The fifth week of the 2009 Super 14 kicked off tonight between the Blues and Cheetahs. A milestone in super rugby, it was the 1,000th match in the tournaments history.
Despite losing to the two premier South African teams, one still feels that the Blues will could figure in the top four, having become this year only the second team after Canterbury to notch 100 super rugby wins.
However, history does not win championships.
Against the Sharks last week, one had to admire how the Blues kept their heads up throughout the match, and was not far off a team that has deserved early season favouritism.
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