Ardie Savea captains the Hurricanes in his 100th game as brother Julian returns
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArdie Savea’s first game as captain of the Hurricanes will also be his 100th cap for the side when they take on the Blues at Sky Stadium this Saturday. Ardie’s older sibling Julian will...
Julian Savea returns as the Hurricanes confirm 2021 squad
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHawke’s Bay’s Lolagi Visinia and Wellington’s Pepesana Patafilo will take up the final two spots in next year’s Hurricanes roster. The 2021 squad will officially...
All Blacks See Off Pumas With A Clinical Performance
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand avenged their historic first ever defeat to Argentina two weeks ago with an emphatic 38-0 victory over the Pumas in the second last fixture of the Tri Nations Championship. New Zealand missed...
Argentina v New Zealand All Blacks: Rugby Tri-Nations – live!
5 years ago by The GuardianUpdates from the game at McDonald Jones StadiumKickoff time tonight in Newcastle is at 7:45pm AEDT Any thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft 8.02am GMT Despite facing intense scrutiny following consecutive...
Akira Ioane starts for the All Blacks 'vital' test against Argentina
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Tri Nations Test at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday 28 November. The key feature of the squad is the selection of loosehead...
Test Team of the Week
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA thrilling weekend of test rugby saw the Pumas notch up a first win over the All Blacks before the second day of action in the Autumn Nations Cup kicked off up north. The Pumas were brutal and...
Analysis: How Los Pumas managed to topple the All Blacks for the first time
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHeading into their Tri Nations test match against the All Blacks on Saturday, Argentina had never beaten the All Blacks with their record reading 29 tests, 28 losses and one draw. Before...
All Black and Los Pumas teams named for Tri Nations clash
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Black and Los Pumas teams have been named for their Tri Nations Test at Bankwest Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 14 November. The matchday 23 forward pack features the return of Joe Moody,...
All Black Player Ratings v Australia - Bledisloe IV
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia claimed a historic win in a pulsating clash in Brisbane as Ian Foster suffered his first defeat as the new All Blacks coach. A game muddled with cards saw both Ofa Tu'ungafasi and...
Barrett back at flyhalf as Foster hands out four new caps
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the Tri-Nations Test at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on Saturday 7 November. Four players have been named in a Test team for the first time....
