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World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 17-18 February, 2024

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the third round of the Rugby Europe Championship this weekend. Permutation highlights: Georgia cannot improve on 13th place this weekend as they...

Hot Stats Round 2 - Men's Rugby Europe Championship

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

First hot stat of Round 2: all home teams got a win and bonus point, proving how the host card can be vital in the competition. As Portugal got back to their feet, Georgia, Spain and Romania remained...

Round 2 Review - Men's Rugby Europe Championship 24

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia, Spain and Romania made it two wins from two in the Rugby Europe Championship for 2024 at the weekend while Portugal got their first win of the year. The second round of group phase fixtures began...

Match Preview: Portugal vs Poland

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Portugal, initially considered the main contenders for second place in the Group B standings, suffered a sensational first-round defeat to Belgium and drastically reduced their chances of qualifying...

Round 1 Review - Men's Rugby Europe Championship 24

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

There are exciting weekends of rugby and then there is the men’s Rugby Europe Championship weekend that has just gone. To say the 2024 campaign got going with a flourish would be an understatement...

Rugby Europe Championship Hot Stats - Round 1

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

We take a look back at some of the encounters from the weekend from a statistics point of view, provided by Oval Insights.  What a way to open the 2024 Men’s Rugby Europe Championship season,...

Cameron Winnett and Alex Mann relishing international chance after Wales debuts

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cameron Winnett and Alex Mann were junior school pupils when Wales last beat England in a Six Nations game at Twickenham. But 12 years on from that Triple Crown-clinching victory, both Cardiff prospects...

Shock result reflected in updated World Rugby Men’s Rankings

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Belgium, some 18.20 points and 16 places below Portugal in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings powered by Capgemini, caused a huge shock on Saturday when they beat Os Lobos 10-6 in the opening round...