Pacific Nations Cup 2025: 7-up for Fiji after epic final win over Japan
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji claimed a deserved seventh Pacific Nations Cup title as they held off a Japan fightback to win an outrageously entertaining final 33-27 at America First Field, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In a match...
Welsh Rugby Awards
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJac Morgan was crowned Wales Men’s Player of the Year for the second time at the Welsh Rugby Writers’ Club’s annual dinner at Principality Stadium on Thursday night with another Wales...
Wallabies squad updated for Bledisloe Cup Series
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies’ scrumhalf Jake Gordon has recovered from injury to return to the squad ahead of the first Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland on Saturday September 27. Gordon spent time training with the...
Independent disciplinary process update: Tuna Tuitama (Samoa) and Mesake Doge (Fiji)
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAn Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) convened to consider the red cards issued to Samoa’s Tuna Tuitama (Law 9.20(a)) and Fiji’s Mesake Doge (Fiji) (Law 9.13) during their respective...
South Africa reclaim number 1 spot in World Rugby rankings
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter an action-packed weekend with matches in The Rugby Championship and the Pacific Nations Cup, there has been a few changes to the World Rugby rankings with USA being the biggest climbers and Tonga...
Pacific Nations Cup: Defending champions Fiji fly into final
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyKalaveti Ravouvou scored a hat-trick for Fiji and opposite winger Taniela Rakuro bookended the opening period try-spree with scores at either end of the half. His first, with just four minutes on the clock,...
Japan rips apart Tonga to reach Pacific Nations Cup rugby final
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySeven players scored a try for Japan in an overwhelming 62-24 rout of Tonga on Sunday that advanced the Asian men's rugby side into the Pacific Nations Cup final. Tries by Amato Fakatava, Hayate Era,...
USA qualify for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 after victory in Denver
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyUSA have secured qualification for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 after defeating Samoa 29-13 in the fifth-place play-off of the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 on Sunday, 14 September, in Denver,...
Pacific Nations Cup 2025: Semi-finals preview
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colorado, hosts three matches this weekend, as the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 Finals Series gets under way. Samoa and USA kick off what is set...
New Zealand v South Africa quarter-final preview
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand come into their quarter-final against South Africa as one of the form teams looking to go all the way. A sweep of pool-stage victories against Spain, Japan, and Ireland gave the Black Ferns...
