Ash Dixon heading to Japan
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHighlanders co-captain and veteran hooker Ash Dixon is heading to Japan on a two-year deal to play in the new Japanese League One competition which begins in January 2022. Dixon (32) brought up...
Will Jordan returns to the All Blacks starting XV for Bledisloe II
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the second Bledisloe Cup Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Eden Park on Saturday 14 August (kick-off 7.05 PM local, 8.05 AM - BST). The...
All Black duo promise improved team performance
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Black duo of Dalton Papali’i and Brad Weber have sent out a clear message that their team will deliver a much-improved performance in the return match against Australia...
New Zealand 33-25 Australia: All Blacks accelerate away for another Auckland win
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia will return to Eden Park in the Rugby Championship on a 21-Test losing run in Auckland after falling to New Zealand again. New Zealand's Eden Park fortress remained unbreached...
A standing ovation for Aaron Smith after his 100th test match
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAaron Smith became the first All Black scrumhalf to play 100 test matches on Saturday. The 32-year-old assisted two tries in New Zealand's 33-25 victory over Australia and was given a standing...
Video - Aaron Smith leads the Haka in his 100th test
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAaron Smith led the Haka in the opening Bledisloe Cup test of 2021 on the day he also become the first All Blacks scrum half to play 100 test matches. Aaron Smith leads the Haka in his 100th...
Tj Perenara slides in for injured Finlay Christie
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTJ Perenara has been called back into the All Blacks squad as injury cover for Finlay Christie, who hurt his shoulder during a training session on Thursday. UPDATE: Halfback @Tj_Perenara...
A look at the career of Aaron Smith as his 100th Test approaches
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySaturday will see one of the biggest milestones in the career of arguably the best scrumhalf in the world, Aaron Smith. Smith is set to take the field for the one hundredth time in his country’s...
It's Bledisloe Cup Time
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhile the All Blacks will envy the Wallabies’ build up to the opener of the grand spectacle which is the Bledisloe Cup, rest assured that the former’s head coach, Ian Foster, will have drummed...
Aaron Smith to play his 100th test against the Wallabies
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt will be a special night for halfback Aaron Smith, who will play his 100th Test, after making his Test debut against Ireland back in 2012.The starting front row is unchanged from the last Test outing...
