Super Rugby: Wrap Up and Team of the Week
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA thrilling round of Super Rugby Aotearoa saw both games head into extra time with the Chiefs edging out the Highlanders in the competition's first-ever golden point extra time before the Crusaders won...
Chiefs edge out Highlanders in extra-time thriller
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHistory was made on Saturday, as the Chiefs secured the first-ever golden-point victory in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Damian McKenzie's long-range extra-time penalty saw the Chiefs edge the Highlanders...
Highlanders Make Six Changes From The Side That Beat The Crusaders
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHighlanders Head Coach, Tony Brown, has made several changes to his side to play the resurgent Chiefs on Saturday in Dunedin. In the forwards, Josh Hohneck rotates with Siate Tokolahi and James...
Blues stop the rot with win over Hurricanes, Reds hammer Rebels
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter suffering back-to-back defeats, the Blues responded with a much-needed win over the Hurricanes in Auckland. The Blues got their Super Rugby Aotearoa season back on track with a battling 27-17...
“I’m not keeping any secrets about where I want to play.” - Jordie Barrett
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyVersatile All Black Jordie Barrett has made no secret of the fact that his preferred position is fullback. The 24 year-old stole the show in Round 5 of Super Rugby Aotearoa, scoring all the Hurricanes’...
Tuungafasi escapes punishment as he prepares Super Rugby milestone
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black prop Ofa Tuungafasi is set to become the eighth Blues player to reach 100 games when the team travel down SH1 to take on neighbours, the Chiefs in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Hamilton...
Pita Gus Sowakula returns as Chiefs stick with McKenzie at fullback
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChiefs Head Coach Clayton McMillan has named his Chiefs team to face the Blues on home soil following their 35-29 win over the Hurricanes last weekend. McMillan has made three changes to his starting fifteen...
Revitalised u20 programme kicks off with Super Rugby flavour
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe next big names in Super Rugby will go head-to-head across an action-packed week of rugby at the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 tournament this April.The newly formed tournament will see Under 20...
2021 Major League Dream XV: Robshaw, Giteau and Ellis
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAmerica's top flight rugby competition returns this weekend with a full house of fixtures. A year after the competition was brought to an abrupt end, Major League Rugby returns in full force in...