Dan Sheehan has been named the URC Players’ Player of the Season
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe award is voted for by the league’s captains and vice-captains and the 24-year-old came out on top in a poll which was conducted at the end of the regular campaign. It is the second time...
Japan name squad for RWC warm up games
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJamie Joseph has named his Japan squad that will take him through the upcoming tests and RWC warm up games. The 36-member Brave Blossoms Squad will be supplemented by a 10-member Wider Training Squad...
Tyla Nathan-Wong granted release from Black Ferns Sevens contract
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) has agreed to release Black Ferns Sevens player Tyla Nathan-Wong from her contract at her own request to pursue an opportunity to play in the NRLW competition during the Black Ferns...
Levi Aumua signs to Crusaders until 2025
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAumua has played Super Rugby for Moana Pasifika since their inaugural season in 2022, and spent time with the Chiefs in 2018 and the Blues in 2019. He plays for Tasman Mako in the Bunnings...
Wellington Lions confirm wider coaching group
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWellington Rugby Football Union [WRFU] has today confirmed the three assistant coaches who will assist the recently appointed head coach, Tamati Ellison, for the 2023 Bunnings Warehouse NPC competition....
SA's Snyman powers Munster's quest for redemption
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster, a team steeped in historic triumphs, has resurfaced with an unrivalled tenacity, surpassing their Dublin rivals Leinster and assuming a place of prominence in the BKT United Rugby Championship...
Updates to Barbarian F.C. and World XV squads confirmed
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySam Johnson and Taichi Takahashi have been added to the Barbarian F.C. squad for this weekend’s Killik Cup clash at Twickenham Stadium, and Jordi Murphy also joins the World XV. Glasgow...
Teddy Wilson named as Junior Wallabies captain
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNSW Waratahs scrumhalf Teddy Wilson has been announced as Junior Wallabies captain for 2023. Wilson will lead the side in a two-match series against the New Zealand U20s next week before the squad heads...
Hurricanes sign powerful young tight head prop, Siale Lauaki
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Hurricanes have today confirmed the signing of young tighthead prop, Hurricanes and New Zealand under-20 representative, Siale Lauaki, until 2025. Lauaki, who was first identified at St...
Duarttee darts away with World Series award
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, congratulated Springbok Sevens playmaker Ricardo Duarttee, who was named as the Rookie of the Year at the annual HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series awards in London...
