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Supercharged Samoa ready for 2023 Rugby World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samoa's option to take advantage of changed eligibility laws in rugby has created pre-World Cup interest in how the side's former internationals from other nations impact the event starting in France next...

Shocks, tries and world record highs! | 40-31 Best Rugby World Cup Moments

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dive in to more epic moments as we continue or countdown of the best Rugby World Cup, ahead of RWC 2023 kicking off in France next month!  

Talk of ‘Polly plot’ baffles Nienaber

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber emphatically set the record straight on the status of the Boks’ Rugby World Cup squad of 33, before flying out of South Africa on Saturday.   Social...

Permutations for the latest round of Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up matches

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the latest round of Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up matches.   Permutation highlights: France cannot improve on third place in the rankings...

Ellis Genge reckons Rugby World Cup in France will be a ‘wide open’ tournament

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

England prop Ellis Genge believes the Rugby World Cup in France is a “wide open” tournament.   Only four countries – New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England – have...

Argentina name 33-man squad for RWC

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Julián Montoya was named as Argentina captain in the teams final Squad Announcement ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.  Los Pumas today released their final 33-man squad for the upcoming tournament...

Updated Men's World Rankings

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan are at their lowest position in almost eight years after their loss this weekend. Saturday’s 35-12 defeat to Fiji in Tokyo will see them fall two places to 14th, a position they...

Boks on track for RWC with morale-boosting win in Buenos Aires

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks proved they are on track with their Rugby World Cup preparations as they delivered a strong second-half performance to overpower Argentina 24-13 in the first of three warm-up games at Velez...

Major World Ranking Movements On The Cards

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

For several teams, the countdown to Rugby World Cup 2023 begins for real this weekend as they take to the pitch for the first of their warm-up fixtures. Scotland and Italy were the first European teams...

Match Day Programme: Argentina vs. South Africa II

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa are bidding for an eighth consecutive victory over Argentina after wins in Salta and Pretoria in 2019, Port Elizabeth twice in 2021, Buenos Aires and Durban in 2022 and Johannesburg in the...