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Dan Tobin to join England coaching team

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has appointed Dan Tobin to his coaching team as a strength and conditioning coach. The 40-year-old joins the England men’s set-up in October from...

Springboks v All Blacks second Test: Things worth knowing

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand must beat reigning world champions South Africa there on Saturday to have a chance of retaining the Rugby Championship.  Cape Town has always been a happy hunting ground for the All Blacks,...

World Rugby Women's Rankings preview

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the two WXV 2024 warm-up matches in Europe this weekend.  Permutation highlights: England cannot improve their rating with victory over France...

USA Men’s arrive Tokyo for Pacific Nations Cup round 2

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Immediately after defeating Canada from Los Angeles on Saturday, the USA Men’s Eagles jet off to Tokyo for the latter half of this year’s Asahi Dry Pacific Nations Cup, ready to face Japan...

Pacific Nations Cup 2024: Round three preview

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Everything you need to know about the final round of the cross-regional competition’s pool stage as Tonga host Fiji before Japan take on USA.   The Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2024...

Shute Shield winning quartet re-sign with NSW Waratahs

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The NSW Waratahs have locked up the core of Eastern Surburbs' Shute Shield title-winning campaign for the 2025 Super Rugby season. Teddy Wilson, Jack Bowen, Julian Heaven and Jack Grant have all re-signed...

Match officials appointed for 8 September 2024

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with Matt Carley named to referee the Rugby Championship Test between the Springboks and the All Blacks in Cape Town, where Zoe Naude will...

Munster Rugby Awards 2024

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Calvin Nash was announced on Tuesday night as the Bank of Ireland Men’s Player of the Year at the annual Munster Rugby Awards, presented by Virgin Media, held at the Woodlands House Hotel in Adare,...

World Rugby Rankings preview

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby published the ranking permutations for the second round of the Pacific Nations Cup 2024 and third round of The Rugby Championship 2024 this weekend. Permutation highlights: In all four...

6 takeaways from round one of the Pacific Nations Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Five-time champions Fiji kicked off their Pacific Nations Cup 2024 campaign on Friday with a 42-16 win against Samoa, while Japan beat hosts Canada 55-28 in the second match on Sunday. The scoring patterns...