Matt Burke rugby player
Matt Burke rugby player

Matt Burke

26th Mar 1973 1.84m/97kg Fullback

Waratahs centre confirms departure to Leicester

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

NSW Waratahs centre Izaia Perese has confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the year and join English Premiership side Leicester. The Tigers made the announcement on Thursday to sign the centre...

Pollard and De Klerk to start final - South Africa name team to play New Zealand

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has announced his squad to face New Zealand at Stade de France on Saturday, 28 October. South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has named his matchday 23 to face...

Bertranou in for Cubelli - Argentina name team to play New Zealand

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has named his match-day 23 to play New Zealand in the first semi-final of Rugby World Cup 2023 at Stade de France on Friday, 20 October. Argentina head coach Michael...

Match Preview: Japan v Argentina

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The equation is simple for both sides at Nantes on Saturday. Victory equals quarter-final qualification and a match next Saturday against the winner of Pool C in Marseille. The consequences of a defeat...

Bledisloe Cup: A Head to Head Look

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

  With the Bledisloe Cup only a few days away, we have had a look at the history of the bledisloe cup along with the last Wallabies team to win the the covetd trophy.  Inaugural winners: The...

The Legend of 2002: The last Wallabies Bledisloe Cup Triumph

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the 2023 edition of the Bledisloe Cup only a few days away, we take a look a at the last Australian side to win the coveted Trans-Tasman trophy.  The first official Bledisloe Cup fixture took...

On This Day in 2015: McCaw and Carter bow out in World Cup Final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

On this day in 2015, All Blacks legends Riche McCaw Dan Carter played their final test match steering New Zealand to Rugby World Cup glory.   McCaw captained the All Blacks in the final as he ended...

Connacht Rugby confirm departing players

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Connacht Rugby can confirm the players who will depart the club at the end of the season.   As previously announced, Ultan Dillane, Sammy Arnold, Abraham Papali’i and Tietie...

James Ramm signs for Northampton Saints

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints can today announce the signing of Australian wing James Ramm from the NSW Waratahs ahead of the 2022/23 season.   The English-qualified 23-year-old outside back has started 18...

James Lowe scores FOUR to send Leinster into the Champions Cup quarter-finals

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup after a comprehensive 56-20 (82-41 on aggregate) victory over Connacht.   Leo Cullen's charges will face either Leicester Tigers or...