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Wales run riot in second half to leave England reeling in World Cup warm-up

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England’s began their final phase of World Cup preparation in horribly underwhelming fashion as Wales sent them spinning to a 20-9 defeat in Cardiff. Second-half tries from Gareth Davies and George...

Wales pass England test

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Steve Borthwick will have a lot of tough decisions to make going into Monday when England announce their final 33-man Sqaud for the World Cup. On the other hand, Welsh fans can walk away with a glimmer...

Major World Ranking Movements On The Cards

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

For several teams, the countdown to Rugby World Cup 2023 begins for real this weekend as they take to the pitch for the first of their warm-up fixtures. Scotland and Italy were the first European teams...

Talking points as Wales host England in World Cup warm-up

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Cup preparations will move up a gear for Wales and England when they meet in Cardiff on Saturday. Their first tournament warm-up fixture comes five weeks before World Cup openers that see England...

Staking a claim for the World Cup – Ireland versus Italy talking points

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland begin their World Cup warm-up matches by hosting Italy at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Head coach Andy Farrell has named an experimental matchday squad for his side’s first fixture since...

Match Day Programme: Scotland vs. France Summer Nations Series

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Six Nations encounter that took place earlier this year betwen France and Scotland featured two red cards inside the first 12 minutes; only three red cards had been issued in the previous 99 meetings between...

Wales v England preview: Both teams have it all to do

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Six Nations disappointment may have gone and hopes will naturally be more positive in these teams’ respective camps, but can Wales and England realistically challenge for the World Cup title...

Argentina v South Africa Preview: A battle in Buenos Aires

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina and South Africa lock horns for a second weekend in a row as the two sides clash in their first Rugby World Cup warm-up game following the conclusion of the Rugby Championship. Little split...

World Rankings Could Change Following This Weekend

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Seventeen of the top 20 sides in the World Rugby rankings are in action this weekend with Georgia, Portugal and Spain the exceptions. Ireland and New Zealand, the top two sides in the world, won't be...

Match Day Programme: Wales vs. England Summer Nations Series

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

This mammoth fixture between Wales and England will see the Welsh look to dot their I's and cross their T's after a very underwhelming six nations series. The English will be looking to see how well they...