Rugby Europe Championship Hot Stats - Round 1
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look back at some of the encounters from the weekend from a statistics point of view, provided by Oval Insights. What a way to open the 2024 Men’s Rugby Europe Championship season,...
Top U20 sides return to South Africa in June
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 12 best Under-20 sides in the world will return to South Africa in June after World Rugby announced on Wednesday that the World Rugby U20 Championship will again be hosted in the Western Cape. The...
Shock result reflected in updated World Rugby Men’s Rankings
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBelgium, some 18.20 points and 16 places below Portugal in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings powered by Capgemini, caused a huge shock on Saturday when they beat Os Lobos 10-6 in the opening round...
Rugby Europe Championship - Road to Paris
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGeorgia, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Poland will fight for the crown, and fans will enjoy the best of European rugby for five weekends, finishing at Stade Jean Bouin in...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 2-4 February, 2024
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the opening rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and the Rugby Europe Championship this weekend. Permutation highlights: Ireland will close...
Match Preview: Georgia vs Germany
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe men’s Rugby Europe Championship for 2023 is here and it gets underway with four great matches this weekend. With the event now expanded to eight teams, a new Pool and then knock-out format and...
World Rugby Emirates Match Official amendment: Italy v England, Guinness Men’s Six Nations
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has confirmed a change to the match official appointments for the Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2024 match between Italy and England on Saturday 3 February, 2024. Pierre Brousset (France)...
New Georgia coach Richard Cockerill: There should be more opportunities for up and coming rugby nations
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyRichard Cockerill has insisted that teams like Georgia deserve more opportunities at international level in the Englishman’s first comments as Los Lelos boss. The former Leicester Tigers head coach...
Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyOpening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 takes place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on 12-14 January The 12-team men’s and women’s competition format replicates the Olympic...
Patrice Lagisquet: The man who unlocked Portugal's potential
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe former Os Lobos head coach looks back on his four years in charge, which included a stellar performance at Men's Rugby World Cup 2023. It all started with a simple approach to the president of the...
