Untitled (3)

Mitre 10 Cup Round Up

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A thumping victory by Tasman over Wellington and a draw between defending champions Auckland and North Harbour got Mitre 10 Cup rugby off to an intriguing start at the weekend.     Adding...

Henry Purdy to join Coventry Rugby in November

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Coventry Rugby has today confirmed that Henry Purdy will be joining the club from the start of November 2019.   The 25-year-old outside back is currently in New Zealand with Otago, whose Mitre...

FreeJacks confirm 10 new signings

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Major League Rugby team, the New England FreeJacks have released a preliminary roster of 33 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season.     Among the names are ten players...

Thursday Morning Round Up

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Semi Radradra returns to the Fijian starting XV Leone Nakarawa will captain a strong Fijian side against Canada 🇫🇯 https://t.co/I7UJcQ5GAW — Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) August 1, 2019 Full...

Bay of Plenty sign former NLR player

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Roosters NRL league player Abraham Papali'i has signed to play for the Bay of Plenty Steamers for this year’s Mitre 10 Cup. Papali'i played junior league for the Glenora Bears and Pt Chevalier...

Nasi Manu named in Tonga's 31-man Pacific Nations Cup squad

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Returning cancer survivor and Benetton Treviso forward Nasi Manu headlines Tonga’s 31-man squad for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup.   The 31-year-old loose forward missed Benetton Treviso’s...

2019 Bay of Plenty Steamers Coaching Team Named

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former All Black Mike Delany, who played 77 games for the Bay of Plenty Steamers, can now add assistant coach to his impressive resume.      Delany, Mike Rogers and Marty Bourke have joined...

Black Ferns named to play Canada in San Diego Super Series

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Four new caps and two returning players from the 2017 World Cup winning side have been named in the Black Ferns to play Canada as part of the Women’s Rugby Super Series 2019.   North Harbour...

Black Ferns touring squad for San Diego named

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

North Harbour prop Olivia Ward-Duin has been called in as injury cover for the Black Ferns squad for the 2019 Women’s Rugby Super Series, named today.   Head Coach Glenn Moore has selected...

Gregory and Koroi return for London Sevens

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scott Gregory and Vilimoni Koroi return from injury to bolster the travelling squad, while Sam Dickson, Trael Joass and Niko Jones are currently sidelined.   A six week break since the last tournament...