Tonga coach Toutai Kefu wants to make nation smile in RWC 2023 qualifier
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of the first leg of the Oceania 1 play-off against Samoa, Rugby World Cup caught up with Kefu to discuss his team’s preparations for RWC 2023 qualification. Toutai Kefu hopes...
Caleb Clarke included as a travelling reserve for New Zealand 7s
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black winger Caleb Clarke has missed the initial squad for the New Zealand Men’s Rugby Sevens Olympic team but has been included as a travelling reserve. Clarke opted to put his...
Introducing: The 4 Players Set To Debut For The All Blacks Versus Tonga
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Tonga in the historic opening match of the Steinlager Series at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, on Saturday 3 July. Four uncapped All Blacks have been named...
Pari Pari Parkinson returns for Maori All Blacks
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Maori All Blacks team has been named to play Manu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Saturday 3 July. Head Coach Clayton McMillan (Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāi Tamawhariua/Te Rangihouhiri) has...
Blake Gibson trades Auckland for Wellington
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEnergetic Blues flanker Blake Gibson will be leaving Auckland and heading to Wellington where he will take up with the Hurricanes after signing a new deal. Gibson has spent the past...
Introducing: The 5 Uncapped Players In the 2021 All Blacks Squad
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga. Here...
Ian Foster on the 2021 All Blacks squad and stand in captain Sam Whitelock
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySam Whitelock will captain the All Blacks this July in tests against Tonga and Fiji. The first All Blacks squad of the year has been named with the feature of the squad seeing four uncapped...
All Blacks name squad for Tonga and Fiji tests
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga. The...
24 Years ago today, King Carlos made his test debut
4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby24 years ago today, Carlos Spencer made his test debut for the All Blacks scoring 33 points against Argentina. On this day in 1997, King Carlos made his test debut for the All Blacks scoring...
Blues end 18-year wait for Super Rugby glory
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues were crowned Super Rugby Trans Tasman Champions after a 23-15 home win over the Highlanders in the Final. The Highlanders opened the scoring with a penalty five minutes in, but the Blues...
