Rugby Australia announces 2023 results at AGM
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2023 year saw a slight reduction in revenue (down $4.9m) largely due to lesser match day revenue as a result of only being able to host two home Wallabies Tests in a World Cup year, compared with six...
Bulls keep home quarter-final hopes going with big win over Ospreys
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Vodacom Bulls enhanced their chances of a home Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final with a comfortable 61-24 win over Ospreys at Loftus Versfeld. Wales’ World Cup co-captain Dewi...
Battle of the Blues ignites BKT URC rivalry
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe DHL Stormers have rallied their World Cup-winning Springboks to stand tall and get the home team’s drive for a BKT United Rugby Championship play-off back on track against Leinster in Cape Town. The...
Speedster Cabango is back bigger and better than ever
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTheo Cabango feels he has returned from injury in even better shape than before and that was certainly how things looked on his first start in more than five months. Back from a lengthy lay-off...
Sharks head to Wales to face Scarlets
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWhile much has been said of the Hollywoodbets Sharks aspirations in the EPCR Challenge Cup, the focus for the team is on the immediate challenge that lies ahead. Lukhanyo Am leads a vastly experienced,...
Morgan Jones comes into Scarlets side for Sharks clash
7 months agoScarlets take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks at Parc y Scarlets on Friday night (19:35; BBC Wales), showing one change to the team beaten by Edinburgh last weekend. Scotland international second row Alex...
Japan Rugby League One Preview
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – The Fuchu Wars: Episode II Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath might both have qualified for next month’s Japan RugbyLeague One semi-finals, but don’t...
Ospreys ready to fire as Booth puts Bulls in the crosshairs
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWales's Ospreys earned respect in the Republic by beating the DHL Stormers in Cape Town. South Africans are passionate about their teams, but they are equally accommodating and generous in their...
Pressure mounts on SA sides in the URC
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe South African franchises will be under immense pressure to bounce back strongly from disappointing results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last week – apart from the Emirates Lions –...
An occasion to remember for the Plumtree family
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThere will be a very special father and son reunion in the BKT URC this weekend as John and Taine Plumtree find themselves in opposing camps. If things had worked out differently, they could have been...
