Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Four Official Preview
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One - Cross Border Build Up Continues The return of Japan Rugby League One after the New Year’s break sees the competition’s four participants in next month’s Cross-Border matches...
Peter Horne appointed Rugby Australia's new High Performance Director, David Nucifora joins as advisor
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby Australia has announced the appointment of Peter Horne as the new Director of High Performance of Rugby. It comes as RA confirms David Nucifora will return to Australia to serve as a High Performance...
Japan League One Division 2 And 3 Weekly Review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyToyota Industries Corporation Shuttles Aichi are one of two teams still unbeaten in Division Two after dousing NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu’s flame with a 36-25 win at Aichi yesterday. Led by the...
Japan Rugby League One | Round 1 Preview
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One - Semi-Finals Revisited Defending champions, Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay, will need to hit the ground running as they open their Japan Rugby League One campaign against Tokyo Suntory...
Performing under pressure – remembering England’s dramatic 2003 World Cup win
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby World Cup glory for England after extra-time thriller. England’s dramatic final push for Rugby World Cup glory in Sydney 20 years ago had one of Clive Woodward’s favourite acronyms laced...
Potter sets magical sights on becoming a Wallaby
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWinger Harry Potter wants to be a Wallaby. That’s a sentence you probably never thought you’d read, but it’s true – after showing signs of promise with Leicester Tigers,...
On this day in 2015: Eddie Jones appointed England’s first overseas head coach
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Australian succeeded Stuart Lancaster following England’s woeful Rugby World Cup campaign. Eddie Jones was announced as England’s first ever overseas rugby union head coach on this day...
Hamish McLennan out of Rugby Australia after late night board meeting
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHamish McLennan is no longer the chairman of Rugby Australia after he was ousted in a late night board meeting and resigned as a director. Rugby Australia’s board met four times over the weekend...
Former Wallabies captain signs with Rugby Australia’s Sevens squad
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLong-time Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is shifting his focus to rugby sevens from the 15-a-side game with a plan to play for Australia at next year’s Paris Olympics. The 32-year-old Hooper was...
Eddie Jones: Marcus Smith is a very good player – but he is not a full-back
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEddie Jones insists Marcus Smith is “not a full-back” and England must utilise the Harlequins talent at outside-half to get the best out of him. England deployed Smith at full-back in during...
