Congratulations to our 3 Saints players in the Blues Development (A) Squad - Glenn Preston, Mike Tamoaieta and Hauwai McGahan. 
Marist are also fortunate to have 7 players selected in the Blues U20’s which is fantastic – Max Hicks, Kalin Felise, Braeden Collins, Tamarau McGahan, Joe Wadman, Cameron Hey and Julian Vea. 

The Blues Development XV programme plays an important role in the High Performance programme and enhances their key objective; Aspiration. 
The Development games give players access to quality coaching, exposure to the Blues environment and a chance to impress. 
The Development squads have proved to be a significant tool for retention of players in our area and giving our promising players opportunities with the Blues.

2019 Development Programme:
Friday 8th February    Under 20s v Hurricanes, 3pm Kick off (Palmerston North)
Saturday 16th February    A v Hurricanes, 1pm Kick Off (Marist RFC)
Friday 22nd February    A v Chiefs, 5pm Kick Off (Pakuranga RFC)
Saturday 23rd February    Under 20s v Chiefs, 2pm Kick Off (Pakuranga RFC)
Saturday 30th March    A v Chiefs, Time TBC, Hamilton
Friday 31st May     A v Honda (Japan) Time TBC, Eden Park

Article added: Friday 07 December 2018