Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: England v Chile
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland and Chile arrive in Lille with very different aims for the rest of Rugby World Cup 2023. Steve Borthwick’s side are looking to take a decisive third step in their aim to reach the...
Ireland - See what they had to say following the squad announcement
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAndy Farrell, head coach On the fitness of hooker Dan Sheehan, who returns to the match-day 23: “Dan is obviously fit and raring to go and in fine condition. He’s a world-class hooker in...
Urroz set for Rugby World Cup debut - Chile name team to play England
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyChile head coach Pablo Lemoine has announced his match-day 23 for the match against England in Pool D at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Saturday, with only six players retaining their starting place from...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Argentina v Samoa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEverything you need to know about Argentina v Samoa at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, on Friday, 22 September. By the time this match kicks off in Saint-Étienne...
Yamanaka back and ready to rock with Brave Blossoms at World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRyohei Yamanaka trained with the Japan Rugby World Cup squad for the first time Wednesday in Monaco following his call-up to replace Semisi Masirewa. Masirewa hobbled off the field in the seventh...
Veteran Moroni earns Pumas start - Argentina name team to play Samoa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyExperienced back Matías Moroni is one of three changes for Argentina as head coach Michael Cheika announces his match-day 23 to face Samoa in Pool D at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne...
Alo-Emile and Alainu’u’ese join the pack - Samoa name team to play Argentina
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Seilala Mapusua goes with continuity with his Samoa team to play Argentina in Pool D in Saint-Étienne on Friday, with only two changes to his forwards and one change in his backs from...
Los Pumas Assistant Coach Contepomi - 'Unforced errors have consequences'
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFelipe Contepomi, assistant coach On whether there were changes in the way the team prepared: "It would be foolish to say something and not take action. What basically changed was understanding that...
Independent disciplinary update: Ethan de Groot (New Zealand)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEthan de Groot (New Zealand) will appear before an independent Judicial Committee having received a red card in their Rugby World Cup 2023 match against Namibia in Toulouse on Friday, 15 September. New...
Japan reaction (head coach Joseph, captain Himeno, Matsushima, Lemeki)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMIXED ZONE REACTION Kotaro Matsushima, winger On the Courtney Lawes try: "At that time we stopped playing, we thought it was a knock-on. We should have just kept playing. "That definitely changed the...
