All five SA teams qualify for European playoffs
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIt was a rewarding weekend for the South African teams as all five sides qualified for the Round of 16 in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, with the Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets...
Top 14 Round 12 Wrap-Up
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyUltimate Rugby and Larissa Falls are detailing the thrills and spills, winners and losers, try scorers and goal kickers from Round 12 of France’s Top14 League. Pau v La Rochelle FT = Pau...
Kaulashvili unavailable for three months
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyUnion Bordeaux-Bègles will travel to Connacht this Friday for the opening round of the Champions Cup. Victim of a ruptured tendon in a finger during the UBB match against Perpignan (November 25),...
Match Preview: Tonga v Romania
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDon’t make the mistake of thinking that there’s nothing to play for in the penultimate match of the pool phase. No, Pool B opponents Tonga and Romania haven’t won a match at Rugby...
TGA eve of match (v ROU): assistant coach Hilton, captain Tameifuna, Coleman
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyZane Hilton, assistant coach On wanting to finish Rugby World Cup 2023 on a high: “We’re really looking forward to finishing strong. We really want to make sure that we play well for the...
Tonga reaction (head coach Kefu, captain Tameifuna, Coleman, Fekitoa, Piutau)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMIXED ZONE Adam Coleman, lock On the physical battle: "Tonga try to play the same type of game as South Africa does. It’s very physical, it’s in both teams' DNA. It was a very physical test...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: South Africa v Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter a call-up to South Africa’s squad following Malcolm Marx’s Rugby World Cup-ending injury, Handré Pollard starts at 10 against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, winning his first Springbok...
Paea starts at number eight - Tonga announce team to play South Africa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyTonga head coach Toutai Kefu has named his match-day 23 to face South Africa in Stade de Marseille on Sunday 1 October, with Semisi Paea starting at number eight in place of the suspended Vaea Fifita, following...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Scotland v Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA fortnight after they were outmuscled and outpaced by defending champions South Africa in Marseille, Scotland will want to kickstart their Rugby World Cup challenge against Tonga, in Nice – a couple...
RWC Match Preview: Scotland v Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA fortnight after they were outmuscled and outpaced by defending champions South Africa in Marseille, Scotland will want to kickstart their Rugby World Cup challenge against Tonga, in Nice – a couple...
