Super Rugby Pacific squads named for 2026 season
4 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbySuper 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...
Taumoefolau to join Chiefs in 2026
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Gallagher Chiefs have today announced the signing of one of Super Rugby Pacific’s brightest rising stars, Kyren Taumoefolau, on a two-year contract starting in 2026. At just 22 years old, Taumoefolau...
ALB recommits to New Zealand Rugby to 2028
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown has extended his contract with New Zealand Rugby (NZR), the Gallagher Chiefs and Waikato through to the end of 2028.Lienert-Brown, whose existing contract ran through...
The Rugby Championship U20 Tournament Squads Announced
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2025 TRC U20 will be held in Gqeberha [formerly Port Elizabeth], on South Africa’s Eastern Cape, from May 1 to 11. The four head coaches have announced their squads for the 2025 TRC U20...
Graham Dewes and Jono Gibbes have joined the Chiefs
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGraham Dewes and Jono Gibbes have joined the Chiefs as assistant coaches for the 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific campaign. Both have roots in the Chiefs region: Dewes, a former Fiji Test player and forwards...
New Zealand Under 20s vie for podium finish at World Rugby Under 20 Championship
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe New Zealand Under 20s will play for third place at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, facing Ireland in their last match on Saturday morning (kick off 2.30am NZT). Head Coach Jobo Gibbes has made...
World Rugby U20 Championship: Pool A Standings
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of the final round of pool matches, we take a look at what each nation needs to do to make it out of their respective pools, and maintain their hopes of winning the World Rugby U20 Championship 2024...
New Zealand name their U20 squad ahead of the U20 Championship
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFresh from winning the inaugural The Rugby Championship (TRC) Under 20 tournament, the New Zealand squad for the upcoming World U20 Championships has been named.The team heads to South Africa next month,...
New Zealand U20 team named to play South Africa U20
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes and Manawatū hooker Vernon Bason will captain the New Zealand Under 20 team against South Africa in the opening match of the inaugural Rugby Championship Under 20 Tournament at Sunshine Coast...
Jono Gibbes and Clermont to part ways
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyASM Clermont Auvergne club president, Jean-Michel Guillon, has shown head coach Jono Gibbes the door. Clermont’s form of late has not impressed Guillon who appears to feel that the road...
