Nanai Hits 50 As The Blues Welcome All Blacks
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter coming off the bench in the season opener, the Blues welcome three All Blacks into its starting line-up to take on the Sharks in Durban on Sunday (NZ time). Props Ofa Tuungafasi and Karl...
Crusaders begin with a win, Hurricanes leave it late
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Conference giants the Crusaders and the Hurricanes each came through testing openers in Super Rugby on Saturday. Super Rugby champions the Crusaders kicked off their 2019...
New Zealand Conference: Ins and Outs
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 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...
Introducing New Zealand's Super Rugby class of 2019
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThirty three new faces feature among the 190 professional players contracted by New Zealand’s five Investec Super Rugby clubs for the 2019 season. The Blues, Chiefs, Wellington, Crusaders...
Nonu headlines strengthened Blues squad
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith three exceptions, the Blues has looked to its own provincial unions and development programme to complete the line-up for the 2019 Super Rugby Championship. Veteran All Black Centurion,...
NZ Rivals clash for the first time since 2014
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Mitre 10 Cup heads into the closing stages of the competition and with playoff spots on the line. The pick of the weekend fixtures sees two in-form sides face off with a Premiership...
A gutsy defensive effort by Otago to record historic win
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAt the back of 6 wins on the trot and an unbeaten season thus far, the men from Auckland had their eyes set on another scalp. However it was a Matt Faddes hat trick and a good defensive effort that saw...
Mitre 10 Cup HIGHLIGHTS: Taranaki v Auckland
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA pulsating 83 minutes of rugby comes to an end with Auckland taking the spoils winning 30-31. The lead exchanged hands four times in the first half of action with Johnathan Ruru scoring a late try to...
Romano & Ioane push for All Black Call Ups
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLuke Romano Crusaders lock Luke Romano put in another outstanding performance for Canterbury today as he continues to put his hand up for a test recall. He was impressive at lineout time making...
Players to Watch during the Mitre 10 Cup
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Mitre 10 Cup is just days away and New Zealand’s provincial competition is renowned for unearthing the stars of the future. We narrowed down our list to 10 stars who could have breakthrough campaigns...
