Michael Cheika rugby player
Michael Cheika rugby player

Michael Cheika

1st Jan 1970 1.80m/kg Coach

Match Report: Exeter Chiefs 14 – 17 Leicester Tigers

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A last-gasp try from Tommy Reffell put the spoilers on the Gallagher Premiership opening weekend at Sandy Park for Rob Baxter’s Exeter Chiefs as Leicester Tigers came away with the narrow victory. There...

Leicester side to play Exeter named

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Leicester Tigers have named their matchday squad for round of the Gallagher Premiership against Exeter Chiefs at 3:05pm on Saturday, September 21 at Sandy Park. In his first official game in charge...

Chiefs Name Team for Premiership Opener

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs lift the curtain on their 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership season with a clash against Leicester Tigers on home soil. Rob Baxter has named his side for the Round One fixture at Sandy Park...

Los Pumas defeat the Wallabies by 40 points

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia's slim Rugby Championship title hopes dwindled to nothing after Argentina came back from 20-3, to beat the Wallabies 67-27  in an embarrassing and scarcely believable record loss in...

Ben Volavola joins Leicester Tigers

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ben Volavola has joined the Leicester Tigers senior men’s squad for the 2024/25 season. The Fiji international, capable of covering multiple positions in the backs, has played over 200 professional...

Michael Cheika announced as head coach of Leicester Tigers

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

eicester Tigers are pleased to confirm the appointment of Michael Cheika as the club’s new Head Coach ahead of the 2024/25 season.   He joins Tigers after a two-year stint as Head Coach...

Felipe Contepomi is the new head coach of Los Pumas

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) reports that Felipe Contepomi will be the new head coach of Los Pumas, deepening the process begun with Michael Cheika in 2022. Once his contract ended, Michael Cheika held...

Quotes of the Tournament - 'Sport can be cruel sometimes - I guess that's why we love it'

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

"I am very powerful but I do not yet control the weather. It is a bit above my pay grade."Argentina head coach Michael Cheika on whether he wanted rain for their semi-final "I made a little joke saying...

RWC Match Day Programme: Argentina vs England - Bronze Final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The penultimate fixture is upon us. After many did not give them a chance going into the tournament, England shocked many by advancing all the way to the semi-final, only to narrowly lose to the defending...

Rugby World Cup 2023 bronze final preview: Argentina v England

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Everything you need to know about Argentina v England at Stade de France, on Friday, 27 October. The two defeated semi-finalists have had about a week to pick themselves up from their disappointment,...