Elliott Stooke to join Tigers
20 hours ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers are delighted to announce the signing of Elliott Stooke. The lock, who joins from Red Hurricanes in Japan, will make the move to Leicester ahead of the 2026-27 season. Stooke has previously...
Japan Rugby League One Preview
20 hours ago by Ultimate RugbyHe might be returning to New Zealand at season’s end, but Richie Mo’unga has some important business to take care of in Japan Rugby League One first, starting with Saturday’s replay of...
Top Lock Josh Canham Extends Contract with Reds and Rugby Australia
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Rugby Union and Rugby Australia are delighted to announce a contract extension with Queensland Reds lock Josh Canham for 2027.The towering lock signed a two-year deal in June 2024 but has...
A new identity for age-grade rugby: Junior World Championship set for Georgia in 2026
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyTournament expands to 16 teams and debuts under its new name: the World Rugby Junior World Championship Match schedule unveiled with new format featuring four pools of four Tbilisi and Kutaisi set...
Junior Boks to take on Georgia in title defence opener
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Junior Springboks will kick off the defence of their world title on Saturday 27 June in Avchala against host nation Georgia according to the confirmed match schedule for the World Rugby Junior World...
Japan Rugby League One Round Four Official Preview
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyShizuoka BlueRevs might have won just once in the opening three rounds, but the side led by Springbok KwaggaSmith are not to be underrated, and their next opponent, Saitama Wild Knights, certainly won’t...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 3 Review
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyA 29-point haul from veteran Wallaby flyhalf Bernard Foley, alongside 11 tries, has allowed Kubota Spears to rompto their third straight win in Japan Rugby League One after the Frans Ludeke-coached outfit...
Japan Rugby League One (Round Two) Review
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyToshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo responded as champions often do, overcoming the adversity of playing away againstan opponent who beat them twice last season, to get their title defence started in today’s...
Tigers confirm new deals for Cracknell, Clare and Hamer-Webb
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyOlly Cracknell, Charlie Clare and Gabriel Hamer-Webb have signed new contracts with Leicester Tigers. Number eight Cracknell extends his stay at the end of a superb 2025 which saw him be called...
World Rugby confirms Match Official appointments for Men’s Six Nations 2026
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates World Rugby Match Officials have been confirmed for the Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2026. Fourteen referees from eight nations with 487 tests between them, will...
