Hurricanes name team to face Chiefs in home Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Hurricanes have named their side to face the Chiefs in this weekend’s Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final in Wellington. After defeating the Blues in last week’s semi-final, the Hurricanes...
Nations Championship Trophy Unveiled
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Nations Championship Trophy, the prize that the twelve strongest teams in international rugby will compete to win, has been revealed for the first time. Standing 67cm tall and weighing...
Springbok Women to host Ireland in Cape Town
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Women will host Ireland in a historic first Test series between the two countries on consecutive weekends in Cape Town in October as part of the WXV Global Series that was announced at the...
Lalakai Foketi joins the Ospreys
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing on from the news that fellow Wallaby Liam Wright would be joining the club earlier this week, the Ospreys announced that Australian international Lalakai Foketi would be joining the team ahead...
Super Rugby’s Warner Dearns and Mamoru Harada to return to Toshiba
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan captain Warner Dearns and Moana Pasifika hooker Mamoru Harada will both return to Japan Rugby League One duty next season, their parent club Toshiba Brave Lupus officially announced on Thursday. Hurricanes...
Damian McKenzie playing his 150th Chiefs game
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMcKenzie will start in a settled Gallagher Chiefs side on Friday with the injury to Wallace Sititi and a concussion to centre Kyle Brown forcing two changes Lalakai Foketi will start at...
Nations Championship 2026: Unlocking New Rivalries
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe arrival of the inaugural Nations Championship changes everything. By linking the Northern and Southern hemisphere calendars into one massive, unified league table, the old "friendly" test matches are...
Bok Women’s Sevens in control of their own destiny – Webb
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyProfessional sport, especially those involving physical sacrifices such as rugby, can be brutal and at times cruel, but try and tell that to dual Springbok Women's player Eloise Webb. After more...
Scarlets sign Welsh-qualified full-back Isaac Murray Macgregor
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets are delighted to announce the signing of Welsh-qualified full-back Isaac Murray-Macgregor. The 20-year-old joins the club from the highly respected Canterbury and Crusaders pathway in New Zealand,...
Lomax recommits to New Zealand Rugby, Hurricanes and Tasman through 2029
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby, the Hurricanes and Tasman through to the end of 2029. The 30-year old’s contract extension will take Lomax through next...
