Super Rugby’s Warner Dearns and Mamoru Harada to return to Toshiba
8 hours ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan captain Warner Dearns and Moana Pasifika hooker Mamoru Harada will both return to Japan Rugby League One duty next season, their parent club Toshiba Brave Lupus officially announced on Thursday. Hurricanes...
Back-rower Clem Halaholo has pledged his immediate future to the Waratahs until the end of 2027
10 hours ago by Ultimate RugbyHalaholo, 22, played in all but one of our 14 Swyftx Super Rugby Pacific games in his breakout season in 2026, scoring three tries. Despite leaving the club at the end of the 2025 season having not played...
Damian McKenzie playing his 150th Chiefs game
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyMcKenzie will start in a settled Gallagher Chiefs side on Friday with the injury to Wallace Sititi and a concussion to centre Kyle Brown forcing two changes Lalakai Foketi will start at...
Braydon Ennor partners David Havili in midfield for Crusaders Semi Final
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Crusaders have named their side to take on the Chiefs in a high-stakes semi-final showdown, with a spot in the Super Rugby Pacific Final on the line. There’s a welcome boost...
Beauden Barrett returns for Blues Semi Final clash
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues have made several changes for their Super Rugby Pacific semi final showdown with the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday night.Beauden Barrett returns to start at fullback, while Hoskins Sotutu...
Scarlets sign Welsh-qualified full-back Isaac Murray Macgregor
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets are delighted to announce the signing of Welsh-qualified full-back Isaac Murray-Macgregor. The 20-year-old joins the club from the highly respected Canterbury and Crusaders pathway in New Zealand,...
Lomax recommits to New Zealand Rugby, Hurricanes and Tasman through 2029
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby, the Hurricanes and Tasman through to the end of 2029. The 30-year old’s contract extension will take Lomax through next...
All Blacks back for Gallagher Chiefs playoff against Reds
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyGallagher Chiefs Head Coach Jono Gibbes has recalled seven All Blacks to his starting XV for Saturday’s Qualifying Final against the Reds in Hamilton. He also moved one, Samipeni...
Blues set for qualifying Final in CHCH
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues are hunting a spot in the Super Rugby Pacific semi finals as they go head-to-head with the Crusaders in Saturday’s Qualifying Final at ONE NZ Stadium.Prop...
Crusaders qualifying Final team naming: Sold-out stage set for finals showdown vs Blues
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s qualifying final time in Christchurch, and a sold-out One New Zealand Stadium will set the scene for another chapter in one of Super Rugby’s fiercest rivalries, with the Crusaders...
