Kurt Eklund rugby player
Kurt Eklund rugby player

Kurt Eklund

5th Jan 1992 1.80m/103kg Hooker

Round 4 Super Rugby Pacific Teams

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Club Rugby Round celebrates the best of grassroots rugby as the ten teams confirm their line-ups for the weekend. The likes of Damian McKenzie, Du'Plessis Kirifi and Beauden Barrett all return for some...

Blues set for test against Brumbies

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blues are primed for their second successive game on the road in Australia as they go up against the top of the table Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday night.Coming off a win over the Force in Round...

Blues announced for Round 2 of Super Rugby

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blues team has been named for Saturday night’s Round 2 Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Western Force in Joondalup.Captain Dalton Papali’i again leads the side as the Blues look to...

Savea shines in New Zealand Rugby Awards

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ardie Savea’s dominant performances across the rugby season have been reflected in the New Zealand Rugby Awards, with the 32-year-old acknowledged as the best player in the country in 2025. In...

2026 Blues squad announced

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A blend of proven performers and exciting new talent headlines the 2026 Blues squad ahead of the 2026 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season.Head coach Vern Cotter has named a 38-player squad, with a familiar...

Super Rugby Pacific squads named for 2026 season

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Super Rugby Pacific squads named for 2026 season   As Super Rugby Pacific prepares to celebrate 30 years, all 11 clubs have announced their squads for the 2026 season.   Fan favourites will...

Fresh faces join experienced core in the 2026 Blues squad.

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A blend of proven performers and exciting new talent headlines the 2026 Blues squad ahead of the 2026 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season.Head coach Vern Cotter has named a 38-player squad, with a familiar...

17 internationals named as AUNZ Invitational

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

AUNZ Invitational XV coach Les Kiss has named a stacked side to face the British & Irish Lions on Saturday in Adelaide. Every player in the starting side has international experience, with two further...

Scotland earn first ever victory over Maori All Blacks

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland prevailed for the first time against the Māori All Blacks, in a thrilling 29-26 victory in Whangārei, this morning. In the first meeting of the two sides in a quarter century,...

Maori All Blacks squad named for 2025

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kurt Eklund (Ngāti Kahu) has been named as the new Māori All Blacks captain, with a 29-strong squad including 11 uncapped players announced today ahead of two matches against the Japan XV in Tokyo, and...