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Van Nek, Hooper not letting World Cup ambition distract from Brumbies duties

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Being on the Wallabies radar during a World Cup year is an exciting but daunting prospect. There is added pressure associated with each Super Rugby game, which can be unsettling for those in the early...

Highlanders season on the line against Brumbies

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Circumstances, and the demands of Super Rugby Pacific, have not made life any easier for the Highlanders, who travel to Canberra to play the Brumbies on Sunday.   All Blacks rest requirements mean...

Explained: Super Rugby Playoff Permutations after Round 11

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Chiefs extended their franchise record of consecutive victories to ten with a 52-28 crushing of the Highlanders in Dunedin. The Crusaders looked ominous in their destruction of the Force in Christchurch...

Julian Savea on brink of historic record

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hurricanes wing Julian Savea is one try away from being the most prolific try scorer in Super Rugby Pacific history. He will have the chance to make the record his own with the Hurricanes still to play...

Ruben Love Re-Signs with the Hurricanes through to 2025

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Hurricanes have secured the re-signing of talented young fullback, Ruben Love, through to the end of 2025. “I am really excited to re-commit to the Hurricanes until the end of the 2025 season....

Anton Lienert Brown playing his 100th Chiefs game this weekend

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lienert-Brown returns this week to face the Highlanders in his 100th game for the Gallagher Chiefs.The 60 test All Black who suffered an ankle injury during round one of the competition, is back to full...