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
3 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...
Reds Pipped By Brumbies In High-Quality Clash
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Reds have been shaded 20-19 in a tense, tight derby against the ACT Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium in Super Rugby Pacific.A game with four lead changes was anyone’s to win throughout...
Wallabies selections on the line for Reds clash
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe ACT Brumbies are ready to trade blows with the Queensland Reds in what shapes as an Australian contender for Super Rugby Pacific match of the year. The third-ranked Brumbies travel to Suncorp Stadium...
Rio Tinto Back Women's High-Performance Role for Nico Andrade
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) is proud to announce the appointment of Nico Andrade as the QRU’s Women’s High-Performance Manager, in a first that will elevate the women’s game across...
Hurricanes Poua name side for clash with
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Hurricanes Poua welcome back captain Jackie Patea-Fereti to their starting XV as the team prepares to take on Matatū in their Sky Super Rugby Aupiki (SRA) clash this Friday in Christchurch. Patea-Fereti...
