Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round One Teams
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby Pacific is set to get underway this weekend as the 12 teams battle for the title. The defending champions Crusaders will kick off the action against the Chiefs on Friday February 23, followed...
Moana Pasifika gear up to take the 2024 season by storm
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA new wave of Moana Pasifika talent is set to light up DHL Super Rugby Pacific in 2024. Twenty newly contracted players headline the 38-man squad. The team boasts 19 players that featured at...
Tonga v Romania: Top Performers
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA thrilling match between Tonga and Romania sees Tonga exit the World Cup with their heads held high as they managed to seal an emphatic 45-24 victory. Let us have a look at some of the top performers. The...
Match Preview: Tonga v Romania
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDon’t make the mistake of thinking that there’s nothing to play for in the penultimate match of the pool phase. No, Pool B opponents Tonga and Romania haven’t won a match at Rugby...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: South Africa v Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter a call-up to South Africa’s squad following Malcolm Marx’s Rugby World Cup-ending injury, Handré Pollard starts at 10 against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, winning his first Springbok...
Paea starts at number eight - Tonga announce team to play South Africa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyTonga head coach Toutai Kefu has named his match-day 23 to face South Africa in Stade de Marseille on Sunday 1 October, with Semisi Paea starting at number eight in place of the suspended Vaea Fifita, following...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Scotland v Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA fortnight after they were outmuscled and outpaced by defending champions South Africa in Marseille, Scotland will want to kickstart their Rugby World Cup challenge against Tonga, in Nice – a couple...
RWC Match Preview: Scotland v Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA fortnight after they were outmuscled and outpaced by defending champions South Africa in Marseille, Scotland will want to kickstart their Rugby World Cup challenge against Tonga, in Nice – a couple...
UPDATED: Tonga make two changes to squad for Rugby World Cup 2023
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Toutai Kefu has called up two medical replacements to his Tonga squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, with Siate Tokolahi replacing prop Feao Fotuaika and Patrick Pellegrini replacing fly-half...
Ireland record holder Johnny Sexton expects challengers to his new crown
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJohnny Sexton joked his young son will chase down his record after he became Ireland’s all-time leading points scorer in a crushing Rugby World Cup win over Tonga. Captain Sexton stylishly surpassed...
