Kieran Hardy has been called into the Wales World Cup squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets scrum half Kieran Hardy has been called up to the Wales Rugby World Cup 2023 squad. Wales head coach Warren Gatland said: “We feel we have a number of options in the back...
Taulupe Faletau ruled out of World Cup after breaking arm against Georgia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNumber eight will play no further part in the tournament following injury. Wales were left to count the cost of their Rugby World Cup victory over Georgia after number eight Taulupe Faletau suffered...
WAL 43-19 GEO: Wales reaction (Reffell, captain Lake, head coach Gatland, Costelow, Rees-Zammit, Rowlands)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyReaction from Wales' Mastercard Player of the Match Tommy Reffell, captain Dewi Lake, head coach Warren Gatland, fly-half Sam Costelow, winger Louis Rees-Zammit and second-row Will Rowlands following their...
WAL 43-19 GEO: Rees-Zammit does the trick for Wales
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyUnbeaten Wales go through to quarter-finals as Pool C winners after a bonus-point 43-19 win over Georgia at Stade de la Beaujoire on Saturday, 7 October. Winger Louis Rees-Zammit scored a crucial...
Costelow in for injured Anscombe - Wales make late change for Georgia match
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales head coach Warren Gatland has to make a late change to his match-day 23, with Sam Costelow (pictured) moving from the bench to start at fly-half instead of Gareth Anscombe, who suffered a groin injury...
Mike Forshaw expecting ‘ferocious 80 minutes’ when Wales face Georgia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMike Forshaw has predicted a “ferocious 80 minutes” when Wales look to maintain their unbeaten Rugby World Cup campaign on Saturday. Wales qualified for the quarter-finals with victory over...
Match Preview: Wales v Georgia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but a point here against Georgia will ensure top spot in Pool C and set up a last-eight match against the second-placed team from Pool D in Marseille...
Wales World Cup experience surpassing expectations for Nick Tompkins
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNick Tompkins says his first Rugby World Cup experience has been “everything and more” as he builds towards the tournament’s business end. The Wales centre has proved a stand-out performer,...
Wales’ Gareth Thomas has first-hand experience of Georgia threat
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGareth Thomas knows from painful experience the misery that Georgia’s forwards can inflict on opponents. Wales need one point from Saturday’s Pool C finale against Georgia in Nantes to guarantee...
Jonathan Humphreys urges Wales not to ‘go off-script’ against Georgia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJonathan Humphreys says that Wales “cannot afford to go off-script” when they tackle Rugby World Cup opponents Georgia in Nantes on Saturday. Wales need a point from their Pool C finale to...