France target golden start at Paris Olympics 2024
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHome fans will hope Antoine Dupont and France can get the Olympic Games Paris 2024 off to the perfect start when the men’s sevens tournament gets underway at Stade de France today. Dupont...
22 RWC Winners in Springbok Squad to Australia
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong 33-man squad led by double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, which kicks off against the Wallabies in Brisbane...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 19-21 July, 2024
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the July internationals this weekend. Permutation highlights: Only two of the teams ranked in the top five in the world are in action this weekend,...
England u20's end eight-year wait for title
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland ended France's dominance of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a 25-13 victory in Friday's final at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town. It was England's first title since 2016 and their fourth overall,...
Spain U20 beat Fiji U20 in thriller
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLast year’s U20 Trophy winners Spain scored in sudden-death extra-time to break Fijian hearts and guarantee their place in the 2025 U20 Championship in a dramatic opener to the final day of the tournament. With...
Centre Sammy Arnold joins Newcastle Falcons
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyNewcastle Falcons have added physicality and dynamism to their midfield with the signing of Brive’s Sammy Arnold on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old centre has one Ireland cap and more than a century...
A look at the World Rugby U20 Championship
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe final between the England U20 vs France U20 will be the fifth all-northern hemisphere World Rugby U20 Championship final and the fourth in the last six tournaments. For the first time last year England...
New Zealand Under 20s vie for podium finish at World Rugby Under 20 Championship
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe New Zealand Under 20s will play for third place at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, facing Ireland in their last match on Saturday morning (kick off 2.30am NZT). Head Coach Jobo Gibbes has made...
Soyizwapi: We give ourselves a chance to medal
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySix months ago, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris was the last thing on Siviwe Soyizwapi's mind as he was still recovering from a knee injury and the Springbok Sevens were tumbling out of the automatic qualification...
Fijian winger signs for CA Brive
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEarlier today CA Brive announced the signing of winger Tevita Railevu until 2026. Tevita Railevu who began playing rugby at the age of 5 in Nasinu, Fiji, posesses natural qualities of...
