Experienced Bok team named for RWC quarter-final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber named an experienced team – including 15 players who featured in the 2019 final – for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France at the Stade de France...
Warren Gatland: Wales aren’t ready to go home yet and will embrace pressure
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyVictory over the Pumas in Marseille would see Wales reach a third World Cup semi-final under Gatland. Warren Gatland says that Wales are not ready to go home and they will embrace the pressure...
World Rugby Women's Rankings preview: 13-14 October, 2023
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the opening round of matches in the inaugural WXV 2 and WXV 3 tournaments this weekend. Permutation highlights: As the highest-ranked team...
Teams ready to push women’s game forward in South Africa and UAE
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWomen’s rugby is ready to take its “biggest step forward” this weekend as the inaugural WXV 2 and WXV 3 tournaments get underway in Stellenbosch and Dubai. It is hoped that WXV, World...
UPDATED: Paulos replaces Matera in Argentina squad for Rugby World Cup 2023
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArgentina head coach Michael Cheika has replaced injured back-row Pablo Matera with Lucas Paulos in their 33-man Rugby World Cup squad. Matera, who started three matches, tore his hamstring in Argentina's...
Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final hoodoo
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland have never won a World Cup knockout match. In-form Ireland face three-time champions New Zealand seeking to improve their wretched quarter-final record at the Rugby World Cup. The Irish are through...
Assistant coach Jones, Reinach, Mbonambi (RSA)
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from South Africa assistant coach Felix Jones, scrum-half Cobus Reinach and hooker Bongi Mbonambi at a media briefing at Roland-Garros ahead of the Springboks' match against Rugby World Cup 2023...
Stats review - what do the figures reveal about the eight quarter-finalists?
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrugal France take on the error-prone Springboks, while England and Fiji promise a clash of two styles. Can Argentina break the wall of Welsh defence, and will Ireland make history against the free-running...
England happy being cast as villains in World Cup quarter-final – Billy Vunipola
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere is a desire to see a Pacific Islands nation progress deep into the World Cup given they produce some of the game’s finest players. Billy Vunipola insists England are comfortable being cast...
Japan: Rugby World Cup 2023 review
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe legacy, culture and dreams will be carried on - the Brave Blossoms’ dream of “getting to the top of the Everest” continues after losing their final pool match to Argentina. Abiding...
