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Cardiff confirm Leigh Halfpenny return

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cardiff Rugby are delighted to confirm Leigh Halfpenny has signed a short-term contract at the Arms Park.  The Wales legend, who previously spent seven years at the club, will initially take on a...

Dragons name O’Brien and Carter as co-captains

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dragons RFC have confirmed that Ben Carter and Angus O’Brien will lead the club this coming season after being named co-captains at the Men of Gwent. Carter and O’Brien combine for the second...

Josh Macleod to lead Scarlets for 2025-26 season

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Josh Macleod will skipper the Scarlets for the 2025-26 campaign - his third season at the helm.   Macleod was officially appointed club captain in 2023 after stepping in for the injured Jonathan...

Pacific Nations Cup 2025: 7-up for Fiji after epic final win over Japan

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fiji claimed a deserved seventh Pacific Nations Cup title as they held off a Japan fightback to win an outrageously entertaining final 33-27 at America First Field, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In a match...

Welsh Rugby Awards

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jac Morgan was crowned Wales Men’s Player of the Year for the second time at the Welsh Rugby Writers’ Club’s annual dinner at Principality Stadium on Thursday night with another Wales...

Wallabies squad updated for Bledisloe Cup Series

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies’ scrumhalf Jake Gordon has recovered from injury to return to the squad ahead of the first Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland on Saturday September 27. Gordon spent time training with the...

Independent disciplinary process update: Tuna Tuitama (Samoa) and Mesake Doge (Fiji)

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

An Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) convened to consider the red cards issued to Samoa’s Tuna Tuitama (Law 9.20(a)) and Fiji’s Mesake Doge (Fiji) (Law 9.13) during their respective...

South Africa reclaim number 1 spot in World Rugby rankings

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

After an action-packed weekend with matches in The Rugby Championship and the Pacific Nations Cup, there has been a few changes to the World Rugby rankings with USA being the biggest climbers and Tonga...

Pacific Nations Cup: Defending champions Fiji fly into final

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kalaveti Ravouvou scored a hat-trick for Fiji and opposite winger Taniela Rakuro bookended the opening period try-spree with scores at either end of the half. His first, with just four minutes on the clock,...

Japan rips apart Tonga to reach Pacific Nations Cup rugby final

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Seven players scored a try for Japan in an overwhelming 62-24 rout of Tonga on Sunday that advanced the Asian men's rugby side into the Pacific Nations Cup final. Tries by Amato Fakatava, Hayate Era,...