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Each Premiership Club's Best Signing This Season

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the Premiership currently on pause due to the global pandemic, we take a look at the season so far and picked out the top signing from each club.   With nine rounds remain in the...

The Journey of Errol Tobias - South Africa's First Black Springbok - Part 4 - "The Green & Gold"

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Tobias’ first game in the green and gold jersey was hugely successful. The Boks swept Paraguay aside with an 84-6 victory and Tobias scored his first try for his country. He sat out the second...

Sir Cive Woodward's 10 point plan to save rugby

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former England head coach Sir Clive Woodward has issued a ten-point plan to save rugby and reinforced the credentials of Agustin Pichot ahead of the World Rugby chairman election which will be voted...

Next England Scrumhalf? Six Players Who Could Rival Ben Youngs and Willie Heinz

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Before the next Rugby World Cup in France, Eddie Jones will need to have selected who will take the reigns at scrum-half for his side.   Jones selected just two scrum-halves in his 2019 Rugby World...

Tough luck for Scotland and Argentina as 2023 World Cup Draw Still Set For November

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina and Scotland are likely to end up in Pools of Death for the 2023 Rugby World Cup with the draw for the competition still set to take place in November later this year despite the disruption...

Scott Robertson picks the three best players he played with, coached and would like to coach

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson revealed in an interview on the Will Greenwood podcast that he would like to coach World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi.   The three-time Super...

Jamie Joseph expects England and Wales tests to be called off or postponed

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph expects the tests against Wales and Rugby World Cup runner-up England to be called off but hopes the games can be played at a later date.   Talking...

The Journey of Errol Tobias - South Africa's First Black Springbok - Part 2 "Climbing the Ladder"

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tobias' individuality on the field and command of the basics soon earned him a spot in the 1972 Proteas (consisting of the country’s top non-white players) tour to England. The tour was mildly successful...

Four British and Irish Lions Bolters - Forwards

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A left-field pick. Every four years one of the most hotly debated subjects on the British and Irish Lions squad is that of who the next bolter will be. British and Irish legend Sir Ian McGeechan had...

The English rugby player locked down in France near the end of his contract

6 years ago by The Guardian

Callum Wilson is facing an uncertain time at Biarritz, but he is doing what he always does: seeking the positiveBy Jonathan Drennan for the Guardian Sport NetworkCallum Wilson has dealt with uncertainty...