Samoa Down Japan While Fiji Triumph Over Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Pacific nations were out in full force this weekend along with Asian neighbours Japaan, as the four nations look to build towards the world cup. In a gripping Pacific Nations Cup encounter at the...
Drua dominate stacked Fiji side for Internationals
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Fijian Drua's strong Super Rugby Pacific season has been reflected in the Fiji national squad, accounting for 18 of the 39-man squad, Head coach Simon Raiwalui named the squad ahead of their first...
Fiji name 45-man wider squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFijians Head Coach Simon Raiwalui has today announced a wider squad of 45 players for the upcoming July test series against Tonga on 22nd July 2023, Samoa on 29thJuly 2023, Japan on 5th August 2023, and...
Racing, Bordeaux advance in play-offs
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRacing 92 and Union Bordeaux-Bègles, who will be competing in next season’s Heineken Champions Cup, both progressed to the TOP 14 semi-finals at the weekend. The French top-flight’s...
Monty Ioane joins Lyon
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMelbourne Rebels winger, Monty Ioane has signed a two-year deal with French side Lyon. Ioane will join the likes of new recruits Alban Roussel, Colomiers' Pierre-Samuel Pacheco, scrum half Martin Page-Relo,...
Match Report: Daly hat-trick as Saracens book Round of 16 place
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySaracens qualified for the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 as Elliot Daly’s stunning seven-minute hat-trick helped them thrash Lyon 48-28 at the StoneX Stadium on Saturday – their third...
Vern Cotter Changes Eight For Fiji's Final PNC Clash
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Flying Fijians have been heavily rotating their sides in the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup but have named one of their strongest outfits after considering some injury concerns for the final...
Vern Cotter rings the changes ahead of Australia A clash
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFijians Head Coach Vern Cotter has reshuffled 11 players in his 23-member squad for their World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup match number two against Australia A at Churchill Park in Lautoka on Saturday. Cotter...
Top 14 Wrap: Castres top the standings, Toulouse crush Biarritz
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCastres finish the Top 14 regular season at the top of the table after beating Pau 16-26, securing a semi-final spot in doing so. The seedings for the Top 14 playoffs were decided...
Levani Botia to captain Fiji, former All Black included in the Pacific Nations Cup squad
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji Rugby have announced a powerful 34-member squad for the upcoming World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) featuring the Flying Fijians, Tonga, Samoa and Australia A. 16...