Flying Fijians land in Lormont - RWC 2023
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji landed in Lormont, a suburb of Bordeaux, on Wednesday for a community event with a local rugby club. CA Lormont Rugby welcomed the Flying Fijians to a public training session with their Under-8,...
Breakdown 'physicality' key for Australia against Wales
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia will be looking to improve their breakdown "physicality" when they face Wales in a must-win World Cup clash this weekend, scrum-half Tate McDermott said. The Wallabies were dominated...
Max Jorgensen out of World Cup with leg injury
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyYoung gun Max Jorgensen’s World Cup dream is over after it was confirmed he had suffered a fractured fibula. Jorgensen suffered the injury during training in the lead-up to the Wales game. The...
Warren Gatland shifts team announcement for Australia Rugby World Cup Clash
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales are weighing up the fitness of Tommy Reffell as they prepare to name their team to face Australia at the end of this week. Having named their teams to face Fiji and Portugal three days before the...
Alo-Emile and Alainu’u’ese join the pack - Samoa name team to play Argentina
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Seilala Mapusua goes with continuity with his Samoa team to play Argentina in Pool D in Saint-Étienne on Friday, with only two changes to his forwards and one change in his backs from...
Wallabies teen Max Jorgensen likely out of Rugby World Cup after suspected broken ankle at training
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Wallabies' Rugby World Cup campaign has copped another body blow with news of teenager Max Jorgensen has suffered a suspected serious injury that is likely to rule him out of the tournament. A Wallabies...
Wales wary of ‘wounded’ Australia, says assistant coach Jonathan Thomas
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales assistant coach Jonathan Thomas has described Australia as “a wounded animal” ahead of Sunday’s Rugby World Cup clash that could see the Wallabies make unwanted history. Eddie...
The heaviest players at the Rugby World Cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2023 Rugby World Cup is well under way and we've already seen some of the world's biggest stars showing what they can do in France. By 'biggest' stars, we're not meaning the likes of Antoine Dupont...
Welsh flanker in races to make Wallabies match
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales returned to the training pitch in Versailles hoping for a clean bill of health heading into the Wallabies encounter. Flanker Tommy Reffell withdrew from facing Portugal last weekend in the warm-up...
Warren Gatland has been there and done it – Alex King glad he is in Wales’ camp
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAlex King has underlined the importance of Wales boss Warren Gatland’s presence and proven track record heading into Sunday’s Rugby World Cup clash against Australia. Wales are heading...
