Rugby union power rankings: Ireland overtake New Zealand to be top dogs
7 years ago by The GuardianOur ratings show Ireland are in pole position and New Zealand have slipped back, while Wales and England have made good progress and South Africa and Australia have much work to doSteve Hansen knew what...
World Rugby Top 10 locked in for 2018
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji climb to their highest position of eighth in the World Rugby Rankings, while Canada return to the top 20 after securing qualification for the Rugby World Cup 2019. A...
IRFU CEO lauds departing Schmidt
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter Joe Schmidt confirmed he will step down at the end of the 2019 RWC, IRFU CEO Philip Browne lauded the impact of the coach. Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU)...
2018 Test Win Ratios
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith all the tests done and dusted for 2018 we take a look at how the Top 10 sides have done this year in terms of their win ratio. 1. New Zealand Despite the two...
Who Is Hot And Who Is Not
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing this weekend's rugby action we take a look at who is hot and who is not with test match rugby concluding this weekend. Fiji: They...
Farrell not distracted by Ireland
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA looming Six Nations rivalry with Ireland will not take Owen Farrell's focus away from helping England to try and beat Australia first. Owen Farrell says England are...
Canada beats Hong Kong to claim final RWC 2019 berth
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyVictory over Hong Kong in Marseille ensures Canada will maintain its record of featuring in every edition of the Rugby World Cup. Canada will face reigning champions New Zealand and South Africa...
Predictions: Saturday's Internationals
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyItaly vs New Zealand (13:00) After last week's disappointing performance away to Ireland, the All Blacks travel to Rome to take on Italy. This will be the 14th meeting between the pair, with New Zealand...
November Tests XV So Far
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThis weekend is the last full weekend of test rugby and following three jampacked weekends of Test rugby we pick our team of the month ahead of the weekend. We have...
Finn Russell at 12 to face Argentina
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead Coach Gregor Townsend has made nine changes to the starting Scotland line-up for the final match in the 2018 Autumn Test series against Argentina at BT Murrayfield. The game is on-course...
