
Blues to battle Crusaders at Eden Park
6 days ago by Ultimate RugbyBuoyed by an outstanding showing in an excruciating one-point loss to the Chiefs, the Blues return home to host perennial foes, the Crusaders at Eden Park on Saturday. While the Blues lie in ninth place...
2025 Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 Teams
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyKids Round is here for Super Rugby Pacific as the teams confirm their line-ups for the weekend. It starts in Dunedin, with the Highlanders hosting the Fijian Drua, followed by the ACT Brumbies taking...
Beauden Barrett back for the Blues
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAn eclectic mix of young blood and hardened experience form the 38-player Blues squad looking to go back-to-back in DHL Super Rugby Pacific 2025. Seven players land a full Blues contract for the first...
Tuipulotu returns for the Blues ahead of final
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBlues Captain Patrick Tuipulotu is back in the starting XV for this Saturday’s DHL Super Rugby Grand Final as the Blues take on the Chiefs at Eden Park at 7:05pm. The Grand Final is sold out with...
Rieko Ioane returns for the Blues
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA couple of Blues heavyweights, Rieko Ioane and Stephen Perofeta return to the starting lineup this weekend as the team travel to Christchurch to take on the Crusaders in DHL Super Rugby Pacific. Ioane...
Renata reaches 50 as Blues eye Gordy Hunter defence
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy is up for grabs this weekend as the Blues host the Highlanders at 7:05pm on Saturday night at Eden Park in Auckland. The DHL Super Rugby Pacific match headlines an exciting...
Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round One Teams
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby Pacific is set to get underway this weekend as the 12 teams battle for the title. The defending champions Crusaders will kick off the action against the Chiefs on Friday February 23, followed...
Match Preview: England v Samoa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s all about Samoa in Lille. England will finish first in Pool D and have qualified for the quarter-finals whatever the result here. Not that England are taking any chances. Head coach Steve...
Big changes to the pack - Samoa name team to play England
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySamoa head coach names an all-new front-row of Jordan Lay, Sama Malolo (pictured in action against Japan) and captain Michael Alaalatoa and a new second-row of Sam Slade and Brian Alainu’u’ese...
Match Preview: Japan v Samoa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThere’s a lot at stake when Japan face Samoa at Stadium de Toulouse on Thursday. Two sides’ quarter-final hopes are on the line in a ferociously tight Pool D, in which a single point separates...