Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Richard Loe issues a warning to Auckland.
"As if the Blues didn't have enough to worry about, they are now faced with the possibility - however slim - that Tony Woodcock and Anthony Boric are coming off contract and could move on.
"This sort of talk looms as a bigger problem for the Blues than many other sides. It's because few players want to go to the franchise. They don't want to play for Auckland and/or the Blues because they are no longer winning teams; no longer an almost-guaranteed stroll into the All Blacks."