Blues rugby franchise ends partnership with Du Val

Blues rugby franchise ends partnership with Du Val
Blues loose forward Hoskins Sotutu wears the team shirt bearing the Du Val logo. (Image: NZME)
John Anthony
It is understood that the Super Rugby Franchise the Blues has ended its partnership with Du Val and asked the property group to remove references to Blues sponsorship from its website.The Du Val group, a developer of large-scale residential property projects in Auckland, signed on as a major sponsor to the Blues men’s team and an official partner of the women’s Aupiki team in December 2021, with the men’s team sporting the Du Val logo on their jersey collar.Its sponsorship was set to continue into next season, but the Blues ha...

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