Ardie Savea rugby player
Ardie Savea rugby player

Ardie Savea

14th Oct 1993 1.90m/99kg Openside Flanker

Super Rugby Aotearora: Top Five Players Of The Day

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blues claimed their fifth win in a row as they brushed aside the Hurricanes 30-20 in their first game of Super Rugby Aotearoa.  Heading into the match all eyes were on New Zealand international...

Weekly Round Up

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jefferson Poirot Quits Test Rugby At The Age Of 27:     The France prop has retired from duty with Les Bleus and stressed his decision was "not a whim" but had been carefully considered....

Where are they now? The 2016 Super Rugby winning Hurricanes Team

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015, The Hurricanes won their first championship after repeating their efforts of 2015 by finishing first in the regular season and hosting the...

Rising Stars Super Rugby Aotearoa

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With Super Rugby Aotearoa about to kick off, we take a look at ten youngsters, two from each of the five New Zealand franchises who will be great value during the 10 rounds of action.     Caleb...

Team News: Beauden Barrett and Ardie Savea return for round one of Super Rugby Aotearoa

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Super Rugby Aotearoa will be the first professional rugby competition in the world to have fans return en-masse in the Covid-19 era when the competition kicks off in Dunedin on Saturday.   The opening...

ANALYSIS: Harlequins' New Fleet-Footed South African Speedster Tyrone Green

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins announced the signing of promising young fullback/wing, Tyrone Green on Wednesday and while the signing of the young South African may not have caused the same kind of stir of...

Five Youngsters To Watch During Super Rugby Aotearoa - Forwards

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The countdown to Super Rugby Aotearoa is on as we await the first rugby to hit our screens since the global pandemic stalled rugby competitions worldwide.   With the Aotearoa...

Where are they now? The 2016 Super Rugby winning Hurricanes Team

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015, The Hurricanes won their first championship after repeating their efforts of 2015 by finishing first in the regular season and hosting the...

Picking A Southern Hemisphere Lions XV

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

What if the Southern Hemisphere powerhouse nations combined to create an invitational side?   We take a look at just that with Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa teamed...

Super Rugby Home Team of The Decade

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Having released the Super Rugby away team of the decade, SANZAAR has now released the Home Super Rugby team of the decade.   With the help of OPTA stats the team has been selected...