Who can the All Blacks turn to replace Brodie Retallick?
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks' draw with the Springboks in round two of the Rugby Championship came at a costly price with the All Blacks losing their premier second-rower, Brodie Retallick to injury. Retallick...
Liam Messam | All Black at heart
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrom his start with the All Blacks Sevens to his years of service with the Chiefs and All Blacks, back row forward Liam Messam reflects on his career's biggest moments and talks about his experiences of...
Accessing the All Blacks openside options ahead of the Rugby World Cup
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMatt Todd is arguably one of the unluckiest All Black openside flanker with the Crusaders man's career starting while Richie McCaw was still donning the Crusaders red and All Blacks' black. Following...
World Rugby Rankings Permutations
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere could be plenty of movement in the World Rugby Rankings after this weekend's second round of The Rugby Championship. The Springboks head to Wellington in a replay of the clash from last...
Duane Vermeulen to lead the Springboks against New Zealand
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExperienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when the two traditional rivals clash in Wellington in the second round of the shortened 2019 Castle Lager...
Springboks name squad to travel to New Zealand
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks have confirmed a touring squad of 36 players for their Rugby Championship matches against New Zealand and Argentina in the next three weeks. SA Rugby Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus,...
Jamie Cudmore named head coach of Canada Pacific Pride Academy
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby Canada have announced that Jamie Cudmore has been named head coach of the new Pacific Pride Academy, a national high-performance men's rugby program. Canadian emerging for international competition...
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...
Fiji testing depth against the Maori All Blacks with the World Cup looming
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Flying Fijians head into their test match of the year against the Maori All Blacks having ended a 62-year-long drought against the Kiwi side last week. Fiji has just four games remaining,...
Meet the new Springboks
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing the team announcement from Rassie Erasmus with his squad to face Australia on Saturday, he has confirmed an unfamiliar trio in the nation's matchday squad list. We take...
