Blues look for consistency ahead of playoffs
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyConsistency, especially against the top teams in Super Rugby Pacific, continues to elude the Blues, and things will be more challenging in Brisbane on Friday against a confident Reds team. Acting captain...
Kerr-Barlow: La Rochelle understand ‘temperament’ required to win final
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyStade Rochelais scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow says his side understand the mindset required to win a Heineken Champions Cup final after their past two experiences. The TOP 14 side were beaten...
Anton Lienert-Brown re-signs with NZR, Chiefs, Waikato Rugby
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks midfielder Anton Lienert Brown said there was a sense of unfinished business when he put pen to paper on a deal that will keep him with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) until the end of 2026.The 60-Test...
Six more players to leave Ealing Trailfinders
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEaling Trailfinders can confirm six more players who will all leave the club this summer. Adam Korczyk - Ealing Trailfinder #155 Adam Korczyk first joined the club back in 2019 from Super Rugby...
Scotland name training squad for 2023 Rugby World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Gregor Townsend has named an extended 41-player Scotland squad for this year’s Rugby World Cup. The group will be led by captain Jamie Ritchie and will be trimmed...
Explained: Super Rugby Playoff Permutations after Round 11
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs extended their franchise record of consecutive victories to ten with a 52-28 crushing of the Highlanders in Dunedin. The Crusaders looked ominous in their destruction of the Force in Christchurch...
Julian Savea on brink of historic record
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes wing Julian Savea is one try away from being the most prolific try scorer in Super Rugby Pacific history. He will have the chance to make the record his own with the Hurricanes still to play...
Stade Rochelais’ route to the Champions Cup final
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyChampions Cup holders Stade Rochelais have reached another final after steamrollering Exeter Chiefs in their semi-final. We take a look at their journey to a second successive final against Leinster...