AutumnNationsSeries

All Blacks and Black Ferns confirm home fixtures for 2025

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

A Black Ferns-All Blacks double-header at Sky Stadium in Wellington will be the centre point of an action-packed 2025 domestic Test season featuring nine matches across New Zealand.The Black Ferns Rugby...

Maddy Grant joins Harlequins Women

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins can confirm Canadian back-row Maddy Grant has joined the Club as injury cover for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. The flanker makes the move to South West London as injury cover for her...

Gold in Cape Town for Black Ferns Sevens

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand followed up second place in Dubai with a third victory in Cape Town to round out 2024 with a title celebration and steal an early march on the HSBC SVNS Series ahead of the break before Perth A...

South Africa lift first Cape Town HSBC SVNS title since 2015

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blitzboks end nine-year home title drought in emphatic style after missing out on a sixth title in a row in Dubai The Cape Town crowd lifted the roof off DHL Stadium as their heroes South Africa came...

Experienced prop Fotuaika signs for Brumbies

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Brumbies have signed Tongan international prop Feao Fotuaika for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. Fotuaika, 31, joins the Brumbies following a two-and-a-half-year stint in the French Top 14 in...

France turns down chance to play All Blacks in USA

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

France have declined overtures from New Zealand to play a Test in the USA in the summer of 2025, the French rugby federation (FFR) president Florian Grill told AFP, confirming a report in the newspaper...

Cape Town welcomes HSBC SVNS back to the Mother City

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following a spectacular opening round in Dubai last weekend, Australia and Fiji lead the women’s and men’s HSBC SVNS standings respectively ahead of the second round in Cape Town on 7-8 December. The...

Australia and Fiji win HSBC SVNS in Dubai

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia and Fiji were crowned Emirates Dubai 7s champions following a thrilling two days at the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2025 Fiji beat Spain 19-5 to win men’s gold, as Spain reached their...

Ireland could drop to third in World Rugby rankings

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for this weekend's Autumn Nations Series and Rugby Europe matches. Permutation highlights: Ireland cannot improve their rating with victory over Australia...

Robertson makes overseas players plea after New Zealand labour versus Italy

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson has said he wants to see overseas-based players become eligible for the All Blacks after his side laboured to a 29-11 win over Italy.  The visitors recorded...