Rugby Championship: Four Players To Watch
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Rugby Championship returns this weekend with a pair of intriguing fixtures. The tournament is teed up nicely, here are four players to keep an eye on in the opening week. Beauden...
Stats & Facts: New Zealand v Australia
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA look at the head to head stats and facts for the second Bledisloe Cup test. NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA – EDEN PARK, AUCKLAND – KO 19:05 (08:05 BST) Head to head Played 171...
The Rugby Championship 2021: All Blacks and Springboks authoritative at home
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand host Australia again, while Argentina go to world champions South Africa in the opening round of The Rugby Championship. The Rugby Championship returns this weekend with a pair of...
Report: McKenzie signs deal with Japanese club
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks and Chiefs' playmaker Damian McKenzie will skip Super Rugby next year after signing a lucrative deal to replace Beauden Barrett at Japanese club Suntory, according to a report by the New Zealand...
Foster calls on All Blacks to 'match fire with fire' in Bledisloe Cup battle
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand have held the Bledisloe Cup since 2003 and head coach Ian Foster wants a whitewash on home soil this weekend. Ian Foster has called on New Zealand to fight "fire with fire"...
Will Jordan returns to the All Blacks starting XV for Bledisloe II
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the second Bledisloe Cup Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Eden Park on Saturday 14 August (kick-off 7.05 PM local, 8.05 AM - BST). The...
Aaron Smith to play his 100th test against the Wallabies
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt will be a special night for halfback Aaron Smith, who will play his 100th Test, after making his Test debut against Ireland back in 2012.The starting front row is unchanged from the last Test outing...
All Blacks name squad for 2021 Rugby Championship
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named their squad for the 2021 edition of the Rugby Championship. 🎥...
Ardie Savea and Anton Lienert-Brown celebrate milestones on their return to test rugby
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Fiji in the third match of the Steinlager Series at FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday 17 July. The naming sees a return from injury for midfielder...