Montpellier cited for salary cap breach - report
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMontpellier 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...
Montpellier complete the signing of World Cup winning scrumhalf Cobus Reinach
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMontpellier have confirmed the signing of World Cup-winning Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach from the Northampton Saints. Reinach will now link up with fellow World Cup winner Handre Pollard...
Cross Code XIII, Players Who Could Make Seamless Move To Rugby League
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFew players could switch between Rugby League and Union with the likes of Sonny Bill Williams and Ben Te'o two of the few that have made the cross code jump seamlessly in the modern era. While...
Picking A Southern Hemisphere Lions XV
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhat if the Southern Hemisphere powerhouse nations combined to create an invitational side? We take a look at just that with Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa teamed...
How Montpelleir could line up with PSdT IF he joined the club
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMontpellier have been linked with current World Rugby Player of the Year, Pieter-Steph du Toit, in a recent report by South African newspaper the Rapport. The club responded to the reports...
The Two Best Composite World Club XVs
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThis is some team! OPTA released the top players in each position based on their unique index which highlighted the highest-rated players in top-level club rugby since the beginning of 2019. After releasing...
Update: The Highest Paid Rugby Players In The World
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe list of the highest-paid rugby players in the world has been updated. The likes of Matt Giteau and Dan Carter are effectively free agents which has changed the current Top 15 highest...
PREDICTED: The Springbok 23 the Lions are likely to face in the first test
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland will have got somewhat of a good idea of some of the players he will face thanks to his stint with the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the Springboks unlikely to change too much from the World...
Where are they now? Every World Rugby Junior Player of the Year since 2008
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe World Rugby Under 20 Championship draws plenty of interest each year as we get a glimpse of what is to come in the future of the game with the best players in the World under the age of the 20 going...
The Top 10 Highest Earners in Rugby Union
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhen Rugby Union turned professional on 26 August 1995, it is doubtful that those involved in the game, either directly or at a distance, could have conceived of the salaries which some players are taking...
