Super Rugby Countdown - Most tries in a match over the past 5 years by New Zealand Players
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySean Wainui Chiefs winger Sean Wainui had made history, producing the first five-try haul in a Super Rugby match. Through 25 years of the ever-changing Super Rugby landscape, nobody had dotted...
Ireland soundly beaten by Maori All Blacks in tour opener
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland's tour of New Zealand has got off to a rocky start going down 32-17 to the Maori All Blacks. The Maori All Blacks ran in four tries to Ireland's two with captain Bundee Aki and Gavin Coombes...
Tender moment precedes Maori All Blacks vs Ireland clash
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA touching gesture by the Irish saw captain Bundee Aki present a number 11 jersey to the Maori All Blacks before the latter commenced an emotional haka performance. The jersey was...
New Zealand Maori Rugby Board AGM celebrates development pathways
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Māori Rugby Board (NZMRB) Chair Dr Farah Palmer took the opportunity at their Annual General Meeting in Wellington to celebrate the growing number of Māori playing at representative level...
First Black Ferns haka of 2021
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFor the first time since 2019, the Black Ferns have performed their haka on an international stage ahead of their Test against England in Exeter. They paid a special tribute to the late Sean Wainui.
United States 14-104 New Zealand: Ruthless 16-try All Blacks run riot to win inaugural 1874 Cup Test
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand showed no mercy to the USA as they turned on the style at FedExField, running in 16 tries. Will Jordan scored a hat-trick as rampant New Zealand tore the United States apart to win...
Gearing up for Round 8 of the Bunnings NPC
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 8 of the Bunnings NPC kicks off on Friday and will be played under a sombre cloud after the tragic death of Sean Wainui. To get proceedings underway, Otago will host Canterbury at the Forsyth...
Rugby mourns the passing of Sean Wainui
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) is in mourning today following the tragic death of Sean Wainui in an early morning car accident. CEO Mark Robinson has extended all of rugby’s condolences to Wainui’s...
Pari Pari Parkinson returns for Maori All Blacks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Maori All Blacks team has been named to play Manu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Saturday 3 July. Head Coach Clayton McMillan (Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāi Tamawhariua/Te Rangihouhiri) has...
Maori All Blacks team named
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead Coach Clayton McMillan has named his Maori All Blacks 23 to take on Manu Samoa in Wellington on Saturday. The visitors will be tested as McMillan has selected an exciting...
