Pacific Nations Cup 2025: Semi-finals preview
3 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...
Lisa Cockburn calls time on rugby career
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland international Lisa Cockburn has today announced her retirement from both international and club rugby following the conclusion of the Women’s Rugby World Cup. Cockburn...
Lee Blackett joins England Men’s coaching team
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySteve Borthwick has announced a restructuring of his England men’s coaching team ahead of the 2025 Quilter Nations Series, including the appointment of Lee Blackett as attack coach, and a new role...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 13-14 September, 2025
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for matches in The Rugby Championship 2025 and the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 this weekend. Permutation highlights: South Africa...
Canada name team for QF clash v Wallaroos
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter an undefeated run in pool play to top Pool B at the Rugby World Cup, Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team has announced its roster for the quarter-finals. September 11, 2025 (Bristol, England)...
South Africa Slide as Rankings Shake Up
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe latest world rugby rankings have delivered big changes in both the men’s and women’s game. South Africa’s fall in the men’s standings is the headline, while in the women’s...
Independent disciplinary update: Taleni Sua (Samoa)
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAn Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) has convened to consider a sanction for Taleni Sua (Samoa) as a result of the red card issued during the Samoa v Fiji match in their Asahi Super Dry Pacific...
Seven-try Japan silence spirited USA’s California dreams
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAmato Fakatava and captain Warner Dearns both scored twice as Japan eased to a seven-try 21-47 win over USA, to book their semi-final place in Denver, Colorado, next weekend, and leave the Eagles facing...
USA 60-0 SAM: USA reaction (Tafuna, captain Zackary, head coach Sione Fukofuka, Bargell, Maher)
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyComments by USA's Player of the Match, Freda Tafuna, captain Kate Zackary, head coach Sione Fukofuka, Cassidy Bargell and Ilona Maher after their 60-0 win against Samoa in their final match in Pool A at...
WAL 25-28 FIJ: Wales reaction (head coach Lynn, co-captains Williams & Callender)
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWales head coach Sean Lynn and co-captains Kate Williams and Alex Callender speak after their narrow defeat by Fiji in their final match in Pool B at Sandy Park on Saturday. Sean Lynn, head coach On...
