I’m glad I stuck at it – Ethan Roots back in love with rugby after ‘rough patch’
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 26-year-old England star’s lack of size as a teenager prevented him from making an impact and instead he turned to jiu-jitsu and kickboxing. Ethan Roots believes his barnstorming England debut...
The Cross-Border Rugby Begins
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Cross-Border Rugby competition between leading clubs from Japan Rugby League One and DHL Super Rugby Pacific kicks-off on Saturday when the five-time Japanese champions Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath battle...
WATCH: Rugby's first mic'd up player
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBristol Bears flanker Steven Luatua made history by becoming the first ever Premiership Rugby player to be mic'd up in a game. Now 32, Luatua has seen more than most on the professional...
Steven Luatua first to wear player mic in sold-out Bristol Bears V Bath Derby
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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...
