THE Auckland Blues shrugged off their recent indifferent form to upset the previously unbeaten Wellington Hurricanes 22-14 in their Super 12 match in Wellington on Friday. The Blues outscored the Hurricanes three tries to one and were pushing for a fourth and a bonus point at the final whistle. The same two teams kicked off the Super 12 in 1996 when a late try gave the match to the Blues. Since then the Auckland-based side have been the Hurricanes’ nemesis, although Wellington supporters were hopeful the Blues’ superiority over five years would be ended on Friday. But apart from a storming first minute when the Hurricanes showed their forward strength, ball retention skills and superb back play, the match was virtually all Auckland’s. The half-time score was 22-6.