Sonny Bill Williams' Blues debut will come about six weeks into the Super Rugby season.
All Blacks back Williams will make a delayed return to the 15‑a‑side code because he has not recovered from an Achilles tendon injury suffered early in New Zealand's failed Olympic sevens campaign in Rio.
The 31‑year‑old, who hasn't played a Test since the 2015 World Cup final, chose to devote last year to sevens.
He has left the Chiefs for the Blues but expects he won't play for his new team until sometime in April.
Meanwhile, the 2017 Super Rugby tournament kicks‑off on Thursday 23rd of next month with the Melbourne Rebels hosting the Auckland based Blues at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
Source: NZ Herald
