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Arata returns - Uruguay announce squad to play France

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Esteban Meneses has named his squad to face France in Stade de Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Thursday, with Castres scrum-half Santiago Arata back in the starting XV after recovering from a hand...

Jelonch captains France after seven-month lay-off - Galthié names team to play Uruguay

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

France head coach Fabien Galthié names his match-day 23 to face Uruguay, with Anthony Jelonch returning from a knee injury sustained in late February to captain Les Bleus as their number eight in...

Rugby World Cup 2023 round one review

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eight matches down, another 40 to come – and Rugby World Cup 2023 is already setting a high bar. France and New Zealand defied energy-sapping temperatures at Stade de France to put on...

Chile will become the latest Rugby World Cup debutant

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Los Condores will become the 10th new team to appear at a Rugby World Cup since the tournament's inception in 1987 when they take on Japan in Toulouse on Sunday. We take a look at past tournaments to see...

South Africa v Scotland: Match Day Programme

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Welcome to game two of Pool B as South Africa and Scotland get their tournament underway. With the Springboks, Ireland and Scotland all in the same group one of these teams will not make the Quarter Final's...

ITA 52-8 NAM: Italy reaction (Cannone, Lamaro head coach Crowley) - REACTION

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Reaction from Italy following their 52-8 win against Namibia at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Saturday, 9 September.   Lorenzo Cannone, Mastercard Player of the Match   On...

France reaction (Alldritt, general manager Ibanez, Dupont, head coach Galthié, Ramos, Mauvaka)

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

ON-FIELD REACTION Mastercard Player of the Match: Gregory Alldritt On performance: "Really, really tough game. We were expecting really hard opposition and it was a massive game for the team today and...

Match Day Programme RWC Edition: France vs New Zealand

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fixture: France vs New Zealand Venue: Stade de France, Saint Denis, Paris, France Kickoff Time: 20:05 (GMT) Referee: Jaco Peyper     Head-to-head Played: Played:...

Juan Manuel Alonso - We'll watch opening game '300 times'

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Juan Manuel Alonso, centre About his experience at the Brive Espoirs in 2021-22: "The town where I lived vibrated and moved around rugby. The town had 80,000 people and the stadium was always full with...

New Zealand - What they had to say

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Comments from New Zealand head coach Ian Foster, flanker Dalton Papali’i and wing Mark Telea at their eve-of-match media conference at the Stade de France.   Ian Foster, head coach: On the...