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Pacific Nations Cup 2024 set to level up global competitiveness as new brand, format and fixtures are announced

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has today unveiled the vibrant new brand, format and fixtures for the reimagined Pacific Nations Cup, a six-team annual competition featuring Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga, and USA designed...

Argentina And New Zealand Win HSBC SVNS In Vancouver

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina win third consecutive men’s title with 36-12 victory over New Zealand, while France win bronze. New Zealand beat France 35-19 to claim women’s gold as hosts Canada claim bronze Argentina...

World Rugby Women's Rankings preview: 24 February, 2024

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the second match of the Rugby Europe Women's Championship 2024 in Lisbon this weekend. Permutation highlights: Portugal will jump two places to...

Japan Rugby League One Preview

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Flight of the EagleLast season they were separated by one place, and six log points.This time, with the roles reversed, three places and nine points separate Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo and Yokohama...

Allan Alaalatoa pitches to captain Wallabies

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

llan Alaalatoa's two Tests as Wallabies captain have been about as painful as they get. There was 2022 in Florence, as Australia crashed to a historic loss to Italy - a shock result that led to Dave Rennie's...

From Bank Teller to the top of the Rugby Mountain: The Origins of Bundee Aki

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Normally, you'd be hard-pressed to find similarities between a bank teller working on the other side of the world and a World Rugby Player of the Year nominee.  But Bundee Aki doesn't do normal. The...

Rugby World Cup 2023 was the most viewed rugby event of all time

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

RWC France 2023 achieved 1.33 billion viewing hours (VH) across all programming on linear and non-linear broadcast making it the most viewed rugby event of all time France 2023 achieved 30 per cent...

Steven Luatua first to wear player mic in sold-out Bristol Bears V Bath Derby

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bristol Bears flanker Steven Luatua will make history by becoming the first ever Premiership Rugby player to be mic'd up in a game. TNT Sports viewers will get a never-seen-before take of the ex-All Blacks...

Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Six Preview

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Division One – Toyota Remembers In a last season lacking in fulfilment for Toyota Verblitz, one afternoon stands alone as its’ darkest moment.It involved Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo, making...

HSBC SVNS teams ready to turn up the heat in Perth

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Captains of the best 12 men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams in the world were soaking up the sun in Perth on Wednesday ahead of the hotly anticipated third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 on 26-28...