Sam Lousi signs new Scarlets contract
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets are delighted to announce that second row Sam Lousi has extended his stay at the club by signing a new contract. The 30-year-old second row has been a mainstay of the Scarlets pack since...
How this weekend's Six Nations can impact the World Rankings
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the second rounds of the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship 2022. Permutation highlights: Wales must beat Scotland by more than 15...
Super Rugby Pacific Tries for Tonga Fundraiser
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby Pacific players will be scoring tries for Tonga in the opening 10 rounds of the season with Rugby Australia (RA) and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) teaming up with their respective broadcast partners...
A World XV of players who COULD transfer to another test team this year
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn a groundbreaking move, the World Rugby Council approved an amendment to the sport’s national team representation laws late last year. This amendment will now permit an international player...
10 Great Sledges in Rugby
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFans and players love a good verbal joust on the pitch from time to time. While more common in the sphere of, say, cricket, a bit of sledging is no foreign concept on the rugby field. We take a look at...
Malakai Fekitoa launches fundraising page for Tonga
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTongan-born All Black Malakai Fekitoa has set up a fundraiser following the recent eruption of under-water volcano, Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai, which has caused wide-spread damage in his native...
Sonny Bill Williams: 'I would have entertained' a test switch to Samoa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams has said he would have considered switching his national allegiance from New Zealand to Samoa had the rules allowed it. Speaking to Stuff.co.nz,...
Leicester Tigers' match winner Hosea Saumaki reveals pre-game family concerns
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers' winger Hosea Saumaki scored in the latter stages of the Champions Cup fixture against Connacht on Saturday evening. The Premiership club overturned an 18 point deficit with Saumaki...
Ins, outs and the latest rugby rumours
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe recap some of the top stories, rumours and recently confirmed. Leone Nakarawa attracting interest in England Leone Nakawara has been linked with a move to the Premiership. Midi...
Munster set to sign Fekitoa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIrish heavyweights Munster are set to gain the services of former All Black and current Wasps centre Malakai Fekitoa. It has been rumoured that the 29 year-old Fekitoa...
