Augustine Pulu to lead Blues in 2018
8 years ago by Blues RugbyHalfback Augustine Pulu will captain the Blues in the 2018 Super Rugby Championships. Coach Tana Umaga said Pulu, along with previous captains Jerome Kaino and James Parsons, form part of the...
Thursday Morning Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEdinburgh hand John Hardie three-month suspension over 'gross misconduct' Scotland and Edinburgh flanker John Hardie has been handed a three-month suspension following the conclusion of an internal investigation...
WATCH: Rieko Ioane's 10 Test tries from 2017
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving made his first test start against the British and Irish Lions in June earlier this year Rieko Ioane would go on to make 10 further appearances for New Zealand scoring 10 tries. He was also...
Tuesday Evening Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints has today announced that a duo Alex Waller and Mikey Haywood have re-signed with the club Prop Alex Waller, who has signed to stay with at Saints until 2021, has made over 200...
Ioane eyeing a positional switch in 2018
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks winger and World Breakthrough Player of the Year Rieko Ioane has expressed that he would like to make the switch back into the midfield during the 2018 season "Thirteen's probably...
Waisake Naholo falcons Aaron Smith, probably because of the hairstyle
8 years ago by Rugby DumpNot since 1953 have Wales beaten the All Blacks, and nothing changed on Saturday as the visitors picked up a 33-18 win in Cardiff, thanks to tries from Waisake Naholo, Anton Lienert-Brown and Rieko Ioane....
Barrett and Woodman named World Rugby Players of the Year 2017
8 years ago by World RugbyBeauden Barrett and Portia Woodman have been named World Rugby Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year 2017 respectively at the World Rugby Awards in Monte Carlo on Sunday. Barrett becomes...
Back-to-back rugby awards for NZ’s Barrett
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auNew Zealand playmaker Beauden Barrett has been announced as world rugby player of the year, an honour he also claimed in 2016. The five-eighth joined All Blacks great Richie McCaw (winner in 2006, 2009...
Beauden Barrett crowned Player of the Year 2017
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFor the second year running, Beauden Barrett has been awarded World Rugby Player of the Year. Barrett had another stellar season with The All Blacks, as they retained the Rugby Championship and drew a...
Rieko Ioane, new All Blacks star who could put Inga Tuigamala in shade | Andy Bull
8 years ago by The GuardianAuckland’s Ponsonby RFC has produced dozens of All Blacks, but it is decades since one has looked as good as Ioane, the nation’s new wing sensationJust a couple of years ago one could catch Rieko Ioane...
