"You can't re-sign Perenara." - Sir John Kirwan
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLegendary former All Black winger has voiced the controversial notion that there may no longer be place for TJ Perenara in the All Black camp when he returns from his stint in Japan. Perenara’s...
TJ Perenara scores 80-metre match winning try in the Top League
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black scrumhalf TJ Perenara has been in excellent form for his Top League side Red Hurricanes so far this season scoring 4 tries in the opening three games. His most recent try secured a hattrick...
Wild Knights and Suntory top the conferences after Round 3
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA full round of games today saw the completion of the third round in the 2021 Japanese Top League. Yamaha, Toshiba, Suntory, Kobe and Panasonic all recorded big wins. Suntory, Kubota &...
Former All Blacks take centre stage in round two of the Top League
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuntory Sungoliath and Panasonic Wild Knights led the two conferences in the Top League after two rounds of action. Sungoliath claimed a comfortable 14-31 victory over Honda in round two while...
Test Stars Light Up The Opening Round Of The Top League
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuntory Sungoliath and Panasonic Wild Knights lead the way in their respective conferences after the opening round of the Top League. Panasonic claimed a comprehensive 55-14 victory over Ricoh...
Big Wins for Suntory and Panasonic as big names star in Japan
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 1 of the Top League closed off on Sunday with Beauden Barrett and Tevita Li shining for Suntory Sungoliath as they ran over Mitsubishi winning 7-75. Other big results saw NTT Comms, Panasonic,...
Stars of the Japanese Top League
4 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...
Luke Campbell signs with Hurricanes for 2021
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBay of Plenty Steamers halfback, Luke Campbell, will return home to Wellington for 2021 to take up a contract with the Hurricanes. The 25-year-old left the capital four years ago to play...
The story behind the All Blacks tribute to Diego Maradona
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks captain Sam Cane has credited scrumhalf TJ Perenara with the idea of presenting Argentina with an All Blacks jersey with the name Maradona on the back. Cane laid...
Akira Ioane starts for the All Blacks 'vital' test against Argentina
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Tri Nations Test at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday 28 November. The key feature of the squad is the selection of loosehead...
