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Summer Tour To Australia Postponed

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

The IRFU confirm that the Ireland men’s summer tour of Australia will not go ahead as scheduled, as World Rugby confirm the postponement of all international tours scheduled for July. The IRFU will work...

Rugby Australia appoints Hamish McLennan as new chairman

6 years ago by The Guardian

Former TV exec tasked with ‘reshaping rugby economy’McLennan replaces Peter Wiggs on boardRugby Australia has appointed former television and media executive Hamish McLennan as a director and chairman-elect....

Six Players Who Played Through Horrific Injuries

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The Cambridge dictionary describes pain as an 'unpleasant physical feeling, often caused by injury or illness, that you want to stop'. However, for some people, pain is just a minor inconvenience.   We...

Top 14 Dream Team XV

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

TOP14 fans have voted for their dream TOP14 XV and it really is jam-packed with superstars!   Argentina, South Africa, England and Australia are represented in the team with the All Blacks...

QUIZ: Can You Name England's World Cup Winning 22 in 2003?

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In 2003, England lifted the William Webb Ellis Cup for the first time!   The game was taken into extra time with Australia eventually falling 17-20 to an iconic drop goal.   Can you name...

THROWBACK: When Christian Wade Scored A Hattrick But Coughed Up An Easy Try Against The Barbarians

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Back in 2015, Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade put in match winning performances for England as they romped to record breaking 73-12 victory over the Barbarians.   It was a day of records...

Cross Code XIII, Players Who Could Make Seamless Move To Rugby League

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Few players could switch between Rugby League and Union with the likes of Sonny Bill Williams and Ben Te'o two of the few that have made the cross code jump seamlessly in the modern era.   While...

Kurtley Beale Leaves Waratahs for Racing 92

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kurtley Beale will be leaving the NSW Waratahs having signed a deal with French club Racing 92.      Beale has been a long-time servant of the game in Australia with 142 Super Rugby...

Throwback: The Two Star Studded FRENCH Line Ups That Contested The 2013 Champions Cup Final

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cast your mind back to 2013, Barack Obama is still the president of America, The All Blacks are still Rugby World Champions, the Lions are preparing for their tour to Australia and two French sides have...

Kurtley Beale's big move to France could trigger a law change

6 years ago by Rugby Dump

Kurtley Beale's impending move to French rugby could become the norm for the cash-strapped code in Australia and former Wallabies captain Andrew Slack admits the scrapping of the Giteau Law seems the only...