Key signings for the Western Force for 2024 in Ben Donaldson and Nic White,
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEarlier today the Western Force confirmed its initial 36-player squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season with a couple more spots to be decided in pre-season. Homegrown WA talents Carlo Tizzano and...
Queensland Reds 2024 Super Rugby Pacific squad announced
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Reds have confirmed their 41-man Super Rugby Pacific squad for the 2024 season. In what is Les Kiss’ first playing squad in charge at Ballymore, 14 players with international experience...
Blues inject youth into experienced core for 2024
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyBlues Head Coach Vern Cotter can’t wait to take a “look under the hood” of his 2024 squad, naming an experienced core with a smattering of young talent in his list of 38 players for the...
Ta'Avao back in Blue
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyVersatile prop Angus Ta’avao will return home to the Blues for the 2024 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season, signing on with the club through until the end of 2025. Ta’avao, who can prop...
WXV 1: France forced into reshuffle
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance were the final team in WXV 1 to name their 30-player squad for the first edition of the tournament, which will get underway in Wellington on 20 October. Co-coaches Gaëlle Mignot and David...
WXV 1: Squads confirmed as excitement builds
1 year agoFrance have become the final team in WXV 1 to name their 30-player squad for the first edition of the tournament, which will get underway in Wellington on 20 October. England, Canada and Wales all confirmed...
Wallabies prop Bell tips Portugal to beat Fiji
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies prop Angus Bell has tipped Portugal to beat Fiji in the all-important Pool C match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France next Monday.Bell says the Wallabies' desperate victory over Portugal is...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Australia v Portugal
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo 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...
Barbarians name team to face Scarlets
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia scrum-half Ryan Lonergan will lead an international studded Barbarians side to take on the Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday (14:30). Lonergan partners Wallaby great James O’Connor...
‘Grieving period’: Hooper opens up on disappointment of missing World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAxed Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper says he went through a “grieving period” after being left out of the Rugby World Cup squad, but is continuing to train in case he is called up by Eddie...