Ian Foster rugby player
Ian Foster rugby player

Ian Foster

1st Jan 1970 1.80m/kg Head Coach

Will Jordan returns to the All Blacks starting XV for Bledisloe II

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the second Bledisloe Cup Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Eden Park on Saturday 14 August (kick-off 7.05 PM local, 8.05 AM - BST).   The...

All Black duo promise improved team performance

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Black duo of Dalton Papali’i and Brad Weber have sent out a clear message that their team will deliver a much-improved performance in the return match against Australia...

BoksvLions Preview: Buckle up for the series decider

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The result at the Cape Town Stadium this last Saturday lent the third and final Test an enormous amount of significance as the 2021 British & Irish Lions series will be decided then as the Springboks...

A look at the career of Aaron Smith as his 100th Test approaches

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saturday will see one of the biggest milestones in the career of arguably the best scrumhalf in the world, Aaron Smith.    Smith is set to take the field for the one hundredth time in his country’s...

It's Bledisloe Cup Time

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

While the All Blacks will envy the Wallabies’ build up to the opener of the grand spectacle which is the Bledisloe Cup, rest assured that the former’s head coach, Ian Foster, will have drummed...

Aaron Smith to play his 100th test against the Wallabies

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It will be a special night for halfback Aaron Smith, who will play his 100th Test, after making his Test debut against Ireland back in 2012.The starting front row is unchanged from the last Test outing...

Deon Davids' defends the Springboks' 'boring' tactics

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks have responded to criticism of their style of play.   South Africa handed the Lions their biggest test defeat since the 2005 tour surging to a 27-9 at Cape Town Stadium to take...

Springboks happy with officials' performance in the second test

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok forward coach Deon Davids has said that the South Africans are happy with the way the match officials handled Saturday's 27-9 victory over the British & Irish Lions.   The Springboks...

USA Rugby to host the All Blacks in Washington DC

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The U.S. Men's National Rugby Team, The Eagles, will host the New Zealand All Blacks, for the first time ever in Washington, DC when they square off on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in the inaugural 1874...

All Blacks name squad for 2021 Rugby Championship

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named their squad for the 2021 edition of the Rugby Championship.         🎥...