Ian Foster on the 2021 All Blacks squad and stand in captain Sam Whitelock
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySam Whitelock will captain the All Blacks this July in tests against Tonga and Fiji. The first All Blacks squad of the year has been named with the feature of the squad seeing four uncapped...
All Blacks name squad for Tonga and Fiji tests
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga. The...
24 Years ago today, King Carlos made his test debut
3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby24 years ago today, Carlos Spencer made his test debut for the All Blacks scoring 33 points against Argentina. On this day in 1997, King Carlos made his test debut for the All Blacks scoring...
Blues end 18-year wait for Super Rugby glory
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues were crowned Super Rugby Trans Tasman Champions after a 23-15 home win over the Highlanders in the Final. The Highlanders opened the scoring with a penalty five minutes in, but the Blues...
Anton Lienert-Brown to miss the All Blacks opening tests of the year
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks midfield has suffered another blow ahead of their opening tests of 2021 with Anton Lienert-Brown to be sidelined for the tests against Fiji and Tonga. The Chiefs star underwent...
Ere Enari signs two-year deal with Hawke's Bay Magpies
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCrusaders halfback Ere Enari will play for the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team for the next two seasons. Enari, who was educated at Tu Toa in Manawatu and Auckland's St Kentigern College...
Profiles of the 16 teams in the United Rugby Championship
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn the wake of the exciting announcement of the brand new United Rugby Championship, scheduled to kick off in September this year, here follows the particulars of the 16 participating teams: South...
Super Rugby Trans Tasman - Final Teams Confirmed
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySANZAR has confirmed that the Super Rugby Trans Tasman Final will be played on Saturday 19 June at Eden Park in Auckland. The hosts will be the Blues who finished on top of the ladder after the five round-robin...
Consolation wins for Aussies in Trans Tasman?
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Australian Super Rugby teams head into the final round of the competition knowing that they have no chance of making the final. The Brumbies and Reds are the only teams from Down Under...
Salesi Rayasi extends Hurricanes stay
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDynamic and developing wing Salesi Rayasi will stay at the Hurricanes for at least another two years. The 24-year-old has signed until at least the end of the 2023 season. The 1.94m, 105kg speedster...
