Neil Barnes rugby player
Neil Barnes rugby player

Neil Barnes

1st Jan 1970 0.00m/kg Coach

Ardie Savea wins top prize at ASB Rugby Awards

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A month after claiming World Rugby’s biggest prize, Ardie Savea has claimed the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year at this evening’s ASB Rugby Awards. It is the second time Savea...

Barnes Recommits to Taranaki Bulls for the Next Two Seasons

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Neil Barnes has recommitted to Taranaki Rugby for the next two years announcing today he will lead the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls through to the end of 2024.   “I’m rapt to be in a position...

Jordie Barrett re-signs with New Zealand Rugby, Hurricanes

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jordie Barrett has officially put pen-to-paper on a new deal that will keep him in the capital with the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) through till the end of 2025.   The Taranaki representative says...

Brad Cooper to join Taranaki Bulls as assistant coach

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Widely respected up and coming coach Brad Cooper has joined the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls as an assistant coach for the 2022 Bunnings NPC season.   Cooper, the current Taranaki Rugby Participation...

Sarah Hirini and Anna Richards take major prizes as women's rugby shines at the ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini has collected three major prizes at the 2021 ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards, including the supreme Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial Player of the Year. Due to COVID-19...

Nominees announced for 2021 ASB Rugby Awards

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) top performers of 2021 will be recognised in an ASB Rugby Awards TV event, with nominees announced today. This year’s awards, due to COVID-19 restrictions on public...

3 big signings for Panasonic Wild Knights

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chiefs flanker Lachlan Boshier, Hurricanes midfielder Vince Aso and a fellow New Zealander, Mark Abbott, are the latest signings for the Panasonic Wild Knights in the Japanese Top League.    Abbott...