It's hard for the Blues to escape constant references to their last Super Rugby final in 2003 ahead of Saturday's Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final with the Highlanders.
But assistant coach Daniel Halangahu said the players knew how important the game was to the Blues region, and they were treating the Highlanders with respect.
He was aware of the talk that the competition was seen by some as not the major competition of the season, but responded by saying that was only because it was new to New Zealand and Australia.
The Blues face the Highlanders at 7.05pm Saturday.
[Source: superrugby.co.nz]
