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Tongan stars set to clash with familiar Irish faces

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Three Tonga players are poised to face their former Irish clubmates in Saturday's Rugby World Cup clash   When Tonga line up for their Rugby World Cup opener against Ireland on Saturday, three of...

Juan Manuel Alonso - We'll watch opening game '300 times'

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Juan Manuel Alonso, centre About his experience at the Brive Espoirs in 2021-22: "The town where I lived vibrated and moved around rugby. The town had 80,000 people and the stadium was always full with...

Familiar faces await Australia - Georgia name team

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has named nine players in his match-day squad who played Australia at Rugby World Cup 2019 for their game at Stade de France on Saturday. 1 Nika Abuladze2 Shalva Mamukashvili3...

'Australia are not at their best': Georgia's bold statement ahead of Wallabies World Cup opener

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia are eyeing off a major World Cup upset as scrum-half Vasil Lobzhanidze talks their chances up, believing they are a 'big chance of winning' against the Wallabies.   Georgia have been...

Supercharged Samoa ready for 2023 Rugby World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samoa's option to take advantage of changed eligibility laws in rugby has created pre-World Cup interest in how the side's former internationals from other nations impact the event starting in France next...