Uruguay: Rugby World Cup 2023 review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAbiding memoryPlaying against two of the top teams in the world, for the first time in a global tournament, was huge for Uruguay, a small country desperate to maintain its progress on the world stage....
Italy reaction (head coach Crowley, captain Lamaro, Ruzza, Riccioni, Allan, Negri, Varney)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMIXED ZONE Marco Riccioni, prop On his emotions after the game: "It’s always tough because as a group, as a young group, we want to play our best and in the last two games we didn’t...
Head coach Foster, Beauden Barrett, Scott Barrett (NZL) - 'We love big occasions where there's no tomorrow'
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from New Zealand head coach Foster, full-back Beauden Barrett and second-row Scott Barrett at a media briefing on Friday, 6 October, after their 73-0 victory over Uruguay in Pool A at OL Stadium...
RWC Match Day Programme France vs Italy
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThere’s a lot riding on the final match of Pool A in Lyon. Host nation France will want to book their place in the quarter-finals with a perfect four wins from four pool phase matches. For the...
RWC 2023 review: Namibia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNamibia may have left France without having registered their first Rugby World Cup win, but they brought joy to fans in packed stadiums throughout their adventure across the four cities that hosted their...
Match Preview: Wales v Georgia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but a point here against Georgia will ensure top spot in Pool C and set up a last-eight match against the second-placed team from Pool D in Marseille...
'We’ve got to fire every bullet in our gun' - Quotes of the Day
1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby"We’re not going to die wondering, we’ve got to fire every bullet in our gun."Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie on the Ireland game "I wouldn’t call it hatred - but there’s a little...
New Zealand vs Uruguay Top Performers
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Fainga’anuku Leicester Fainga’anuku with a man of the match contenders performance demonstrating his power when carrying into the Uruguayan Defence. He scored a hat trick...
Uruguay reaction (head coach Meneses, captain Vilaseca, Alonso, Mieres)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMIXED ZONE Juan Manuel Alonso, centre On Uruguay presenting New Zealand's Sam Whitelock with a special Uruguay shirt to commemorate his 150th cap: "Whitelock came to say some words, we gave him a 150-cap...
New Zealand reaction (McKenzie, captain Cane, head coach Foster, Whitelock, Fainga'anuku, Blackadder)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMIXED ZONE Sam Whitelock, second row On his record of 150 caps:"The last three weeks have been, to draw with Ritchie [McCaw] and then to go past him in the next week and then 150. It has kind of...
