Highlanders name team for battle of the Mainland
12 hours ago by Ultimate RugbyThis weekend’s round 12 match up between the Highlanders and the Crusaders is a fitting fixture for a Culture round as it encapsulates the culture of rugby fandom in the South Island. A...
Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Teams: All the team news for Round 11
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe race to the finals begins as Round 11 shapes as a crucial weekend for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. It begins in Wellington when the ladder-leading Hurricanes look to bounce back against the...
Highlanders name team for inaugural Super Rugby Game in Tonga
1 week ago by Ultimate Rugbyhe Highlanders are due to depart the cooler climes of their hometown, Dunedin, for the high twenties of Nuku’alofa for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific fixture to be held in Tonga on Saturday afternoon. This...
On this day in 2019: Australia end Israel Folau’s deal
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby Australia and New South Wales Waratahs terminated Israel Folau’s contract over discriminatory social media posts on this day in 2019. The then 30-year-old was warned about his behaviour the...
Pools drawn for final round of World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pools have been confirmed for the third and final round of the men’s and women’s World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Munich and Krakow respectively on 18-19 May. Uruguay men and...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 16-17 March, 2024
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the final rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and Rugby Europe Men's Championship this weekend. Permutation highlights: Ireland will drop...
Japan Rugby League One: Round 10 preview
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Spears on a Knife-Edge Time is running out for Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay. While the status of their title defence is not terminal yet, the defending champions’ slide...
Mark Atkinson announces his retirement from professional rugby
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyGloucester Rugby centre and fan favourite, Mark Atkinson, has announced his retirement from rugby due to injury. Atkinson, who has been at the Club for over a decade, suffered a serious knee injury early...
Montevideo welcomes World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger captains
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCaptains of the 12 women’s and 12 men’s teams competing in the second round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Montevideo were officially welcomed on Wednesday by Vice President...
Turnbull leads Cardiff on 200th appearance
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJosh Turnbull returns to captain Cardiff on his 200th competitive appearance for the club. The Blue and Blacks make three changes for the visit of BKT United Rugby Championship leaders Leinster to the...
