Round 1 Review - Men's Rugby Europe Championship 24
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThere are exciting weekends of rugby and then there is the men’s Rugby Europe Championship weekend that has just gone. To say the 2024 campaign got going with a flourish would be an understatement...
Rugby Europe Championship Hot Stats - Round 1
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look back at some of the encounters from the weekend from a statistics point of view, provided by Oval Insights. What a way to open the 2024 Men’s Rugby Europe Championship season,...
Shock result reflected in updated World Rugby Men’s Rankings
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBelgium, some 18.20 points and 16 places below Portugal in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings powered by Capgemini, caused a huge shock on Saturday when they beat Os Lobos 10-6 in the opening round...
Taulupe Faletau ruled out of World Cup after breaking arm against Georgia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNumber eight will play no further part in the tournament following injury. Wales were left to count the cost of their Rugby World Cup victory over Georgia after number eight Taulupe Faletau suffered...
WAL 43-19 GEO: Georgia reaction (head coach Maisashvili, captain Sharikadze, coach Brown, Lobzhanidze)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyReaction from Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili, captain Merab Sharikadze, attack coach Cory Brown and scrum-half Vasil Lobzhanidze following their 43-19 loss against Wales in Pool C at Stade de la...
WAL 43-19 GEO: Rees-Zammit does the trick for Wales
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyUnbeaten Wales go through to quarter-finals as Pool C winners after a bonus-point 43-19 win over Georgia at Stade de la Beaujoire on Saturday, 7 October. Winger Louis Rees-Zammit scored a crucial...
Rees-Zammit does the trick for Wales
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWinger Louis Rees-Zammit scored a crucial second-half hat-trick as Wales beat Georgia 43-19 to finish top of Pool C at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes. Prop Tomas Francis and full-back Liam Williams crossed...
Match Preview: Wales v Georgia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but a point here against Georgia will ensure top spot in Pool C and set up a last-eight match against the second-placed team from Pool D in Marseille...
GEO team announcement (v WAL): head coach Maisashvili, captain Sharikadze, Niniashvili
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili, captain Merab Sharikadze and winger Davit Niniashvili after the announcement of their team for their Pool C game against Wales at Stade de la Beaujoire...
Sharikadze returns as captain - Georgia announce team to play Wales
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGeorgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has made five changes to his starting side to face Wales at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday, 7 October. Guram Gogichashvili and Shalva Mamukashvili return...