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RWC Qualifier

2021 - 2023

Cane returns as captain - New Zealand announce team to play Uruguay

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand captain Sam Cane returns to lead the side in their final Pool A match against Uruguay in OL Stadium in Lyon on Thursday, after making his comeback from a back issue off the bench in their 96-17...

Anscombe to start at fly-half - Wales announce squad to play Georgia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named his match-day 23 to play Georgia at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday 7 October and has made six changes to his starting 15, including captain Dewi...

Independent Disciplinary Committee decision: Ben Lam (Samoa)

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samoa’s Ben Lam attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in Samoa’s...

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...

De Freitas among four changes as Portugal announce team to play Australia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Portugal head coach Patrice Lagisquet has made four changes to his starting XV to face Australia in Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Sunday 1 October. David Costa starts at loose-head...

Match Preview: Fiji v Georgia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two teams, one must-win match. Pool C’s second-placed team Fiji have quarter-final qualification on their minds. Fourth-placed Georgia, who are still in the last-eight running, more realistically...

Matkava returns at fly-half - Georgia announce team to play Fiji

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia head coach Levan Maisashviki has named his match-day 23 to play Fiji on Saturday, 30 September and he has made seven changes to his starting 15, including the half-back pairing with scrum-half...

Carrasco returns to front row - Chile name team to play Argentina

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chile head coach Pablo Lemoine has named his match-day 23 for the team's Pool D game against Argentina on Saturday, 30 September and has made eight changes to his starting 15, including the return of Javier...

Ravutaumada starts on the wing - Fiji name team to play Georgia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fiji head coach Simon Raiwalui has named his match-day 23 to play Georgia in Pool C on Saturday, 30 September, his one change to his starting 15 being Selesitino Ravutaumada in on the wing for Jiuta Wainiqolo.  1...

Cheika blends debutants with old heads - Argentina name team to play Chile

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika's 23-man squad to face Chile in Pool D in Nantes on Saturday contains a mix of experience and those making their Rugby World Cup debuts, with Rodrigo Isgro and Martín...