The All Blacks could face off against a combined Pacific XV - report
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA Tana Umaga-coached Pacific XV could be the New Zealand national side’s first challenge of the year, according to a report by 1 News. The clash could be the All Blacks’...
Most Test Tries XV | McCaw, O'Driscoll and more!
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look at the top try scorers in test rugby by putting together a XV of players who crossed the whitewash the most times during their careers. New Zealand,...
20 Years on from the Greatest Test Ever Played
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn this day, 15 July, in 2000 a world record crowd of 109,874 attended Stadium Australia in Sydney to witness what has been dubbed as the greatest test ever played. A gripping affair...
15 years on from Dan Carter's masterclass against the British and Irish Lions
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn 2 July 2005, the rugby world watched in awe as a 23-year-old flyhalf by the name of Daniel Carter almost single-handedly tore the British and Irish Lions apart. The Lions headed into the game...
How did Beauden Barrett fare in his first outing for the Blues?
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBeauden Barrett trotted out to rapturous applause, from 43 000 rugby-starved fans, onto the field which he will call his new home for the foreseeable future, somewhat surprisingly with the number...
All-Star New Zealand Super Rugby XV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe past 25 years of Super Rugby have yielded New Zealand dominance in the competition. We attempted the unenviable task of putting together an all-star XV picked from the two-and-a-half decades of the...
Next In Line? The Young England Midfielders Set To Make The Step Up
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA testing and ever-evolving position, the job of an international centre is not an easy one. The modern game requires the inside centre to be skilful yet decisive while still being effective...
Super Rugby Preview: Blues
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues The Blues head into Super Rugby 2017 after finishing bottom of the New Zealand Super Rugby conference in 2016. Coached by All Black legend Tana Umaga, The Blues, will be hoping that Sonny Bill...
