TOP 14 transfer news
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWith most of the Northern hemisphere's Summer Internationals now over, we take a look ahead to the upcoming season – namely transfers and the new players who will be trying to make an impact for...
Record crowd as rugby sevens gets Olympic Games Paris 2024 off to a flying start
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe first day of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 men’s rugby sevens competition saw scintillating sport, an electric atmosphere and a record breaking crowd at Stade de France Rugby sevens kicked...
Wallabies prop joins the Waratahs
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter what turned out to be a season of disappointment for The Waratahs may suddenly turn a new corner, as they look set to welcome Test stars Taniela Tupou and Rob Leota at the franchise. Several household...
Nick Champion de Crespigny joins The Force
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Western Force have signed Australian back-rower Nick Champion de Crespigny from French Top 14 club Castres Olympique ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. The Canberra-born 28-year-old has...
Paris 1924: Golden USA upset France to create history
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA little over 100 years ago, on 18 May, 1924, 15 Americans emerged into the Stade Olympique to take on hosts France in the final of the men’s rugby union tournament at the Paris Games. USA were...
Argentina bid to continue memorable year
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia and Samoa will have the honour of kicking off the tournament when they run out into a packed Stade de France at 15:30 local time on Wednesday. John Manenti’s Australia won two of their...
France target golden start at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHome fans will hope Antoine Dupont and France can get the Olympic Games Paris 2024 off to the perfect start when the men’s sevens tournament gets underway at Stade de France today. Dupont...
22 RWC Winners in Springbok Squad to Australia
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong 33-man squad led by double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, which kicks off against the Wallabies in Brisbane...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 19-21 July, 2024
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the July internationals this weekend. Permutation highlights: Only two of the teams ranked in the top five in the world are in action this weekend,...
England u20's end eight-year wait for title
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland ended France's dominance of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a 25-13 victory in Friday's final at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town. It was England's first title since 2016 and their fourth overall,...