Nominees revealed for HSBC SVNS Awards 2025
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing an action-packed international series, World Rugby has revealed the shortlist for three categories of the HSBC SVNS Awards 2025: Rookie of the Year, Try of the Year, and Player of the Year, with...
Japan Rugby League One Preview (Round Sixteen)
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWhile their playing careers didn’t overlap, Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights coach Robbie Deans and his Ricoh Black RamsTokyo counterpart Tabai Matson know each other well.A dual international for...
The Rugby Championship U20 Tournament Squads Announced
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2025 TRC U20 will be held in Gqeberha [formerly Port Elizabeth], on South Africa’s Eastern Cape, from May 1 to 11. The four head coaches have announced their squads for the 2025 TRC U20...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round 15 Review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have returned to summit while the team they beat in last year’s semi-final, YokohamaCanon Eagles, are looking less likely to feature in this season’s playoffs,...
Tate McDermott 100-game milestone as Reds name team to face Brumbies
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyCaptain and halfback Tate McDermott will celebrate his 100th game for the Queensland Reds in Saturday night’s big derby against the ACT Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium. McDermott’s eight-season...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer champions Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay and Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have joined reigning premiers Toshiba Brave Lupus in the playoffs, earning their invitations with four games to spare...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round 13 Review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One A remarkable hattrick in the final 10 minutes by Shannon Frizell and a pair of tries from fellow New Zealand-born secondrower Jacob Pierce powered Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo to a 59-21 win...
Japan Rugby League One Preview
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s a big weekend for Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath. A constant in Top League and Japan Rugby League One playoffs since the inception of a nationwide round robin competition 22 years ago, Suntory have...
Harry Wilson to captain Queensland Reds in Dunedin
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHarry Wilson has been honoured with the captaincy of the Queensland Reds for the first time for Saturday afternoon’s clash against the Highlanders in Dunedin.The Wallabies skipper will become the...
Japan Rugby League One (Round Eleven) Review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo years ago, Kwagga Smith’s Shizuoka Blue Revs became the first team to beat Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights in the regular season of Japan Rugby League One. Yesterday, the Springbok backrower’s...
