World Rugby U20 Championship 2023: Pool A preview
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFRANCE Seeding for 2023: 1Tournaments played: 12 (2008-19)Best finish: Champions (2018, 2019)Worst finish: Ninth (2016)U20 Championship match record: Played 60 / Won 40 / Drawn 1 / Lost 19U20 Championship...
Roger Randle and David Hill extend coaching contracts with Chiefs
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs Rugby Club today announced that Roger Randle and David Hill will continue in their coaching roles to the end of 2026.Their contract extensions align with that of head coach Clayton McMillan...
New Zealand Under 20 squad named for the World Rugby U20 Championship
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe New Zealand Under 20 squad has been named ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship later this month. Head coach Clark Laidlaw and assistant coaches Marty Bourke and Wesley Clarke selected 30 players...
Team News: Hurricanes vs Crusaders
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes Head Coach Jason Holland has named his side for Saturday’s final round-robin clash of the 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition against the Crusaders at Sky Stadium. The match...
Billy Proctor recommits to Hurricanes on two-year deal
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWellington centre, Billy Proctor, has recommitted to the Hurricanes through to the end of the 2025 which will mark his sixth and seventh seasons with the Club. In 2019, the then teenager inked a...
Wellington Lions confirm wider coaching group
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWellington Rugby Football Union [WRFU] has today confirmed the three assistant coaches who will assist the recently appointed head coach, Tamati Ellison, for the 2023 Bunnings Warehouse NPC competition....
Hurricanes sign powerful young tight head prop, Siale Lauaki
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Hurricanes have today confirmed the signing of young tighthead prop, Hurricanes and New Zealand under-20 representative, Siale Lauaki, until 2025. Lauaki, who was first identified at St...
New Zealand U20 to play two matches against Junior Wallabies
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the New Zealand Under 20 team will play the Junior Wallabies in Wellington twice, ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship kicking off in South Africa next month. The...
Laidlaw to lead New Zealand Under 20s
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black Sevens Head Coach Clark Laidlaw is set to make his return to the fifteen aside format after being confirmed as the New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach to lead them through to the 2023 World Rugby...