Retallick starts final ahead of Whitelock - New Zealand name team to play South Africa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand head coach Ian Foster has named his match-day 23 to face South Africa at Stade de France on Saturday, with one change to the starting line-up from the semi-final against Argentina and one among...
Will anyone claim a hat-trick of Mastercard Player of the Match awards?
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look at which players, and positions, have dominated the Mastercard Player of the Match awards at Rugby World Cup 2023. Five players have won multiple Mastercard Player of the Match awards at...
Ben Youngs, England's most-capped male player of all time, announces his retirement from International rugby
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Leicester Tigers scrum half, who made his debut against Scotland in 2010, has been a mainstay in England squads since that cold evening in Edinburgh 13 years ago. This weekend's Bronze...
How things stand ahead of WXV 2 and WXV 3 final rounds
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith champions to be crowned and promotion and relegation to be decided, we run through the permutations facing the teams in Cape Town and Dubai. The curtain will come down on the inaugural WXV 2 and...
Stormers and Bull off to a perfect start
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Stormers and Bulls started the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season on a perfect note with bonus-point victories in Gauteng on the weekend. The Emirates Lions refused to give...
RWC Match Day Programme: England vs South Africa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFour years ago in Japan, South Africa triumphed over a very strong England side that had nullified an All Blacks team in the semi-final. The same All Blacks team that had beaten the Springboks in their...
Cardiff Rugby v Benetton preview
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyReleased at the end of last season, Welsh international centre Willis Halaholo is now back starting for Cardiff having signed a short-term contract. Looking ahead to the season opener, newly promoted...
RWC Match Day Programme New Zealand vs Argentina
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOnly four teams remain and tonight, we will find out who will reign supreme and book their ticket into the final set to take place next week. Although both teams suffered deafeats in their opening pool...
Argentina v New Zealand - Three key contests
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn Friday’s first semi-final at Stade de France, Argentina play at this stage for the third time, after previous appearances in 2007 and 2015, while New Zealand are in a ninth RWC semi-final.Marcos...
Argentina v New Zealand - Three key contests
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThree key battles as Argentina and New Zealand prepare to go head to head in the first of the Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-finals at Stade de France on Friday, 20 October. In Friday’s first semi-final...
