Heartland Championship draw announced
3 days ago by Ultimate RugbyProvincial bragging rights are back up for grabs when the Heartland Championship kicks off for 10 weeks of exciting competition in August.The 2024 season saw Thames Valley end South Canterbury’s...
NPC draw announced
5 days ago by Ultimate RugbyDomestic rugby will hit the ground running in August with the 2025 Bunnings Warehouse NPC draw announced today and featuring some scintillating first round fixtures.Reigning champions Wellington host traditional...
Final member of New Zealand Rugby Board ratified
5 days ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) voting members have ratified Marise James to take up the final position on the NZR Board. The NZR Appointments and Remuneration Committee (ARP) put James forward for...
Taukei’aho to make long-awaited Chiefs return
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyChiefs hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho has been named to make his return from a long injury layoff in Saturday’s clash against the Brumbies in Hamilton, while All Blacks representatives Cortez Ratima...
Hurricanes Name Side for Opening Pre-Season Match in Taranaki
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named 47 players to meet the Chiefs in the squad's first pre-season hit out, which will be played as a game of three-halves. “Pre-season games...
Jorja Miller wins Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Olympic Gold medal winning Black Ferns Sevens have swept the ASB Rugby Awards in 2024, claiming adidas New Zealand Team of the Year, Cory Sweeney the ASB New Zealand Coach of the Year and Jorja Miller...
Taine Robinson names in Highlanders Super Rugby Squad
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Highlanders are excited to announce their squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, as Head Coach Jamie Joseph returns to lead the team. Joseph, who previously coached the Highlanders...
Riley Hohepa returns to the Hurricanes for Super Rugby 2025
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyReturning Hurricanes legends, NPC standouts and All Black debutants - Hurricanes Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named his 38-strong squad to take on the 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition. After...
All Blacks XV team named for match against Georgia
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks XV team has been named ahead of their second match of the Northern Tour against Georgia at GGL Stadium, Montpellier, France on Sunday 10 November, kick-off at 2PM CET (2AM, Monday 11 November...
Ireland vs New Zealand: The five most capped players
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving last met in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup in France last year, Ireland will get the oppurtunity to avenge their qaurter-final loss to the All Blacks when they clash this Friday. The...
