Everything you need to know before Bledisloe 1!
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe match will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) with a UK/Ireland kickoff at 10.45am and local kickoff of 7.45pm AEST. South African kickoff time is 11.45 am. The Bledisloe Cup is named...
Ardie Savea To Captain All Blacks Against Australia In Melbourne
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Jason Ryan and Joe Schmidt announced the team for this week’s Rugby Championship Test against Australia at the MCG. Ardie Savea will lead the side for the...
RSAvNZ: It's Never Been Easy For The Boks
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks have won 37% of their 103 previous men’s Tests against New Zealand, which by far the best win rate of any team. In fact, they are the only team to have won even one third of their...
All Blacks travel squad for Argentina test
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Jason Ryan and Joe Schmidt have announced that two injury replacements will travel to Argentina for next weekend’s Test in Mendoza.Outside back Shaun Stevenson and...
All Blacks centre Lienert-Brown handed three-week ban
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand centre Anton Lienert-Brown will miss at least the first two games of the Rugby Championship after getting a three-week ban for a dangerous tackle in the Chiefs' Super Rugby Pacific final loss...
Anton Lienert-Brown cited
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyPlayer: Anton Lienert-BrownTeam: ChiefsPosition: CentreDate of Incident: 24 June 2023Nature of Offence: Law 9.13: a player must not tackle an opponent dangerously.Elapsed time...
Leinert-Brown inexplicably escapes a red card
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAnton Lienert-Brown escapes a red card after the officials rule that the late dip by Dallas McLeod was mitigation enough to bring from a red down to a yellow and stick with the onfield call. Dallas...
Super Rugby Pacific Preview: Chiefs vs Crusaders
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThere’s no doubting the two best teams in DHL Super Rugby Pacific are left standing to clash for the title at a sold out FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday. Match Details: Chiefs v Crusaders, Saturday...
Super Rugby Pacific Final teams: Chiefs vs Crusaders
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs have named a formidable side to face the reigning champions, the Crusaders, in a battle for the DHL Super Rugby Pacific title at a sold-out FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday. The starting lineup...
Five new caps named in All Black Rugby Championship squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Jason Ryan and Joe Schmidt have announced a squad of 36 players for the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.The 36-strong squad is as follows: (age, Super Rugby...
