Fifita in for Naikabula on the wing - Japan name team to play Argentina
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan head coach Jamie Joseph has announced his squad to face Argentina in Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Sunday 8 October. Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his matchday 23 to face Argentina...
WXV 1: France forced into reshuffle
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance were the final team in WXV 1 to name their 30-player squad for the first edition of the tournament, which will get underway in Wellington on 20 October. Co-coaches Gaëlle Mignot and David...
Match Preview: Wales v Georgia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but a point here against Georgia will ensure top spot in Pool C and set up a last-eight match against the second-placed team from Pool D in Marseille...
Wales World Cup experience surpassing expectations for Nick Tompkins
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNick Tompkins says his first Rugby World Cup experience has been “everything and more” as he builds towards the tournament’s business end. The Wales centre has proved a stand-out performer,...
GEO team announcement (v WAL): head coach Maisashvili, captain Sharikadze, Niniashvili
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili, captain Merab Sharikadze and winger Davit Niniashvili after the announcement of their team for their Pool C game against Wales at Stade de la Beaujoire...
Sharikadze returns as captain - Georgia announce team to play Wales
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGeorgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has made five changes to his starting side to face Wales at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday, 7 October. Guram Gogichashvili and Shalva Mamukashvili return...
RWC Match Day Programme New Zealand vs Uruguay
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNIt’s a simple equation. A bonus-point win and New Zealand are heading to the quarter-finals, no matter what happens between France and Italy at the same venue on Friday night. Thirteen places...
Shocks could shake up World Rugby Men’s Rankings
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyTheoretically it is possible for three teams to be number one at the end of a pivotal weekend at Rugby World Cup 2023. For the first time in Rugby World Cup history Six Nations teams could complete...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 5-8 October, 2023
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the final round of Rugby World Cup 2023 pool matches in France. Permutation highlights: With Ireland, France and New Zealand unable to improve...
Wales’ Gareth Thomas has first-hand experience of Georgia threat
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGareth Thomas knows from painful experience the misery that Georgia’s forwards can inflict on opponents. Wales need one point from Saturday’s Pool C finale against Georgia in Nantes to guarantee...
