New Zealand

Super Rugby Preview: Highlander vs Moana Pasifika

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head to Head   The Highlanders beat Moana 45-17 away from home last season.     Highlanders Form   The Highlanders have been disappointing over the last few seasons and were...

A new breed of Italian rugby: The Origins of Manuel Zuliani

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Located in Northern Italy, the town of Castelfranco Veneto is largely known for its magnificent medieval castle whose walls stretch around the Old Town centre. It is also the birthplace of one of Italy’s...

Japan Rugby League One Preview

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Flight of the EagleLast season they were separated by one place, and six log points.This time, with the roles reversed, three places and nine points separate Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo and Yokohama...

Fiji Under-20 Squad Unveiled for Oceania Rugby U20 Championship

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fiji Under-20 Head Coach Apisai Sailada has revealed an electrifying 30-member squad set to compete in the forthcoming Oceania Rugby U20 Challenge in New Zealand. Sailada said the wealth of talent within...

Elliot Daly re-signs with Saracens

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

SARACENS ANNOUNCED THAT ELLIOT DALY HAS SIGNED A NEW TWO-YEAR CONTRACT AT THE CLUB. The 31-year-old, who has been one of the most prominent players in the country over the last decade has now put pen...

International Double Header at Twickenham Stadium announced

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Competing for the Qatar Airways Cup in a blockbuster day of rugby in June. Four heavyweights of world rugby will grace the Twickenham Stadium turf in an historic double header of fixtures on Saturday...

Billy Proctor set to play 50th game against Western Force

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Hurricanes have named a stacked side for their first DHL Super Rugby Pacific (SRP) outing for 2024 against the Western Force in Perth this Saturday morning (12am NZDT). The team includes exciting...

Ah Kuoi to celebrate 50th Gallagher Chiefs match

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gallagher Chiefs forward Naitoa Ah Kuoi will start his 2024 DHL Super Rugby Pacific at home with a 50th milestone celebration.The Bay of Plenty lock and loose forward debuted for the Gallagher Chiefs in...

Queensland Reds announce team for Round 1 clash against the Waratahs

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Lynagh has been named to start at flyhalf in the Queensland Reds side for Saturday night’s clash against the NSW Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium. Head coach Les Kiss has included nine players with...

Boks to get wheels rolling with Cape Town alignment camp

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The coaching team, led by double Rugby World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus, will assemble in the Mother City on Monday 4 March, for two days where they will plot their plans for the 2024 season –...