Autumn Nations Series

Blitzboks do it again in Dubai

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell and captain Siviwe Soyizwapi both praised the character of the team after the Blitzboks rallied to beat Australia 10-7 in tightly fought Emirates Dubai 7s final on Saturday...

Australia & England revealed as the Preferred Candidates for the next Rugby World Cups

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia have been awarded 'Preferred Candidate' status for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup from World Rugby while England are the Preferred Candidate for the 2025 Women's edition of the competition.   World...

Autumn Nations Team of the Week

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The final weekend of test rugby in 2021 has come and gone.     A thrilling weekend of action kicked off with an entertaining clash at Murrayfield, with Scotland beating Japan 29-20. At the...

Ireland Team Named for Final Autumn Nations Series Test

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ireland coaching team have named the Ireland match day squad to play Argentina on Sunday afternoon in their final game of the Autumn Nations Series.     James Ryan assumes the...

Latest World Rankings: South Africa Return To The Top

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa return to the top of the World Rugby Rankings at the expense of New Zealand with top sport changing hands for the fourth time in just two months.   A 15-30 victory over Scotland...

British & Irish Lions confirm that the Japan game was not an official Test

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The British and Irish Lions have decided their international game against Japan this summer was not a Test match.   The clash at Murrayfield kicked off the South Africa tour on home soil...

Rumble in the Aviva: IRE vs NZ

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A humdinger of a match is set to play out in Dublin as Ireland welcome the All Blacks to the Aviva Stadium for a much talked-about showdown.     The All Blacks were not their usual selves...

Andy Farrell makes one change to his pack for All Blacks clash

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell and his coaching team have named the Ireland matchday squad to play New Zealand this coming Saturday at a sold out Aviva Stadium   While captain Johnny Sexton is...

All Blacks Team Named To Face Ireland

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks team has been named to play Ireland at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday 13 November. (Kick-off:  3.15PM / 4.15AM Sunday NZT).   The forward pack which ran out...

Autumn Nations Team of the Week

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A thrilling weekend of international rugby in Europe has come to an end, and it's time to pick the Ultimate Rugby Autumn Nations Team of the Week.     A doubleheader kicked things off with...