World Cup Highlights: Ireland vs Canada
1 decade ago by UltimateRugbyIreland take five points from their first RWC pool match, In truth the result was never in doubt, and the Irish backline showed an amount ambition not seen for some time. Henderson and Payne were...
World Cup Highlights: Tonga vs Georgia
1 decade ago by UltimateRugbyIn a physical pool C encounter, Georgia edged out Tonga 17-10. Sublime defence and a strong scrum paved the way to victory in a match where Tonga spent the majority of the second half camped inside Georgia’s...
World Cup Highlights: England vs Fiji
1 decade ago by UltimateRugbyEngland have gotten their RWC campaign off to a blistering start with a victory in their opening game. Despite Fiji troubling the hosts and holding them to a 10 point gap for the majority of the game,...
Springboks boosted by the return of Vermeulen
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyIn what has been a forgettable week for the South African Rugby team and public things took a turn for the better on Sunday with the announcement that Bok & Toulon hard man Duane Vermeulen has been...
All Blacks Trail Argentina
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyWith what started off to be a penalty fest against the Argentinian side turned in their favour as they applied pressure to the All Blacks, who made silly infringements and cynical fouls to receive 2 yellow...
Game Preview: New Zealand vs Argentina
1 decade ago by Len KaplanIf you had to bet the family farm on a team to win the World Cup, you’d almost certainly put your money on New Zealand. There are perhaps seven nations with a realistic possibility of winning the World...
Result: Samoa Triumph Over USA
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbySamoa were too strong for a spirited USA side to move top of Pool B with 4 points.USA did well to stay in the contest and they will rue their 29 missed tackles on the day. Both sides were eager to run...
Japan Stun The World
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan“I can absolutely promise you that no-one in world rugby expected (the Springboks) to lose that game,” said Nick Mallett post-match on SuperSport. Don’t believe anyone who told you he predicted...
Game Preview: Samoa vs USA
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyIn what has been an exciting World Cup already, we could be in for a cracking game here with 2 Pacific Nations Cup sides meeting. Samoa, ranked 12th, take on the USA sitting 3 places below them on World...
Coach & Captain's Verdict: Ireland 50 Canada 7
1 decade ago by Irish Rugby NewsHead coach Joe Schmidt and captain Paul O'Connell were both pleased with Ireland's winning start to Rugby World Cup 2015, but saw plenty of room for improvement as they look ahead to next Sunday's meeting...
