Savage named captain for Chiefs clash
3 days ago by Ultimate RugbyWorkhorse Tom Savage will wear the skippers arm band when Moana Pasifika host the Chiefs at Navigation Homes Stadium on Friday night. Savage has been instrumental for the team, filling in as captain...
Thompson to debut in Pukekohe showdown
3 days ago by Ultimate RugbyChiefs head coach Clayton McMillan has named a new-look front row to take on Moana Pasifika this Friday night, while off the bench a club debut looms for Counties Manukau forward James Thompson. Jared...
Taukei’aho to make long-awaited Chiefs return
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyChiefs hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho has been named to make his return from a long injury layoff in Saturday’s clash against the Brumbies in Hamilton, while All Blacks representatives Cortez Ratima...
Former All Black Tu'inukuafe retires
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyKarl Tu'inukuafe has announced his retirement from rugby. The prop made 59 Super Rugby appearances between stints for the Chiefs and Blues and played 27 tests for the All Blacks before signing with French...
Graham Dewes and Jono Gibbes have joined the Chiefs
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGraham Dewes and Jono Gibbes have joined the Chiefs as assistant coaches for the 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific campaign. Both have roots in the Chiefs region: Dewes, a former Fiji Test player and forwards...
New Zealand name Under 85kg team to tour Sri Lanka
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) today confirmed the inaugural Under 85kg national team will tour Sri Lanka in May next year.After receiving an invitation from the South Asian country earlier this year, it has...
Riley Hohepa returns to the Hurricanes for Super Rugby 2025
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyReturning Hurricanes legends, NPC standouts and All Black debutants - Hurricanes Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named his 38-strong squad to take on the 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition. After...
14 All Blacks available to play in NPC quarter-finals
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the Bunnings Warehouse NPC finals series kicks off, fourteen players from the All Blacks squad announced this week will be available to represent their teams in the quarter-finals.Top qualifier, Wellington,...
Cam Regard returns to the All Blacks ahead of November tests
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors have named their All Blacks squad for the 2024 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup and the Northern Tour. The Northern Tour squad...
All Blacks returning for final round-robin stage of NPC
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbySixteen members of the All Blacks Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship squad will represent their Provincial Unions in the final round-robin stage of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC this weekend.George Bower will...
