Andy Farrell names side to face First Nations & Pasifika XV
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAndy Farrell has named the team to face the First Nations & Pasifika XV in the final midweek fixture of the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour of Australia. Saracens and England’s Owen Farrell...
South Africa win World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 title
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa ended a 13-year wait for a second World Rugby U20 Championship title after beating New Zealand 23-15 in the final of the 2025 edition in the Italian city of Rovigo on Saturday. It was the...
Farrell 'gutted' for Morgan, Van der Flier and Pollock after Lions exclusions
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAndy Farrell admitted to being "gutted" for Jac Morgan, Josh van der Flier and Henry Pollock after leaving the trio out of his British and Irish Lions team to face Australia. The Lions will face the Wallabies...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 18-19 July, 2025
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the men's internationals played across Africa, Oceania and the Americas this weekend. Permutation highlights: South Africa can’t improve...
England U20 squad to play Australia in World Rugby U20 Championship play-off
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland U20 Men’s head coach Mark Mapletoft and assistant coach Andy Titterrell have named their squad to face Australia in the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship fifth-place play-off. The encounter...
NSW Waratahs Sign Queensland Lock Angus Blyth
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBlyth, who also has four Wallabies caps to his name, played fourteen times for the Queensland Reds in 2025 for seventy-five Queensland games in total. Angus Blyth said: "For me, this is a new...
New Zealand to face South Africa in World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 final
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 final on Saturday in the Italian city of Rovigo will be between New Zealand and South Africa, a repeat of the 2012 title decider involving two sides desperate...
Structural improvements draw closer for Welsh rugby
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is entering into formal consultation with Wales’ four regional clubs and other key stakeholders which will lead to a restructure in the domestic professional game by season...
Cardiff sign Bath duo on season-long loan
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAnnounced the signing of Bath Rugby duo Ioan Emanuel and Ieuan Davies on season-long loans. The two Welsh-qualified players will join up with Matt Sherratt’s side next month and will remain with...
Lions Battle Stats | Four most involved forwards on attack
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe game has evolved and we are seeing more and more how forwards are utilized for something more than just 'trucking it up'. We highlight the four forwards that have the highest involvement on attack...
