rugbyworldcup2023

Independent Disciplinary Committee decision: Ben Lam (Samoa)

21 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samoa’s Ben Lam attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in Samoa’s...

Rugby World Cup Round Four Review: Quarter-final slots still up for grabs

21 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Plenty still to play for as the pool phase in France enters its final week.  Thirty-two Rugby World Cup matches played, 16 to go – and a week to come featuring matches in all four...

#RWC2023: These teams have qualified for the quarter-finals

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 20 teams which started out in the quest for the Webb Ellis Cup in France are being whittled down to eight. Find out who has made the quarter-finals. The action in the men's Rugby World Cup 2023 is...

RWC2023: These FOUR teams have been eliminated

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

With Rugby World Cup 2023 in full swing, a look at the latest pool standings shows that FOUR teams have already been eliminated from the playoffs.   In Pool A, Namibia finished bottom of the group,...

Fernández Lobbe (ARG) - 'Japan will be a great battle

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

LA BAULE-ESCOUBLAC - Comments from Argentina assistant coach Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe at a media briefing on Sunday after their 59-5 win over Chile in Pool D on Saturday.   Juan...

Maro Itoje keen to reach ‘another level’ after England secure quarter-final spot

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Maro Itoje has emerged from a difficult period of his career confident that he can reach new levels of performance as England progress deeper into the World Cup. Itoje revealed during this year’s...

Jamie Joseph relishing Japan’s all-or-nothing ‘grand final’ against Argentina

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph will ready his side for a “Grand Final” showdown against Argentina as they kept alive hopes of reaching the World Cup knock-out stages with a 28-22 win over 14-man...

Manu Tuilagi warned special treatment may await him when England tackle Samoa

3 days ago

Billy Vunipola insists England will rally around Manu Tuilagi in expectation of the Samoan onslaught he will face when the rivals meet in their Rugby World Cup clash. Vunipola, the Saracens number eight...

'It's do-or-die for us against England' - Coach Coventry (Samoa)

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Coventry, forwards coach On Samoa's final Pool D game against England being a must-win: "It is a do-or-die. We came here with aspirations to possibly be a quarter-finalist. We need to think about...

Japan reaction (head coach Joseph, captain Himeno, Lemeki, Leitch, Cornelsen, Naoto, Fukuda)

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

MIXED ZONE Michael Leitch, back rowOn how Japan are progressing:“Building up to the World Cup, we lost five games, against some quality opposition. But as the World Cup has gone on, we have grown...