Danny Care backs World 12s concept
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHarlequins scrumhalf Danny Care believes the new World 12s competition scheduled to launch next year could be the spark needed to improve rugby as a spectacle. It is hoped that the World...
Cooper makes sensational Wallabies return as Hooper equals record, Retallick to lead All Blacks
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyVeteran 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
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 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...
Gold Coast Showdown: AUS vs SA
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe wounded Wallabies face yet another stiff challenge this weekend when they take on the World Champions in Brisbane on Sunday. It is a match which has been talked about for some...
Previous Suspensions For Kicks To The Head
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks fullback Jordie Barrett will be free to play against Argentina this weekend after a SANZAAR Judicial Committee Hearing found him not guilty of contravening Law 9.11 after he was...
Jordie Barrett Red Card dismissed
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA SANZAAR Judicial Committee Hearing has found Jordie Barrett not guilty of contravening Law 9.11 (dangerous play) following clash vs Australia last weekend. Barrett is therefore free to play in the upcoming...
Veteran prop joins Wallabies ahead of SA clash
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAt the outset of the 2021 Rugby Championship, the notion of being involved would have been absent from Western Force tighthead prop Greg Holmes’ mind. However, in the wake of the Wallabies’...
Leon MacDonald re-signs with NZR and the Blues
4 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...
Domestic and community rugby to resume outside of Auckland
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed the Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) and Heartland Championship, outside of Auckland, will recommence from Friday 17 September. Confirmation...
All Blacks edge closer to Springboks at top of World Rugby Men’s Rankings
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew 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...
