Caleb Clarke and Tupou Vaa'i start, Scott Barrett returns for Bledisloe II
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the second Bledisloe Cup at Eden Park, Auckland, on Sunday 18 November. The matchday 23 features the selection of another new All Black,...
Barrett Boost For All Blacks But Concern For Sam Whitelock
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of their second test against the Wallabies, All Blacks head coach could have both Beauden and Scott Barrett at his disposal following their 16 all draw last weekend. Beauden Barrett...
Bledisloe Cup - Test 1 - Teams and Preview
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbySaturday sees one of the oldest and most coveted traditions in rugby play out at Sky Stadium in New Zealand as the All Blacks host the Wallabies in the first of four clashes (two in New Zealand and two...
Bledisloe Cup - Team News
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBoth Ian Foster and Dave Rennie name their match day 23's ahead of Bledisloe 1. The pressure is on both in naming their first ever match day teams against the old enemy. Dave Rennie and the Wallabies...
Umaga-Jensen called up to AB training squad
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyYoung Hurricanes dynamo centre Peter Umaga-Jensen is one step closer to following in uncle Tana’s tracks after his call-up to the squad as cover for teammate Ngani Laumape who is still nursing a...
Experience v Youth: Dave Rennie's Wallaby selection headaches
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia and New Zealand kick-off new eras on Sunday with Ian Foster and Dave Rennie opening their accounts as test head coaches. The first Bledisloe Cup test of the year will be the start...
Barrett or Mo'unga? Predicting how the All Blacks could line up in Ian Foster's first game
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIan Foster kicks off his term as the new All Blacks head coach on Sunday 11 October at Sky Stadium in Wellington. The former assistant coach has a tough task ahead of him following the successful...
Watch: David Havili puts the All Blacks on notice with a hattrick for Tasman
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArguably the form fullback during the 2020 Super Rugby season, Crusaders' back David Havili's Super Rugby Aotearoa season was interrupted with injuries but the 25-year-old returned to action...
Jordie Barrett punts Taranaki to victory over Canterbury and secures the Ranfurly Shield after Boshier's brilliance
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTaranaki have done it again! Beauden Barrett and Jordie Barrett both started for Taranaki as they claimed a nail bitting 22-23 victory over Canterbury in the Mitre 10 Cup on Saturday. While...
Springboks depth to be test in the Rugby Championship
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJacques Nienaber will have a tough task ahead of him as the new Springbok head coach as the Rugby Championship looms with South Africa's domestic competition still yet to kick off and a growing injury...
