Ian Foster rugby player
Ian Foster rugby player

Ian Foster

1st Jan 1970 1.80m/kg Head Coach

All Blacks Player Ratings v Argentina

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks continue on their winning ways in the 2021 Rugby Championship with yet another bonus point victory.   It was all one-way traffic after the break with the vast majority of the...

The Rugby Championship 2021, Round 3 Preview

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Quade Cooper looked to have played his last Wallabies game, but he starts at fly-half this weekend against world champions South Africa.   Australia are looking for a lift and have turned to Quade...

Cooper makes sensational Wallabies return as Hooper equals record, Retallick to lead All Blacks

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Veteran flyhalf Quade Cooper has not played for Australia since 2017 and gets his chance against the Springboks.     Quade Cooper will make a remarkable return for the Wallabies after being...

Brodie Retallick takes the captaincy for Los Pumas clash

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on Sunday 12 September.   30-year-old lock Brodie Retallick will...

All Blacks edge closer to Springboks at top of World Rugby Men’s Rankings

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand have cut South Africa’s lead at the top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings by just over one rating point after completing a clean sweep of Bledisloe Cup victories...

All Blacks and Wallabies support law change after Barrett sees red

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ian Foster and Dave Rennie backed the law change over red cards in the Rugby Championship after New Zealand completed a Bledisloe Cup sweep over Australia on Sunday.   Jordie Barrett scored the...

Bledisloe Cup action as Wallabies try to avoid a clean-sweep

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

After much to-ing and fro-ing regarding the future of the 2021 Rugby Championship over the last couple of weeks, the Wallabies finally have an opportunity to exact some payback on their old foes, The All...

Three prominent All Blacks set to miss third Bledisloe Test

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The birth of children looks set to keep three prominent All Blacks out of the team to take on the Wallabies in the third Bledisloe Cup Test in Australia.    Sam Whitelock, Aaron Smith and Richie Mo’unga are...

All Blacks coach Foster re-signs until end of 2023 Rugby World Cup

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has signed a contract extension through to the 2023 Rugby World Cup.     New Zealand Rugby (NZR) made the announcement on Tuesday after Foster replaced Steve...

All Blacks turn on second-half style to post record score against Wallabies

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia were firmly in the Rugby Championship contest until New Zealand found another level in the second half in Auckland.   New Zealand made it six Test wins in a row and stretched their unbeaten...