SYDNEY : Team-by-team preview of the new season of Super Rugby Pacific, which kicks off on Friday. (Listed in order of last season's finish on regular season standings):AUCKLAND BLUES Best finish: Champions (4) - 1996, 1997, 2003, 2021 (Trans Tasman)Last year: Runners up (15-2)Coach:
AUCKLAND BLUESCaptain: Dalton Papalii
Last year's loss to the Crusaders in the final snapped a 15-match winning streak and hit the Blues hard. The Auckland powerhouse will be out for revenge this year and should again be among the frontrunners.Best finish: Champions - 1998-2000, 2002, 2005-6, 2008, 2017-2019, 2020-21 , 2022A supreme winning culture and a seemingly endless supply of young talent make the Christchurch-based powerhouse perennial favourites to land the title and this year is no different.
The Brumbies will be expected to continue to set the standard for Australian rugby despite the departure of coach Dan McKellar and a string of Wallabies.
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