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Sale Sharks sign Lions skipper Louw

8 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks have bolstered their backline for the 2025/26 season with the signing of South African centre Marius Louw from URC side the Emirates Lions.  The powerful 29-year-old, who regularly captains...

Kolbe and Roos step up to clinch top SA Rugby Awards

16 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hot-stepping Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year title at a glittering SA Rugby Awards ceremony...

Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round Eleven Preview

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

Division One There might not be a photocopier in sight, but company business will still be on the agenda when Yokohama Canon Eagles and Ricoh Black Rams clash in Japan Rugby League One’s quaintly...

Henry Pollock on debut as Borthwick names side to face Wales

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has named his starting XV to play Wales at Principality Stadium on Saturday 15 March (kick-off 4.45pm, live on BBC One). Saturday’s Test match...

Dolly extends Force stay until the end of 2028 season

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Western Force are thrilled to announce the re-signing of hooker Nic Dolly on a new deal extending his stay at the Club until the end of 2028. The 25-year-old rake joined the Force from English Premiership...

37 selected for Red Roses camp

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Thirty-seven players have assembled in Bristol today (Monday 10th March) for a four-day Red Roses camp. Players from Gloucester-Hartpury and Saracens are unavailable for the camp due to their...

Wales squad update

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scarlets wing Tom Rogers and Cardiff Rugby wing Josh Adams have been released from the Wales senior men’s squad. Rogers sustained a fractured thumb against Scotland at the weekend that requires...

England squad update

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

35 players have assembled at the Honda England Rugby Performance Centre, Pennyhill Park, to begin preparations for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations Test match against Wales at Principality Stadium on...

Ivan van Zyl signs new Saracens contract

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saracens is delighted to announce that Ivan Van Zyl has signed a new long-term contract at the club. The South African scrum-half has penned a new deal keeping him at the StoneX for the next three years. Having...

Rass, Mafura to start for the Lions

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has included star poacher JC Pretorius ahead of his side’s Round 12 clash with the Sharks, while Manuel Rass and Tapiwa Mafura start at outside centre and fullback...