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Owen Slot's Top 10 Players In The World

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Owen Slot, the popular UK scribe, has penned his top 10 players in the world at the moment. The list features 3 Englishmen, 3 All Blacks, 2 Springboks, 1 Fijian and 1 Frenchman.     Tom...

Rugby's Biggest Bruisers - Part Six

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Part Six of the Rugby's Biggest Bruisers series takes us down to the Southern Hemisphere with a look at a Springbok, a Fijian and an All Black.     Duane Vermeulen The bulldozing back-rower...

Sir Clive Woodward slams Pacific Nations for backing Bill Beaumont and takes aim at 'shameful' behaviour of Six Nations

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former World Cup-winning England coach Sir Clive Woodward has blasted nations for their handling of the World Rugby Chairman elections.   Woodward took exception to Fiji and Samoa for their...

Pichot or Beaumont - How the Unions are expected vote or have voted already

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The votes are in and the new Chairman of World Rugby will be announced on 12 May 2020.   We have broken down who has voted for Sir Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot with some of the...

Rugby's could lose its Olympic status - report

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby is facing the prospect of being dumped from the Olympics amid accusations of unethical governance in the sport's unions, according to a report in the Daily Mail. The World Rugby elections were...

WATCH: Fijian winger scores two intercept tries in TWO minutes vs Canada

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fijian wing Fero Lasagavibau showed off his ability to read the game in a clash with Canada back in 1999.   Lasagavibau played most of his career in France for the likes of US Dax...

Taqele Naiyaravoro willing to switch allegiance for 2023 World Cup

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Wallaby winger Taqele Naiyaravoro has revealed that he would switch allegiances to Fiji if a controversial rule allowing players to switch allegiance goes through.    Speaking...

All Black Great Agrees Pau Coaching Deal Extension

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former All Black centre and two-time Rugby World Cup winner Conrad Smith has extended his contract as Pau's High-Performance Manager to 2022, the French club's president Bernard Pontneau said on Wednesday.   Smith...

Tough luck for Scotland and Argentina as 2023 World Cup Draw Still Set For November

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina and Scotland are likely to end up in Pools of Death for the 2023 Rugby World Cup with the draw for the competition still set to take place in November later this year despite the disruption...

World Rugby Election To Be Decided By One Man - Report

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The fate of the next World Rugby Chairman is reportedly set to come down to just one man with Fijian Prime Minster Frank Bainimarama set to decide the outcome.   According to a report by Liam...