Belgium and Samoa set up final day showdown with wins in Dubai
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbySamoa and Belgium will meet in a head-to-head showdown next Tuesday 18 November for the final place at Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia, after both sides made it back-to-back wins on match day two of...
RWC 2027 Final Qualification Tournament match day two preview
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter first-round losses to Samoa and Belgium respectively, Brazil and Namibia must be at their very best in the reverse fixtures at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Thursday in their quest to become the...
Pacific Nations Cup 2025: Semi-finals preview
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colorado, hosts three matches this weekend, as the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 Finals Series gets under way. Samoa and USA kick off what is set...
Inisi named in Moana’s crucial clash against the Hurricanes
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMoana Pasifika’s 2024 Forward and Attacking Player of the Year, Lotu Inisi will get a chance to play his first match of the season, when they face the Hurricanes in a crucial game to secure...
Taranaki stumble on wet weekend; NPC Round 2 Wrap up
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDefending champions Taranaki suffered their first loss of the NPC season at the weekend when going down to Wellington 26-19 in Porirua. Bay of Plenty, who played twice in the week, Wellington, Tasman...
Super Rugby Pacific round 14 teams
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby Pacific is heading into the final two weeks of the regular season as teams start to build for the finals. The Hurricanes and Chiefs open the round in Hamilton in what is expected to be a thriller,...
Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round One Teams
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby Pacific is set to get underway this weekend as the 12 teams battle for the title. The defending champions Crusaders will kick off the action against the Chiefs on Friday February 23, followed...
Moana Pasifika gear up to take the 2024 season by storm
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA new wave of Moana Pasifika talent is set to light up DHL Super Rugby Pacific in 2024. Twenty newly contracted players headline the 38-man squad. The team boasts 19 players that featured at...
Match Preview: England v Samoa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s all about Samoa in Lille. England will finish first in Pool D and have qualified for the quarter-finals whatever the result here. Not that England are taking any chances. Head coach Steve...
Big changes to the pack - Samoa name team to play England
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySamoa head coach names an all-new front-row of Jordan Lay, Sama Malolo (pictured in action against Japan) and captain Michael Alaalatoa and a new second-row of Sam Slade and Brian Alainu’u’ese...
