Super Rugby Countdown Day 2: One to Watch | Rory Scott
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThere is plenty of exciting talent within the Australian clubs ready to step up as we head into the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season. Rugby.com.au sits down with Brumbies flanker Rory Scott. Scott...
Javan Sebastian to join Edinburgh next season
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJavan Sebastian is to join Edinburgh Rugby for next season, the Scarlets can confirm. The 28-year-old tight-head prop has played 64 games for the Scarlets over two spells, sandwiching a season...
Super Rugby Countdown Day 4: Most Super Rugby wins by country
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThere are four days until the 2023 Super Rugby season begins. The tournament will follow a similar schedule to the 2022 season, with 91 matches played in a round-robin, followed by finals in a...
Blade Thomson to retire from rugby
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyBlade Thomson has announced he is to retire from rugby. The 32-year-old back-rower is to hang up his boots following a head injury. Signed from the Wellington-based Hurricanes in 2018,...
Super Rugby Countdown Day 8: Teams who've won the most matches
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look at the teams who've won the most matches in Super Rugby. Crusaders (276 wins) Unsurprisingly, the Crusaders have won the most matches in Super Rugby, having also...
Super Rugby Countdown Day 10: Top 10 most losses in a regular season
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyBetween 2010 and 2019, there was a curse looming in Super Rugby that saw teams lose as much as 14 matches out of 16. We take a look at the top 10 most losses in a regular season. Sunwolves...
Ireland extend their lead at the top of the World Rugby Rankings
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyUnusually there were no positional changes in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings despite there being a full programme of fixtures in the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship. However,...
David Ribbans to leave Saints at end of 2022/23 season
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints can confirm that David Ribbans will depart the Club at the end of the 2022/23 season. The 27-year-old lock has pulled on the Black, Green and Gold jersey 115 times to date,...
Brodie Retallick to play overseas in 2024
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks, Gallagher Chiefs and Hawke’s Bay lock Brodie Retallick will leave New Zealand to continue his stellar career overseas following the 2023 season. The 31-year-old Test centurion has announced...
Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett Confirm Move to Japan
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks Test centurions Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett have announced they will spend time playing in Japan from 2024. Both players have signed with the Toyota club with Smith committed to...