Blues coach Leon MacDonald has barely contained his frustration at having to rest prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi against the Hurricanes this weekend ‑ his team's final outing of the season.
The Blues can't make the playoffs, meaning their players will have a few weeks to rest before those called up by Steve Hansen get into All Blacks action.
A number of key national team players were required to stand‑down through the Super Rugby season, and Tu'ungafasi is one of them.
Despite not playing a rigorous amount of minutes this season, Tu'ungafasi can't play this weekend, meaning he gets an early end to Super Rugby in 2019.
The Blues will play the Hurricanes at 7.35pm tomorrow.
[Source:TV NZ Sports]
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