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The Blues (formerly the Auckland Blues) are a professional rugby union team based in Auckland New Zealand who play in the Super Rugby competition. Like New Zealand’s four other Super Rugby sides the Blues were established by the NZRU in 1996. One of the most successful teams in Super Rugby history the Blues won the competition in each of its first two seasons 1996 and 1997 and again in 2003. Additionally the team were finalists in 1998 and semi-finalists in 2007 and 2011.