5 classic Ireland v New Zealand encounters ahead of heavyweight World Cup clash
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Irish had to wait 111 years for a first Test victory over the All Blacks. Ireland will take on three-time champions New Zealand on Saturday evening in a crunch Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris. The...
How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have reached the last-eight stage of the World Cup four times in a row. Wales will contest their seventh Rugby World Cup quarter-final when they take on Argentina in Marseille on Saturday. And...
Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final hoodoo
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland have never won a World Cup knockout match. In-form Ireland face three-time champions New Zealand seeking to improve their wretched quarter-final record at the Rugby World Cup. The Irish are through...
Assistant coach Jones, Reinach, Mbonambi (RSA)
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from South Africa assistant coach Felix Jones, scrum-half Cobus Reinach and hooker Bongi Mbonambi at a media briefing at Roland-Garros ahead of the Springboks' match against Rugby World Cup 2023...
Conor Murray (IRE) - 'This is the biggest game I have ever played'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray as they prepare to face New Zealand in the quarter-finals at Stade de France on Saturday, 14 October. Conor Murray, scrum-half:On the prospect of...
How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals - Part 3
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales will contest their seventh Rugby World Cup quarter-final when they take on Argentina in Marseille on Saturday. And their record under head coach Warren Gatland shows four successive appearances...
Conor Murray says New Zealand-born trio ‘so important’ to Ireland World Cup bid
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNative Kiwis Bundee Aki, Jamison Gibson-Park and James Lowe will face the All Blacks at the World Cup for the first time. Conor Murray believes New Zealand’s loss is Ireland’s gain as “world-class”...
Talking points as Marseille and Paris prepare to host World Cup quarter-finals
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyQuarter-final blockbusters lie ahead in Paris and Marseille this weekend. Marseille and Paris take centre stage when the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals unfold on Saturday and Sunday. Four intriguing...
Andy Farrell feels Ireland are becoming better at handling pressure
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTest rugby’s top-ranked nation will bid to make history against New Zealand in Paris on Saturday evening. Andy Farrell believes in-form World Cup hopefuls Ireland were previously plagued by an “inferiority...
IRE team announcement (v NZL): head coach Farrell, captain Sexton, Beirne, Keenan, Porter
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from Ireland head coach Andy Farrell, captain Johnny Sexton, second-row Tadhg Beirne, full-back Hugo Keenan and prop Andrew Porter after the team was announced to play New Zealand in the quarter-final...
