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Cape Town 7's Pools

11 months ago by UltimateRugby

The two South African Sevens teams will both face the USA on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town next Saturday, with the pools announced shortly after the Springbok Sevens team claimed a fifth consecutive...

HSBC SVNS 2024 ready to reach new heights in Dubai

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exciting new era for rugby sevens begins as HSBC SVNS kicks off in Dubai on 2-3 December The Emirates Dubai 7s is the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the top 12 men’s and 12 women’s...

Hunt and Wyrwas awarded England contracts

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scrum-half duo Natasha ‘Mo’ Hunt and Ella Wyrwas have been awarded Red Roses contracts.Debuting against USA in 2011, becoming Red Rose 161, Hunt has featured 67 times for her country to date...

Raiwalui joins World Rugby

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Outgoing Flying Fijians coach Simon Raiwalui has been appointed as a High Performance General Manager for World Rugby. The man who led Fiji’s campaign at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France says...

Connacht undaunted by haunted Highveld

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Having conquered Hollywoodbets Kings Park last week to earn their fifth win in South Africa, Connacht have now set their sights on becoming the first European challenger to corral the Vodacom Bulls at...

Owen Farrell not planning to end his England career any time soon

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Farrell has raised the possibility that he could still be present for Australia 2027. Owen Farrell has returned from the World Cup with the hunger to prolong his career for as long as possible. Farrell...

Rugby AU hit by loss of Super Rugby sponsor

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby Australia has been dealt another sizeable blow, with Harvey Norman opting not to renew its three-year sponsorship of Super Rugby. The news was confirmed by chairperson Gerry Harvey on Thursday,...

Tireless Tongan Timani Loving Life In Wales As He Posts Season's Best In BKT URC

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Having just posted season’s best figures in the BKT URC, Lopeti Timani is clearly thriving in his new role at Cardiff Rugby.   The official stats show the tireless Tongan made a remarkable...

Performing under pressure – remembering England’s dramatic 2003 World Cup win

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby World Cup glory for England after extra-time thriller. England’s dramatic final push for Rugby World Cup glory in Sydney 20 years ago had one of Clive Woodward’s favourite acronyms laced...

Jason Robinson has yet to watch a rerun of England’s World Cup success

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

He was a central figure in the Sydney success. Winning the World Cup may be the highlight of Jason Robinson’s career but even two decades later the cross code star has yet to watch a rerun of England’s...