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...
Preview: Crusaders vs Fijian Drua
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFijian Drua will look to test the Canterbury Crusaders' physical limits when they take on the injury-hit champions in their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final on Saturday, coach Mick Byrne said. The Crusaders...
Preview: Hurricanes vs Crusaders
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s the last dance, the face off, the final swansong of the round robin for 2023 and what better way to close it out than a good ol’ fashioned Christchurch v Wellington showdown. Some...
Team News: Hurricanes vs Crusaders
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes Head Coach Jason Holland has named his side for Saturday’s final round-robin clash of the 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition against the Crusaders at Sky Stadium. The match...
Preview: Chiefs vs Crusaders
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs are on an eight-game winning streak, currently unbeaten in Super Rugby Pacific ’23, and when they played Crusaders in Christchurch at the start of the season they lost. For many in the...
Barrett, Goodhue and Grace Return for Rebels Clash
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Crusaders have named their side to face the Rebels in Round 9 of Super Rugby Pacific ’23. The team flew to Melbourne on Wednesday ready to face the locals at AAMI Park for the first time...
Team Announcement: Crusaders Vs Highlanders
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Crusaders have named the squad that will take on the Highlanders at Super Rugby Pacific’s Super Round in Melbourne. The team run out onto AAMI Park on Friday 3 March at 6:00pm AEDT (8:00pm NZDT). Sam...
Return of All Black Sam Whitelock could help Crusaders rebound from loss to Chiefs
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySam Whitelock didn't ask to be anyone's saviour. Given the way the Crusaders performed last weekend, when the Chiefs pumped them 31-10 at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch, the All Blacks test centurion...
All Blacks Player Ratings v England
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks led by 14 points inside 10 minutes and extended that lead further in the second half, yet somehow they missed out on a seventh successive victory. England ran in three tries in...
Will Stuart the unlikely hero as England earn a barely believable draw with New Zealand
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWill Stuart was England's hero with two late tries, either side of Freddie Steward crossing over, as New Zealand squandered a huge lead. England scored three tries in the final eight minutes...
