Top 14 Highlights: Lyon v Stade Francais
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUnlike their opening game last year where they drew to Toulouse 16 - all. Lyon managed to get one over their opposition this evening. 43 - 9 was the final score as the home side absolutely demolished Stade...
Springboks Name Rugby World Cup Squad
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRassie Erasmus has named his Springbok Rugby World Cup squad. The squad named features three players attending their third Rugby World Cup – Frans Steyn, Tendai Mtawarira and Francois Louw...
Betham at the double as Clermont get up and running in Top 14
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyClermont Auvergne are up and running in the Top 14 as Peter Betham inspired a 28-10 win over La Rochelle on Sunday. Peter Betham scored twice as last season's Top 14 runners-up Clermont...
Weekend Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbySharks book last Currie Cup semi-final berth The Sharks booked the last semi-final berth in the Currie Cup with a bonus-point 48-40 victory against a gutsy Blue Bulls outfit at Loftus Versfeld...
Bayonne stun Racing 92 on opening day, Toulouse beaten
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere were shock wins for Bayonne and Bordeaux-Begles as the Top 14 returned for the 2019-20 season on Saturday. Newly promoted Bayonne celebrated an opening-day upset as the...
Springboks name final training squad
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok training squad of 36 players assembled in Bloemfontein on Sunday for a four-day Rugby World Cup camp in Bloemfontein as part of the Boks’ preparations for the global tournament which...
France to unleash Alivereti Raka on Scotland with three other uncapped players in the 23
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJacques Brunel has named his side to face Scotland this weekend with star Clermont winger Alivereti Raka set to make his test debut on the left wing. The side will be led by Jefferson Poirot...
Siya Kolisi returns in a new look Springbok side to face Argentina
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby director of rugby, unleashed a new-look team to take on the Pumas on Wednesday, packed with players looking to secure a place in South Africa’s Rugby World Cup squad. Eighteen...
PNC Preview – Japan vs Tonga
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter upsetting pre-tournament favorites Fiji in Kamaishi, Japan will look to take another step towards the Pacific Nations Cup title when they host Tonga in Osaka on Saturday. Matches...
Joe Tekori retires from international duty months before RWC
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyVeteran Samoa forward Joe Tekori has announced his immediate retirement from international duty, less than two months from the start of the Rugby World Cup. The 35-year-old announced...
