No. 8 12 2 0 0 0 10 - - - Rene Ranger Wing , Centre 10 2 0 0 0 10 1 1 - Peter Saili Flanker , No. 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Tevita Mailau Prop 15 1 0 0 0 5 - - - Michael Hobbs First five-eighth , Second five-eighth 14 1 1 6 0 25 - - - Charlie Faumuina Prop 11 1 0 0 0 5 - - - Lachie Munro Utility back 10 3 10 11 0 68 - - - Andrew van der Heijden Lock 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Alby Mathewson Half-back 16 1 0 0 0 5 - - - Filo Paulo Lock 11 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Sherwin Stowers Wing 8 1 0 0 0 5 - - - Luke Braid Flanker 14 3 0 0 0 15 - - - Liaki Moli Lock 12 1 0 0 0 5 - - - Pauliasi Manu Prop 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Sean Polwart Flanker 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Piri Weepu Half-back , First five-eighth 15 0 3 6 0 24 - - - Gareth Anscombe First five-eighth 10 2 13 21 1 102 - - - Ma'a Nonu Second five-eighth 14 2 0 0 0 10 - - - David Raikuna Wing 10 1 0 0 0 5 - - - George Moala Wing 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Angus Ta'avao Prop 6 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Hadleigh Parkes Utility back 13 2 0 0 0 10 - - - Ben Lam Wing 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Daniel Pryor Flanker 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - James Parsons Hooker 7 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Steve Luatua Lock , Flanker 6 1 0 0 0 5 - 1 - Cameron Goodhue No. 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Francis Saili Wing , Centre 5 1 0 0 0 5 - - - Charles Piutau Wing , Fullback 2 1 0 0 0 5 - - - Albert Nikoro Wing , Fullback 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
Legend: Apps. = Appearances, Cons. = Conversions, Pens. = Penalties, Drps. = Drop Goals, Pts. = Total points, W.C. = White cards, Y.C. = Yellow cards, R.C. = Red cards
Standings The final standings for the 2012 season are shown below:
Legend: Pos = Position, Rnd = Round, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Four-try bonus points, LB = Close loss bonus points, Pts = Competition Points
Round by Round Result Summary Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ground H A A A H - A H A H A H A H H - H A Result L L W L L B L L L L L W L L L B W W Pos. (Conf.) 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Pos. (Overall) 9 13 11 14 15 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 14 13 12
Legend: H = Home, A = Away, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, B = Bye, Pos. = Position, Conf. = Conference
References
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