Preview: Chiefs vs Crusaders
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Chiefs are on an eight-game winning streak, currently unbeaten in Super Rugby Pacific ’23, and when they played Crusaders in Christchurch at the start of the season they lost. For many in the...
Saints confirm seven players to depart this summer
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints can confirm that Brandon Nansen, Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, Ethan Grayson, Frankie Sleightholme, Callum Burns, Archie Kean and Joseph Gaffan will leave the Club at the end of the 2022/23 campaign. The...
Nephi Leatigaga joins Waratahs on injury cover contract
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyLeatigaga joins the Waratahs on an injury cover contract for Angus Bell, who suffered a season ending toe injury during the team's round one clash with the Brumbies. Leatigaga brings a wealth of European...
Black Ferns Assistant Coaches confirmed
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced an experienced coaching trio of Tony Christie, Steve Jackson and Mike Delany will join Black Ferns Director of Rugby Allan Bunting. Christie will have a focus...
Team Announcement: Moana Pasifika vs Queensland Reds
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Reds have confirmed their matchday-23 for this Friday night’s historic Super Rugby Pacific Round 8 clash against Moana Pasifika in Samoa. Head coach Brad Thorn has made...
New Zealand win in Singapore, book Olympic ticket
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks Sevens backed up victory in Hong Kong last weekend with their fourth tournament title of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023. New Zealand won the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens and qualified...
Switzerland reach record high in World Rugby Men’s Rankings
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySwitzerland have reached their highest ever position in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings. A 32-22 win over Croatia in Markarska improved their rating to 55.32 points, which was enough for...
Samoa to host World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2023
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe World Rugby Pacific Challenge will take place in Samoa as it returns for the first time since 2020. The tournament, contested by the national ‘A’ teams of Fiji, Japan, Tonga and Samoa,...
Hong Kong set for unforgettable weekend as 2023 Series continues
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 28 men’s and women’s team captains gathered on Wednesday in front of the world-famous Hong Kong skyline ahead of the highly anticipated Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, which sees the iconic...
Heads down as Blitzboks look to bounce back in Hong Kong
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Sevens team have arrived in Hong Kong and are looking forward to getting back on the field and fixing what went wrong in North America a month ago, but also to see three new players join...
