Rebels’ survival hopes fading as CEO and staff lose jobs, coaches given four-month contracts
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Melbourne Rebels’ hopes of surviving beyond this season are swiftly fading after 10 administrative staff, including chief executive Baden Stephenson, were made redundant, with the remaining staff...
Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Season Officially Launched
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season was officially launched in Auckland earlier today as the 12 team captains came together for the first time in the history of the revamped competition. The...
Match official appointments for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations and Pacific Four Series 2024
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith a packed calendar of fixtures ahead, World Rugby has today announced the team of Emirates match officials selected for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations starting in March and the World Rugby...
Cron locked in until 2026 after penning two-year extension with Force
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Western Force are delighted to announce that head coach Simon Cron has signed a two-year contract extension with the Club, keeping him in the west until 2026. The extension underlines the Club’s...
Rebels’ fate to be decided within weeks
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe future of the Melbourne Rebels beyond the 2024 season will be known by early March after documents filed to the corporate regulator revealed the embattled Super Rugby franchise had only $17,300 in...
Super Rugby Pacific Introduces Law Innovation
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby Pacific Tweaks Offside Law To Encourage Counterattack Super Rugby Pacific will be encouraging teams to run the ball back after receiving kicks during the 2024 season...
Cameron Winnett and Alex Mann relishing international chance after Wales debuts
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCameron Winnett and Alex Mann were junior school pupils when Wales last beat England in a Six Nations game at Twickenham. But 12 years on from that Triple Crown-clinching victory, both Cardiff prospects...
Schickerling Signs for Glasgow Warriors for 2024/25 Season
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs tighthead prop Patrick Schickerling has agreed a move to Glasgow Warriors for the 2024/25 season. The Namibian-born front rower will join the Scottish United Rugby Championship [URC] side...
Top U20 sides return to South Africa in June
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 12 best Under-20 sides in the world will return to South Africa in June after World Rugby announced on Wednesday that the World Rugby U20 Championship will again be hosted in the Western Cape. The...
Werchon eyeing big second year with Queensland
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhen Tate McDermott first cracked the Queensland Reds in 2018, it gave Sunshine Coast kids like Louis Werchon the belief they could make it from outside Brisbane. It was a powerful message that...
