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TOP GUN DUPONT: Antoine Dupont lifts off with Patrouille de France

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France's Six Nations Grand Slam-winning captain Antoine Dupont took to the skies this week with Patrouille de France, the precision aerobatics demonstration unit of the French Air and Space Force.   Dupont...

Ireland could snatch top ranking away from France

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France moved to the top of the World Rugby Rankings after last weekend's test action but they could move down just one week later.       World Rugby has published the...

Impressive Junior Boks clinch Summer Series title in style

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Junior Springboks left their best performance for last as they beat Wales by 47-27 (half-time 26-3) in the final match of the Six Nations U20 Summer Series in Treviso on Tuesday night, ensuring they...

20 tries that are simply unforgettable!

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

We've seen 20 tries that are impossible to forget, luckily for us rugby fans there are more than just 20 that we remember! Here are 20 more tries that are quite simply unforgettable! Featuring Sebastien...

Junior Boks tweak pack for Summer Series Final

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Junior Springboks head coach Bafana Nhleko has made four changes to his starting pack and rotated his scrumhalves for Tuesday night’s Under-20 Six Nations Summer Series Final against Wales in Treviso.     Nhleko...

Etzebeth to become youngest Springbok centurion

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A vigorous roar will ascend from the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday when the burly frame of one of the city’s and country’s favourite sons takes the field ahead of his teammates.     Eben...

Latest World Rankings: France go top, Ireland second

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France have reached the summit of the World Rugby Rankings for the first time since the rankings were introduced.     Les Bleus go top and Ireland are now second in an unprecedented...

Kotaro Matsushima seals a move back to Japan

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan outside back Kotaro Matsushima has signed a deal return to Japan next season.   The 29-year-old has spent the past two years in France with Clermont but returns to Suntory Sungoliath...

Namibia qualify for their seventh consecutive RWC

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Namibia have secured their place at a seventh successive Rugby World Cup by beating Kenya 36-0 in the final of the Rugby Africa Cup 2022 in Aix-en-Provence on Sunday.   They qualify as Africa 1...

Junior Bok midfield dynamo relish Summer Series final challenge

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Junior Springbok outside centre Ethan James has been ever-present in the side's unbeaten run at the Under-20 Six Nations Summer Series in Verona, and the Cape-based midfielder is expected to wear the No...