Rob Valetini rugby player
Rob Valetini rugby player

Rob Valetini

3rd Sep 1998 1.93m/113kg Blindside Flanker

Will anyone claim a hat-trick of Mastercard Player of the Match awards?

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

We take a look at which players, and positions, have dominated the Mastercard Player of the Match awards at Rugby World Cup 2023. Five players have won multiple Mastercard Player of the Match awards at...

Australia: Rugby World Cup 2023 review

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A first loss to Fiji in 69 years, a record-breaking defeat by Wales and a first-ever pool-stage exit: this will go down as the most disappointing campaign to date for the two-time winners. The progress...

Australia win but still face early exit

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia secured the bonus-point they needed with a 34-14 win on Sunday to maintain their slimmest of slim chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals. But the men in green and gold had it far from their...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Australia v Portugal

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two defeats in a row in France, including a record loss to Wales, have left Australia despondent. Their Rugby World Cup future is out of their hands. All they can do is finish the pool phase in a manner...

Wales book World Cup quarter-final spot by thrashing Eddie Jones’ Australia

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dominant Wales booked a place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after crushing Australia 40-6 and leaving Eddie Jones’ team close to pool-stage elimination. A third successive Pool C victory...

Donaldson starts at fly-half - Australia name team to play Wales

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia head coach Eddie Jones has named his match-day 23 to face Wales in Pool C at OL Stadium in Lyon on Sunday, 24 September. Ben Donaldson switches from full-back to fly-half, with Carter Gordon...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Australia v Fiji

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

An important match for both sides for different reasons: after five defeats in a row coming into the Rugby World Cup, Eddie Jones’ injury-hit Australia will want to double-up on their clinical win...

Slipper returns as Wallabies name side to face Fiji

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies prop James Slipper has given the side a major boost, cleared to return against Fiji in Saint Etienne on Monday morning (AEST).   Slipper has been dealing with a foot tendon problem, which...

Tupou wins 50th cap - Australia name team to play Georgia

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia head coach Eddie Jones has named his match-day 23 to face Georgia in Saint-Denis on Saturday, with loosehead prop Taniela Tupou set to win his 50th cap. 1 Angus Bell2 David Porecki3 Taniela...

Shocks aplenty as Wallabies announce Rugby World Cup 2023 squad

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones has made several huge calls as he announces the 33-player Wallabies squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.   Co-captain Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper are among the exclusions, with...