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Independent disciplinary process update: Tuna Tuitama (Samoa) and Mesake Doge (Fiji)

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

An Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) convened to consider the red cards issued to Samoa’s Tuna Tuitama (Law 9.20(a)) and Fiji’s Mesake Doge (Fiji) (Law 9.13) during their respective...

Pacific Nations Cup: Defending champions Fiji fly into final

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kalaveti Ravouvou scored a hat-trick for Fiji and opposite winger Taniela Rakuro bookended the opening period try-spree with scores at either end of the half. His first, with just four minutes on the clock,...

Japan rips apart Tonga to reach Pacific Nations Cup rugby final

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Seven players scored a try for Japan in an overwhelming 62-24 rout of Tonga on Sunday that advanced the Asian men's rugby side into the Pacific Nations Cup final. Tries by Amato Fakatava, Hayate Era,...

USA qualify for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 after victory in Denver

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

USA have secured qualification for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 after defeating Samoa 29-13 in the fifth-place play-off of the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 on Sunday, 14 September, in Denver,...

Pacific Nations Cup 2025: Semi-finals preview

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colorado, hosts three matches this weekend, as the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 Finals Series gets under way. Samoa and USA kick off what is set...

Lisa Cockburn calls time on rugby career

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland international Lisa Cockburn has today announced her retirement from both international and club rugby following the conclusion of the Women’s Rugby World Cup. Cockburn...

World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 13-14 September, 2025

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for matches in The Rugby Championship 2025 and the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 this weekend.  Permutation highlights: South Africa...

Canada name team for QF clash v Wallaroos

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

After an undefeated run in pool play to top Pool B at the Rugby World Cup, Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team has announced its roster for the quarter-finals. September 11, 2025 (Bristol, England)...

South Africa Slide as Rankings Shake Up

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The latest world rugby rankings have delivered big changes in both the men’s and women’s game. South Africa’s fall in the men’s standings is the headline, while in the women’s...

Seven-try Japan silence spirited USA’s California dreams

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Amato Fakatava and captain Warner Dearns both scored twice as Japan eased to a seven-try 21-47 win over USA, to book their semi-final place in Denver, Colorado, next weekend, and leave the Eagles facing...