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Navidi retires following glittering career

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Josh Navidi will retire from rugby with immediate effect after failing to successfully recover from a serious neck injury. The 32-year-old flanker has not played since picking up the injury during the...

Dai Young And Toby Booth Ready For Huge Judgement Day Debut With So Much On The Line

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

It will be a first taste of Judgement Day for both Dai Young and Toby Booth this weekend and what an initiation it’s going to be. The Welsh Shield and qualification for the Heineken Champions Cup...

Rieko Ioane signs 2027 contract extension with NZR, Blues and Auckland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rieko Ioane will build on his legacy with New Zealand Rugby after signing a four-year contract extension until 2027. The 59-Test All Black has also re-signed with the Blues in DHL Super Rugby Pacific...

Waratahs skipper Jake Gordon latest star to sign long-term deal

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

NSW Waratahs captain Jake Gordon has signed a two-year extension to remain in Australian Rugby until the end of 2025.   Gordon is the latest to commit beyond the British and Irish Lions tour, with...

Scotland and Exeter full-back Hogg to retire after Rugby World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland and Exeter full-back Stuart Hogg has announced he intends to retire after this year's Rugby World Cup.   The 30-year-old this month became only the fourth player to reach a century of appearances...

Fraser McReight re-signs with Queensland and Australian Rugby through 2025

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Queensland Rugby Union and Rugby Australia have announced backrower Fraser McReight has re-signed with Queensland and Australian Rugby through 2025.   The 24-year-old debuted for the Reds in 2019...

New deal for Richie Gray

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow's Richie Gray has agreed to a new contract that will keep him at Scotstoun for the foreseeable future.   The 32-year-old has been a mainstay in the second-row for his hometown club since...

Lions and Bulls to host Leinster and Zebre Parma in back-to-back Double-Headers in R17 & R18

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls, the Emirates Lions, Leinster Rugby, Zebre Parma and the BKT United Rugby Championship have come together in the spirit of united rugby to serve fans and lovers of enthralling sportainment...

Joe Marler recommits to Harlequins

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins has announced that iconic prop Joe Marler has signed a new deal with the Club.   A homegrown Harlequins Academy product, since making his debut during the 2009/10 season, the 32-year-old...

Former New Zealand prop Johnstone becomes first openly gay All Black

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Campbell Johnstone hopes that coming out as gay will help others within New Zealand's sporting community.   Johnstone, who played three times for the All Blacks, including in a Test series against...