New Zealand name Under 85kg team to tour Sri Lanka
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) today confirmed the inaugural Under 85kg national team will tour Sri Lanka in May next year.After receiving an invitation from the South Asian country earlier this year, it has...
Riley Hohepa returns to the Hurricanes for Super Rugby 2025
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyReturning Hurricanes legends, NPC standouts and All Black debutants - Hurricanes Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named his 38-strong squad to take on the 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition. After...
14 All Blacks available to play in NPC quarter-finals
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the Bunnings Warehouse NPC finals series kicks off, fourteen players from the All Blacks squad announced this week will be available to represent their teams in the quarter-finals.Top qualifier, Wellington,...
Cam Regard returns to the All Blacks ahead of November tests
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors have named their All Blacks squad for the 2024 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup and the Northern Tour. The Northern Tour squad...
All Blacks returning for final round-robin stage of NPC
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbySixteen members of the All Blacks Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship squad will represent their Provincial Unions in the final round-robin stage of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC this weekend.George Bower will...
NPC Round 6 wrap up: Tasman make first ‘log o wood’ defence
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTasman had a Sunday to remember in the NPC, Week 6 when defending the Ranfurly Shield for the first time to be the only unbeaten team, but still two points behind Wellington who have played an extra game. Wellington...
All Blacks squad update - Newell ruled out
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyInjured All Black Fletcher Newell will miss next week's Rugby Championship Test against Australia, but New Zealand Rugby said on Sunday fellow-prop Ethan de Groot is fit to play. Crusaders tight-head...
NPC Round 5 Wrap: Tasman make Ranfurly Shield history
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBlenheim's Lansdowne Park will be the place to be in next weekend's NPC, as new Ranfurly Shield holders Tasman will defend the trophy against Wellington, the only other unbeaten side in the competition. Tasman...
NPC Round 3 review
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTussle. Tension, Tenacity this weekend's games produced it all. Developing combinations and understanding were evident among several sides as high scores were featured in the third weekend of the Bunnings...
Ranfurly Shield safe as Magpies play out high-scoring win
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Ranfurly Shield remains in Hawke’s Bay hands after a night of more than a point-a-minute pure rugby spectacle at McLean Park. Twelve tries were scored across the teams as the Magpies ran out...
