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All Blacks Back for NPC Round One | Injury Update & Player Returns

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eight players from the All Blacks Lipovitan-D French series squad will be available to play in the opening round of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC starting on Thursday. The new season of the NPC starts...

Canterbury NPC Side to take on the Wellington Lions

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Canterbury’s 2025 Bunnings Warehouse NPC campaign kicks off this weekend, on the road in windy Wellington against the Lions. An exciting team will pull on the red & black in round one, lead by...

All Blacks players available for NPC

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eight players from the All Blacks Lipovitan-D July Series squad will be available for the opening round of the Bunnings Warehouse National Provincial Championship.      The NPC kicks...

Black Ferns name 33-strong squad for Rugby World Cup in England

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Black Ferns coaches Allan Bunting, Tony Christie, Steve Jackson, Dan Cron and Riki Flutey have selected 33 players to defend their title at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England next month.The...

Rising star McLeod signs two-year deal with the Brumbies

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exciting youngster Jarrah McLeod has signed a two-year deal with the Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies.McLeod, 21, who commenced at the Brumbies as part of the Indigenous Pathways Program (IPP), an initiative...

Slipper, O’Connor set to join George Smith in playing in consecutive Lions Series

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies record holder for the most Test appearances (144) James Slipper is set to join Wallabies great George Smith in playing for Australia in two successive British & Irish Lions Series, after...

Debreczeni and O'Donnell to leave Brumbies after Lions clash

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

ACT Brumbies fly half Jack Debreczeni and wing Ben O’Donnell will depart the club after next Wednesday’s game against the British & Irish Lions.The pair are available for the Lions...

Players leaving and Joining the URC this season

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The South African United Rugby Championship franchises are undergoing significant squad changes ahead of the 2025/26 season, with a host of high-profile departures and exciting new arrivals across the...

Maori All Blacks squad named for 2025

5 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...

Manasa Mataele joins the Fijian Drua

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Explosive winger and former Flying Fijian Manasa Mataele will return home for his 10th season in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season in 2026, this time in Fijian Drua colours. Originally...