Despite the top Australian Super Rugby side awaiting them this Saturday at Eden Park, the Blues are playing down the significance of a victory against the Brumbies.
Fresh off their demolition of the Force before the bye week, Vern Cotter's side is chasing a similar performance in round nine, but won't be drawn into the idea a win on Saturday could go a long way to setting up their run to the playoffs.
However, captain Patrick Tuipulotu still expects the side to deliver a clinical performance.
"We need to go above and beyond that no disrespect to the Force, but we're coming up against a set piece-oriented Brumbies who are playing really well... this is pretty much our test match."
There is little separating the Blues and Brumbies in 2024.
Both sides have six wins and one loss on the season and sit second and third on the Super Rugby ladder respectively.
"As we come up against these top teams we'll really gauge where we're at," said Tuipulotu.
Where they're at right now, yes, but thinking any further ahead than the Brumbies clearly isn't on the Blues' radar this week.
It's working away toward the back end of the season, don't think that one game is going to set you up for a title, we've got to keep chipping away every week," Tuipulotu continued.
And that message is certainly getting through. Despite dropping just one game so far to the competition-leading Hurricanes this season, the Blues feel they have plenty left to give.
"We're still searching for a perfect 80-minute performance but then again, we haven't really reached our potential," said Blues coach Vern Cotter.
Beating the Brumbies at Eden Park would surely help the Blues go a long way toward that.
