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All Black great Samuel Whitelock announces retirement from professional rugby

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samuel Whitelock has announced he will retire from all professional rugby at the end of the current club season in France where he is playing for Pau.The 35-year-old has called time on an illustrious professional...

Allan Alaalatoa pitches to captain Wallabies

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

llan Alaalatoa's two Tests as Wallabies captain have been about as painful as they get. There was 2022 in Florence, as Australia crashed to a historic loss to Italy - a shock result that led to Dave Rennie's...

The Cross-Border Rugby Begins

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Cross-Border Rugby competition between leading clubs from Japan Rugby League One and DHL Super Rugby Pacific kicks-off on Saturday when the five-time Japanese champions Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath battle...

Rugby Australia announces Daniel Herbert as new Chair

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby Australia announces Daniel Herbert as new Chair Wallaby number 715, Herbert played 67 Tests for Australia, and was a part of the Wallabies teams that won the 1999 Rugby World Cup, 2001 British and...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Samoa v Chile

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eight days after the tournament kicked off, the perennially popular Samoa make their Rugby World Cup 2023 bow against new crowd favourites Chile at Stade de Bordeaux.   Chile’s brilliant fans...

Wallabies receive injury boost ahead of World Cup

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia have received a shot in the arm ahead of their Rugby World Cup opener with Georgia with the news that star centre Samu Kerevi has been ruled fit for Saturday’s clash at the Stade de France. Wallabies...

‘Grieving period’: Hooper opens up on disappointment of missing World Cup

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Axed 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...

A Final Curtain Call For the RWC: Pool A

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2023 Rugby World Cup is rapidly approaching with the days counting down until the best sides across the globe head to France in search of glory. Teams have begun their preparations ahead of the global...

Eddie Jones loses it with the Australian media over their "negativity"

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones was at his competitive best with the Australian media at his latest press conference. Clearly taking exception with recent reporting surrounding the Wallabies, Jones laid...

Whitelock on the cusp of history in France

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock deserves to be the first three-time Rugby World Cup winner should New Zealand go all the way in France to claim their fourth world title.   In The Rugby Paper, British...