New Zealand Rugby announces All Blacks home Tests in Auckland and Dunedin
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks will play two Tests on home turf this year against South Africa in Auckland and Australia in Dunedin. The Rugby Championship 2023 schedule will see the All Blacks play South...
Wallabies Spring Tour squad announced
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed a 36-man squad for the upcoming End of Year Tour which will see the side take on five northern hemisphere nations, including the current top-two ranked sides in...
Jordie Barrett re-signs with New Zealand Rugby, Hurricanes
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJordie Barrett has officially put pen-to-paper on a new deal that will keep him in the capital with the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) through till the end of 2025. The Taranaki representative says...
Referee Raynal breaks silence on Bledisloe Cup call
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrench referee Mathieu Raynal is standing his ground in the face of severe criticism following his game-changing decision in the recent opening Bledisloe Cup clash between the Wallabies and All Blacks...
All Blacks on brink of Rugby Championship title after emphatic win
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand closed in on a third successive Rugby Championship title by beating Australia 40-14 in Auckland on Saturday. New Zealand put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy with...
Angus Bell scores 'Test rugby's first ever own-try'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralian prop Angus Bell may have scored the first own try in test rugby history in the second Bledisloe Cup test match. Stand-in All Blacks captain Sam Whitelock looked to carry the ball over...
The Breakdown – Springboks hoping for Australia favour against New Zealand
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand and South Africa are level on points ahead of facing Australia and Argentina in the final round of Rugby Championship games. The final round of Rugby Championship fixtures are upon...
Injuries force a reshuffle of Saturday's All Blacks squad
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan have announced the match-day 23 for this week’s Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship Test against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland. Injuries...
Defeat drops Wallabies further down World Rugby Men’s Rankings
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia’s last-gasp defeat to New Zealand in Melbourne last week has dropped them to a new low of ninth in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings The Wallabies looked to have...
Australia 37-39 New Zealand: All Blacks snatch last-gasp win in Bledisloe Cup all-time classic
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand squandered an 18-point lead before recovering to snatch a dramatic 39-37 victory over Australia as they moved a step closer to winning the Rugby Championship. The...
