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5 uncapped players named in Wales' 35-player squad for the Autumn Nations Series

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales men’s head coach Wayne Pivac has named a 35-player squad for the 2022 Autumn Nations Series.       Leigh Halfpenny, Ken Owens and Justin Tipuric are back for international...

Grand slam winners return for France, eight uncapped players named in Autumn Nations Series Squad

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France head coach Fabien Galthie has named a 42-man squad for the Autumn Nations Cup.   France host Australia in their opening game on 5 November at the Stade de France before fronting...

Laure Sansus out of the World Cup following knee injury

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Laure Sansus has suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee and has been ruled out for the rest of the World Cup. She has been replaced in the group by Marie Dupouy.     Best...

Eddie Jones attempts to lure South African prodigy to England

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Eddie Jones is planning a swoop for one of South Africa’s most highly-rated youngsters Sacha Mngomezulu.   The Stormers and South African u20s star holds an English passport...

France score six tries in World Cup opener against South Africa

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France got their Rugby World Cup 2021 Pool C campaign off to a winning start with a 40-5 bonus point victory over South Africa at Eden Park in Auckland. These two countries were handed...

Selevasio Tolofua to join Toulon next season

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Toulon has confirmed that French international Selevasio Tolofua will join the club on July 1, 2023 for the next few seasons.     Currently playing for Toulouse, Tolofua played his first...

Dan Biggar to leave Saints at end of season

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints can today confirm that Dan Biggar will leave the Club at the end of the 2022/23 season.   The 32-year-old fly-half has pulled on the Black, Green and Gold jersey 68 times to date,...

Sean O'Brien set for rugby return in the AIL

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Ireland and Lions flanker Sean O'Brien is set to make his return to rugby with AIL club Naas Rugby.   O'Brien tried to play his home town club, Tullow RFC in his native County...

Red Roses name team to play Fiji in 2021 Rugby World Cup opener

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday squad to play Fiji in their opening Pool C Rugby World Cup match at Eden Park on Saturday (8 October), kick-off 4.45pm New Zealand time/4.45am UK time...

World Cup Preview: Pool C

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The draw was made on 19th November 2020 and split the twelve teams into four “bands”, based on the world rankings at the time and before Italy, Japan and Scotland had qualified. As a...