Wallabies using hurt to fuel preparations for Portugal
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Wallabies are still coming to terms with their "gutting" 40-6 defeat by Wales, but with their World Cup campaign not 100 percent dead and buried just yet, their focus is squarely on Sunday's final...
Eddie Jones' secret job interview
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAccording to reports, Eddie Jones was interviewed for another job just weeks before the World Cup began. The Sydney Morning Herald report that he interviewed for the Japan head...
Match Day Programme: Wales v Australia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFixture: Wales v Australia Venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Kickoff Time: 21:00 local time (GMT+2) Referee: Wayne Barnes Head-to-head Played: Played:...
Donaldson starts at fly-half - Australia name team to play Wales
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia head coach Eddie Jones has named his match-day 23 to face Wales in Pool C at OL Stadium in Lyon on Sunday, 24 September. Ben Donaldson switches from full-back to fly-half, with Carter Gordon...
Wallabies teen Max Jorgensen likely out of Rugby World Cup after suspected broken ankle at training
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Wallabies' Rugby World Cup campaign has copped another body blow with news of teenager Max Jorgensen has suffered a suspected serious injury that is likely to rule him out of the tournament. A Wallabies...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: England v Japan
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyVeteran Michael Leitch will become Japan’s most capped Rugby World Cup player when he runs onto the pitch at Stade de Nice for his 15th tournament match on Sunday. He is one of 13 survivors...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Australia v Fiji
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAn important match for both sides for different reasons: after five defeats in a row coming into the Rugby World Cup, Eddie Jones’ injury-hit Australia will want to double-up on their clinical win...
Secret bonuses if Wallabies win World Cup revealed
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby Australia has agreed to award lucrative bonuses to the Wallabies if they perform well at the Rugby World Cup, with players set to pocket an extra $175,000 each if Australia can lift the trophy, writes The...
‘Grieving period’: Hooper opens up on disappointment of missing World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAxed Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper says he went through a “grieving period” after being left out of the Rugby World Cup squad, but is continuing to train in case he is called up by Eddie...
Jack Dempsey ready for ‘epic’ World Cup as Scotland mainstay
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland back-rower Jack Dempsey cannot wait to land in France this weekend and start “soaking in” what he believes will be a spectacular Rugby World Cup. The Sydney-born 29-year-old went...
