Blues beat Highlanders to at last crack their Super Rugby hoodoo

Blues beat Highlanders to at last crack their Super Rugby hoodoo

That dreadful winless run, which stretched back to round 1 of 2016 against the same Highlanders outfit on the same ground, was finally snapped on Friday night at Eden Park as Leon MacDonald's Blues – at long last – held their nerve to secure a 33-26 victory over the Highlanders. It's been a long, long time between drinks, but that amber liquid sure tasted sweet in the home changing-rooms as the celebrations unfurled into the night.