All Blacks wary of Japan 'flair' as tour kicks off
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks will be wary of Japan's "flair" under Eddie Jones when the two sides meet in Yokohama on Saturday, centre David Havili said. New Zealand face Japan before heading to Europe for Tests on...
Wallabies and Australia XV squads confirmed for November Tours
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Wallabies 34-man Spring Tour squad features five new faces including 2023 Rugby World Cup squad members Samu Kerevi and Will Skelton and recent recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. Kerevi and Skelton have...
5 players with Fijian roots will feature in NPC semi finals
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe proud rugby island nation of Fiji will be represented in this weekends fixtures in the NPC semi-final. Five players with links to Fiji will be featuring in for three of the four teams taking part. Emoni...
Wellington team named for Waikato Semi-final clash
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter a strong showing against Counties in the Capital last week, the Wellington Lions prepare to take on Waikato in their semi-final showdown. It’s shaping up to be an epic match of sudden-death...
Waikato name team for NPC semi-final
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWaikato will travel to the capital this week to face the Wellington Lions in a Bunnings NPC semi-final at Sky Stadium on Saturday night. Head Coach, Ross Filipo, has made minimal changes to his side that...
All Blacks who represented Wellington and Waikato
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe penultimate round of the NPC is set to get underway this weekend. Bay of Plenty will lock horns with Canterbury in the days first semi-final. The final match of the day will take place between two...
Update to All Blacks travelling squad for Japan and Northern Tour
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks have made three injury-enforced changes to the squad for the 2024 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup match against Japan and the Northern Tour. Ethan Blackadder (calf), Luke Jacobson...
Tamati Ellison accepts full time All Blacks role
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Crusaders confirmed Tamati Ellison has been offered and accepted a full-time role with the All Blacks ahead of their Northern Tour. This means the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific campaign was his last with...
Former Springbok leaves Bulls for Boland
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyVeteran Springbok Cornal Hendricks has left the Bulls to return to boost Boland’s hopes of securing a spot in the Currie Cup Premier Division. According to a report by South African source IOL...
14 All Blacks available to play in NPC quarter-finals
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the Bunnings Warehouse NPC finals series kicks off, fourteen players from the All Blacks squad announced this week will be available to represent their teams in the quarter-finals.Top qualifier, Wellington,...
