Match Preview: Wales v Georgia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but a point here against Georgia will ensure top spot in Pool C and set up a last-eight match against the second-placed team from Pool D in Marseille...
Wales’ Gareth Thomas has first-hand experience of Georgia threat
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGareth Thomas knows from painful experience the misery that Georgia’s forwards can inflict on opponents. Wales need one point from Saturday’s Pool C finale against Georgia in Nantes to guarantee...
Alex King wants Wales to keep standards high as they chase top spot in group
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAlex King says that Wales are about maintaining high standards as they build towards a final Rugby World Cup pool game and potentially topping their group. Wales’ appearance in a fourth successive...
Paea starts at number eight - Tonga announce team to play South Africa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTonga head coach Toutai Kefu has named his match-day 23 to face South Africa in Stade de Marseille on Sunday 1 October, with Semisi Paea starting at number eight in place of the suspended Vaea Fifita, following...
A huge figure for us – Wales assistant extols ‘phenomenal’ captain Jac Morgan
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales captain Jac Morgan has been described as “phenomenal” following an immense contribution towards his country reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. The 23-year-old flanker has proved...
Attack coach Alex King says Wales ‘worked so hard’ to reach World Cup last eight
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAlex King has hailed the hard work of Wales’ Rugby World Cup squad and says their quarter-final achievement has been “four months in the making”. It was towards the end of May that head...
Nice to be in control – Gareth Anscombe admits relief at securing quarter-final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGareth Anscombe admits there is an element of relief after Wales avoided a fight to the finish in their quest for a Rugby World Cup quarter-final place. Wales’ record-breaking 40-6 victory over...
Warren Gatland lauds Wales achievements as they keep ‘punching above our weight’
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has hailed Wales’ ability to keep “punching above our weight” after clinching a place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. It maintains Gatland’s 100 per record...
Warren Gatland won’t let Wales get carried away after thrashing Australia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland says Wales will not start looking further down the track than necessary after they cruised into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a record 40-6 win against hapless Australia. Wales...
WAL 40-6 AUS: Wales reaction (Anscombe, captain Morgan, head coach Gatland)
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn-field reaction from Wales' Mastercard Player of the Match Gareth Anscombe, captain Jac Morgan and head coach Warren Gatland following their 40-6 win against Australia in Pool C at OL Stadium on Sunday,...
