Hawkes Bay score Try of the season contender with incredible handling and speed
5 years ago by Rugby DumpLast week, we featured a superb try from Otago in the Mitre 10 Cup, with Nasi Manu's sensational offload for Vilimoni Koroi being tipped as one of the tries of the season so far. The latest round may just...
Magpies put up passionate defence of the Log o' Wood
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Magpies ascended to the summit of the Championship table and retaining the ‘Log o’ Wood’. Emotions ran high as the game boiled over into scuffles at the final whistle as...
The Seven Players Set To Make Their Debuts In Bledisloe IV
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTest Rugby undergoes a change with the start of every Rugby World Cup cycle and 2020 has been no different for the Wallabies and All Blacks. Both sides have welcomed new head coaches in Dave Rennie...
One Year Ago Today: England 12-32 South Africa
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOne Year ago today, South Africa dominated England to match New Zealand's tally of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup for a third time. Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe kicked England when they were down and...
All the action from the Mitre 10 Cup Round 8: Round-up & highlights
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe play-offs of the mitre 10 Cup creep ever closer with Round 8 concluding today largely as expected although three teams threw themselves above and beyond to post some significant upset results. Canterbury...
Wallabies selections for Sydney Bledisloe Cup Test must scare All Blacks | Bret Harris
5 years ago by The GuardianIt is time for Dave Rennie to be more adventurous in his third outing as Australia’s coachIt has taken two Tests for Dave Rennie to reveal himself as a careful, perhaps even conservative, coach.For all...
Mitre 10 Cup RD 7 Highlights: Counties Manukau v Wellington
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCounties Manukau have a dismal second half as they allowed Wellington to punish them and wrap up a big win. Counties looked in control after they scored just after halftime, to take a nice point lead....
Julian Savea secures a Super Rugby contract for 2021
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer All Black and Hurricanes wing, Julian Savea, has signed with the Hurricanes for the 2021 season. The 30-year-old returned from France earlier in the year and was called in as a replacement player...
All Blacks Name Travelling Squad for Australia
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks squad which will travel to Australia for the Tri-Nations tournament, has been named, with two new players called into the squad as cover. Otago prop George Bower...
Wallabies must learn from All Blacks loss to echo Bledisloe history | Bret Harris
6 years ago by The GuardianAny hint of an Eden Park hangover will cruel Australia’s attempt at a 22-year firstThe Wallabies must overcome 22 years of history by beating the All Blacks twice on Australian soil in a single series...
