Steven Luatua first to wear player mic in sold-out Bristol Bears V Bath Derby
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBristol Bears flanker Steven Luatua will make history by becoming the first ever Premiership Rugby player to be mic'd up in a game. TNT Sports viewers will get a never-seen-before take of the ex-All Blacks...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Six Preview
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Toyota Remembers In a last season lacking in fulfilment for Toyota Verblitz, one afternoon stands alone as its’ darkest moment.It involved Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo, making...
The Cross-Border Rugby Kicks Off a New Era for Japan and New Zealand
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan Rugby League One chairman Genichi Tamatsuka has hailed next week’s kick-off in The Cross-Border rugby competition between Japan and New Zealand as a new era for relations between the countries...
So Close for Sagamihara
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThere might only have been two matches in the first weekend of a two-part Round Six in Japan Rugby League One, but that didn’t stop Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath and Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars producing...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Six Preview
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Last Call (Before Cross Border) Official business might take priority when Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath step out on Saturday, but don’t be fooled.With...
On this day 2004: World Cup winner Martin Johnson announces England retirement
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCaptain Johnson led England to their World Cup triumph in Australia the previous November. England’s World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson announced his retirement from international rugby as...
Blues playmaker beats Auckland's 68 year old sporting record
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s hard enough to reach the heights of professional status as an athlete in any code, let alone two. But at 22 years of age, former Blues playmaker Jock McKenzie has broken...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Five Review
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Malcolm Who? The loss of serial try-scoring Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx to injury appeared fatal to the chances of Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay mounting a successful title...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Five Preview
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Sungoliath Aiming to Avoid Feeling Blue They did it last season to Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights.They did it again just before Christmas to Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay.Can...
Acee San Juan determined to make change through Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAcee San Juan believes that her participation in the Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme will provide her with the “chance to make a change”. San Juan was introduced to rugby while...