New Zealand mourns Sir Colin Meads
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black great Sir Colin Meads passed away peacefully at Te Kuiti Hospital this morning (19 August) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Feared during his playing career and revered ever...
The Rugby Championship: Performers of the day
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRieko Ioane The winger continued his scintillating form in the black jersey today, bagging a brace in his side’s utterly dominant first half performance. The Auckland Blues player was a threat...
Thursday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby changes ruling over replacement period for off-field HIA World Rugby has approved an amendment to law making it mandatory for players who undertake an off-field screening under the head...
Scrafton and Cowley-Tuioti Extend Blues Stay
9 years ago by Blues RugbyThe Blues have confirmed that Auckland’s Scott Scrafton and North Harbour’s Gerard Cowley-Tuioti have signed with the Blues until 2019. 25-year-old Cowley-Tuioti played in all 16 games...
KBB Music Festival: 14 – 19 August 2017
9 years ago by Westlake Boys High SchoolSince 1983, the KBB Music Festival has been showcasing the best in secondary school orchestras, concert bands and stage bands in Auckland. From the small numbers in the original Auckland Secondary Schools...
Thursday Morning Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks lose Jordie for Rugby Championship All Blacks fullback Jordie Barrett's season looks to be over and his place in the Rugby Championship squad has been taken by Crusaders and...
Valentino Mapapalangi joins Leicester Tigers
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers have agreed a move to bring Tonga international back-rower Valentino Mapapalangi to Welford Road for the 2017/18 season. At 6ft 4in tall and weighing 17st 9lb, the 24-year-old...
A repeat of Lions tour misdemeanour will be a black mark for Kyle Sinckler - Eddie Jones
9 years ago by Talking Rugby UnionEngland coach Eddie Jones has warned Harlequins prop Kyle Sinckler against a repeat of misconduct that saw him detained by the Auckland police during the recently concluded British and Irish Lions tour.
Waikato sign Hurricanes centre Pita Ahki
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes centre Pita Ahki has signed for Waikato ahead of this year's Mitre 10 Cup. The former Blues centre Ahki played just once for the Hurricanes since signing in 2016 and is the last new...
#Throwback Thursday: Transvaal dominate with great tries in 1993
9 years ago by Rugby DumpAhead of this coming weekend's Super Rugby final, here is a quick look back at when the Lions (then Transvaal) were in their heyday. They won the inaugural Super 10 title in 1993, and in the same year,...
