Super Rugby Pacific Wrap: Clean sweep for the New Zealanders
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt was a full house of wins for the New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific teams this weekend while the Fijian Drua downed Moana Pasifika in their first match against one another. Highlanders...
Players out to show all that glitters is Blue at Eden Park
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe boys are firmly focussed on a performance of quality to celebrate their return home to Eden Park where they take on the Melbourne Rebels on Friday night. While they return from two...
TENSE FINISH: Gatland misses match-winning penalty for the Chiefs
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBryn Gatland missed an 83rd-minute penalty attempt to let the Blues off the hook as the Chiefs lost 24-22. The missed shot at goal meant the Blues escaped a second straight late defeat in their...
Another set of juicy NZ derbies in SR Pacific, Round3
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 3 of Super Rugby Pacific brings with it an array of juicy derbies in the land of the long, white cloud. Blues vs Chiefs: After enjoying a bye last weekend, the Chiefs travel...
Sarah Hirini and Anna Richards take major prizes as women's rugby shines at the ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlack Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini has collected three major prizes at the 2021 ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards, including the supreme Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial Player of the Year. Due to COVID-19...
Nominees announced for 2021 ASB Rugby Awards
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) top performers of 2021 will be recognised in an ASB Rugby Awards TV event, with nominees announced today. This year’s awards, due to COVID-19 restrictions on public...
Blues Team For Key Clash Against The Highlanders
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blues, Chiefs and Highlanders are tightly grouped in the middle of the table chasing the likely one spot for a place in the final of the competition with three rounds remaining. Friday night’s...
Blues stop the rot with win over Hurricanes, Reds hammer Rebels
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter suffering back-to-back defeats, the Blues responded with a much-needed win over the Hurricanes in Auckland. The Blues got their Super Rugby Aotearoa season back on track with a battling 27-17...
Tuungafasi escapes punishment as he prepares Super Rugby milestone
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black prop Ofa Tuungafasi is set to become the eighth Blues player to reach 100 games when the team travel down SH1 to take on neighbours, the Chiefs in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Hamilton...
Bryce Heem starts on his Blues debut against the Crusaders
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlues Coach Leon MacDonald has selected an experienced and largely unchanged Blues team to host the Crusaders at Eden Park on Sunday. It has been strengthened with the return of All Black prop Alex Hodgman,...
