How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals - Part 5
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales will contest their seventh Rugby World Cup quarter-final when they take on Argentina in Marseille on Saturday. And their record under head coach Warren Gatland shows four successive appearances...
How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals - Part 4
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales will contest their seventh Rugby World Cup quarter-final when they take on Argentina in Marseille on Saturday. And their record under head coach Warren Gatland shows four successive appearances...
Talking points as Marseille and Paris prepare to host World Cup quarter-finals
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyQuarter-final blockbusters lie ahead in Paris and Marseille this weekend. Marseille and Paris take centre stage when the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals unfold on Saturday and Sunday. Four intriguing...
'We ran out of beer pretty quickly' - Quotes of the Day
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOur pick of the quotes from Tuesday 10 and Wednesday, 11 October at Rugby World Cup 2023. "I was in grade seven. I was in my pyjamas in the TV room of the boarding house."South Africa centre Jesse Kriel...
Jamie George urges England to use their big-game experience against Fiji
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji are appearing in the knockout phase for only the third time and their first since 2007. Jamie George says England will call upon all their big-game experience to overcome Fiji in Sunday’s World...
Forwards coach William Servat (FRA): 'France will rise to enormous quarter-final challenge'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from France forwards coach William Servat at a media briefing on Wednesday. William Servat, forwards coachOn France’s back row“The back row is a strong component of the...
Director of rugby Erasmus, Libbok, Kriel (RSA): 'We had to earn the referees' respect back'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from South Africa's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus, fly-half Manie Libbok and centre Jesse Kriel at a media briefing on Tuesday. Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby On being able to play under...
Stats review - what do the figures reveal about the eight quarter-finalists?
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrugal France take on the error-prone Springboks, while England and Fiji promise a clash of two styles. Can Argentina break the wall of Welsh defence, and will Ireland make history against the free-running...
England happy being cast as villains in World Cup quarter-final – Billy Vunipola
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere is a desire to see a Pacific Islands nation progress deep into the World Cup given they produce some of the game’s finest players. Billy Vunipola insists England are comfortable being cast...
Fiji suffers injury blow ahead of quarter finals
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji have suffered a huge blow ahead of their 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter final clash against England next week after lock forward Temo Mayanavanua has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury. In...
