World Rugby U20 Championship 2023: Pool B preview
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAs runners-up the last time the World Rugby U20 Championship was held in 2019, Australia go into this year’s tournament as second seeds. However, fifth seeds England are the only team in Pool B...
World Rugby U20 Championship 2023: Pool A preview
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFRANCE Seeding for 2023: 1Tournaments played: 12 (2008-19)Best finish: Champions (2018, 2019)Worst finish: Ninth (2016)U20 Championship match record: Played 60 / Won 40 / Drawn 1 / Lost 19U20 Championship...
Super Rugby Pacific Preview: Chiefs vs Crusaders
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere’s no doubting the two best teams in DHL Super Rugby Pacific are left standing to clash for the title at a sold out FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday. Match Details: Chiefs v Crusaders, Saturday...
Wellington Lions Name Wider Training Squad
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWellington Lions Head Coach Tamati Ellison has named his Wider Training Squad, to prepare for the first Ranfurly Shield defence of 2023 against Horowhenua-Kapiti in three weeks. The 38 players will...
Aphiwe Dyantyi signs for Sharks
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Sharks have confirmed the signing of former Springbok winger Aphiwe Dyantyi "More than anything, I'm just excited to be back," he commented. "I just trust that everyone is as excited...
Scarlets to take on Barbarians in Phil Bennett Memorial Game
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets will welcome rugby’s most famous invitational club, the Barbarians, to Parc y Scarlets on Saturday, September 16 for the Phil Bennett Memorial Game. Llanelli and Scarlets legend...
James Slipper re-signs with Australian Rugby
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies have announced that 127-cap Wallaby prop James Slipper has re-signed until the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour. The new deal sets up the possibility of...
Back in the Champions Cup: Stade Français Paris
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyStade Français Paris return to the Heineken Champions Cup in 2023/24 after spending this season in the EPCR Challenge Cup, bowing out at Emirates Lions in the Round of 16. The TOP...
Ex-Wallaby Lealiifano eyes Samoa World Cup selection
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCancer survivor Christian Lealiifano is close to penning another special chapter in his rollercoaster career with a 2023 Rugby World Cup appearance for Samoa. The former Wallabies playmaker has...
I won’t be back with the Ospreys – Alun Wyn Jones
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAlun Wyn Jones has confirmed he will not be an Ospreys player next season. The former Wales and British and Irish Lions captain announced his retirement from international rugby last month after making...
