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Scotland to play four RWC 2023 warm-up Tests

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland will play four Test matches next summer in preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2023, with three of those games taking place at BT Murrayfield.     Starting with...

“I have been working for this all my life”: Florin Vlaicu reaches 1,000 point milestone

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Man of the moment Florin Vlaicu admits that it was “an incredible feeling” to become only the seventh man in history to reach 1,000 Test points last weekend.   When centre Vlaicu, the...

Scotland climb World Rugby Men’s Rankings

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The record books were rewritten on another dramatic weekend of test rugby which had it all.   Georgia’s shock win over Wales in Cardiff, Scotland’s helter-skelter game against Argentina,...

Callum Hunter-Hill gets Scotland call-up

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland will be without Hamish Watson and Rory Sutherland as Saracens lock Callum Hunter-Hill gets the nod ahead of the fourth and final Autumn Test against Argentina.     Watson...

Latest World Rankings: Italy close in on the Top 10, Australia and Scotland fall

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy's historic first-ever win over Australia has seen them move into 11th place in the World Rankings.    The Azzuri moved up ahead of Fiji to record their highest ranking since...

A statistical look at Wayne Barnes' career ahead of his record-breaking 101st test match

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England’s Wayne Barnes will become the most-capped referee of all time when he takes charge of his 101st test match on 12 November when France meets South Africa in Marseille in the Autumn Nations...

World Rankings Permutations: Major shake up on the cards

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the world ranking permutations for this weekend's Autumn Nations Series and Dubai internationals this weekend.   There is a major potential shake-up on...

Springboks to face All Blacks at Twickenham in '23

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks will line up against the New Zealand at Twickenham in England for only the second time ever when they clash in a Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture on Friday, 25 August 2023 – two weeks...

Wayne Barnes to set new Test record this November

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England’s Wayne Barnes is set to make history when he takes charge of his 100th and 101st tests during the November international window.   Barnes, who made his debut in Fiji in June 2006,...