Teams given warm welcome to Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTeam captains and match officials welcomed by Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro, Governor-General of New Zealand ahead of Rugby World Cup 2021 kick off at Eden Park in Auckland on 8 October The...
Aseza Hele: Springbok Women prefer the underdog tag
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Women are perfectly happy to sail under the radar at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and prefer not to get into the pre-tournament hype of the global showpiece event of the women's game. That...
Eloise Webb: “We have a shared vision at RWC”
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe naming of the Springbok Women squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand resulted in 32 different stories of journeys travelled, but Eloise Webb says all of them have a united vision –...
Bundee Aki Banned for 8 Weeks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Disciplinary process related to Bundee Aki’s (Connacht Rugby) Red Card in the BKT United Rugby Championship Round 2 game against DHL Stormers on Saturday, September 24 2022 has resulted in an...
Laurian Johannes-Haupt: We are not at the Rugby World Cup only to compete
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe impact of the Rugby World Cup being postponed by a year was felt more in some of the 12 participating countries than others, and for the Springbok Women, the extra year was a blessing in disguise as...
World Rugby Awards returns to Monaco for a star-studded edition in November
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe World Rugby Awards 2022 will return to Monaco and its prestigious Salle des Étoiles for the first time since the pandemic on Sunday, 20 November to celebrate the best of rugby on and off the...
Powerful Wallaroo lock Kaitlan Leaney joins Harlequins
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHarlequins is delighted to announce that Australian international Kaitlan Leaney has signed for the Club, set to join the team following the conclusion of the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand later...
Super Rugby Pacific 2023 Match Schedule
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFijian Drua to play six home matches in Fiji including a Round 14 blockbuster against Moana Pasifika Moana Pasifika to play historic first home match in Apia v the Queensland Reds in Round Eight NSW...
Test stars make Saints return for 250th Derby
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDirector of Rugby Phil Dowson has made seven changes to his Northampton Saints side to take on Leicester Tigers on Saturday, with four internationals in Lewis Ludlam, Courtney Lawes, Dan Biggar and Tommy...
Fijiana's journey from fighting stereotypes to the Rugby World Cup!
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFijiana have gone from being attacked using stereotypes to being a real voice for women's rugby around the world through the sheer determination a years of fighting to play the sport they love!
