Ask it like a fan: a team, a player, “Cats v Pies”, “NRL ladder”, or a stats question like “who's made the most ducks”. Every stat we hold is in the Stats Centre.
Blues edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 42 meetings in Super Rugby Pacific on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Blues lead the head to head 25–17 from 42 meetings since 1996.
2026: Highlanders 5–9, Blues 8–7. Blues have the better margin, -0.7 a game to -6.9.
Last five: Highlanders 2 wins, Blues 0. Blues are on a 5-game losing run.
Blues average more tries per game: 4.8 to 3.1.
At home: Highlanders win 58%, Blues 67% (every game we hold).
Highlanders’ biggest win in the rivalry: 44–7 in 2015, by 37.
Blues’ biggest win in the rivalry: 60–20 in 2023, by 40.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1742 games since 199625
17 Apr 2026 · Eden Park, AucklandHighlanders 40Blues 47
22 Feb 2025 · Forsyth Barr Stadium, DunedinHighlanders 29Blues 21
18 May 2024 · Eden Park, AucklandHighlanders 13Blues 47
1 Mar 2024 · AAMI Park, MelbourneHighlanders 29Blues 37
2 June 2023 · Eden Park, AucklandHighlanders 9Blues 16
25 Feb 2023 · Forsyth Barr Stadium, DunedinHighlanders 20Blues 60
4 June 2022 · Eden Park, AucklandHighlanders 6Blues 35
26 Mar 2022 · Forsyth Barr Stadium, DunedinHighlanders 25Blues 32
2026 season
Per game, this season.
23.4327 totalScored per gameper game32.1481 total
30.3424 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better32.7491 total