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Japan assistant coach Ollie Richardson looks ahead to Sunday's Pool C match against New Zealand

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan assistant coach Ollie Richardson looks ahead to Sunday's Pool C match against New Zealand at Sandy Park on the second weekend of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Ollie Richardson, assistant coach On...

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025: Round 2 Preview

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

As we head into Round 2 of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, we analyse all the fixtures, with a special eye on the crunch ties in each pool. The 2025 Rugby World Cup kicked off with a bang in Sunderland...

Rugby World Cup Daily - Tuesday, 26 August

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

1. Brazil a hit on first hit out The Brazil players made history when they took the field against South Africa in Northampton on Sunday, as they became the first team - women or men - to represent their...

Black Ferns Injury Update

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Loose forward Kaipo Olsen-Baker and outside backs Ayesha Leti-I’iga and Amy du Plessis have been assessed by the Black Ferns medical team overnight following their Women’s Rugby World Cup opener...

New Zealanders to have more ways to watch rugby than ever before

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

New five-year agreement with Sky for 2026-30 as broadcast partner for all of rugby in New Zealand, including All Blacks, Black Ferns and Super Rugby.   Exciting new international...

Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 to feature largest ever cohort of female coaches

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby and Gallagher have announced the latest cohort of 14 female coaches selected for the Gallagher High Performance Academy, who will take up coaching roles as part of the management teams of...

Black Ferns name 33-strong squad for Rugby World Cup in England

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Black Ferns coaches Allan Bunting, Tony Christie, Steve Jackson, Dan Cron and Riki Flutey have selected 33 players to defend their title at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England next month.The...

Black Ferns named to face Australia in O'Reilly Cup

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Black Ferns selectors have named their match-day 23 to play Australia in the O’Reilly Cup presented by Bupa Test match infront of a sold out crowd at Sky Stadium, Wellington on Saturday, July 12,...

All Blacks team to play France in Wellington double-header

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks selectors Scott Robertson, Scott Hansen and Jason Ryan have named their team for the second test against France in the Lipovitan-D July Series at Sky Stadium in Wellington.     LIVE...