Ben Donald rugby player
Ben Donald rugby player

Ben Donald

3rd Apr 1998 1.95m/115kg No 5 Lock

Super Rugby Pacific Wrap: Round 1

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Early season form resulted in some spectacular play in the DHL Super Rugby Pacific opening round over the weekend, with the defending champion Crusaders starting the campaign with a loss to the Chiefs...

Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round One Teams

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Super Rugby Pacific is set to get underway this weekend as the 12 teams battle for the title. The defending champions Crusaders will kick off the action against the Chiefs on Friday February 23, followed...

White & Rodda headline Force team for Round 1 vs Hurricanes

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Western Force have named five starters to make their Club debuts in Friday night’s Super Rugby Pacific season-opening clash with the Hurricanes at HBF Park. Off-season recruits Tom Franklin,...

Western Force eager for season opener vs The Reds

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Western Force’s opening pre-season trial game ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific is just over a week away and recruit Ben Donaldson says the players are “raring to go”. The Force...

The Western Force look to secure former Wallabies talisman

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Just six years after equalling the Australian record for the most tries in a single Super Rugby season, wrecking ball Taqele Naiyaravoro has made the first steps towards a return to the competition. The...

Potter sets magical sights on becoming a Wallaby

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Winger Harry Potter wants to be a Wallaby. That’s a sentence you probably never thought you’d read, but it’s true – after showing signs of promise with Leicester Tigers,...

Key signings for the Western Force for 2024 in Ben Donaldson and Nic White,

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Earlier today the Western Force confirmed its initial 36-player squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season with a couple more spots to be decided in pre-season. Homegrown WA talents Carlo Tizzano and...

Welsh rugby bids fond farewell to celebrated trio with 352 caps between them

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and Leigh Halfpenny had a rousing send off in Wales’ 49-26 win over the Barbarians. Warren Gatland reflected on an “incredibly special” occasion as Welsh...

Will anyone claim a hat-trick of Mastercard Player of the Match awards?

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

We take a look at which players, and positions, have dominated the Mastercard Player of the Match awards at Rugby World Cup 2023. Five players have won multiple Mastercard Player of the Match awards at...

Australia: Rugby World Cup 2023 review

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A first loss to Fiji in 69 years, a record-breaking defeat by Wales and a first-ever pool-stage exit: this will go down as the most disappointing campaign to date for the two-time winners. The progress...