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The Rugby Championship 2023 Match Schedule

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

SANZAAR has today confirmed the match schedule for the six-match 2023 Rugby Championship. As is customary in a Rugby World Cup year, the usual 12-match tournament is reduced to a one-round, home or away,...

Wallabies confirm 2023 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup fixtures

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Wallabies confirm their 2023 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup fixtures, which will set the foundations for their Rugby World Cup preparations which kicks off in France in September.   In...

New Zealand Rugby announces All Blacks home Tests in Auckland and Dunedin

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks will play two Tests on home turf this year against South Africa in Auckland and Australia in Dunedin.     The Rugby Championship 2023 schedule will see the All Blacks play South...

Wallabies Spring Tour squad announced

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed a 36-man squad for the upcoming End of Year Tour which will see the side take on five northern hemisphere nations, including the current top-two ranked sides in...

Jordie Barrett re-signs with New Zealand Rugby, Hurricanes

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jordie Barrett has officially put pen-to-paper on a new deal that will keep him in the capital with the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) through till the end of 2025.   The Taranaki representative says...

Referee Raynal breaks silence on Bledisloe Cup call

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

French referee Mathieu Raynal is standing his ground in the face of severe criticism following his game-changing decision in the recent opening Bledisloe Cup clash between the Wallabies and All Blacks...

All Blacks on brink of Rugby Championship title after emphatic win

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand closed in on a third successive Rugby Championship title by beating Australia 40-14 in Auckland on Saturday.   New Zealand put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy with...

Angus Bell scores 'Test rugby's first ever own-try'

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australian prop Angus Bell may have scored the first own try in test rugby history in the second Bledisloe Cup test match.   Stand-in All Blacks captain Sam Whitelock looked to carry the ball over...

The Breakdown – Springboks hoping for Australia favour against New Zealand

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand and South Africa are level on points ahead of facing Australia and Argentina in the final round of Rugby Championship games.   The final round of Rugby Championship fixtures are upon...

Injuries force a reshuffle of Saturday's All Blacks squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan have announced the match-day 23 for this week’s Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship Test against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland.     Injuries...