Tomas Lavanini rugby player
Tomas Lavanini rugby player

Tomas Lavanini

22nd Jan 1993 2.01m/126kg No 5 Lock

The Rugby Championship: Gearing up for an action-packed Round 4

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Last weekend is one that the Springboks will be very keen to wipe from memory as they gear up for their second outing against the Wallabies in this year’s edition of The Rugby Championship. Likewise,...

Rugby Championship: The Breakdown – Foster backs 'hurting' All Blacks to bounce back

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ian Foster has backed his New Zealand team to banish their home blues in Saturday's Rugby Championship tussle with Argentina at Waikato Stadium.   The All Blacks have lost their last three...

Rugby Championship Round One Team Of The Week

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

As the dust settles on a stellar opening weekend of the Rugby Championship, we pick our team of the week.   The Springboks claimed an impressive victory over the All Blacks, their first...

Los Pumas Squad: Captain Julian Montoya fit to tackle Wallabies

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina have been boosted by the return to fitness of captain Julian Montoya and halfbacks Tomas Cubelli and Nicolas Sanchez.   Los Pumas head coach Michael Cheika included...

Ranked: The Heaviest Test Packs This July

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The test season is back, and with all the squads locked in for July, we check the scales and see which team could field the heaviest pack.       Taking the weights listed...

Tomas Lavanini cops a five-week ban for record breaking red card

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina second-row Tomas Lavanini has been suspended for five weeks following his red card against Ireland.   Lavanini became the first player to ever be sent off five times at test level when...

Ireland coach Farrell delighted after cruising past Argentina

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland coach Andy Farrell was delighted with his side after they hammered Argentina 53-7 to collect their third win from three games in the Autumn Nations series on Sunday.   The visitors caught...

Kellaway treble rounds off Rugby Championship in style

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andrew Kellaway scored three tries as Australia made it four consecutive Rugby Championship wins for the first time in their history.   A hat-trick from in-form Andrew Kellaway saw Australia close...

Los Pumas Player Ratings v New Zealand

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina had absolutely no reply to the physicality and skill of New Zealand in Sunday's Rugby Championship contest.   New Zealand turned on the style to ruthlessly dispatch Argentina 39-0...

Premiership Rugby Ins And Outs

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

BATH RUGBY Ins: Will Butt (academy), Arthur Cordwell (academy), Johannes Jonker (Ealing Trailfinders), D’Arcy Rae (Glasgow Warriors), Kieran Verden (academy), Jaco Coetzee (The Stormers), Danny...