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Rugby World Cup stars return to boost Georgia

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exciting back-three talent Davit Niniashvili and experienced scrum-half Vasil Lobzhanidze have been named in the Lelos’ starting XV for the first Men's Rugby Europe Championship 2024 semi-final against...

Stars missing in Argentina squad

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

31 players made the roster. Felipe Contepomi’s first selection as the man in charge of Los Pumas is close to that of the roster which competed at Rugby World Cup 2023. All but one...

International Double Header at Twickenham Stadium announced

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Competing for the Qatar Airways Cup in a blockbuster day of rugby in June. Four heavyweights of world rugby will grace the Twickenham Stadium turf in an historic double header of fixtures on Saturday...

Shock result reflected in updated World Rugby Men’s Rankings

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Belgium, 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...

Italy v England | Winners & Losers

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy sprinted out of the blocks as they put together some incredible attacking play in the opening 40 minutes but were unable to stitch together another good 40 as England mounted a winning comeback. Here...

Confirmation of ground-breaking charges for online abuse at RWC 2023 as World Rugby releases trailer for Whistleblowers documentary

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Pending law enforcement cases are among the key actions and outcomes from the ground-breaking online protection service put in place to support match officials and players across men’s Rugby World...

Rugby World Cup 2023 was the most viewed rugby event of all time

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

RWC France 2023 achieved 1.33 billion viewing hours (VH) across all programming on linear and non-linear broadcast making it the most viewed rugby event of all time France 2023 achieved 30 per cent...

Lawes voted Gallagher Player of the Month for December

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints flanker Courtney Lawes has been voted as December’s Gallagher Player of the Month, winning 47% of the vote in the public poll ahead of Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Finn...

Patrice Lagisquet: The man who unlocked Portugal's potential

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The former Os Lobos head coach looks back on his four years in charge, which included a stellar performance at Men's Rugby World Cup 2023. It all started with a simple approach to the president of the...

Monaco set to host World Rugby Sevens Repechage for Paris 2024 Olympics

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The rugby sevens repechage tournament for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will take place in Monaco on 21-23 June, 2024. The prestigious event returns to Stade Louis II, which also hosted final qualification...