Du’Plessis Kirifi rugby player
Du’Plessis Kirifi rugby player

Du’Plessis Kirifi

3rd Mar 1997 1.80m/101kg Openside Flanker

All Blacks lose Sam Cane and Mark Tele'a

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks have brought in three additional All Blacks XV players as injury cover, as they prepare to play France this weekend.   Sam Cane has been ruled out for the game due to Head Injury...

All Blacks XV team named for match against Munster

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks XV Head Coach Clayton McMillan alongside Assistant Coaches Jamie Mackintosh, Cory Jane and David Hill have named their All Blacks XV team to play Munster this Saturday at Thomond Park in Ireland. Du’Plessis...

History beckons in the NPC Final

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

History will be on the line for either team in the NPC final this weekend. Wellington will host Bay of Plenty at Sky Stadium on Saturday afternoon (2.30pm kickoff local). The Bay of Plenty Steamers will...

NPC Round 3 review

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tussle. Tension, Tenacity this weekend's games produced it all. Developing combinations and understanding were evident among several sides as high scores were featured in the third weekend of the Bunnings...

Reviewing the NPC opening weekend

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Last season's Bunnings Warehouse NPC top guns made the best starts to the 2024 competition over the weekend, with champions Taranaki making an emphatic start with a 31-15 win over Counties Manukau in New...

Jordie Barrett returns for the Hurricanes

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fourteen weeks into 2024 campaign, the Hurricanes head to Hamilton to take on the Chiefs for the second time this season as the competition heats up for the teams in finals contention.  Following...

Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Teams: All the team news for Round 11

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The race to the finals begins as Round 11 shapes as a crucial weekend for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. It begins in Wellington when the ladder-leading Hurricanes look to bounce back against the...

Super Rugby Pacific - Round 10 Teams

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

ANZAC Round Weekend brings the Australian and New Zealand teams together for a series of crucial matches as the race to the finals begins.   It starts in Christchurch as the Crusaders host the Melbourne...

Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Teams: All the team news for Round Nine

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round Nine of Super Rugby Pacific completes the bye section of the draw as teams look to build form. It begins in Fiji as the Drua take on the unbeaten Hurricanes in Suva. The Queensland Reds and Highlanders...

Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round One Teams

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Super Rugby Pacific is set to get underway this weekend as the 12 teams battle for the title. The defending champions Crusaders will kick off the action against the Chiefs on Friday February 23, followed...