Brave Blossom Shota Horie calls time on his rugby career
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan rugby international Shota Horie announced today that he will retire at the end of this season after playing in four World Cups including a 2019 quarterfinal on home soil. The 37-year-old hooker,...
Scarlets sign hooker Eduan Swart from South African side the Pumas
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets can confirm the signing of South African hooker Eduan Swart from Currie Cup side the Pumas. With Ken Owens an injury absentee and Academy prospect Isaac Young sidelined with a foot issue, Swart...
Emirates World Rugby Match Officials confirmed for Men's Guinness Six Nations
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates World Rugby Match Officials have been confirmed for the 2024 Guinness Six Nations, the first international competition on the road to the men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Fifteen...
Pools announced for World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 opening round in Dubai
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pools have been announced for the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Dubai on 12-14 January. Pools are drawn for the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger...
Cape Town 7's Pools
2 years ago by UltimateRugbyThe two South African Sevens teams will both face the USA on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town next Saturday, with the pools announced shortly after the Springbok Sevens team claimed a fifth consecutive...
Moroni returns to face old team as Newcastle Falcons name team
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNewcastle Falcons have named their team for Sunday’s televised Gallagher Premiership trip to Leicester Tigers. Matias Moroni makes his first trip back to Mattioli Woods Welford Road since forming...
Tigers confirm captains for 2023/24 season ahead of historic double-header
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers have confirmed Julián Montoya and Natasha Jones as the club’s senior team captains for the 2023/2024 season. An historic occasion awaits Mattioli Woods Welford Road this...
HSBC SVNS 2024 ready to reach new heights in Dubai
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExciting new era for rugby sevens begins as HSBC SVNS kicks off in Dubai on 2-3 December The Emirates Dubai 7s is the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the top 12 men’s and 12 women’s...
RWC-winners lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2023
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFive members of the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad in France – Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse – were nominated for the coveted...
Match Preview: Cardiff Rugby v DHL Stormers
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCardiff’s South African fly-half Tinus de Beer is well aware of the threat posed by the DHL Stormers and sums it up in one word - chaos. “I played with a few of them, like Warrick Gelant,...
