Match Preview: Portugal vs Poland
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyPortugal, initially considered the main contenders for second place in the Group B standings, suffered a sensational first-round defeat to Belgium and drastically reduced their chances of qualifying...
Round 1 Review - Men's Rugby Europe Championship 24
1 year 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
1 year 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,...
Cameron Winnett and Alex Mann relishing international chance after Wales debuts
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyCameron Winnett and Alex Mann were junior school pupils when Wales last beat England in a Six Nations game at Twickenham. But 12 years on from that Triple Crown-clinching victory, both Cardiff prospects...
Shock result reflected in updated World Rugby Men’s Rankings
1 year 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...
Rugby Europe Championship - Road to Paris
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGeorgia, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Poland will fight for the crown, and fans will enjoy the best of European rugby for five weekends, finishing at Stade Jean Bouin in...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 2-4 February, 2024
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the opening rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and the Rugby Europe Championship this weekend. Permutation highlights: Ireland will close...
Match Preview: Portugal vs Belgium
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe men’s Rugby Europe Championship for 2023 is here and it gets underway with four great matches this weekend. With the event now expanded to eight teams, a new Pool and then knock-out format and...
Steve Borthwick urges Jamie George to be his own man as England captain
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGeorge was chosen ahead of nearest rivals Ellis Genge and Maro Itoje. Jamie George has been told to put his own stamp on the captaincy after being entrusted to lead a revamped England squad into the Guinness...