United Rugby Championship Round 2 Previews
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIf Round 1 is anything to go by, United Rugby Championship fans are in for a real treat this season. With teams welcoming fans back into the stadiums, more than 400 points were accumulated across the eight...
Scotland Women get double World Rugby Rankings boost
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland’s dramatic 20-18 win over Ireland in the Rugby World Cup 201 Europe Qualifier in Parma on Sunday has sent them up to ninth position in the World Rugby Women’s Rankings,...
The Rugby Championship 2021: The Breakdown - All Blacks on brink of title ahead of 100th Springboks showdown
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand are on the brink of landing the Rugby Championship title ahead of their 100th Test against holders South Africa in Townsville on Saturday. The All Blacks have been in a class of their...
Nienaber banks on experience for New Zealand Test
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled the experienced trio of Lood de Jager, Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Townsville,...
Jones names squad for training camp
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named a 45-player squad for a short training camp. The group will meet at The Lensbury, Teddington on Sunday 26 September – Tuesday 28 September. It...
All Blacks focused on beating Springboks, not new world ranking
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhile New Zealand have usurped South Africa in the world rankings, Ian Foster would take greater joy from beating them on the pitch. New Zealand returned to the top of the world rankings...
Australia 30-17 South Africa: Ikitau and Koroibete lead Wallabies to victory
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn a scrappy encounter in Brisbane, Australia scored four tries to claim a bonus-point victory over South Africa. Australia got the better of South Africa for the second week running as...
Looking ahead to the weekend's Rugby Championship action
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother feast of Southern Hemisphere is on the horizon with repeats of last weekend’s match-ups as Los Pumas meet the All Blacks and the wounded Springboks do battle with Dave Rennie’s Wallabies. The...
Hooper to break captaincy record, White to start against Springboks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMichael Hooper will surpass George Gregan for the most Tests as Wallabies captain when he leads the side out in Saturday’s eToro Rugby Championship clash with South Africa at Suncorp Stadium. The...
The day the ABs won their first series in SA
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 100th Test between the two fierce rugby nations of South Africa and New Zealand is edging closer. The rivalry was forged way back in August 1921, when the All Blacks defeated...
