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...
Thursday Morning Round Up
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld announces immediate law amendment following contentious Wales try World Rugby has changed a rule governing restarts in the wake of George North’s contentious try for...
Four Super Rugby stars made available to the All Black sevens
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks Sevens’ quest for Olympic gold in Tokyo next year has been given a major boost, with four Super Rugby players set to join the 2019/2020 campaign. Caleb Clarke (Blues,...
5 Players to watch: Counties Manukau
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEtene Nanai-Seturo Nanai-Seturo turns 20 in the early days of the Mitre 10 Cup competition but can already claim international experience with the All Blacks Sevens and membership of the NZ Under-20s...
Gatland named Chiefs coach! Good news for McKenzie, bad news for South Africa?
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Super Rugby franchise the Chiefs, snapped up the signature of arguably the most in-demand head coach with Warren Gatland signing a four-year deal with the side. Gatland will have a...
WRAP UP: U20 World Championship - Final
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance retained their World Rugby U20 Championship title beating Australia by a single point on the final day of the competition while South Africa picked up the bronze medal and Scotland got relegated. Here...
