Taine Basham rugby player
Taine Basham rugby player

Taine Basham

2nd Nov 1999 1.83m/95kg Openside Flanker

URC Team Announcements Round 17

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for this weekend's Round 17 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #BULvGLA Arno...

'The breakdown is a 15-man job' - Sam Warburton defends Wales rookie flanker

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sam Warburton has come to the defence of Wales flanker Taine Basham in his recent column for The Times.   Basham has been the target of some criticism as Wales struggled at the...

Six Nations: Wales Player Ratings v England

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales produced a brief fightback in the latter stages of their Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham on Saturday.   However, Marcus Smith scored 18 points to see England to a 23-19...

Explained: World Rugby Rankings

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The men’s and women’s World Rugby Rankings are calculated using a points exchange system, in which sides take points off each other based on the match result.     Whatever...

Wales Six Nations: Taulupe Faletau returns to starting lineup

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wayne Pivac has named his side to take on England at Twickenham on Saturday. The team will be led by flyhalf Dan Biggar.   Number 8 Taulupe Faletau returns to the side, which sees Ross Moriarty...

Six Nations: The Breakdown – France out to end Ireland's winning run, tight match expected in Cardiff

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France and Ireland face off at the Stade de France on Saturday in a contest that may well determine exactly where the Six Nations title ends up next month. Pre-tournament favourites France kicked off...

Wales Team Announcement: Biggar and Davies to raise the bat

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales senior men’s head coach Wayne Pivac has named his team to face Scotland at a sold out Principality Stadium in their first home game of the 2022 Six Nations on Saturday 12 February.     ac...

Latest World Rankings: Ireland & Scotland climb

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A convincing victory over Wales sees Ireland move into their highest position under Andy Farrell while Scotland move ahead of Australia after their historic victory over England.   Ireland have...

2022 Six Nations Team of the Week - Round One

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland, Scotland, and France got their Six Nations campaigns off to winning starts in the opening weekend of action.   Andy Farrell's Ireland trashed Wales 29-7 in the opening game of the tournament...

Biggar highlights discipline and physicality in defeat

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales captain Dan Biggar was open and honest in his assessment of Wales’ crushing loss to Ireland in Dublin on Saturday afternoon.     Referee Jaco Peyper blew the final whistle...