Lions Watch: Six Players Who Stood Out This Weekend
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions is still some time away but rugby is back in Europe and with it comes the talk of who will tour in 2021. In a new Ultimate Rugby weekly feature, we take a look...
OPTA's Super Rugby Aotearoa Team and Player of the Tournament
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter an exceptional 10-round tournament in New Zealand which saw the Crusaders top the tournament and claim the Super Rugby Aoteaora title, SANZAAR and OPTA have revealed their Team of the Tournament. The...
Super Rugby Aotearoa Team Of The Tournament
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe first competition to hit our screens since the global pandemic cancelled games worldwide, Super Rugby Aotearoa was full value as the Kiwis entertained from the first game to the last! The...
Stuart Lancaster denies Lions job offer
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer England coach Stuart Lancaster has denied that British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has offered him a role in his backroom team for the 2021 Tour to South Africa.The current Leinster...
Hurricanes keep their Super Rugby Aotearoa title hopes alive
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes centre Peter Umaga-Jensen scored two first-half tries as the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs 31-18 in the penultimate weekend of Super Rugby Aotearoa on Saturday. The clash at the cake...
Super Rugby Aotearoa: Top Five Players Of The Day
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Hurricanes will need a favour from the Highlanders on Sunday and the Blues next if are to win the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition but they did their part on Saturday claiming a 31-18 victory...
Billy Vunipola fears Lions chances will be hampered by Championship
6 years ago by The GuardianSaracens No 8 wants to be selected for 2021 tour to South Africa‘We are in the Championship and so out of the shop window’Billy Vunipola is concerned that playing in the Championship for Saracens next...
Top Stories of the Week
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDomestic rugby to begin soon in South Africa The South African government has given the green light for domestic rugby to resume in the first two weeks of September. Due...
Waisake Naholo's brother Kini set to make his Super Rugby debut for the Chiefs
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs kick off their final Super Rugby Aotearoa match for 2020 when they take on the Hurricanes at Sky Stadium this Saturday in Wellington. Chiefs Head Coach Warren Gatland has made several changes...
"I can promise you there's never been any bias yet" - Gatland hits back at claims of Wales bias in his Lions teams
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has hit back at claims of any Welsh bias on previous British and Irish Lions tour selections. The current Chiefs' boss revealed that he'd love to see a 'large number of...
