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Women’s Rugby Update As Bemand Names Co-Captains

4 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edel McMahon and Sam Monaghan named Co-Captains for World Rugby WXV3 The IRFU has today given an update on the women’s game in Ireland and officially introduced new Head Coach for the women’s...

Cummings, Matthews (Scotland) - 'It was a whirlwind 24 hours'

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

Comments from Scotland second-row Scott Cummings on Tuesday as they prepare to face Romania in Lille on Saturday, 30 September.   Scott Cummings, second-row On how they have emerged physically...

Munster Head Coach Graham Rowntree Signs New Contract

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm that Head Coach Graham Rowntree has signed a two-year contract extension to stay at the province until at least 2026. In his first season as Head Coach...

South Africa backs coach Mzwandile Stick, centre Damian de Allende and prop Steven Kitshoff

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Mzwandile Stick, backs coach On whether the team take coverage of their seven-one bench split as a compliment: "It’s a World Cup, the biggest tournament you can get involved in. If you don’t...

Farrell Names Ireland Team to Face Springboks in Paris

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head Coach Andy Farrell has named his Ireland Match Day Squad for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup showdown against South Africa at the Stade de France (Kick-off 9pm local time/8pm...

The URC heavyweights to battle it out on Saturday night in RWC clash between South Africa and Ireland

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The BKT United Rugby Championship playing heavyweights on Saturday night in Paris will fight for the right to be ranked number one in the world of rugby when Ireland play South Africa in the World Cup.   The...

Nienaber makes wholesale changes for Rugby World Cup duel with Ireland

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made 13 personnel changes and a positional switch as well naming a seven-one split in favour of the forwards on the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s third...

Conor Murray: Ireland squad in ‘unbelievable nick’ ahead of South Africa clash

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scrum-half Conor Murray feels Ireland’s squad are “buzzing” and in “unbelievable nick” ahead of a pivotal Paris appointment with reigning world champions South Africa. Andy...

Pollard joins Boks; Etzebeth declared fit for Ireland

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Handre Pollard reported for duty at the Springbok camp in Paris on Monday as the national coaches began to put the building blocks in place for their important Rugby World Cup Pool B encounter against...

South Africa fly-half Pollard to replace injured hooker Marx

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa have confirmed that fly-half Handre Pollard has replaced hooker Malcolm Marx in their squad for Rugby World Cup 2023. Marx suffered a "long-term" knee injury in training on Wednesday,...