Frank Lomani gets 6 week ban
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyFoul Play Review Committee: Stephen Hardy (Chairman), Ofisa Tonu’u and Stefan Terblanche Player: Frank Lomani Team: Fijian DruaPosition: HalfbackDate of Incident: 5 April 2024Nature of Offence:...
Ethan Blacadder returns for the Crusaders
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s Day One of the Australia Tour and the Crusaders have named their squad to take on the Waratahs on Friday 12 April. It’ll be our boys first time playing at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium....
Harry McLaughlin-Phillips at 10 for the Reds
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Reds have installed Harry McLaughlin-Phillips at flyhalf for Friday night’s clash against Moana Pasifika in Whangarei in Super Rugby Pacific.McLaughlin-Phillips steps up at No.10 in...
Japan League One Review
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Dented Steelers All Black Ardie Savea’s hopes of finishing his sabbatical with a Japan Rugby League One title took a major blow after Kobelco Kobe Steelers dropped out of the...
Force learn Drua lessons before daunting Eden Park trip
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyWestern Force boss Simon Cron says his bottom-ranked side can only hang with the red-hot Blues in Auckland if they learn the lessons of a shock thrashing at the hands of the Fijian Drua. The Perth-based...
The cash-strapped Super Rugby team could soon have a new home.
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Qantas chairman and ex-Rio Tinto executive Leigh Clifford is leading a private equity consortium to acquire the cash-strapped Melbourne Rebels and give them a new home. A deal worth up...
Desperation begin to set in for the Waratahs
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyIt's becoming a bit of a broken record, but the Waratahs find themselves in desperate need of a win — again. They've lost five matches and won just once this season against the Crusaders. In...
PE backed consortium 'in final stages' to save Melbourne Rebels with $30m injection and link with A-League club
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyAprivate equity-backed consortium led by former Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford says it is in the ‘final stages of high-level talks’ to move the Melbourne Rebels to Melbourne’s Western...
Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round Seven Teams
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyRound Seven of Super Rugby Pacific will be the first of the bye weeks of the competition as teams start to make a push towards the finals. The Blues host the Western Force in Auckland, followed by the...
All Black great Samuel Whitelock announces retirement from professional rugby
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbySamuel Whitelock has announced he will retire from all professional rugby at the end of the current club season in France where he is playing for Pau.The 35-year-old has called time on an illustrious professional...
