“Big moment player” Mkhari ready for Dubai stage
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFew would argue the impact Rights Mkhari has had on teams she has been involved with – whether it was in fifteens for the Springbok Women or the Bulls Daisies, or in the abbreviated game with the...
Sky Super Rugby Aupiki squads locked in for 2024
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFans are set to be entertained by the 2024 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki season with four strong, exciting squads named today.A total of 120 players have begun their individual training programmes for the competition,...
Furlong, Conan and Henshaw to start against Munster
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Munster in Round 6 of the BKT United Rugby Championship tomorrow evening in Aviva Stadium has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen...
New Zealand Rugby launch multi-year Pasifika strategy
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) and its Pasifika Advisory Group (NZR Tausoa Fa’atasi) celebrated the launch of a multi-year Pasifika strategy at an event in Auckland today. The NZR Pasifika Strategy...
Rugby AU hit by loss of Super Rugby sponsor
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby Australia has been dealt another sizeable blow, with Harvey Norman opting not to renew its three-year sponsorship of Super Rugby. The news was confirmed by chairperson Gerry Harvey on Thursday,...
Doris Facing Familiar Foes As Rivalries Are Renewed
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster star Caelan Doris admits it will be a funny feeling to go up against Ireland team-mates he has spent so much time with this year in Saturday’s “massive” clash with Munster at...
Evans calls time on playing career
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHooker Kat Evans has announced her retirement from rugby following Wales’ historic first WXV1 tournament in New Zealand. Evans, 37, was part of the 30-strong Wales WXV squad that took part in the...
LEINSTER V MUNSTER – AN AVIVA STADIUM HISTORY
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySince the Aviva Stadium was officially opened in 2010, Leinster and Munster have gone toe-to-toe 14 times. Leinster have won eleven and lost three to their southern rivals. But, the most recent renewal...
Performing under pressure – remembering England’s dramatic 2003 World Cup win
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby World Cup glory for England after extra-time thriller. England’s dramatic final push for Rugby World Cup glory in Sydney 20 years ago had one of Clive Woodward’s favourite acronyms laced...
Former All Blacks scrum coach joins Auckland outfit
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues have landed recent All Blacks scrum guru Greg Feek ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. Feek was the mind behind a New Zealand scrum...
