Captains ready for World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger final round
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCaptains of the 12 women’s and 12 men’s teams competing in the third and final round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 gathered in Krakow, Poland and Munich, Germany respectively Third...
Baby Blacks win the U20 Rugby Championship
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe New Zealand Baby Blacks are the inaugural Rugby Championship U20 champions after beating Australia’s Junior Wallabies 36-25 at Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Stadium on...
Kieran Wilkinson to join Newcastle Falcons
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers fly-half Kieran Wilkinson will join Newcastle Falcons in the summer, with the 24-year-old arriving on a one-year deal. Wilkinson started for the Tigers in Friday’s home...
Black Ferns Pacific Four Series squad named
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBlack Ferns coaches Allan Bunting, Steve Jackson, Mike Delany, Tony Christie and Dan Cron have named a 30-strong squad for the Pacific Four Series including three home Tests in Hamilton, Auckland and Christchurch.The...
Towering Van Heerden brings calmness to excited Junior Bok squad
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWhen the Junior Springboks open their Under-20 Rugby Championship campaign against New Zealand at the Sunshine Coast Stadium on Thursday, they will have the benefit of calling on the calmness of towering...
Fraser Brown calls quits on career
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFraser Brown will retire from international and club rugby at the end of this season. Aged 34, the hooker has opted to call time on his career where he earned 61 caps for Scotland and...
A Rolls Royce returns – Welcome back to the great Taulupe Faletau
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWhen you hear a sportsman mentioned in the same breath as Roger Federer and Lionel Messi, you know you are dealing with someone very special. That’s certainly the case with Wales legend...
Sleightholme named Premiership Rugby Player of the Month for March
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints winger Ollie Sleightholme has been voted as March’s Gallagher Player of the Month. The 24-year-old won 57% of the vote in the public poll and beat Bristol...
The cash-strapped Super Rugby team could soon have a new home.
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Qantas chairman and ex-Rio Tinto executive Leigh Clifford is leading a private equity consortium to acquire the cash-strapped Melbourne Rebels and give them a new home. A deal worth up...
Pools drawn for final round of World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pools have been confirmed for the third and final round of the men’s and women’s World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Munich and Krakow respectively on 18-19 May. Uruguay men and...
