8 Game Changers for the REC Finals Day
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyWe are fast approaching the Finals Day of the Men’s Rugby Europe Championship 2024 (the Women’s REC still has a few rounds left, so be sure to follow the competition, as well as the Men’s...
REC Semi Final Review: Georgia and Portugal set up Final in Paris
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyOn Saturday in the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia got the better of Romania 43-5 in their last four tie. Two tries from winger Akaki Tabutsadze put Georgia 10-0 up at the interval and then...
Men's Rugby Europe Championship Hot Stats | Round 3
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe curtain from the pool stage of the Men’s Rugby Europe Championship 2024 has come down and the Championship and Ranked semi-finals are set in stone. Portugal were able to land a memorable win...
Hot Stats Round 2 - Men's Rugby Europe Championship
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFirst hot stat of Round 2: all home teams got a win and bonus point, proving how the host card can be vital in the competition. As Portugal got back to their feet, Georgia, Spain and Romania remained...
Match Preview: Fiji v Portugal
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHere it is. The 40th and final match of the pool phase at Rugby World Cup 2023. Fiji have been one of the standout teams of the tournament, following up a so-near, so-far defeat to Wales with victories...
Lima in at 12 and captain, Appleton out - Portugal name team to play Fiji
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyPortugal head coach Patrice Lagisquet has announced his squad to face Fiji at Stadium de Toulouse on Sunday, 8 October. Portugal head coach Patrice Lagisquet has announced his squad to face Fiji in Toulouse...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Australia v Portugal
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo defeats in a row in France, including a record loss to Wales, have left Australia despondent. Their Rugby World Cup future is out of their hands. All they can do is finish the pool phase in a manner...
De Freitas among four changes as Portugal announce team to play Australia
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyPortugal head coach Patrice Lagisquet has made four changes to his starting XV to face Australia in Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Sunday 1 October. David Costa starts at loose-head...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Georgia v Portugal
7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby“We have a lot of things to analyse,” Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili said after their 35-15 defeat to Australia on the first weekend of Rugby World Cup 2023. He wasn’t wrong. Georgia...
Lagisquet makes four changes - Portugal name team to play Georgia
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyPortugal head coach Patrice Lagisquet has named his 23-man squad for the Pool C match against Georgia at Stadium de Toulouse on Saturday, with two changes to his forwards and two in the backs from the...
