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Leinster v Vodacom Bulls - The BKT URC’s Definining Rivalry

5 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

THE REMATCH OF BKT URC’S DEFINING RIVALRY   This is no ordinary rematch. Leinster and the Vodacom Bulls meet in the first back-to-back Grand Final pairing in league history, with the Bulls...

Back-rower Clem Halaholo has pledged his immediate future to the Waratahs until the end of 2027

7 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Halaholo, 22, played in all but one of our 14 Swyftx Super Rugby Pacific games in his breakout season in 2026, scoring three tries. Despite leaving the club at the end of the 2025 season having not played...

Aussie Captain Liam Wright joins the Ospreys

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ospreys announced today that Liam Wright would be joining the team from the Queensland Reds ahead of the 26/27 season. Wright captained the Reds for six seasons and became the 89th player to captain...

Nations Championship 2026: Unlocking New Rivalries

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The arrival of the inaugural Nations Championship changes everything. By linking the Northern and Southern hemisphere calendars into one massive, unified league table, the old "friendly" test matches are...

Bok Women’s Sevens in control of their own destiny – Webb

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Professional sport, especially those involving physical sacrifices such as rugby, can be brutal and at times cruel, but try and tell that to dual Springbok Women's player Eloise Webb.   After more...

Scarlets sign Welsh-qualified full-back Isaac Murray Macgregor

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scarlets are delighted to announce the signing of Welsh-qualified full-back Isaac Murray-Macgregor. The 20-year-old joins the club from the highly respected Canterbury and Crusaders pathway in New Zealand,...

Exeter Chiefs will bid farewell to 20 players at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The departures include seasoned veteran Scott Sio, Wallabies’ centre Len Ikitau and Chiefs academy success story Rusi Tuima. Sio will make the move to Cardiff Rugby, joining the BKT United Rugby...

Lomax recommits to New Zealand Rugby, Hurricanes and Tasman through 2029

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby, the Hurricanes and Tasman through to the end of 2029.  The 30-year old’s contract extension will take Lomax through next...

Mpupha: “We feel positive about the weekend”

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springbok Women’s Sevens had to endure some misfortune like illness and travel delays before the start of the HSBC SVNS World Championship tournament in Valladolid, but for Zintle Mpupha, who...

Snyman believes mental focus will be key in Spain

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

They know that they are physically up for the challenge to deliver the best season in the history of the Springbok Sevens, which is why Blitzbok Philip Snyman believes the key to their approach for the...