Match Day Programme: Georgia v Portugal
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFixture: Georgia v Portugal Venue: Stadium de Toulouse Kickoff Time: 14:00 local time (GMT+2) Referee: Paul Williams Head-to-head Played: Played:...
Dupont injury looming large as France wait for "specialist surgical opinion"
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHost nation France maintained their unbeaten start at Rugby World Cup 2023 with a 96-0 win against Namibia at Stade de Marseille yesterday but it came a cost as captain and scrum-half Antoine Dupont was...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Georgia v Portugal
2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby“We have a lot of things to analyse,” Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili said after their 35-15 defeat to Australia on the first weekend of Rugby World Cup 2023. He wasn’t wrong. Georgia...
Lagisquet makes four changes - Portugal name team to play Georgia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPortugal head coach Patrice Lagisquet has named his 23-man squad for the Pool C match against Georgia at Stadium de Toulouse on Saturday, with two changes to his forwards and two in the backs from the...
Kveseladze in line for 50th cap - Georgia name team to play Portugal
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGeorgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has made eight changes to his starting XV from the team that lost 35-15 to Australia as he names his 23 players for the Pool C match against Portugal...
Yamanaka back and ready to rock with Brave Blossoms at World Cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRyohei Yamanaka trained with the Japan Rugby World Cup squad for the first time Wednesday in Monaco following his call-up to replace Semisi Masirewa. Masirewa hobbled off the field in the seventh...
Marcus Smith set for first England start at full-back against Chile in World Cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland are set to to accelerate their experiment of deploying Marcus Smith’s running skills at full-back in Saturday’s World Cup clash with Chile. Smith has filled the position as...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: France v Namibia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEverything you need to know about France v Namibia at Stade de Marseille, on Thursday, 21 September. France coach Fabien Galthié is not taking any risks with this match, making...
FRA team announcement (v NAM): Dupont, Galthié, Jelonch, Ramos comments
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from France captain Antoine Dupont, head coach Fabien Galthié, back-row Anthony Jelonch and full-back Thomas Ramos following the announcement of the team to play Namibia in Pool A...
Malan injury 'better than initially thought' as Lienert-Brown visits Namibia centre in hospital
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand centre Anton Lienert-Brown has visited Le Roux Malan in hospital after the Namibia centre suffered a serious injury in the teams' Pool A match on Friday night. Malan suffered a fractured and...
