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Montpellier cited for salary cap breach - report

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Montpellier could face punishment for salary cap breaches according to a report by French newspaper Midi Olympique.   The 2019/20 TOP14 season has been abandoned due...

Where are they now? The 2016 Super Rugby winning Hurricanes Team

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015, The Hurricanes won their first championship after repeating their efforts of 2015 by finishing first in the regular season and hosting the...

Blair Connor retires

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blair Connor, the colourful character who has spent the last decade on the wing for Bordeaux-Begles, has announced his retirement from the game.   Connor was born in Brisbane, Australia, in 1988....

Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualification Process

6 years ago by Rugby World

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World Rugby Confirm RWC23 Qualification Details

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

World Rugby has announced details of the qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. Ireland is one of 12 countries to have already secured its place at the 2023 finals after finishing in...

World Rugby announces the qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2023

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has announced details of the qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.   Following the most competitive and widely-acclaimed Rugby World Cup to date in Japan, the qualification...

Tony Brown pins the Sunwolves Super Rugby demise on South Africa

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Sunwolves and Japan assistant coach Tony Brown has taken another swipe at South African rugby for what he says was a vindictive move to shut down the Japanese Super Rugby team.   The Sunwolves...

Pau sack Former All Blacks fly-half Tom Taylor

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Top-14 club Pau have sacked former All Blacks fly-half Tom Taylor.   Taylor left France to return home to New Zealand without the permission of the club during the coronavirus pandemic after...

Brian O’Driscoll ranked as the second greatest midfielder of all time by Jones and Barnes

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Ireland and Lions captain Brian O’Driscoll has been ranked as the second-best midfielder of all time by The Times columnists Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes.   In their latest...

France Loosehead Prop Jefferson Poirot Quits Test Rugby At The Age Of 27

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jefferson Poirot was a star of the France front row, but the prop plans to dedicate himself to winning club rugby honours and fatherhood.     Jefferson Poirot quit international rugby at...