A Rolls Royce returns – Welcome back to the great Taulupe Faletau
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyWhen you hear a sportsman mentioned in the same breath as Roger Federer and Lionel Messi, you know you are dealing with someone very special. That’s certainly the case with Wales legend...
Sleightholme named Premiership Rugby Player of the Month for March
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints winger Ollie Sleightholme has been voted as March’s Gallagher Player of the Month. The 24-year-old won 57% of the vote in the public poll and beat Bristol...
The cash-strapped Super Rugby team could soon have a new home.
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Qantas chairman and ex-Rio Tinto executive Leigh Clifford is leading a private equity consortium to acquire the cash-strapped Melbourne Rebels and give them a new home. A deal worth up...
Pools drawn for final round of World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pools have been confirmed for the third and final round of the men’s and women’s World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Munich and Krakow respectively on 18-19 May. Uruguay men and...
PE backed consortium 'in final stages' to save Melbourne Rebels with $30m injection and link with A-League club
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyAprivate equity-backed consortium led by former Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford says it is in the ‘final stages of high-level talks’ to move the Melbourne Rebels to Melbourne’s Western...
Wales Women's 6Nations team named
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Wales side for this Saturday's game against England has been announced! Head coach Ioan Cunningham has named the Wales side to face England in the 2024 Women’s Guinness Six Nations clash at...
Historic Rugby Europe Championship Finals concludes with a record-breaking day in Paris
4 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Rugby Europe Championship 2024 culminated with a historic Finals day in Stade Jean Bouin, Paris on Sunday, March 17, featuring 8 teams from across Europe in four matches, in the heart of the French...
EPCR round of 16 referee appointments
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyWith the knockout stages of European club rugby set to further intensify this weekend, EPCR can announce the referee appointments for the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 2nd leg fixtures as well as...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 16-17 March, 2024
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the final rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and Rugby Europe Men's Championship this weekend. Permutation highlights: Ireland will drop...
8 Game Changers for the REC Finals Day
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyWe are fast approaching the Finals Day of the Men’s Rugby Europe Championship 2024 (the Women’s REC still has a few rounds left, so be sure to follow the competition, as well as the Men’s...
