Rugby World Cup: With exactly one year to go, how are the leading nations shaping up?
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExcitement levels for the 2023 Rugby World Cup have ramped up another notch with Thursday marking exactly one year to go until the tournament gets up and running. For some teams, the next 12 months will...
Cape Town set for landmark Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll 40 international team captains lined up in front of majestic Table Mountain in Cape Town on Wednesday as excitement reaches fever pitch ahead of the highly anticipated Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022,...
Springboks lose Lukhanyo Am for the remainder of the year - report
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok centre Lukhanyo Am is set to miss the remainder of the test season, according to reports in South Africa. Am was in stellar form for the Springboks starring against Wales...
Rugby Championship: The Breakdown – Foster backs 'hurting' All Blacks to bounce back
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIan Foster has backed his New Zealand team to banish their home blues in Saturday's Rugby Championship tussle with Argentina at Waikato Stadium. The All Blacks have lost their last three...
Exiles name traveling squad for Munster
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDeclan Kidney has today confirmed the squad that is set to travel to Ireland to take on Munster in London Irish’s final pre-season fixture before the 2022/23 campaign gets underway. Last...
Michael Hooper will miss the remainder of the Rugby Championship
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed that flanker and captain Michael Hooper will not return for the rest of the Rugby Championship. Hooper withdrew from the opening game of the...
South Africa welcome Ireland, USA and Italy for tournament
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAn exhilarating rugby bonanza awaits when the Toyota Cheetahs will square up against three international teams and the Windhoek Draught Griquas from 30 September to 21 October in the second Toyota Challenge,...
Emerging Ireland Squad to Play Three Fixtures in South Africa
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAn Emerging Ireland squad will play three fixtures in the Toyota Challenge hosted in Bloemfontein, South Africa this coming autumn. The Emerging Ireland squad will be led by Simon...
Sevens stars celebrated at World Rugby Sevens Series awards in LA
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 Award winners were announced following a spectacular conclusion to the Series which saw Australia clinch the Series crown for the first time The...
Light at the end of LA tunnel for the Blitzboks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok Sevens coach Neil Powell would be forgiven if he wanted to block from his mind his squad’s performance at the weekend’s HSBC LA Sevens, where the Blitzboks finished 13th, the lowest...
