The good news keeps coming for the Blues Super Rugby team.
Riding high after a drought-breaking victory over the Hurricanes in Wellington, the Auckland-based side have officially welcomed their marquee recruit.
Now a former Hurricanes first-five - All Blacks star Beauden Barrett has joined the Blues squad - a return that's arrived slightly earlier than expected.
Clay Wilson with more on Barrett's eagerness to end his holiday and hit the training paddock with his new team.