New Zealand Rugby Awards 2020
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks Captain Sam Cane has received the top honour at the 2020 ASB Rugby Awards tonight, claiming the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial award for overall Player of the Year, after also picking up the All...
Aaron Smith nominated for three New Zealand Rugby Awards
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand’s top rugby performers of 2020 will be recognised in a special ASB Rugby Awards TV event, with the nominees announced by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today. New Zealand Rugby Chief...
Details revealed for Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Super Rugby Trans-Tasman 2021 draw has been finalised with the five-week competition kicking off in Dunedin where the Highlanders will host the Queensland Reds at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Friday, 14...
"It's something that does burn in the back of my mind" - Squire eyes All Blacks return
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving made himself unavailable to the All Blacks ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Liam Squire hasn't ruled out a return to the Black jersey. The blindside flanker is set to make his...
2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa squads confirmed
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExperience and continuity run through the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa squads announced today with just 26 rookies across New Zealand’s five clubs and just nine player transfers. The...
Liam Squire's return and Japan star headline Highlanders 2021 squad
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere are six new faces and two returning familiar faces among the Highlanders squad announced today. The squad features 22 forwards and 17 backs and will again be co-captained by Ash Dixon and Aaron Smith. A...
Four Players Promoted From The Crusaders Academy For 2021
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCrusaders Head Coach Scott Robertson has unveiled his 38-man squad for the 2021 Super Rugby season and the club’s development pathway is highlighted, with all four new recruits having progressed...
Chiefs confirm 11 new signings including two former Hurricanes and two highly rated halfbacks
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs have confirmed their squad for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season and Trans-Tasman competitions. With Warren Gatland working with the British and Irish Lions, Clayton McMillan will...
Squire expected to return to Highlanders
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Highlanders and All Black loose forward Liam Squire looks set to make a comeback to Highlanders for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. The 29-year-old left the franchise...
Bryn Gatland Bound for Chiefs
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith Aaron Cruden and Tiaan Falcon off to Japan, a worrying void was developing in the Chiefs’ flyhalf stocks, however, a solution has appeared in the form of Bryn Gatland, who looks set to return...
