"Thank God I was never on the opposite side" - Dan Carter names the top five players he shared a pitch with
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving called time on his illustrious career, Dan Carter has named the top five players he shared a pitch with. Mercurial fly-half Carter confirmed on Saturday that his incredible career...
"I am very grateful that I can do it on my terms" - Dan Carter calls time on his career
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDan Carter, twice a World Cup winner and rugby union's record international points scorer, has announced his retirement. New Zealand great Dan Carter has announced his retirement from...
Dan Carter hailed as an 'icon' and one of the greats after announcing retirement
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere was a wave of tributes to legendary fly-half Dan Carter after the All Blacks great announced his retirement on Saturday. Dan Carter was hailed as "one of the best to have ever...
International stars shine in the opening day of the Japanese Top League
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League kicked off Saturday with five entertaining matches in the opening day of action. The opening game of the new season, saw the Shining Arcs breeze past Honda Heat claiming...
All Black Legend Dan Carter Announces His Retirement
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer All Black flyhalf Dan Carter has hung up the boots at the age of 38 after an incredible career that will see him go down as one of the greatest players of all time. In an interview with...
'The film my 13-year-old self would want to see': Steelers, a timely study of LGBTQ+ sport
5 years ago by The GuardianDespite setbacks, Eamonn Ashton-Atkinson’s moving film about his gay rugby team could not be more relevantEammon Ashton-Atkinson’s film about the gay rugby team of which he is a member is not all it...
Kings Cross Steelers – “We have been an exemplar for the changes in society”
5 years ago by Rugby WorldThe world's first gay rugby club, the Steelers are the subject of a new film. Founding chairman Robert Hayward reflects on the club's influence over the past 25 yearsTrue grit: Kings Cross Steelers, in...
Stars of the Japanese Top League
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League kicks off this coming weekend with eight fixtures in the opening round of action. Kubota Spears and Mitsubishi Dynaboars kick off the opening game at the same time that...
Joining the world's first gay rugby team changed my life. So I made a film about it | Eammon Ashton-Atkinson
5 years ago by The GuardianAt school, the homophobic bullying was worst on the rugby pitch. But the Steelers helped me rediscover my love for the game – and myselfWhen I read Dan Palmer’s brave and honest coming out column in...
All Black prop joins the Blues
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks prop Nepo Laulala today confirmed he will play his Super Rugby for the Blues for the next two years. Samoan-born Laulala, educated in Auckland at Mt Albert Grammar and Westley College,...
