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Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Two

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two teams who suffered chastening defeats on the opening weekend meet at Mie on Saturday, with the home side hosting a Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay side coming off a 52-26 defeat by playoff rivals...

Henry Arundell chooses Racing 92 over England in two-year deal

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Henry Arundell will be unavailable for England selection until 2026 after agreeing a two-year contract extension with Racing 92. Arundell, one of the most exciting talents in the English game, cannot...

Ireland U18 & U19 Training Squads Announced

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Training squads for the Ireland U18s and Ireland U19s, have been announced for the National Age Grade Training camps at the end of December. The squads will train at the IRFU High Performance Centre...

Twickenham to stage 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Twickenham Stadium will host the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final, while the opening game will be staged at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, World Rugby and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Monday. The...

Match Preview: Bath Rugby vs Ulster

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster kick off their Investec Champions' Cup campaign with a Round 1 away trip to English Premiership side, Bath Rugby, at The Rec Stadium. Ulster hope to get their European campaign off to a positive...

Mouthwatering 2024 Springbok home Test schedule revealed

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  World’s top three in action in South Africa Ireland and New Zealand head to SA for two-test series each First Test against Portugal in July   Two of the Springboks’ biggest...

Emirates World Rugby Match Officials confirmed for Men's Guinness Six Nations

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Emirates World Rugby Match Officials have been confirmed for the 2024 Guinness Six Nations, the first international competition on the road to the men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Fifteen...

Tom Foley steps back from international match officiating

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Foley, a hugely respected match official both domestically and as part of the International Match Officials group, has decided to step away from international match officiating for the foreseeable...

United Rugby Championship Round 7 Wrap Up By Simon Thomas

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

BOX OFFICE WALES HOPEFUL Wales fly-half contender Ioan Lloyd produced a “box office” display in the Scarlets’ 29-23 bonus point victory over Cardiff Rugby at a packed Arms Park.   The...

Harlequins v Sale: Key Head to Heads

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Friday night lights dishes up a blockbuster clash as Sale travel to London to face the Harlequins. Quins are in need of a win to pull them out from the middle of the Premiership table while Sale are sitting...