Independent disciplinary committee decision: Vaea Fifita (Tonga)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyTonga’s Vaea Fifita attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.20(a) (dangerous charging into a ruck or maul) as a result of a review by the Foul Play...
WRU invests in Wales Women’s backroom team
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFour new key appointments are now in place and have been added to the professional staff as Wales prepare to take part on World Rugby’s new global tier 1 tournament, including New Zealand, England,...
Jac Morgan captains Wales against Australia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales will travel to Lyon this evening (Friday) from their team base in Versailles. Adam Beard is named in the second row to win his 50th cap for Wales. Will Rowlands starts alongside him. Jac...
Scarlets hand debuts to Lloyd and Plumtree for Baabaas clash
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIoan Lloyd and Taine Plumtree will make their Scarlets debuts in Saturday’s clash with the Barbarians in the Phil Bennett Memorial Match (2.30pm ko). Lloyd, who has made the move from Bristol...
Barbarians name team to face Scarlets
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia scrum-half Ryan Lonergan will lead an international studded Barbarians side to take on the Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday (14:30). Lonergan partners Wallaby great James O’Connor...
Lake returns as Wales captain - Gatland names team to play Portugal
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales arrived in Nice from Bordeaux on Monday afternoon and have been preparing for this fixture from their match city training base. Tomos Williams starts at scrum-half to win his 50th cap for Wales....
Wales name side to face Fiji in opening pool match of World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales arrived in Bordeaux from their team base in Versailles this afternoon ahead of the weekend’s fixture. The starting line-up includes five players making their Rugby World Cup debuts. A further...
Steven Kitshoff Overtakes Irish Star as URC Top 100 Leader
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Steven Kitshoff has risen to the No 1 spot in the latest update to the URC Top 100 with forward players dominating the upper end of the ‘pound-for-pound’ rankings. Based...
Warren Gatland breaks new ground by naming Wales co-captains for Rugby World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales boss Warren Gatland has broken new ground in his long and successful coaching career by naming co-captains for the Rugby World Cup. Gatland has turned to Ospreys forwards Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake...
WRU to appoint first woman CEO
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Welsh Rugby Union are to make history by appointing UK Government big hitter Abi Tierney as their new boss. Tierney will become the WRU's first female chief executive, replacing Nigel Walker who held...
