New Zealand Rugby Awards 2020
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks Captain Sam Cane has received the top honour at the 2020 ASB Rugby Awards tonight, claiming the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial award for overall Player of the Year, after also picking up the All...
Aaron Smith nominated for three New Zealand Rugby Awards
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand’s top rugby performers of 2020 will be recognised in a special ASB Rugby Awards TV event, with the nominees announced by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today. New Zealand Rugby Chief...
Tri Nations' top performers - tackles, carries & more
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Tri Nations concluded in dramatic fashion yesterday as the tussle between Australia and Argentina ended in a 16-all draw. Each side scored one try with the rest being left up to the boot as...
Julian Savea returns as the Hurricanes confirm 2021 squad
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHawke’s Bay’s Lolagi Visinia and Wellington’s Pepesana Patafilo will take up the final two spots in next year’s Hurricanes roster. The 2021 squad will officially...
Akira Ioane starts for the All Blacks 'vital' test against Argentina
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Tri Nations Test at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday 28 November. The key feature of the squad is the selection of loosehead...
Test Team of the Week
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA thrilling weekend of test rugby saw the Pumas notch up a first win over the All Blacks before the second day of action in the Autumn Nations Cup kicked off up north. The Pumas were brutal and...
Analysis: How Los Pumas managed to topple the All Blacks for the first time
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHeading into their Tri Nations test match against the All Blacks on Saturday, Argentina had never beaten the All Blacks with their record reading 29 tests, 28 losses and one draw. Before...
All Black and Los Pumas teams named for Tri Nations clash
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Black and Los Pumas teams have been named for their Tri Nations Test at Bankwest Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 14 November. The matchday 23 forward pack features the return of Joe Moody,...
Wallabies Player Ratings v New Zealand - Bledisloe IV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia bounced back from their humiliating record defeat to New Zealand a week ago as they edged the All Blacks 24-22 in a crazy Bledisloe 4 encounter in round 2 of the Tri-Nations Championship. The...
All Black Player Ratings v Australia - Bledisloe IV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia claimed a historic win in a pulsating clash in Brisbane as Ian Foster suffered his first defeat as the new All Blacks coach. A game muddled with cards saw both Ofa Tu'ungafasi and...
