The Rugby Championship Squads
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe premier annual Southern Hemisphere competition is set to kick off next weekend with the opening game doubling up as the first 2018 Bledisloe Cup match between the Wallabies and All Blacks before the...
All Blacks name squad for 2018 Rugby Championship
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks have named their squad for this year's Rugby Championship. The squad also features two uncapped players. Crusaders and Tasman prop Tim Perry, who played two non-Tests on last year's Vista...
Laumape back-to-back Hurricanes Player of the Year
6 years ago by Hurricanes RugbyMidfielder Ngani Laumape has been named Hurricanes Player of the Year for the second season in a row.Laumape picked up the prestigious award at the 2018 Hurricanes Awards Night at the Te Wharewaka...
Sonny Bill Williams To Miss First Two Bledisloes
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has confirmed that veteran inside centre Sonny Bill Williams has been ruled out of both Tests against Australia through injury. Hansen also confirmed that Williams...
Dane Coles included All Blacks training squad
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles has been included in an All Blacks training squad in the build-up to the Rugby Championship. There is no guarantee he will face Australia in...
Top Performers - Hurricanes v Blues
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look at the Top Performers after the Hurricanes were able to end their three-game losing streak with a 42-24 win over the Blues. Ngani Laumape The Blues could not keep the Mini...
Hurricanes Make 6 Changes to the Starting XV to Face the Blues
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes captain Brad Shields returns to the starting XV for his 100th Super Rugby match against the Blues at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night. Shields became the 14th member of the Hurricanes...
London Irish sign Samoan international hooker
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbySamoan international hooker Motu Matu’u has joined London Irish from Gloucester Rugby in the build-up to the 2018/19 season. Matu’u, the Exiles’ sixth summer signing, makes...
Dane Coles return to action delayed
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDane Coles' return to rugby has been delayed once again, with another surgery on his troublesome knee possibly ruling him out for the rest of the year. The All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker had...
Thursday Morning Round Up
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales trio denied release for Springbok Test by Premiership Clubs Josh Adams, Tomas Francis and Luke Charteris will take no part in Wales' games against South Africa and Argentina and...
