Umaga extends contract with Blues
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer All Black captain Tana Umaga has signed a contract extension with the Blues which will keep him at the franchise until the conclusion of the 2021 season. The 47 year old Umaga will continue...
Umaga extends his coaching stay with Blues
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlues defence coach Tana Umaga has extended his stay at the franchise until the end of the 2021 Super Rugby season. This brings Umaga into line with the rest of the Blues coaching group...
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3 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...
Two Rising Stars Re-Sign With The Hurricanes
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby and the Hurricanes have secured contract extensions for major local talents, Peter Umaga-Jensen and Asafo Aumua. Umaga-Jensen’s mid-field talents have been front...
Eleven Twin Brothers In Rugby
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyProfessional rugby is somewhat of a family business with there being numerous examples of fathers and sons representing clubs and countries with the same being said of brothers. While...
The Bizarre Story of How Victor Matfield Was Finally Coaxed into Joining Toulon
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySeveral months before the 2007 World Cup in France, Tana Umaga had successfully convinced Wallaby stalwart George Gregan to take up with Toulon. As excited as he was at the new prospect, in Gregan’s...
Dan Carter's stint with Blues may end without an appearance
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer All Black first five Dan Carter has conceded that he might not make a single appearance for the Blues in Super Rugby Aotearoa with just one game remaining for the Auckland-based the side. Carter,...
The All Blacks could face off against a combined Pacific XV - report
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA Tana Umaga-coached Pacific XV could be the New Zealand national side’s first challenge of the year, according to a report by 1 News. The clash could be the All Blacks’...
Most Test Tries XV | McCaw, O'Driscoll and more!
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look at the top try scorers in test rugby by putting together a XV of players who crossed the whitewash the most times during their careers. New Zealand,...
20 Years on from the Greatest Test Ever Played
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn this day, 15 July, in 2000 a world record crowd of 109,874 attended Stadium Australia in Sydney to witness what has been dubbed as the greatest test ever played. A gripping affair...
