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ACT Brumbies mark Japan arrival with Sapporo City Hall visit

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head Coach Stephen Larkham, Assistant Coach Ben Mowen, alongside Ben O’Donnell and Harry Vella received a warm welcome by Sapporo City Mayor, Katsuhiro Akimoto, together with local government and...

Wallabies prop Bell tips Portugal to beat Fiji

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies prop Angus Bell has tipped Portugal to beat Fiji in the all-important Pool C match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France next Monday.Bell says the Wallabies' desperate victory over Portugal is...

Independent Disciplinary Committee decision: Ben Lam (Samoa)

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samoa’s Ben Lam attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in Samoa’s...

Rugby World Cup Round Four Review: Quarter-final slots still up for grabs

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Plenty still to play for as the pool phase in France enters its final week.  Thirty-two Rugby World Cup matches played, 16 to go – and a week to come featuring matches in all four...

Wallabies: 'We'll still prepare as if we have a quarter-final'

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dan Palmer, lineout coach   On plans for next few days:   "We have three days to freshen up then come back in and prepare for a quarter-final. Obviously it is out of our hands now but that's...

Tonga reaction (head coach Kefu, captain Tameifuna, Coleman, Fekitoa, Piutau)

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

MIXED ZONE Adam Coleman, lock On the physical battle: "Tonga try to play the same type of game as South Africa does. It’s very physical, it’s in both teams' DNA. It was a very physical test...

South Africa reaction (Fourie, captain Kolisi, head coach Nienaber, Pollard, Libbok)

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

MIXED ZONE Deon Fourie, hooker On the fourth try and win: “Our goal was a bit bigger for points difference, so we didn’t reach that objective, but we’ll see what happens next week...

Australia win but still face early exit

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia secured the bonus-point they needed with a 34-14 win on Sunday to maintain their slimmest of slim chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals. But the men in green and gold had it far from their...

AUS 34-14 POR: Australia win but still face early exit

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia secured the bonus-point they needed with a 34-14 win on Sunday to maintain their slimmest of slim chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals. But the men in green and gold had it far from their...