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Williams to miss Bledisloe Cup opener

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand named a 34-man squad for their Tests against Australia, but Sonny Bill Williams will only play one of the two matches.       Sonny Bill Williams will miss New Zealand's...

5 Players to watch: Counties Manukau

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Etene Nanai-Seturo   Nanai-Seturo turns 20 in the early days of the Mitre 10 Cup competition but can already claim international experience with the All Blacks Sevens and membership of the NZ Under-20s...

All Blacks squad named for Bledisloe Cup Tests

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks squad for the two Bledisloe Cup Test matches in Perth and Auckland has been announced.     All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen has confirmed that first five-eighth Josh Ioane...

Blues sign Hurricanes halfback

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tasman and Hurricanes halfback Finlay Christie will move back home to play for the Blues starting from the 2020 Super Rugby season. . The 23-year-old, who is the back-up to TJ Perenara at the Hurricanes...

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...

Sam Cane set to make his first start for the Chiefs since returning from injury

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Black openside flanker Sam Cane is set to make his first start for the Chiefs since his return from injury and will feature in an unfamiliar position as he packs down at blindside flank.   Cane...

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...

New Zealand Under 20s named first squad of 2019

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The New Zealand Under 20 team will face Australia in their first game of the year later this month. Coach Craig Philpott has named the squad to travel to the Oceania Rugby U20 Championship.   Philpott...

New Zealand Conference: Ins and Outs

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2019 edition of Super Rugby gets underway this weekend and with the first fixtures being played on Friday, we continue our series by bringing you a comprehensive list of transfers which have happened...