Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final hoodoo
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland have never won a World Cup knockout match. In-form Ireland face three-time champions New Zealand seeking to improve their wretched quarter-final record at the Rugby World Cup. The Irish are through...
5 memorable meetings between Wales and Argentina
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have an impressive record against the Pumas. Wales and Argentina will face each other in a first Rugby World Cup clash since 1999 on Saturday. The opening Marseille quarter-final sees Wales start...
How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals - Part 1
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales will contest their seventh Rugby World Cup quarter-final when they take on Argentina in Marseille on Saturday. And their record under head coach Warren Gatland shows four successive appearances...
World Rugby Hall of Fame to recognise five Rugby World Cup greats
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDan Carter (New Zealand), Thierry Dusautoir (France), George Smith (Australia), Juan Martín Hernández (Argentina) and Bryan Habana (South Africa) will become the latest legends inducted into...
WAL 43-19 GEO: Wales reaction (Reffell, captain Lake, head coach Gatland, Costelow, Rees-Zammit, Rowlands)
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyReaction from Wales' Mastercard Player of the Match Tommy Reffell, captain Dewi Lake, head coach Warren Gatland, fly-half Sam Costelow, winger Louis Rees-Zammit and second-row Will Rowlands following their...
Match Preview: Wales v Georgia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but a point here against Georgia will ensure top spot in Pool C and set up a last-eight match against the second-placed team from Pool D in Marseille...
Sharikadze returns as captain - Georgia announce team to play Wales
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGeorgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has made five changes to his starting side to face Wales at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday, 7 October. Guram Gogichashvili and Shalva Mamukashvili return...
Wales’ Gareth Thomas has first-hand experience of Georgia threat
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGareth Thomas knows from painful experience the misery that Georgia’s forwards can inflict on opponents. Wales need one point from Saturday’s Pool C finale against Georgia in Nantes to guarantee...
Jonathan Humphreys urges Wales not to ‘go off-script’ against Georgia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJonathan Humphreys says that Wales “cannot afford to go off-script” when they tackle Rugby World Cup opponents Georgia in Nantes on Saturday. Wales need a point from their Pool C finale to...
Alex King wants Wales to keep standards high as they chase top spot in group
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAlex King says that Wales are about maintaining high standards as they build towards a final Rugby World Cup pool game and potentially topping their group. Wales’ appearance in a fourth successive...
