Geoff Cridge rugby player
Geoff Cridge rugby player

Geoff Cridge

6th Feb 1995 2.01m/105kg No 5 Lock

Reviewing the NPC opening weekend

3 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...

Every TOP14 Clubs New Signing Ahead Of The 2022/23 Season

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Montpellier will be looking to defend their maiden TOP 14 title in 2022/23.     We take a look at their new signings as well as all the other new arrivals in the league ahead of...

Waratahs change eight for Highlanders hitout, Hooper and Hanigan return

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Waratahs Head Coach Darren Coleman has added five new faces to his starting team and three to his bench that went down 22-18 against the Hurricanes at Leichhardt Oval. Te Tera Faulkner trades places with...

Jamie Roberts & Will Harrison to start for Tahs against Chiefs

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

An interesting dynamic is contained in this weekend’s clash between the Waratahs and Chiefs at AAMI Park as Welsh stalwart Jamie Roberts is set to start against a team coached by his old mentor,...

Super Rugby Teamsheets: Jamie Roberts to make Waratahs debut

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales international Jamie Roberts will make his Waratahs debut off the bench against the Fijian Drua on Friday.     Here are all the lineups for the Super Rugby matches involving...

Shield Fever | Hawke's Bay v Manawatu

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 7 of the Mitre 10 Cup gets underway this weekend with the pick of the match-ups taking the form of Hawke’s Bay vs Manawatu with the Ranfurly Shield up for grabs. Hawke’s Bay claimed the...

Significant injury blow for Highlanders

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Highlanders, rampant in the first half of their Round 4 clash against the Crusaders and showing signs every week that they are on the right track under the guidance of Aaron Mauger and co., suffered...

Horror high tackle only gets yellow in Mitre 10 Cup

5 years ago by Rugby Dump

Hawke’s Bay lock Geoffrey Cridge received a yellow card against Tasman on Saturday for a reckless high tackle.

Rene Ranger continues to perform despite Northland's loss

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

What a game of Rugby. 96 Points in an epic high scoring match. Hawkes come out victors 55-41. Hawkes Bay came out like a team possessed in the second half scoring 5 unanswered tries to blow Northland...

Quartet re-sign with Canes

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A quartet of key Hurricanes including new All Blacks Ngani Laumape and Vaea Fifita have re-committed to the Hurricanes for 2018 and beyond. Laumape and Fifita have joined midfielder Matt Proctor and lock...