Monty Ioane rugby player
Monty Ioane rugby player

Monty Ioane

30th Oct 1994 1.80m/95kg Left Wing

France vs Italy Prediction and Preview

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

We look ahead to Sunday’s 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations match in Lille with our France vs Italy prediction and preview. It seems an eternity ago that France thumped Italy to complete a perfect...

Licata called up in preparation for the match against France

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

 The Italian National Men's Rugby Team have regrpoued for the match against France set to take place at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille on Sunday 25 February in the third round of the...

France in unfamiliar territory and Wales just miss record – Six Nations stats

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The opening round of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations produced three eventful games. France prop up the Guinness Six Nations table for the first time in over a decade while Wales narrowly missed out on a...

6 Nations Top Performers Round 1

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

This weekend saw get their Grand Slam defence underway with a record win over France in Marseilles. This was followed by a brilliant first half performance by Italy in their loss to England and Scotland...

England battle past Italy in Rome

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A rallying second-half performance helped England to a battling 27-24 victory away at Italy in the opening round of the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations. A lacklustre start from the visitors paired...

Who is your pick for the 6 nations

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

France Head coach Fabien Galthié has already lost two possible starters ahead of the Six Nations opener against Ireland on Friday week, with gritty back row Anthony Jelonch and gigantic lock Emmanuel...

Menoncello returns as Italy announce 6 nation side

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy centre Tommaso Menoncello, who missed last year's Rugby World Cup through injury, was included in the country's Six Nations squad as new head coach Gonzalo Quesada selected his players on Tuesday. A...

Italy make five changes looking to bounce back in upset

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has made several changes to the side that was demolished by New Zealand in hopes of securing an upset against France this weekend. Michele Lamaro leads the Azzurri from...

Sebastian Negri: 'I never saw home again'

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

On fleeing from his home in Zimbabwe in the middle of night aged seven after war veterans arrived to claim his home:   "My immediate thoughts were, 'Oh, dad is just taking us into the city and we...

NAM eve of match (v ITA): coach Proudfoot, Hardwick, Conradie

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Comments from Namibia assistant coach Matt Proudfoot, number eight Richard Harwick and flanker Wian Conradie at a media briefing before their Pool A match on Saturday against Italy.   Matt Proudfoot,...