| Blues transfers 2015–16 |
|---|
| Pos | 2015 squad | Out | In | 2016 squad |
|---|
| PR | Charlie Faumuina [1]
Sione Mafileo (short-term) [2]
Nic Mayhew (short-term) [3]
Greg Pleasants-Tate (wider training group) [4]
Sam Prattley [5]
Angus Ta'avao [5]
Ofa Tu'ungafasi [6]
Tony Woodcock [1] |  Greg Pleasants-Tate (to Highlanders wider training group) [7]
Angus Ta'avao (to  Waratahs) [8]
Tony Woodcock (retired) [9] |  Namatahi Waa (from Northland) [10] | Charlie Faumuina [11]
Sione Mafileo [10]
Nic Mayhew [10]
Sam Prattley [10]
Ofa Tu'ungafasi [12]
Namatahi Waa (wider training group) |
| HK | Keven Mealamu [5]
Matt Moulds (wider training group) [13]
James Parsons [5] | Keven Mealamu (retired) [14] | Quentin MacDonald (from Chiefs) [10] | Quentin MacDonald
Matt Moulds [10]
James Parsons [15] |
| LK | Josh Bekhuis [16]
William Lloyd (wider training group) [17]
Culum Retallick [5]
Hayden Triggs [5]
Patrick Tuipulotu [5]
Chris Vui (short-term) [2] | William Lloyd (to Auckland) [18]
Culum Retallick (to Rebels) [19]
Hayden Triggs (to  Leinster) [20]
Chris Vui (returned to North Harbour) [21] | Gerard Cowley-Tuioti (from North Harbour) [22]
Hoani Matenga (from Wellington) [10]
Scott Scrafton (from Auckland) [10] | Josh Bekhuis [16]
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
Hoani Matenga
Scott Scrafton (wider training group)
Patrick Tuipulotu [23] |
| FL | Luke Braid [24]
Joe Edwards [5]
Blake Gibson (wider training group) [25]
Jerome Kaino [26]
Steve Luatua [27]
Brendon O'Connor [24]
Jack Ram (short-term) [28] | Luke Braid (to  Bordeaux) [29]
Brendon O'Connor (to  Leicester Tigers) [30] | Tanerau Latimer (from  Toshiba Brave Lupus) [31]
Kara Pryor (from Northland) [10] | Joe Edwards (wider training group) [10]
Blake Gibson [10]
Jerome Kaino [32]
Tanerau Latimer
Steve Luatua [33]
Kara Pryor
Jack Ram [10] |
| N8 | Airi Hunt (short-term) [2]
Akira Ioane [34] | Airi Hunt (to Auckland) [18] | | Akira Ioane [10] |
| SH | Jamie Booth (short-term, did not play) [35]
Jimmy Cowan [36]
Jamison Gibson-Park [37]
Bryn Hall (did not play) [24] | Jamie Booth (returned to Manawatu) [38]
Jimmy Cowan (to Tasman) [39]
Jamison Gibson-Park (to Hurricanes) [40] | Billy Guyton (from Crusaders) [10]
Sam Nock (from Northland) [41] | Billy Guyton
Bryn Hall [24]
Sam Nock |
| FH | Daniel Bowden [42]
Simon Hickey [5]
Matt McGahan (short-term) [2]
Ihaia West [43] | Daniel Bowden (to Bath) [44]
Simon Hickey (to Bordeaux) [45] | Piers Francis (from Counties Manukau) [10] | Matt McGahan [10]
Piers Francis (wider training group)
Ihaia West [43] |
| CE | Pita Ahki [5]
Hamish Northcott [46]
George Moala [47]
Francis Saili [27]
Matt Vaega (wider training group) [17] | Pita Ahki (to Hurricanes) [48]
Hamish Northcott (to Manawatu) [38]
Francis Saili (to Munster) [49] | TJ Faiane (from Auckland) [10]
Rieko Ioane (from Auckland) [10]
Rene Ranger (from Montpellier) [50]
Male Sa'u (from Yamaha Júbilo) [51] | TJ Faiane (wider training group, did not play)
Rieko Ioane
George Moala [47]
Rene Ranger
Male Sa'u
Matt Vaega (wider training group) [52] |
| WG | Frank Halai [24]
Ben Lam [5]
Tevita Li [5]
Melani Nanai (wider training group) [53] | Frank Halai (to Wasps) [54] | Matt Duffie (from Melbourne Storm) [55]
Afa Fa'atau (from Wellington) [31] | Matt Duffie
Afa Fa'atau (wider training group, did not play)
Ben Lam (did not play) [10]
Tevita Li [10]
Melani Nanai [10] |
| FB | Charles Piutau [27]
Lolagi Visinia [24] | Charles Piutau (to Wasps) [56] | Michael Little (from North Harbour) [10]
Jordan Trainor (from Waikato) [10] | Michael Little (wider training group, did not play)
Lolagi Visinia [10]
Jordan Trainor (wider training group, did not play) |
| Coach | John Kirwan [57] | John Kirwan (resigned) [58] | Tana Umaga (from Counties Manukau) [59] | Tana Umaga |
