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...
Independent disciplinary update: Ethan de Groot (New Zealand)
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEthan de Groot (New Zealand) will appear before an independent Judicial Committee having received a red card in their Rugby World Cup 2023 match against Namibia in Toulouse on Friday, 15 September. New...
WATCH: Chile on board against Samoa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChile’s brilliant fans ramped up the atmosphere when the South Americans made their first-ever appearance on rugby’s biggest stage against Japan in Toulouse last week. Watch as they...
Toulouse Performance Gets a Pass Mark from Foster
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks coach Ian Foster described the 71-3 Rugby World Cup win over Namibia in Toulouse as 'a job done well'. "We had a clear idea about how we wanted to approach the game. We wanted to...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: England v Japan
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyVeteran Michael Leitch will become Japan’s most capped Rugby World Cup player when he runs onto the pitch at Stade de Nice for his 15th tournament match on Sunday. He is one of 13 survivors...
New Zealand score 11 tries to brush aside Namibia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand put their opening Pool A defeat by France behind them to rattle up 11 tries against Namibia at a wet Stadium de Toulouse. Scrum-half Cam Roigard, starting his first test, grabbed two early...
Match Day Programme: New Zealand v Namibia
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand are currently on a two game losing streak, after suffering crushing defeats to the Springboks in a world cup warm-up game and to hosts France on opening day. The All Blacks will face a spirited...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Samoa v Chile
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEight days after the tournament kicked off, the perennially popular Samoa make their Rugby World Cup 2023 bow against new crowd favourites Chile at Stade de Bordeaux. Chile’s brilliant fans...
Whitelock on the Brink of All Blacks History
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySam Whitelock will equal Richie McCaw’s record as the most capped All Black in test history this weekend, when he takes the field against Namibia in Toulouse – his 148th cap for the national...
Pedrero and Huete form second-row - Chile name team to play Samoa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Pablo Lemoine has named his Chile match-day 23 to face Samoa in Pool D in Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday, 16 September, with Santiago Pedrero and Pabo Huete coming in to the team to form a new...
