Scarlets confirm coaching team for 2023-24 season
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets can confirm their coaching team for the 2023-24 season. Ex-Springboks lock Albert van den Berg is to become the club’s Forwards Coach, replacing Ben Franks who has returned to New...
Wellington Lions confirm wider coaching group
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWellington Rugby Football Union [WRFU] has today confirmed the three assistant coaches who will assist the recently appointed head coach, Tamati Ellison, for the 2023 Bunnings Warehouse NPC competition....
Anton Lienert-Brown re-signs with NZR, Chiefs, Waikato Rugby
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks midfielder Anton Lienert Brown said there was a sense of unfinished business when he put pen to paper on a deal that will keep him with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) until the end of 2026.The 60-Test...
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...
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...
New faces for the Chiefs ahead of Drua clash
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe table-topping Gallagher Chiefs are back home for round nine of the DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition to face the Fijian Drua.Clayton McMillan has selected a refreshed lineup for the clash that sees...
Samisoni Taukei'aho re-signs with NZR, Chiefs, Waikato
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySamisoni Taukei’aho has become the first All Black signed until the end of the next Rugby World Cup cycle. Having re-committed until 2027, the 21-Test hooker has also put pen to paper on a new contract...
Super Rugby Countdown Day 16: Most Penalty Goals in a Match
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySome players' boots are more generous than others. Here's a look at the players who've scored the most penalty goals in a single match: Elton Jantjies (9) 25/02/2012 Lions vs Cheetahs A...
Brodie Retallick to play overseas in 2024
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks, Gallagher Chiefs and Hawke’s Bay lock Brodie Retallick will leave New Zealand to continue his stellar career overseas following the 2023 season. The 31-year-old Test centurion has announced...
