Rugby World Cup 2023 - Round Four Analysis
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand confirmed their tournament credentials with a 96-17 victory over Italy in Lyon on Friday, and as a result are unsurprisingly setting the standard for attacking stats at Rugby World Cup 2023. The...
Wallabies prop Bell tips Portugal to beat Fiji
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies 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...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool A permutations
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith the Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-final line-ups still uncertain, here are the full pool permutations with one round of matches left to play. With one round of the Rugby World Cup 2023 pool phase...
Director of rugby Erasmus (RSA): 'I'd rather be in our position than Ireland's'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from South Africa's Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and assistant coach Deon Davids after the 49-18 Pool B victory over Tonga in Marseille. Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby On replacement...
Rugby World Cup Round Four Review: Quarter-final slots still up for grabs
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPlenty 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...
Pretty much a World Cup final – Darcy Graham and Scotland ready for Ireland
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDarcy Graham insisted Scotland are ready to “go to a dark place” as they bid to defy recent history in their mouth-watering qualification shootout with Ireland in Paris. The Scots secured...
'We're delighted to have Dupont back'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyKarim Ghezal, assistant coach On Antoine Dupont's comeback to the squad: "We're very happy to have him back with us, that's the first very positive point. What's also important is that the 33 players...
Tonga reaction (head coach Kefu, captain Tameifuna, Coleman, Fekitoa, Piutau)
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMIXED 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 RugbyMIXED 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 RugbyAustralia 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...
