Rob Valetini rugby player
Rob Valetini rugby player

Rob Valetini

3rd Sep 1998 1.93m/113kg Blindside Flanker

Shocks aplenty as Wallabies announce Rugby World Cup 2023 squad

7 months 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...

McDermott to lead Wallabies as Jones confirms side for second Bledisloe

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones has confirmed scrumhalf Tate McDermott will skipper the Wallabies in the second Bledisloe Test in Dunedin on August 5.   “Tate’s got all the attributes to be a great captain...

All Blacks and Fiji climb World Rugby Men’s Rankings

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand successfully retained the Rugby Championship title, and with it the Bledisloe Cup for at least another year, following a comprehensive 38-7 victory over Australia in Melbourne on Saturday. It...

Everything you need to know before Bledisloe 1!

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The match will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) with a UK/Ireland kickoff at 10.45am and local kickoff of 7.45pm AEST. South African kickoff time is 11.45 am. The Bledisloe Cup is named...

Wallabies Young Star Earns First Start vs All Blacks

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Twenty-two year-old Carter Gordon will start in Wallaby gold for the first time at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against New Zealand on Saturday night in the number ten jersey. Gordon will partner...

Crunching the numbers: Australia vs Argentina

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Whether one still calls it the Tri-Nations or to the Rugby Championship, one thing remains the same, excellent end to end, nailbiting intensity rugby.  After trailing in the opening for minutes,...

Jones makes five changes to starting XV for Pumas Test

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Richie Arnold has been named to make his first Test start with Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones making five changes to the run-on side for Saturday night’s clash with Argentina in Sydney. The match...

Four debutants named to play South Africa in TRC opener

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

22-year-old Tom Hooper has been selected at blindside flanker for his first appearance in Wallaby gold, joining co-captain Michael Hooper and Rob Valetini in the backrow, the latter playing his first ever...

Eddie Jones after a flank to play wing as he names his Wallaby squad

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Test centurions Michael Hooper and James Slipper will co-captain the Wallabies in 2023 after head coach Eddie Jones unveiled a 34-man squad for the eToro Rugby Championship. 31-year-old Hooper holds the...

Preview: Super Rugby Semi-Final

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

We are down to the penultimate week of the Super Rugby Pacific season with just four teams left standing. The first semifinal kicks off on Friday night when the Crusaders host the Blues in a blockbuster...