Waratahs change eight for Highlanders hitout, Hooper and Hanigan return
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWaratahs Head Coach Darren Coleman has added five new faces to his starting team and three to his bench that went down 22-18 against the Hurricanes at Leichhardt Oval. Te Tera Faulkner trades places with...
Bunnings Warehouse NPC, FPC and Heartland Championship 2022 draws announced
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDomestic rugby season preparations are in full swing with the 2022 season draws announced for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) presented by Bunnings Warehouse and the Bunnings Warehouse...
Four front rowers commit to Canterbury
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCanterbury’s scrum will continue with steel and stability, with four front row forwards all committing their futures to the region. Sydenham’s Brodie McAlister has signed on to the...
31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMonths out from Rugby World Cup 2021 playing in 2022, New Zealand rugby fans get their first taste of Black Ferns action with the Pacific Four Series squad named today.Black Ferns coaches Wayne Smith,...
Harlequins lock Matt Symons announces retirement
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHarlequins lock Matt Symons has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of the current season Symons, 32, will hang up his boots this summer as he calls time on an 11-year playing...
Jamie Roberts & Will Harrison to start for Tahs against Chiefs
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAn interesting dynamic is contained in this weekend’s clash between the Waratahs and Chiefs at AAMI Park as Welsh stalwart Jamie Roberts is set to start against a team coached by his old mentor,...
Wayne Smith returns to international rugby bolstering Black Ferns ahead of RWC
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOne of New Zealand Rugby's most successful coaches, Wayne Smith, has signed on as Technical Coach with the Black Ferns through to Rugby World Cup 2021, played in 2022. Smith is no...
All Blacks Sevens primed for return to World Series
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt has been two long years since the All Blacks Sevens prepared for a World Series tournament but the wait is over, as Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named his side to travel to Singapore this weekend.A...
Zach Gallagher to debut for the Crusaders against the Highlanders
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Crusaders are preparing to welcome fans back to Orangetheory Stadium this Friday night, when they host the Highlanders in Round 7 of DHL Super Rugby Pacific. While there are only a few changes...
Wallabies and Brumbies backrower Pete Samu re-commits until 2023
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies and Brumbies backrower Pete Samu has re-signed with Australian Rugby until the end of 2023.Born in Melbourne, 30-year-old Samu has settled at the Brumbies after a unique Rugby story saw him play...