Byron Smith rugby player
Byron Smith rugby player

Byron Smith

21st May 2003 1.80m/kg Right Wing

Canterbury Chase Ranfurly Shield Record

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Canterbury will have All Blacks hooker George Bell back on deck but must do without captain Cullen Grace when they challenge Southland for the Ranfurly Shield in Invercargill on Saturday. Bell is set...

Waikato win the Shield and Canterbury march on unbeaten

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Canterbury sits alone, unbeaten, at the head of the Bunnings NPC after four rounds, while Waikato lifted the Ranfurly Shield from Taranaki in inflicting a first loss on the New Plymouth-based side this...

NPC Round 6 wrap up: Tasman make first ‘log o wood’ defence

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tasman had a Sunday to remember in the NPC, Week 6 when defending the Ranfurly Shield for the first time to be the only unbeaten team, but still two points behind Wellington who have played an extra game. Wellington...

NPC Round 3 review

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tussle. Tension, Tenacity this weekend's games produced it all. Developing combinations and understanding were evident among several sides as high scores were featured in the third weekend of the Bunnings...

Taranaki stumble on wet weekend; NPC Round 2 Wrap up

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Defending champions Taranaki suffered their first loss of the NPC season at the weekend when going down to Wellington 26-19 in Porirua. Bay of Plenty, who played twice in the week, Wellington, Tasman...

Reviewing the NPC opening weekend

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Last season's Bunnings Warehouse NPC top guns made the best starts to the 2024 competition over the weekend, with champions Taranaki making an emphatic start with a 31-15 win over Counties Manukau in New...