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England U20 squad to play Australia in World Rugby U20 Championship play-off

2 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

England 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...

5 Winners & Losers from British & Irish Lions v Australia team announcement

9 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andy Farrell has named his team to take on the Wallabies in the First Test of the tour in Brisbane on Saturday and we have made our selection of winners and losers from the squad announcement.   Winners The...

Andy Farrell names British & Irish Lions team for the first Test against the Wallabies

10 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andy Farrell has named his team to take on the Wallabies in the First Test of the Qatar Airways Lions Men’s Series in Brisbane on Saturday night. Saracens and England captain Maro Itoje will lead...

Scotland make six changes to starting line-up for Samoa

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ahead of Scotland’s first match in Auckland since the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Gregor Townsend has made six changes to the team that lost against Fiji last weekend. Scotland last...

Lions team news talking points ahead of the first Test

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

The time for talking is almost over with the first Test in the Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025 just days away. Speculation has been rife for weeks – maybe even months...

Rassie Erasmus names uncapped front row as Siya Kolisi returns

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Boan Venter, Marnus van der Merwe, and Neethling Fouche will all make their Springbok debuts against Georgia in Nelspruit on Saturday as double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi returns from...

Jasper Wiese banned for four matches

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese has been suspended for four matches following a World Rugby disciplinary hearing on Tuesday for the red card he received in last week’s 45-0 victory against Italy.   Wiese...

NSW Waratahs Sign Queensland Lock Angus Blyth

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blyth, 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...

Brumbies sign Wallabies fly half Edmed on two-year deal

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The Sydney-born playmaker was delighted to sign on with the Brumbies and is looking forward to getting going in the nation’s capital. “I’m super excited to be joining such a...

New Zealand to face South Africa in World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 final

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The 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...