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Super Rugby Aotearoa Team Of The Week Round Eight

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Super Rugby Aotearoa heads into the closing stages of the competition with just two rounds remaining with the Crusaders leading the pack with 24 league points with the Blues hot on their heels with...

Barrett brilliance sets up Christie brace and Blues Try of the Round contender

6 years ago by rugbydump.com

The Blues secured a much-deserved 32-21 away win over the Highlanders during Super Rugby Aotearoa. The moment of the match started with a stellar Beauden Barrett cross-field kick that eventually found...

Super Rugby Aotearoa Wrap Up - Round 8

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 8 of Super Rugby Aotearoa saw The Crusaders over-power the Chiefs in a tough battle in Hamilton while the Blues got one over the Highlanders to keep their title hopes alive.   Chiefs v Crusaders   Life...

Stand Out Players - Highlanders v Blues

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Forsyth Barr Stadium dished up a thriller as the Blues ran in 5 tries, their first win at the stadium, won the Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy and were able to keep the pressure on the Crusaders. The Highlanders...

World Cup Winning All Black Pair Head To Kobe

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Reigning Top League champions Kobe Kobelco Steelers have added a pair of World Cup Winning All Blacks to their ranks ahead of their new campaign which is set to kick off in January 2021.   Chiefs...

What you didn't know about the Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gordon Hunter was the inaugural coach of the Highlanders in 1996 when Super Rugby began and also coached the Blues in 2000 before passing from cancer in 2002. He was an All Black Selector and Coach between...

Team News: Highlanders v Blues

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Highlanders and the Blues playout for the Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy on Sunday with just 3 rounds left in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Both sides still have a chance to claim the remoulded Super...

WATCH: Ofa Tu'ungafasi's smashing HIT on Aaron Cruden

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blues prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi's has been in stellar form during the Super Rugby Aotearoa for the Blues with the 28-year-old making a strong case to become the All Blacks' starting tighthead prop.   Tu'ungafasi...

New Zealand Rugby Voices Concern Over ‘Player Burnout’ in Aotearoa

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

According to a report in businesslive.co.za, the New Zealand Rugby players’ union head has expressed concern about the physical and emotional effect that the high-intensity nature of Super Rugby...

Julian Savea Returns To The Hurricanes

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Julian Savea's return to the Hurricanes as been confirmed with the former All Blacks winger returning to his former Super Rugby side for the final two matches of Super Rugby Aotearoa.     The...