Matt Burke rugby player
Matt Burke rugby player

Matt Burke

26th Mar 1973 1.84m/97kg Fullback

A quick look at the Rugby Championship stats

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Rugby Championship (TRC) is one of the pre-eminent international rugby union competitions in world rugby. It is contested annually by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South...

United Rugby Championship Ins & Outs (Ireland)

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Let us take a look at all the ins and outs for all the Irish clubs ahead of the 2024/25 URC season.   Connacht Ins: Piers O’Conor – Bristol Bears Adam McBurney – Edinburgh David...

Waratahs centre confirms departure to Leicester

7 months 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

2 years 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

2 years 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...