All Blacks and Springboks renew rivalry on New Zealand soil
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFor rugby fans, the All Blacks versus Springboks rivalry is one of the most intense and fiercely contested matchups in the sport. South Africa's absence from New Zealand shores since 2019 makes it the...
Damian McKenzie re-signs with NZR, Chiefs & Waikato
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLess than 24 hours after McKenzie helped the Gallagher Chiefs extend their winning streak to nine games in DHL Super Rugby Pacific, the 28-year-old has shown how much success in New Zealand means to him...
Preview: Chiefs vs Crusaders
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs are on an eight-game winning streak, currently unbeaten in Super Rugby Pacific ’23, and when they played Crusaders in Christchurch at the start of the season they lost. For many in the...
Leinster welcome back Charlie Ngatai for the Champions Cup Semi Final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Toulouse in the Semi-Final of the Heineken Champions Cup, on Saturday afternoon in Aviva Stadium, has been named by Leo Cullen...
Preview: Brumbies search for Super statement win in New Zealand
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Brumbies head to New Zealand looking for their biggest scalp of the Super Rugby Pacific season, battling the fourth-ranked Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday. Instead of resting a swag of...
Saints confirm seven players to depart this summer
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints can confirm that Brandon Nansen, Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, Ethan Grayson, Frankie Sleightholme, Callum Burns, Archie Kean and Joseph Gaffan will leave the Club at the end of the 2022/23 campaign. The...
Declan Moore & Michael McDonald join Connacht from Ulster
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyConnacht Rugby are pleased to announce the loan signings of hooker Declan Moore and scrum-half Michael McDonald from Ulster Rugby.The pair will join the province for the 2023/24 season, linking up with...
Greig Laidlaw announces retirement
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw will retire from the pitch following his time with his current team, Urayasu D-Rocks in Japan. Taking to Instagram, the 37-year-old Scrum-half said: “We...
Springbok coaches renew contracts for four years
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySA Rugby announced on Wednesday that three current Springbok assistant coaches Mzwandile Stick, Deon Davids and Daan Human, as well as Head of Athletic Performance, Andy Edwards, had signed contract extensions...
All Blacks 2024 Assistant Coaches Confirmed
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the four coaches who will assist Scott Robertson when he becomes All Blacks Head Coach after the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Current All Blacks assistant coach Jason...
