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The 2013 Blues season will be the team's 18th season in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues' pre-season began on February 2, and the regular season will begin on February 23. The team will play 16 regular season matches, with byes in rounds 1, 5, 10 and 17. The Blues will play all teams within the New Zealand conference twice, and all other teams once, with the exception of the Western Force and Southern Kings. The team will be captained by Ali Williams and coached by Sir John Kirwan.

Pre-season
The first of three pre-season fixtures was on the 2nd of February against the Queensland Reds in Toowoomba. This was followed by a home match against the New South Wales Waratahs at Toll Stadium on February 9 and a final match on February 15 against the Highlanders at Queenstown Events Centre.

Regular Season
The Blues regular season will begin on February 23 with an away fixture against the Hurricanes, and will finish on July 13, with a home fixture against the Chiefs.

Player Summary
Player statistics for the 2013 season are shown below:

Overall Summary
Legend: Apps. = Appearances, Cons. = Conversions, Pens. = Penalties, Drps. = Drop Goals, Pts. = Total points, W.C. = White cards, Y.C. = Yellow cards, R.C. = Red cards

Standings
The current standings for the 2013 season are shown below:

Legend: Pos = Position, Rnd = Round, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Four-try bonus points, LB = Close loss bonus points, Pts = Competition Points

Round by Round Result Summary
Legend: H = Home, A = Away, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, B = Bye