Moana Pasifika gear up to take the 2024 season by storm
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA new wave of Moana Pasifika talent is set to light up DHL Super Rugby Pacific in 2024. Twenty newly contracted players headline the 38-man squad. The team boasts 19 players that featured at...
I had to make crucial tackle after doing Alan Shearer celebration – Danny Care
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDanny Care saved England from disaster against Samoa on Saturday after realising he had to back up his Alan Shearer-style try-scoring celebration. Care stepped off the bench at Stade Pierre-Mauroy to...
Match Preview: England v Samoa
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s all about Samoa in Lille. England will finish first in Pool D and have qualified for the quarter-finals whatever the result here. Not that England are taking any chances. Head coach Steve...
Big changes to the pack - Samoa name team to play England
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbySamoa head coach names an all-new front-row of Jordan Lay, Sama Malolo (pictured in action against Japan) and captain Michael Alaalatoa and a new second-row of Sam Slade and Brian Alainu’u’ese...
Match Preview: Japan v Samoa
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThere’s a lot at stake when Japan face Samoa at Stadium de Toulouse on Thursday. Two sides’ quarter-final hopes are on the line in a ferociously tight Pool D, in which a single point separates...
Fidow starts on wing - Samoa announce team to play Japan
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySamoa head coach Seilala Mapusua has made four changes to his side for their Pool D match against Japan in Toulouse on Thursday, with Taleni Seu and Sa Jordan Taufua coming into the back-row, Ed Fidow...
Team Announcement: Moana Pasifika vs Queensland Reds
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Reds have confirmed their matchday-23 for this Friday night’s historic Super Rugby Pacific Round 8 clash against Moana Pasifika in Samoa. Head coach Brad Thorn has made...
Jordan Taufua starts on his official test debut for Samoa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster prop Michael Alaalatoa will captain Samoa in their second Pacific Nations Cup match against Tonga on Saturday (kick-off 1 am BST). Alaalatoa is joined in the front row by debutant Andrew...
Fritz Lee starts on debut for Samoa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyClermont back-rower Fritz Lee will make his debut for Samoa against Australia A on Saturday in their Pacific Nations Cup clash against Australia A on Saturday. Lee starting in the no.8 jersey...
The New Zealand and Moana Pasifika Super Rugby Pacific 2022 squads
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyReturning star power, some familiar faces from the past join a cast of exciting young rookies in New Zealand's five 2022 Super Rugby Pacific squads announced today. CLICK HERE TO VIEW...