Uganda Rugby Cranes Stun Kenya Simba in Victoria Cup Final

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Uganda Rugby Cranes stunned Keny Simba 21-20 in a hotly contested final match of the Victoria Rugby Cup at Kings Park Arena in Kampala on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Kenya Simbas began the match strongly,...

TITLE-WINNING SCOTLAND RECEIVE BOOST IN WORLD RUGBY WOMEN’S RANKINGS

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

WXV 2 and WXV 3 came to a dramatic conclusion at the weekend with Scotland and Ireland taking their respective titles by the narrowest of margins, while there was a shock in WXV 1 as Australia defeated...

How things stand ahead of WXV 2 and WXV 3 final rounds

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

With champions to be crowned and promotion and relegation to be decided, we run through the permutations facing the teams in Cape Town and Dubai. The curtain will come down on the inaugural WXV 2 and...

World Rugby Women's Rankings preview: 20-21 October, 2023

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the permutations for the opening round of matches in WXV 1 in New Zealand and the second round of WXV 2 in South Africa and WXV 3 in Dubai. World Rugby has published the ranking...

WXV 3: Spain shut out Kenya in Dubai

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Spain crossed the Kenyan try-line four times to secure a bonus-point 32-0 win at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai.   Spain kept Kenya scoreless, and crossed the whitewash four times themselves, to open...

WXV 3: Fiji, Ireland kick-off tournament in style

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fijiana ran in 11 tries at The Sevens Stadium to beat Colombia 67-13 in the opening match of WXV 3 before Ireland scored 17 of their own in a 109-0 win against Kazakhstan in Dubai.   Fiji...

World Rugby Women's Rankings preview: 13-14 October, 2023

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the opening round of matches in the inaugural WXV 2 and WXV 3 tournaments this weekend.  Permutation highlights: As the highest-ranked team...

Teams ready to push women’s game forward in South Africa and UAE

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Women’s rugby is ready to take its “biggest step forward” this weekend as the inaugural WXV 2 and WXV 3 tournaments get underway in Stellenbosch and Dubai. It is hoped that WXV, World...

Coetzee rings the changes - Namibia name team to play Uruguay

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Namibia head coach Allister Coetzee has named his match-day 23 to play Uruguay in Lyon on Wednesday, with seven changes to his starting XV from their last game against France. Prop Johan Coetzee and wing...

Statement from Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah on the Passing of Bernadette Olesia

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Statement from Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah on the Passing of Kenya Lionesses Rugby Player Bernadette Olesia   CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 16, 2023/ -- With profound sadness, I learn...