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Maori All Blacks squad named for historic tour

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Maori All Blacks squad to play in the USA, Brazil and Chile for their end of year tour, has been named today.   Five players in Japan with the All Blacks will later join the Maori All Blacks...

A look at the 7 new All Blacks

5 years ago by AllBlacks.com

Following the extended squad named by Steve Hansen we take a look at the 7 new All Blacks named. New Zealand will take on Japan, England, Ireland and Italy next month with the Bledisloe Cup game against...

All Blacks named for the November Tests

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Steve Hansen has named his 32 man squad for the November Tests with just one uncapped player in Dalton Papali'i. Matt Todd returns to the squad.       Loose forward Matt Todd has...

Canterbury's worst finish since 2014

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the Mitre 10 Cup finishing the group stages, Canterbury will stay in the hunt for the title but won't host a play off game for the first time since 2014. Auckland and Tasman bagged the top two spots...

Mitre 10 Cup HIGHLIGHTS: Taranaki v Auckland

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A pulsating 83 minutes of rugby comes to an end with Auckland taking the spoils winning 30-31. The lead exchanged hands four times in the first half of action with Johnathan Ruru scoring a late try to...

Romano & Ioane push for All Black Call Ups

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Luke Romano Crusaders lock Luke Romano put in another outstanding performance for Canterbury today as he continues to put his hand up for a test recall. He was impressive at lineout time making...

Mitre 10 Cup HIGHLIGHTS: Tasman v Taranaki

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tasman ran riot today. They were miles ahead of Taranaki who just never really got into the game. No pace or urgency and constantly chasing the game. Tasman were able to just keep the scoreboard ticking and keep the pressure on Taranaki. Tasman scored some wonderful tries and will be very impressed with this effort. Taranaki need to fix a few things ad fast. They have faded in the last few weeks and will need to sort it out before the season gets away from them. It doesn't get easier for them next week as they host a resurgent...

5 Reasons why you should follow the Mitre 10 Cup this week

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 5 of the Mitre 10 Cup kicks off on Wednesday this week and if you haven't been following New Zealand's premier provincial competition Round 5 is the perfect time to start.   Here are five...

Mitre 10 Cup HIGHLIGHTS: Auckland v Tasman

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Auckland are now 4 wins in a row and maintain their unbeaten start to the season. A match of two very different halves though. The first half finished off with a 5 try blitz in the last 20 mins....