Nepo Laulala rugby player
Nepo Laulala rugby player

Nepo Laulala

6th Nov 1991 1.84m/133kg Tighthead Prop

Potential North v South Island Teams

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks head coach Ian Foster confirmed on Friday that a North Island versus South Island rugby match will go ahead with the clash doubling as an All Blacks trial.   The inter-island match was...

Team News: Crusaders and Chiefs Line Ups For Round 3 Of Super Rugby Aotearoa

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Crusaders return to Orangetheory Stadium this weekend for their first home game since March, and Head Coach Scott Robertson has named an unchanged line up to take on the Chiefs.   Codie...

Aaron Cruden returns to the Chiefs starting XV for Blues showdown

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Chiefs will return home to FMG Stadium Waikato to take on the Blues in their first home game of the Super Rugby Aotearoa season on Saturday with Chiefs Head Coach Warren Gatland opting to reinstate...

Team News: Beauden Barrett and Ardie Savea return for round one of Super Rugby Aotearoa

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Super Rugby Aotearoa will be the first professional rugby competition in the world to have fans return en-masse in the Covid-19 era when the competition kicks off in Dunedin on Saturday.   The opening...

Chiefs and Highlanders confirm their line ups for Super Rugby Aotearoa

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chiefs Head Coach Warren Gatland and Highlanders Head Coach Aaron Mauger, have both confirmed their line ups for the opening game of Super Rugby Aotearoa on Saturday.   For the first...

When Scotland almost beat the All Blacks - Full Game Replay

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A match remembered as being a close-affair as Scotland almost upset the World Champion All Blacks. The clash was always going to be a momentous occasion but the emotion was ratcheted up further...

Gatland Rolls Out His All Blacks For The Clash With The Champions

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Chiefs return home to FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday 8 February following their 37-29 victory over the Blues in their opening match of the season. Chiefs Head Coach Warren Gatland has named his side...

McKenzie returns as Gatland looks for a strong finish to his first game in charge of the Chiefs

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chiefs Head Coach Warren Gatland has named his side first side of the 2020 season which will face the Blues at Eden Park.   The selected twenty-three will see three debutants in Waikato centre Quinn...

Reader's Tighthead Prop of the Year

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

As the year draws to a close we take a look back at the year that was and have nominated four players from each position for your team of the year.   We have included players based on their club...

Ultimate Rugby's World Cup Team of the Competition

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

As the Springboks celebrate winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup, we take a look back at what was an amazing tournament in Japan and select our Team of the competition.     There were a number...