rugbyworldcup2023

Carrasco returns to front row - Chile name team to play Argentina

13 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chile head coach Pablo Lemoine has named his match-day 23 for the team's Pool D game against Argentina on Saturday, 30 September and has made eight changes to his starting 15, including the return of Javier...

Cheika blends debutants with old heads - Argentina name team to play Chile

18 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika's 23-man squad to face Chile in Pool D in Nantes on Saturday contains a mix of experience and those making their Rugby World Cup debuts, with Rodrigo Isgro and Martín...

Assistant coach Goodman, Alo-Emile & Fidow discuss Samoa v Japan

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andrew Goodman, assistant coach On Pool D: "It's exciting how wide open the pool is with all the results. Do or die is not the terminology we have used. We have talked about a performance we can be proud...

Match Preview: Japan v Samoa

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

There’s a lot at stake when Japan face Samoa at Stadium de Toulouse on Thursday. Two sides’ quarter-final hopes are on the line in a ferociously tight Pool D, in which a single point separates...

Fidow starts on wing - Samoa announce team to play Japan

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samoa head coach Seilala Mapusua has made four changes to his side for their Pool D match against Japan in Toulouse on Thursday, with Taleni Seu and Sa Jordan Taufua coming into the back-row, Ed Fidow...

Tom Curry ‘in phenomenal shape’ ahead of England’s final World Cup group game

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Curry has been pushing himself through the pain barrier in training to ensure he is ready to face Samoa in England’s final World Cup group match. Curry has played less than three minutes of...

Samoa hoping local knowledge will offer edge against Japan

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

When Japan takes on Samoa in Toulouse, France, in Pool D of the Rugby World Cup on Thursday, it will be up against a team that knows more than a thing or two about Japanese rugby. Head coach Seilala Mapusua...

Australia fall to new low in World Rugby Men’s Rankings

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales have become the first team to book their place in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2023 following a record 40-6 win over Australia at the OL Stadium in Lyon. Dan Biggar’s injury replacement,...

ARG 19-10 SAM: Argentina back on track with win over Samoa

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina kick-started their Rugby World Cup 2023 campaign with a 19-10 win over Samoa in Pool D at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne. Samoa, despite being only one place behind their...