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Sky Sports announces exciting new deal with SANZAAR

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sky Sports have announced a new deal with SANZAAR which will see the broadcaster featuring a feast of Southern Hemisphere rugby over the next four years.      The deal will include Home...

Super Rugby Pacific: Rescheduled Matches Round #5

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19 in New Zealand Round 5 has been amended.   COVID outbreaks in the Blues, Highlanders and Crusaders squads have forced amendments to the Super Rugby Pacific...

Latest World Rankings: Ireland overtake England, Wales fall

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland have moved up to fourth place in the overall World Rugby rankings following the action in the penultimate round of the Six Nations.   England put up an incredible fight a man down after...

Connacht sign Irish-qualified back from the Western Force

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Connacht Rugby have announced a new arrival for the 2022/23 season, with the signing of Irish-qualified back Byron Ralston from the Western Force.     Ralston, a former Australia U20 International,...

Darcy Swain extends contract with Brumbies and Rugby Australia

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby Australia and the Brumbies have announced that towering lock Darcy Swain has re-signed until the end of 2024.   Swain is the latest of a number of key national talents who have committed to...

CONFRIMED: Cheika named Argentina's new head coach

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina have confirmed that Michael Cheika will assume responsibility as head coach of the team until the end of the Rugby World Cup 2023.     ¡Bienvenido, Michael! Cheika estuvo...

Jones questions Ireland's ability to stand up to England's physicality

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England head coach Eddie Jones has been busy in the press this week, first talking up Ireland as favourites and then suggesting that Andy Farrell’s men would be chased all over the park at Twickenham.    Jones’...

Watch: 'Aaron Smith Greganing Caleb Clarke' to deny the winger a try

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Caleb Clarke was denied a certain try after a clever bit of defensive work from Highlanders scrumhalf Aaron Smith.   In the early stages of the Super Rugby Pacific game between the Blues and Highlanders,...

The Weekend's World Rankings Permutations

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

France could climb to their equal highest-ever World Rugby Ranking this weekend while Wales could drop to eighth place.     Second place in the World Rugby rankings is on the line this weekend...

Georgia qualify for RWC 2023 after World Rugby confirm the implications of Russia’s suspension

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following World Rugby’s suspension of Russia and Belarus from all international and cross-border rugby competitions, the Rugby World Cup Board has confirmed the resulting implications for the European...