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De Allende thrilled about facing club teammates

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan holds a special place in the heart of Damian de Allende, who has spent a number of seasons playing club rugby in that part of the world, and the experienced Springbok centre said he was very excited...

Lam names his Barbarians to face AB XV

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hanro Liebenberg will captain Barbarian F.C as they take on All Blacks XV at the Gtech Community Stadium, London, on Saturday (1:15pm). The Leicester Tigers star is one of eleven South Africans in the...

Emeka Ilione out for 2-3 months

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Emeka Ilione is likely to be out of action until the New Year recovering from a shoulder injury. The Leicester Tigers back row forward was assessed and scanned following last weekend's Gallagher PREM...

England team to play Australia

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

England’s opening fixture of the 2025 Quilter Nations Series sees Maro Itoje named as captain with Ellis Genge, George Ford and Jamie George supporting as vice-captains. The match marks a significant...

Fraser Dingwall pens new deal with Northampton Saints

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints are delighted to confirm that England centre Fraser Dingwall has signed a contract extension, keeping the 26-year-old at his boyhood club for the 2026/27 campaign and beyond.   A...

PREM Round 5 review

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

It is time to take a breath in the Gallagher PREM after five action-packed weeks – but not before we have taken a look back at Round 5. Northampton Saints head into the mini-break at the summit...

Flannery expecting to face a psyched-up Japan outfit

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok assistant coach Jerry Flannery said the Boks are expecting to face a psyched-up Japanese team when the sides meet in the opening match of their five-week November tour at Wembley Stadium in London...

Swain called into Wallabies squad amid second-row injuries

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Wallabies have called Western Force star Darcy Swain into the squad as they deal with a pair of second-row injuries. Swain's call-up comes after Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Josh Canham both suffered...

Borthwick names Quilter Nations Series squad

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

England Rugby head coach Steve Borthwick has named his squad for the forthcoming Quilter Nations Series, which kicks off on Saturday 1 November when England face Australia at Allianz Stadium (kick-off...

The most successful coaches in Six Nations history

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Some head coaches are inextricably linked to the Guinness Men's Six Nations due to their towering achievements. Here, we take a look at the men who have had the most success at the helm...