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Highlanders Appoint Richard Whiffin as Attack Coach

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Richard Whiffin has been handed the attack portfolio for the Highlanders in 2023.     Formerly of the London Irish club, Whiffin was a member of the management team that steered the club to...

Aseza Hele: Springbok Women prefer the underdog tag

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springbok Women are perfectly happy to sail under the radar at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and prefer not to get into the pre-tournament hype of the global showpiece event of the women's game.   That...

SA teams grab 19 from 20 points in the URC

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Four from four yet again, with 19 log points out of a possible 20 tell the story of yet another amazing weekend of rugby for the four South African teams in the third round of the United Rugby Championship.   Like...

John Cooney to switch allegiance to Scotland?

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland and Ulster scrumhalf John Cooney could switch test allegiances to Scotland next year.   The 32-year-old has represented Ireland 11 times since debuting back in 2017 after turning down an...

United Rugby Championship Rd 3: Lineups, Kick Off Times, TV Listings and More

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for this weekend's Round 3 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #BULvCON Bulls...

Tom Curry returns for Exeter clash

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Curry returns to the Sale Sharks starting line-up alongside twin brother Ben as Alex Sanderson makes three changes to his side ahead of tomorrow afternoons clash with Exeter Chiefs at the AJ Bell Stadium....

Women's Rugby World Cup Preview: Pool A

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The World Cup draw was made on 19th November 2020 and this split the twelve teams into four “bands”, based on the world rankings at the time and before Italy, Japan and Scotland had...

Eloise Webb: “We have a shared vision at RWC”

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The naming of the Springbok Women squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand resulted in 32 different stories of journeys travelled, but Eloise Webb says all of them have a united vision –...

Rugby World Cup gets real for Springbok Women

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

If their first week of training did not bring home the reality of the Rugby World Cup to the Springbok Women, they will get a proper wake-up call on Saturday when Scotland await in a training match.   It...

Quick(ish) Fire Questions with Scotland Women

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland Women players chat about the upcoming Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Hear what they are most looking forward to, the one thing they can't live without, and memories of sporting events.