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24 Years ago today, King Carlos made his test debut

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

24 years ago today, Carlos Spencer made his test debut for the All Blacks scoring 33 points against Argentina.   On this day in 1997, King Carlos made his test debut for the All Blacks scoring...

Blues end 18-year wait for Super Rugby glory

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blues were crowned Super Rugby Trans Tasman Champions after a 23-15 home win over the Highlanders in the Final.   The Highlanders opened the scoring with a penalty five minutes in, but the Blues...

Anton Lienert-Brown to miss the All Blacks opening tests of the year

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks midfield has suffered another blow ahead of their opening tests of 2021 with Anton Lienert-Brown to be sidelined for the tests against Fiji and Tonga.   The Chiefs star underwent...

Ere Enari signs two-year deal with Hawke's Bay Magpies

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Crusaders halfback Ere Enari will play for the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team for the next two seasons.     Enari, who was educated at Tu Toa in Manawatu and Auckland's St Kentigern College...

Profiles of the 16 teams in the United Rugby Championship

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In the wake of the exciting announcement of the brand new United Rugby Championship, scheduled to kick off in September this year, here follows the particulars of the 16 participating teams:     South...

Super Rugby Trans Tasman - Final Teams Confirmed

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

SANZAR has confirmed that the Super Rugby Trans Tasman Final will be played on Saturday 19 June at Eden Park in Auckland. The hosts will be the Blues who finished on top of the ladder after the five round-robin...

Consolation wins for Aussies in Trans Tasman?

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Australian Super Rugby teams head into the final round of the competition knowing that they have no chance of making the final.    The Brumbies and Reds are the only teams from Down Under...

Salesi Rayasi extends Hurricanes stay

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dynamic and developing wing Salesi Rayasi will stay at the Hurricanes for at least another two years. The 24-year-old has signed until at least the end of the 2023 season. The 1.94m, 105kg speedster...

RWC 2021: Full match schedule

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby and hosts New Zealand Rugby have announced the match schedule for Rugby World Cup 2021, playing in 2022       The schedule supports the ambition of an accessible event...

13 new caps named in Samoa's squad to face Maori All Blacks, Tonga

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Thirteen new caps have been included in the Manu Samoa rugby squad to play the Māori All Blacks and Tonga in June and July.   Leinster bound prop Michael Alaalatoa will captain the 31-man squad...