'This is 2005 Lions tour isn't' - Alec Hepburn shown a straight red card against Harlequins
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs prop Alec Hepburn was shown a straight red card for this dangerous and reckless clearout on Joe Marler on Saturday. On the commentary for BT Sport, Ugo Moyne likened the clear out...
Super Rugby Pacific: Getting to Know Moana Pasifika
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby newcomers Moana Pasifika will enter their debut season next year with former All Blacks centre Aaron Mauger at the helm. Mauger, who played 45 Tests...
Leon MacDonald re-signs with NZR and the Blues
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlues Head Coach Leon MacDonald has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby and the Blues for a further two years. MacDonald, who guided the Blues to this year’s Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman title...
Tana Umaga steps away from the Blues to pursue his family business
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlues Defence Coach Tana Umaga will take a break from professional rugby coaching to focus on his new family business. Umaga, who has played an integral role in the Blues coaching staff...
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Cornal Hendricks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere are many reasons why sport captures the imagination of the public but none do so more than your classic Cinderella story. The type of story that can inspire your everyday man. One that...
The Game of the Century - Wallabies vs All Blacks, 2000
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA chord of excitement was struck early on 15 July 2000 and reverberated through the Antipodes, rising patiently and with strength, like a great bubble, as members of a 109 874 crowd filed into Stadium...
Blues coaching group extend roles under head coach Leon MacDonald
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues have received a major boost in next year’s Super Rugby competition and beyond with all five coaches extending their stay at the organisation. Defence coach Tana Umaga had already...
Tana Umaga to coach Moana Pasifika against the Maori All Blacks
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Māori All Blacks and Moana Pasifika will face off in a match that will bring culture, connection and entertainment to Hamilton’s FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton on Saturday, 5 December,...
Winners & Losers: England's Six Nations and Autumn Nations Cup squad
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland head coach Eddie Jones has confirmed the 36 players who will represent England through the remainder of the 2020 Six Nations as well as the Autumn Nations Cup. As per usual, the...
The greatest Bledisloe Cup game of all time: Sydney, 2000
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA chord of excitement was struck early on 15 July 2000 and reverberated through the Antipodes, rising patiently and with strength, like a great bubble, as members of a 109 874 crowd filed into Stadium...
