Squads named for eagerly-awaited North v South match
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe squads for the eagerly-awaited Steinlager North vs South match scheduled for Saturday 29 August have been named. The squads have been selected by the All Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Grant...
Blues-Crusaders clash called off, Highlanders-Hurricanes to go ahead
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Super Rugby Aotearoa match between the Blues and Crusaders which was due to be played at Auckland's Eden Park on Sunday is officially off, while tomorrow's Highlanders-Hurricanes match at Dunedin's...
Tasman sign star wingers Telea and Reece
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCrusaders and All Blacks' winger Sevu Reece has left Waikato and will play for Tasman in this year’s Mitre 10 Cup with the defending champions having lured a couple of Super Rugby guns south ahead...
Nick Williams retires from professional rugby
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCardiff Blues have confirmed Nick Williams has retired following a 16-year professional career. 1⃣6⃣7⃣ #GuinnessPRO14 appearances3⃣8⃣ tries 4⃣ Teams @Munsterrugby #AironiRugby...
Quartet sign for Honda Heat
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHonda Heat have confirmed the signing of four players, with three South Africans joining the club as well as a New Zealander. The Top League side have found a replacement for RG Snyman,...
Sevens star and former Sydney Rooster sign for Connacht
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyConnacht Rugby have announced the signings of Australian 7s player Ben O’Donnell and Bay of Plenty Number 8 Abraham Papali’i. The pair will link up with the squad before the start of the...
Everything you need to know ahead of the Super Rugby Aotearoa clash between the Chiefs v Blues
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe opening game of round two of Super Rugby Aotearoa will see an in-form Blues side make the trip to Waikato to face Warren Gatland's Chiefs with tickets selling fast with an anticipated...
Team News: Akira Ioane returns to the Blues starting XV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black loose forwards Dalton Papalii and Akira Ioane return to the Blues starting line-up for Saturday’s second round of the Super Rugby Aotearoa against the Chiefs in Hamilton. They...
The Machine Out Wide - Sitiveni Sivivatu's International Debut
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn 10 June 2005, on a chilly night in North Harbour, a shining star in the then Super 12, Sitiveni Sivivatu, was given his first run in the All Black jersey. The Fijian-born winger’s Super...
The INCREDIBLY Talented U20 Class Of 2010
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe continue to look back at past U20 World Championship and have a look at where some of the players who have had gone to reach the pinnacle of test rugby and star on the domestic scene. Kurtley...
