Nathan Vella rugby player
Nathan Vella rugby player

Nathan Vella

10th Feb 1990 1.87m/106kg Hooker

Chiefs and Highlanders confirm their line ups for Super Rugby Aotearoa

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chiefs Head Coach Warren Gatland and Highlanders Head Coach Aaron Mauger, have both confirmed their line ups for the opening game of Super Rugby Aotearoa on Saturday.   For the first...

The Highlanders lose another youngster to injury

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Otago and Highlanders’ hooker Ricky Jackson has been forced out of the 2020 Super Rugby season with an ankle injury sustained during training pre-Christmas.   After extensive investigations...

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...

Defending Mitre 10 Cup Champions Confirm 2018 Squad

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Canterbury Head Coach Joe Maddock has today announced his team for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup season, including eight new names from the 2017 Premiership-winning squad.  The new squad members include...

Aumua sidelined for 3 months

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A wrist injury is set to sideline Hurricanes hooker Asafo Aumua for the next three months. Aumua has had surgery on the fracture and faces six weeks on the sidelines. The Hurricanes then expect the...

Six new names in Canterbury Mitre 10 Cup squad

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Six new players and one returning player have been named in the Canterbury squad for the 2017 season, at a national launch for the Mitre 10 Cup competition held in Auckland today.  Canterbury’s...

Winners & losers of the weekend

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Winners   Bayonne A happy return to life in the Top 14 for the Basque based side as they toppled French giants Toulon in an impressive victory. After a tight 1st half which saw the sides level...