Brumbies sink Sunwolves to make it five in a row
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Brumbies chalked up a fifth consecutive home Super Rugby victory with a convincing 33-0 triumph over the lowly Sunwolves on Sunday. Having put the Chiefs, Waratahs, Lions and Blues to...
How The 2019 Super Rugby Season Is Shaping Up
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe are past the halfway point in Super Rugby and boy have we seen a fair amount of shock performances and results in this season’s competition. The Australian and South African conferences...
Barrett captains the Hurricanes while the Rebels welcome Haylett-Petty back
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBeauden Barrett will captain the Hurricanes for a second time this season against the Rebels at Westpac Stadium on Saturday. With Dane Coles unavailable and TJ Perenara on the second of his All...
Thursday Morning Round Up
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCardiff Blues duo pen new deals Cardiff Blues dou Harri Millard and Garyn Smith have both signed new deals to remaing at the Blues. Dynamic centre Harri Millard, who made...
Whiteley skill assisted by odd shaped ball for great try in upset away from home
5 years ago by Rugby DumpThe Lions pulled off a well deserved 20-17 away from home win over the Chiefs, despite the hosts putting in an impressive comeback after trailing 20-0. One of the best tries of the match came from a neat...
Lions CEO admits to deliberately misleading the Chiefs with late changes
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Springbok and now Lions CEO Rudolf Straeuli has revealed to Netwerk24 that the Lions intentionally named Springboks Malcolm Marx and Elton Jantjies on the bench but they had no intention of...
Lions change 4 for Crusaders
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Lions side to face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday (9:35 SA time) shows four changes to the one that beat the Chiefs last weekend. Robbie Coetzee, Nic Groom, Shaun...
Super Rugby Team Of The Week: Round 10
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 10 of Super Rugby provided a few upsets with the Lions edging the Chiefs in Hamilton, The Sunwolves running the Hurricanes close in Japan while the Reds ended a 15-year-old drought in Durban beating...
All Black trio set to miss Lions clash
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCrusaders head coach Scott Robertson has given Scott Barrett and Matt Todd an extended break following the Crusaders bye in round 10. The pair will take their second - and final - All Blacks rest...
Warren Gatland lined up for one more Lions Tour
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions are set to reappoint out going Wales head coach Warren Gatland for a third time for the 2021 tour to South Africa, according to The Sunday Telegraph. The report...