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Hong Kong Stadium set to host sell-out rugby sevens event

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sixth round of HSBC SVNS 2024 takes place in Hong Kong China on 5-7 April Full house 120,000 crowd expected for the three-day Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens featuring the world’s best 12 men’s...

All Black great Samuel Whitelock announces retirement from professional rugby

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Samuel Whitelock has announced he will retire from all professional rugby at the end of the current club season in France where he is playing for Pau.The 35-year-old has called time on an illustrious professional...

URC Round 13 Review

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

League leaders Leinster make big statement After two trophy-less seasons, no-one in the Leinster Rugby camp will be getting carried away, but they certainly made an emphatic statement in their top-of-the-table...

SA coastal teams come out on top in challenging URC round

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

It was a rewarding weekend for the DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks in round 13 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as they secured important victories to make it two out of four for the domestic...

URC Round 13 Preview

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Benetton Rugby v Connacht Rugby, Saturday, 1pm   A meeting of two teams just on the edge of the play-off zone, with tenth taking on ninth, so there’s much at stake.   Both sides will...

SA teams strive for another perfect Vodacom URC round

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The South African teams will be striving for another perfect round in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as the end of the pool stages draws closer with only six rounds remaining, and the competition...

Larmour looking forward to facing “incredible” Le Roux in top-of-the-table clash

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jordan Larmour has hailed Willie le Roux as a player who “ticks all the boxes as a 15” as the two international full-backs prepare to meet this weekend.   Larmour’s Leinster Rugby...

Force bolster lock stocks with signing of former Wallaby

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Western Force have added experience to their lock stocks with the signing of 16-cap Wallaby Sam Carter for the remainder of the season. Carter, who stands at 201cm tall, joins the Force from English...

URC Round 12 Review

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

South African cleansweep   There were victories for all four South African sides, with the Emirates Lions’ 38-14 bonus point win away to Connacht arguably the result of the round.   Not...

Leinster power on at top of table with victory at Zebre

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

BKT United Rugby Championship leaders Leinster continued their relentless play-off push by beating Zebre 31-7 in Parma. Leinster will go into next week's Dublin clash against fellow title challengers...