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Koroibete returns in one of four changes for the Wallabies

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dave Rennie has made four changes to the Wallabies side for the second Bledisloe Test.   Winger Marika Koroibete returns to the starting XV with Nic White added to the bench. Koroibete replaces...

Ash Dixon heading to Japan

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Highlanders co-captain and veteran hooker Ash Dixon is heading to Japan on a two-year deal to play in the new Japanese League One competition which begins in January 2022.   Dixon (32) brought up...

Will Jordan returns to the All Blacks starting XV for Bledisloe II

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the second Bledisloe Cup Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Eden Park on Saturday 14 August (kick-off 7.05 PM local, 8.05 AM - BST).   The...

Explainer: The 50:22, Goal line drop-out & the other new law variations and how they work

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Rugby Championship officially kicks off this weekend right off the back of the British and Irish Lions series and with it comes the introduction of the new law variation for test rugby this year.   The...

'It would be unbelievably boring if everybody played with the same' - Nienaber

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has defended the South African playing style saying that rugby would be boring if all teams played the same.   The Springboks' approach to the game has...