Craig Casey says height jokes ‘good craic’ as he awaits Ireland World Cup debut
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDiminutive scrum-half Craig Casey is content to be the butt of the jokes after confirming his Ireland team-mates regularly “take the p***” regarding his height. Casey is comfortably...
Whitelock draws level with McCaw - New Zealand name team to play Namibia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySecond-row Sam Whitelock will draw level with Richie McCaw as the most capped All Black when he wins his 148th cap and Damian McKenzie starts his first Rugby World Cup test at fly-half as New Zealand head...
Jack Conan could be fit for Ireland’s showdown with South Africa – Mick Kearney
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland are optimistic sidelined number eight Jack Conan will be fit to feature in next weekend’s Rugby World Cup showdown with defending champions South Africa in Paris. British and Irish...
Match Preview: All Blacks out for blood vs Namibia?
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand are likely to take their Rugby World Cup frustrations out on Namibia in Friday night’s Pool A mismatch in Toulouse. The All Blacks made a totally unfamiliar losing start to the tournament...
Match Preview: Uruguay ready to get World Cup underway vs hosts
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOne of four teams that sat out last weekend’s first block of games, Uruguay enter the Rugby World Cup chat on Thursday as they face hosts France in Lille in Pool A. Even with a starting XV featuring...
Rugby World Cup back in action from tomorrow
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2023 Rugby World Cup got under way with blockbuster battle between hosts France and two-time world champions New Zealand this past weekend, while the Springboks opened their title defence with a good...
Andrew Porter says Ireland squad ‘all have the belief’ to win World Cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyProp Andrew Porter insists every member of Andy Farrell’s 33-man squad believes Ireland can win the World Cup. Rugby’s top-ranked nation are among the favourites for glory in France but have...
Arata returns - Uruguay announce squad to play France
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Esteban Meneses has named his squad to face France in Stade de Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Thursday, with Castres scrum-half Santiago Arata back in the starting XV after recovering from a hand...
Best Quotes From The RWC Today
2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby"Our general approach, our way of playing, of training, today we are not going to change because it would be suicidal to change. A result cannot change or scar you either."Argentina backs coach Felipe...
Jelonch captains France after seven-month lay-off - Galthié names team to play Uruguay
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance head coach Fabien Galthié names his match-day 23 to face Uruguay, with Anthony Jelonch returning from a knee injury sustained in late February to captain Les Bleus as their number eight in...
