Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Samoa v Chile
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEight days after the tournament kicked off, the perennially popular Samoa make their Rugby World Cup 2023 bow against new crowd favourites Chile at Stade de Bordeaux. Chile’s brilliant fans...
Tameifuna leads from the front row - Tonga name team to play Ireland
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyTonga head coach Toutai Kefu has named his match-day 23 to face Ireland at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday, with captain Ben Tameifuna forming part of a heavyweight front row. 1 Siegfried...
Pedrero and Huete form second-row - Chile name team to play Samoa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Pablo Lemoine has named his Chile match-day 23 to face Samoa in Pool D in Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday, 16 September, with Santiago Pedrero and Pabo Huete coming in to the team to form a new...
Former Australia star Leali’ifano starts at 10 - Samoa name team to play Chile
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySamoa head coach Seilala Mapusua has named his match-day 23 to face Chile at Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday, with Australia's top points scorer at Rugby World Cup 2019, Christian Leali'ifano, starting...
Rugby World Cup back in action from tomorrow
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2023 Rugby World Cup got under way with blockbuster battle between hosts France and two-time world champions New Zealand this past weekend, while the Springboks opened their title defence with a good...
Jacob Stockdale’s World Cup standby hopes fading fast after sustaining hamstring injury
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJacob Stockdale’s chances of staying top of the standby list for Ireland’s World Cup squad have been hamstrung – literally. It’s understood the injury that saw him leave...
Disciplinary Committee Decision: Tom Curry (England)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland’s Tom Curry attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in England’s...
Changes to top 10 in World Rugby Men’s Rankings
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby World Cup 2023 got off to a pulsating start this weekend with several changes to the top 20 in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings. England, Australia and Wales all climb two...
Rugby World Cup 2023 round one review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEight matches down, another 40 to come – and Rugby World Cup 2023 is already setting a high bar. France and New Zealand defied energy-sapping temperatures at Stade de France to put on...
Chile will become the latest Rugby World Cup debutant
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyLos Condores will become the 10th new team to appear at a Rugby World Cup since the tournament's inception in 1987 when they take on Japan in Toulouse on Sunday. We take a look at past tournaments to see...
