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Rugby World Cup Round Four Review: Quarter-final slots still up for grabs

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Plenty still to play for as the pool phase in France enters its final week.  Thirty-two Rugby World Cup matches played, 16 to go – and a week to come featuring matches in all four...

Pretty much a World Cup final – Darcy Graham and Scotland ready for Ireland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Darcy Graham insisted Scotland are ready to “go to a dark place” as they bid to defy recent history in their mouth-watering qualification shootout with Ireland in Paris. The Scots secured...

South Africa reaction (Fourie, captain Kolisi, head coach Nienaber, Pollard, Libbok)

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

MIXED ZONE Deon Fourie, hooker On the fourth try and win: “Our goal was a bit bigger for points difference, so we didn’t reach that objective, but we’ll see what happens next week...

Scotland ready for ‘do or die’ game at Rugby World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland flyer Darcy Graham said the are ready to “go to a dark place” as they bid to defy recent history in their highly anticipated encounter against Ireland in Paris. The Scots secured...

RWC2023: These FOUR teams have been eliminated

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

With Rugby World Cup 2023 in full swing, a look at the latest pool standings shows that FOUR teams have already been eliminated from the playoffs.   In Pool A, Namibia finished bottom of the group,...

RWC Saturday Review: Fiji target last eight; Scots set up Ireland decider

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fiji were below par but came from behind to beat Georgia 17-12 on Saturday and stay on course for the World Cup quarterfinals, a result that pushed Australia closer to a historic elimination. Scotland...

Updated standings: How Springboks can qualify for quarter-finals

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks’ position in pool B at the World Cup is suddenly looking a little less secure after their loss to Ireland last weekend, although securing a losing bonus point could prove to be a huge...

SCO 84-0 ROU: Scotland tee up Pool B decider against Ireland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Darcy Graham bagged four tries as Scotland set-up a Pool B decider with Ireland after claiming a 84-0 victory over Romania at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille. Flanker Hamish Watson, scrum-half Ali Price...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: South Africa v Tonga

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

After a call-up to South Africa’s squad following Malcolm Marx’s Rugby World Cup-ending injury, Handré Pollard starts at 10 against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, winning his first Springbok...