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Japan v Chile: Match Preview

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chile, the lowest-ranked side to qualify the 2023 tournament, make their Rugby World Cup debut against a Japan side that sit eight places above them in World Rugby's rankings. The South Americans have...

Match Day Programme RWC Edition: Australia v Georgia

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fixture: Australia v Georgia  Venue: Stade de France, Saint Denis, Paris, France  Kickoff Time: 16:00 (GMT)  Referee: Luke Pearce      Head-to-head...

Chile announce squad to play Japan

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chile head coach Pablo Lemoine has named his squad to face Japan in Toulouse on Sunday, 10 September. 1 Javier Carrasco 2 Diego Escobar 3 Matias Dittus4 Clemente Saavedra 5 Javier Eissmann 6...

RWC Match Preview: England v Argentina

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England, finalists in 2019, open their Rugby World Cup 2023 challenge with a difficult clash against an Argentina side confident of booking a place in the knockout phase of the competition.   Tournament...

Japan name team to play Chile

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his match-day 23 to face Chile in Toulouse on Sunday. 1 Keita Inagaki 2 Atsushi Sakate 3 Jiwon Gu 4 Jack Cornelsen 5 Amato Fakatava 6 Michael...

Four teams vying to be number one in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With points worth double during a Rugby World Cup, there could be some dramatic changes to the Men's World Rugby Rankings over the coming seven weeks. Ireland go into their second consecutive tournament...

New Zealand - What they had to say

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Comments from New Zealand head coach Ian Foster, flanker Dalton Papali’i and wing Mark Telea at their eve-of-match media conference at the Stade de France.   Ian Foster, head coach: On the...

Wales name side to face Fiji in opening pool match of World Cup

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales arrived in Bordeaux from their team base in Versailles this afternoon ahead of the weekend’s fixture. The starting line-up includes five players making their Rugby World Cup debuts. A further...

England understand consequences of stepping out of line at World Cup – Dan Cole

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dan Cole insists England’s players understand the damaging consequences of stepping out of line while seeking to escape World Cup cabin fever.   Cole will appear in his fourth tournament when...

Matt Fagerson says being at World Cup with brother Zander ‘pretty special’

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland back-rower Matt Fagerson is savouring the “special” experience of finally being at a World Cup alongside his big brother Zander after the agony of being left at home in 2019.   The...