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Cupido to debut as Snyman changes three for HK

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gino Cupido will make his debut for the Springbok Sevens team in Hong Kong next weekend after being named in the squad for the trip east, with his inclusion one of three changes from the Vancouver squad...

Brace for the tightest URC run in

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

With just six rounds left to play, the Race to the Eight in the BKT United Rugby Championship is poised to deliver the most unpredictable battle for the Play-Offs in league history.   The BKT...

Japan Rugby League One (Round Eleven) Review

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two years ago, Kwagga Smith’s Shizuoka Blue Revs became the first team to beat Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights in the regular season of Japan Rugby League One. Yesterday, the Springbok backrower’s...

2025 6Nations - The good and the bad

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2025 6Nations went down to the wire, as France snatched the title with a one point difference between second placed England, and two ahead of third placed Ireland. Join us as we take a look at the...

Italy excited to host rugby’s next generation with World Rugby U20 Championship 2025

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has today confirmed that Italy will host the World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 from 29 June-19 July with matches held in four cities across the Lombardia and Veneto regions. It will be the...

Sale Sharks sign Lions skipper Louw

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks have bolstered their backline for the 2025/26 season with the signing of South African centre Marius Louw from URC side the Emirates Lions.  The powerful 29-year-old, who regularly captains...

Kolbe and Roos step up to clinch top SA Rugby Awards

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hot-stepping Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year title at a glittering SA Rugby Awards ceremony...

Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round Eleven Preview

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Division One There might not be a photocopier in sight, but company business will still be on the agenda when Yokohama Canon Eagles and Ricoh Black Rams clash in Japan Rugby League One’s quaintly...

Frost commits to the Wallabies and Brumbies

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies are delighted to announce Nick Frost has re-committed to Australian Rugby. The 25-year-old’s new contract will see him remain in the nation’s capital until...

Georgia to kick SA tour off in Bloemfontein

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

International rugby will return to Bloemfontein when Georgia’s national team take on the Toyota Cheetahs on 12 July, a week before their Test against the Springboks in Nelspruit.   The Georgians,...