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Blues vs Reds: Super Rugby live scores, blog

29th June, 2018
Kick-off: 5:35pm (AEST)
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
TV: Live, Fox Sports
Online: Live, Foxtel app or Foxtel now
Betting: Blues $1.25, Reds $4
(Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
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Super Rugby is back for the push to the finals after the June international window, but it’s a virtual dead rubber when the Blues host the Reds in Auckland. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 5:35pm (AEST).

Neither of these sides have had much fun this season, but with a couple of weeks off the park for the June international window, they will be aiming to get back to their best and close the season strongly.

Contracts and jobs are more than likely on the line ahead of the 2019 season and the Reds in particular need to impress after starting the season well enough.

The Brisbane-based outfit won three of their first four games, but have since come stumbling from a great height since, losing eight of their last nine games.

It’s been painful to watch for their fans and conceding 52 points in their last match before the international break against the Waratahs won’t go to help matters for the struggling club.

The Blues haven’t been much better, but they never got the hopes of their fans up to begin with.

They started by losing three of their first four and have had two more wins sprinkled across the season, but it’s more or less been a trainwreck for the Auckland-based outfit.

Interestingly, their defence hasn’t been that bad, but their attack has been the second worst in the competition.

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Prediction
It’s a hard game to tip, based on the fact neither team were in good touch before the break and have been off for four weeks. The only way to split them is the venue, so the Blues should get the job done.

Blues by 5.

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Preview written by Scott Pryde.

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