australia

Rugby Australia make sweeping redundancies as governing body braces for 'economic headwinds'

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A week after 10 Rebels staff were laid off, Rugby Australia has followed suit with their own ‘restructure’. We can reveal that seven staff, including two members of the executive committee,...

Waratahs centre Lalakai Foketi taken to hospital with neck injury

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies centre Lalakai Foketi has been taken to hospital in an ambulance after suffering a neck injury at NSW Waratahs training. Foketi was treated for more than half an hour by medics after an apparently...

Hodge Appointed Ireland Elite Player Pathway And U18 Men’s Head Coach

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The IRFU is today delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Hodge as its new Elite Player Pathway and U18 Men’s Head Coach. A former Australia Men’s Sevens international and NSW Waratahs...

International Double Header at Twickenham Stadium announced

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Competing for the Qatar Airways Cup in a blockbuster day of rugby in June. Four heavyweights of world rugby will grace the Twickenham Stadium turf in an historic double header of fixtures on Saturday...

ACT Brumbies Team List: Round 1 v Melbourne Rebels

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies side has been named for the club's first 2024 Super Rugby Pacific fixture of the season against the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park, this Friday evening (7:35PM AEDT).   Head...

Queensland Reds announce team for Round 1 clash against the Waratahs

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Lynagh has been named to start at flyhalf in the Queensland Reds side for Saturday night’s clash against the NSW Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium. Head coach Les Kiss has included nine players with...

White & Rodda headline Force team for Round 1 vs Hurricanes

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Western Force have named five starters to make their Club debuts in Friday night’s Super Rugby Pacific season-opening clash with the Hurricanes at HBF Park. Off-season recruits Tom Franklin,...

Boks to get wheels rolling with Cape Town alignment camp

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The coaching team, led by double Rugby World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus, will assemble in the Mother City on Monday 4 March, for two days where they will plot their plans for the 2024 season –...

O'Connor injury opens opportunity for youngsters

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss is tossing up blooding a teenage debutant at No.10 for the Super Rugby Pacific opener as he grapples with the loss of an injured James O'Connor. Kiss said veteran playmaker...

Saints sign Australia international Josh Kemeny

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints today announce that Australian back row Josh Kemeny will join the Club from Melbourne Rebels ahead of the 2024/25 season. The 6’4”, 110kg flanker has made 27 Super Rugby...