Leinster Star Says Exposure To South African Rugby In URC Has Been Perfect Preparation For Test Arena
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe big impact South African sides have made in the BKT United Rugby Championship has come as no surprise to Michael Ala’alatoa. Leinster’s Samoan international prop knows their threat of...
Georgia equal all-time high in World Rugby Men’s Rankings
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGeorgia have closed to within 1.16 points of a historic place in the world’s top 10 after successfully defending their Rugby Europe Championship title with a 38-11 victory in Sunday’s final...
Borthwick 'can't do anything about the past' as England plot post-Six Nations success
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySteve Borthwick says he "can't do anything about the past" with England, but the coach is looking forward to a lengthy World Cup build-up after their Six Nations efforts. The former Leicester...
World Rugby Men's Rankings Preview: 18-19 March, 2023
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the final round of matches in the Guinness Six Nations and Rugby Europe 2023 this weekend. Permutation highlights: Neither...
Wales up to ninth in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have moved up one place to ninth in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings following their 29-17 win against Italy in Rome. Warren Gatland’s side had faced the prospect of dropping out...
Ngcobo: Blitzboks determined to stop the slide
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Sevens team will leave no stone unturned to get back to winning ways when they return to South Africa on Tuesday after a disappointing North American leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The...
Wales equal record low position in World Rugby Men’s Rankings
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFor the third time in history, Wales find themselves down in 10th place in the World Rugby Men’s rankings. Saturday’s 20-10 loss to England has led to a reduced rating of...
New Zealand beat Argentina to win HSBC Los Angeles Sevens
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand became the first men’s team to win two tournaments in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023, beating Argentina 22-12 in the Cup final in Los Angeles. Leroy Carter was the hero...
Scotland equal all-time high in World Rugby Men’s Rankings
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland have moved above England and into fifth place in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings following their 29-23 win at Twickenham on Saturday. Duhan van der Merwe’s brilliant brace...
Six Nations: Five things we learned from Italy vs France
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyItaly and France played out a classic in Rome, and while the Grand Slam champions came away with five points, the Azzurri may be more positive heading into round two of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations. In...
