Pari Pari Parkinson returns for Maori All Blacks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Maori All Blacks team has been named to play Manu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Saturday 3 July. Head Coach Clayton McMillan (Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāi Tamawhariua/Te Rangihouhiri) has...
Nine debuts in Tonga's team to face the All Blacks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTonga have included nine new caps in its starting XV to play the All Blacks in the first game of the Steinlager Series at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday. Four of their substitutes could also...
13 new caps named in Samoa's squad to face Maori All Blacks, Tonga
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThirteen new caps have been included in the Manu Samoa rugby squad to play the Māori All Blacks and Tonga in June and July. Leinster bound prop Michael Alaalatoa will captain the 31-man squad...
New Canterbury NPC Assistant Coach Named
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMarty Bourke joins Reuben Thorne and Mark Brown as Canterbury NPC Assistant Coach. Fresh ideas, a new way of looking at things, and a hunger to grow and develop has seen Marty Bourke head off...
Chiefs frontrowers Aidan Ross & Samisoni Taukei’aho re-sign
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChiefs loosehead prop Aidan Ross and hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho have recommitted to the Chiefs, both inking a new deal with the club. 25-year-old Ross has signed for a further two years...
Gibson appointed as Bay of Plenty Steamers Head Coach
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBay of Plenty Rugby has today announced that Daryl Gibson has been named as the new Steamers Head Coach. Gibson brings a wealth of coaching experience having previously been assistant...
Ardie Savea captains the Hurricanes in his 100th game as brother Julian returns
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArdie Savea’s first game as captain of the Hurricanes will also be his 100th cap for the side when they take on the Blues at Sky Stadium this Saturday. Ardie’s older sibling Julian will...
Bay of Plenty quartet sign new deals
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBay of Plenty Rugby Union announced today that four players; Cassius Misa, Benet Kumeroa, Kali Vaipulu and Kohan Herbert, who have come through the Bay of Plenty Rugby High...
Eklund signs as fulltime replacement for Blues in Super Rugby Aotearoa
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBay of Plenty hooker Kurt Eklund has been named as fulltime replacement for the Blues for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. Eklund will replace hooker James Parsons who last week announced his retirement...
Crusaders lose Andrew Makalio for the 2021 Super Rugby season
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCrusaders hooker Andrew Makalio injured his neck following a collision while playing for Tasman towards the end of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. Subsequent investigations and specialist opinions...
