All Blacks pip plucky Pumas
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArgentina kept New Zealand scoreless for the second half of their Buenos Aires showdown, but could not avoid a Rugby Championship defeat. New Zealand fended off an impressive Argentina...
Rugby Championship Team of Round One
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks and All Blacks got their Rugby Championship campaigns off to winning starts with the Springbok comprehensively beating the Wallabies while the All Blacks survived a big scare against the...
Stats & Facts: Argentina vs New Zealand
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJose Amalfitani Stadium will open its gates to Argentina vs All Blacks on Saturday for the first round the of Rugby Championship, and we take a look at some key stats and facts ahead of the match. 1. This...
Stats & Facts: Springboks vs Wallabies
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the Springboks prepare to host Australia for the first Rugby Championship match in Johannesburg, we take a closer look at the key stats and facts ahead of the clash in Ellis Park 1. South...
Rugby Championship: How the four nations measure up ahead of 2019 tournament
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina will all hope to find form at the tournament ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan. The Rugby Championship begins this...
Opportunity knocks for World Cup bolters
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbySevu Reece is among the Rugby World Cup hopefuls who will look to make their mark in a shortened Rugby Championship. Just two months before the Rugby World Cup starts in Japan, this...
Steve Hansen names five uncapped players in his All Blacks squad to face the Pumas
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Rugby Championship Test at Jose Amalfitani Stadium (Estadio Velez Sarsfield) in Buenos Aires on Saturday 20 July. The matchday 23 sees...
Predicting the first All Black 23 of 2019
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has revealed that openside flanker Sam Cane will lead the World Champions in their opening Rugby Championship encounter against Argentina on July 20. Regular...
Could the Hurricanes turn to a former Cane to replace Beauden Barrett?
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black flyhalf and two-time World Rugby Player of the Year, Beauden Barrett's move to the Blues could cause somewhat of domino-effect on flyhalf movement in New Zealand. New Zealand Rugby announced...
Beauden Barrett pens a new four-year deal which will see him join the Blues
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo-time World Rugby Player of the Year, All Blacks first five-eighth Beauden Barrett, has announced a new deal with New Zealand Rugby (NZR), which will see him stay in New Zealand through to the 2023...
