Kurt Eklund rugby player
Kurt Eklund rugby player

Kurt Eklund

5th Jan 1992 1.80m/103kg Hooker

Super Rugby Saturday round up

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman wrapped up this weekends matches with three entertaining clases The New Zealand sides continued to dominate and remain unbeaten in ten matches.   Blues 48 vs Waratahs 21 A...

Promising fullback Sullivan gets second Blues start

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blues head to Melbourne for the clash against the Rebels at AAMI Stadium on Saturday evening.   The team will honour experienced midfielder TJ Faiane, who returns to earn his 50th cap, the seventh-highest...

Highly rated fullback to debut as the Blues look to make a statement

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The final outing in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition is more of a start than a finish for the Blues when they host the Chiefs at Eden Park on Saturday evening.   While a bonus point victory...

Tuungafasi escapes punishment as he prepares Super Rugby milestone

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Black prop Ofa Tuungafasi is set to become the eighth Blues player to reach 100 games when the team travel down SH1 to take on neighbours, the Chiefs in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Hamilton...

Blues 27-43 Crusaders: Mo'unga shines as leaders stretch advantage

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blues' barren run against the Crusaders continued on Sunday as Richie Mo'unga took centre stage.     Richie Mo'unga starred with 28 points as the Crusaders dominated the Blues 43-27...

Bryce Heem starts on his Blues debut against the Crusaders

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blues Coach Leon MacDonald has selected an experienced and largely unchanged Blues team to host the Crusaders at Eden Park on Sunday. It has been strengthened with the return of All Black prop Alex Hodgman,...

Blues 39-17 Highlanders: Rampant hosts underline Super Rugby credentials

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blues made it two wins from two games, scoring five tries in a 39-17 victory over the Highlanders in Super Rugby Aotearoa in Auckland on Sunday. The hosts proved unstoppable at Eden Park, practically...

All Black props start for Blues

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blues are looking forward to stepping on to their hallowed home turf of Eden Park for the first time this season in front of a bumper crowd when they take on the Highlanders.   Blues coach Leon...

Seven All Blacks start for the Blues

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Three debutants and nine All Blacks are included in the Blues line-up to travel to Wellington for Saturday’s first round of the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa against the Hurricanes.   Both starting...

Eklund signs as fulltime replacement for Blues in Super Rugby Aotearoa

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bay of Plenty hooker Kurt Eklund has been named as fulltime replacement for the Blues for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. Eklund will replace hooker James Parsons who last week announced his retirement...