The greatest Bledisloe Cup game of all time: Sydney, 2000
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA chord of excitement was struck early on 15 July 2000 and reverberated through the Antipodes, rising patiently and with strength, like a great bubble, as members of a 109 874 crowd filed into Stadium...
Ngani Laumape gets All Blacks call up
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks have confirmed that Hurricanes centre Ngani Laumape has joined their Rugby Championship squad as an injury replacement for Braydon Ennor, who ruptured his anterior cruciate...
Former All Black lock Isaac Ross joins Tasman
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer All Blacks lock Isaac Ross has been brought into the Tasman Mako rugby squad for the remainder of their Mitre 10 Cup campaign. Having been with Japanese side NTT Communications...
Experience v Youth: Dave Rennie's Wallaby selection headaches
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia and New Zealand kick-off new eras on Sunday with Ian Foster and Dave Rennie opening their accounts as test head coaches. The first Bledisloe Cup test of the year will be the start...
Barrett or Mo'unga? Predicting how the All Blacks could line up in Ian Foster's first game
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIan Foster kicks off his term as the new All Blacks head coach on Sunday 11 October at Sky Stadium in Wellington. The former assistant coach has a tough task ahead of him following the successful...
Cauldron awaits Wallabies as fans return to Eden Park
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCrowds will return to Eden Park for Test match rugby next weekend with confirmation of the second Bledisloe Cup match to go ahead on Sunday 18 October. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has welcomed the...
Cauldron awaits Wallabies as Eden Park gets Bledisloe Cup green light
6 years ago by The GuardianWallabies’ bogey ground confirmed for 18 October TestNo cap on crowd size after Auckland restrictions liftedThe Wallabies’ Eden Park graveyard is set to be filled with All Blacks fans after the New...
WATCH: Fekitoa demonstrates exactly how to execute the perfect LEGAL dump tackle
6 years ago by Rugby DumpAll Blacks star Malakai Fekitoa put in a beautiful textbook dump tackle on Exeter’s Tom Wyatt in the final round of the regular Premiership season on Sunday.
MUST WATCH: Goal kicker goes full thug life despite kick error
6 years ago by Rugby DumpCounties Manukau goal kicker Baden Kerr turned a bad moment into something worth remembering when his side played against Northland in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup.
Mitre 10 Cup Round 4 Wrap-Up
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 4 of the Mitre 10 Cup is done and dusted and, as usual, provided fans with some quality displays of rugby with the skills and adventurous spirit of the New Zealander players. Bay of Plenty...
