Rob Valetini rugby player
Rob Valetini rugby player

Rob Valetini

3rd Sep 1998 1.93m/113kg Blindside Flanker

Australia win but still face early exit

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia secured the bonus-point they needed with a 34-14 win on Sunday to maintain their slimmest of slim chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals. But the men in green and gold had it far from their...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Australia v Portugal

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two defeats in a row in France, including a record loss to Wales, have left Australia despondent. Their Rugby World Cup future is out of their hands. All they can do is finish the pool phase in a manner...

Wales book World Cup quarter-final spot by thrashing Eddie Jones’ Australia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dominant Wales booked a place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after crushing Australia 40-6 and leaving Eddie Jones’ team close to pool-stage elimination. A third successive Pool C victory...

Donaldson starts at fly-half - Australia name team to play Wales

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia 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...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Australia v Fiji

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

An 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...

Slipper returns as Wallabies name side to face Fiji

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies prop James Slipper has given the side a major boost, cleared to return against Fiji in Saint Etienne on Monday morning (AEST).   Slipper has been dealing with a foot tendon problem, which...

Tupou wins 50th cap - Australia name team to play Georgia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia head coach Eddie Jones has named his match-day 23 to face Georgia in Saint-Denis on Saturday, with loosehead prop Taniela Tupou set to win his 50th cap. 1 Angus Bell2 David Porecki3 Taniela...

Shocks aplenty as Wallabies announce Rugby World Cup 2023 squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones has made several huge calls as he announces the 33-player Wallabies squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.   Co-captain Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper are among the exclusions, with...

McDermott to lead Wallabies as Jones confirms side for second Bledisloe

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones has confirmed scrumhalf Tate McDermott will skipper the Wallabies in the second Bledisloe Test in Dunedin on August 5.   “Tate’s got all the attributes to be a great captain...

All Blacks and Fiji climb World Rugby Men’s Rankings

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand successfully retained the Rugby Championship title, and with it the Bledisloe Cup for at least another year, following a comprehensive 38-7 victory over Australia in Melbourne on Saturday. It...