Pita Gus Sowakula returns as Chiefs stick with McKenzie at fullback
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChiefs Head Coach Clayton McMillan has named his Chiefs team to face the Blues on home soil following their 35-29 win over the Hurricanes last weekend. McMillan has made three changes to his starting fifteen...
Josh Lord and Kaylum Boshier in-line to make Super Rugby debut
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyClayton McMillan has named his Chiefs team to challenge the Crusaders in their second game of this year’s Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa competition at Orangetheory Stadium on 13 March. McMillan...
Etene Nanai-Seturo's brilliant footwork against the Highlanders
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHot stepper, Etene Nanai-Seturo has some side step. Nanai-Seturo has ridiculous footwork ⚡️ #CHIvHIG pic.twitter.com/qrmxjYZJO0 — Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) March 5, 2021
Chiefs confirm 11 new signings including two former Hurricanes and two highly rated halfbacks
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs have confirmed their squad for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season and Trans-Tasman competitions. With Warren Gatland working with the British and Irish Lions, Clayton McMillan will...
All the action from the Mitre 10 Cup Round 8: Round-up & highlights
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe play-offs of the mitre 10 Cup creep ever closer with Round 8 concluding today largely as expected although three teams threw themselves above and beyond to post some significant upset results. Canterbury...
Mitre 10 Cup Stats Leaders: Most tackles, turnovers, metres gained & more
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 4 of the Mitre 10 Cup delivered the goods once again with some cracking encounters. The Ranfurly Shield changed hands once more as Hawke’s Bay defeated Otago at the Forsyth Barr Stadium. Apart...
Team News: Chiefs lose Anton Lienert-Brown to concussion
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDamian McKenzie will start in his 80th Chiefs cap against the Hurricanes on Sunday but will do so without fellow All Black Anton Lienert-Brown who has been side-lined with a concussion. The...
Team News: Beauden Barrett and Ardie Savea return for round one of Super Rugby Aotearoa
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuper 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
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChiefs 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...
Schoolboy star signs with All Blacks Sevens
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPromising New Zealand school-boy star, 17-year-old Jacob Kneepkens has signed with the All Blacks Sevens for two years. The Francis Douglas High School 1st XV co-captain will move...
