Piri Weepu on bench for Blues against Crusaders
MARC HINTON
In the end it was an easy decision for Blues coach Pat Lam.
Piri Weepu just wasn't fit, or fast, enough to justify a starting spot for Friday's Super Rugby season opener against the Crusaders at Eden Park.
So the star recruit, and cult figure in last year's world champion All Blacks, starts his new Super Rugby career with the Blues off the bench, with Alby Mathewson named to start at halfback and Michael Hobbs
In the end it was an easy decision for Blues coach Pat Lam.
Piri Weepu just wasn't fit, or fast, enough to justify a starting spot for Friday's Super Rugby season opener against the Crusaders at Eden Park.
So the star recruit, and cult figure in last year's world champion All Blacks, starts his new Super Rugby career with the Blues off the bench, with Alby Mathewson named to start at halfback and Michael Hobbs
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