Olympic rugby sevens semi-finals decided
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Olympic Games Paris 2024 men’s rugby sevens semi-final line-up was completed following a pulsating day that saw a record 130,000 spectators create an incredible atmosphere inside Stade de France. Hosts...
Olympic Games Paris 2024: Defending champions Fiji lay down early marker
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji ran in 12 tries in two matches to finish day one of the men's rugby sevens competition at the top of Pool C, while New Zealand, Ireland, Argentina, and Australia enjoy perfect starts to their Olympic...
URC transfer news
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWith most of the Northern hemisphere's Summer Internationals now over, we take a look ahead to the upcoming season – namely transfers and the new players who will be trying to make an impact for...
Record crowd as rugby sevens gets Olympic Games Paris 2024 off to a flying start
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe first day of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 men’s rugby sevens competition saw scintillating sport, an electric atmosphere and a record breaking crowd at Stade de France Rugby sevens kicked...
Filipo Daugunu receives 3-match ban
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia’s Filipo Daugunu has been suspended for two matches (subject to the completion of World Rugby's Coaching Intervention Programme) for a red card offence contrary to Law 9.11 (dangerous tackle)....
New Zealand & Ireland Chase Olympic Glory
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyPool A could lay claim to being the most open of the three pools ahead of kick-off in Paris. The action will get underway when Ireland, second only to Argentina in the regular season SVNS standings,...
22 RWC Winners in Springbok Squad to Australia
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong 33-man squad led by double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, which kicks off against the Wallabies in Brisbane...
Rassie Erasmus has a selection headache
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus admitted his selection for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship would be “interesting” after seven debutants appeared in a commanding over Portugal in Bloemfontein...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 19-21 July, 2024
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the July internationals this weekend. Permutation highlights: Only two of the teams ranked in the top five in the world are in action this weekend,...
England u20's end eight-year wait for title
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland ended France's dominance of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a 25-13 victory in Friday's final at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town. It was England's first title since 2016 and their fourth overall,...