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Owen Farrell to miss key World Cup fixtures after being hit with suspension

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Owen Farrell will miss the start of the World Cup after the England captain was banned for four matches by an appeal committee for his dangerous tackle against Wales.   Farrell will be unavailable...

Warren Gatland impressed by competition for World Cup places in Wales squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales head coach Warren Gatland believes that “depth and competition” has increased in his squad as World Cup selection looms large. Reigning world champions South Africa provide Wales’...

WRU boss says Wales coach Warren Gatland ‘one of the best in the world’

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Warren Gatland has been backed to turn around Wales’ fortunes and lead them towards the 2027 Rugby World Cup.   Nigel Walker, the Welsh Rugby Union’s interim chief executive, hailed...

Top 10 Signings Heading into the New Pro D2 Season

1 year ago by Larrissa Falls

  The ProD2 kicks-off this weekend so we’ve had a look at the top 10 players coming into France’s second division competition this season. *Listed in alphabetical order   Gervais...

Wales anxiously wait for Dewi Lake and Taine Plumtree

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dewi Lake’s bid to captain Wales at the men’s Rugby World Cup is in limbo after he damaged a knee during the 19-17 weekend defeat to England.   The hooker lasted 27 minutes of...

Reds sign All Blacks Alex Hodgman and Jeffery Toomaga-Allen

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) has announced former All Blacks Alex Hodgman and Jeffery Toomaga-Allen have signed with the Queensland Reds through 2025.  The pair bring more than 250 games...

Whitelock on the cusp of history in France

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock deserves to be the first three-time Rugby World Cup winner should New Zealand go all the way in France to claim their fourth world title.   In The Rugby Paper, British...

Shocks aplenty as Wallabies announce Rugby World Cup 2023 squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones has made several huge calls as he announces the 33-player Wallabies squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.   Co-captain Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper are among the exclusions, with...

On this day in 2021: Lions suffer agonising defeat to South Africa in decider

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The British and Irish Lions suffered heartbreak on this day in 2021 as South Africa won a third Test decider 19-16 in Cape Town.   History cruelly repeated itself as far as the Lions were concerned...

Sam Warburton returns to Cardiff Rugby as a board member.

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sam Warburton OBE has returned to Cardiff Rugby as a board member.  The former Cardiff, Wales and British & Lions ace spent nine seasons at the club and returned as a board advisor in August...