URC Round 15 Review
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyNew team on top Glasgow Warriors are the new leaders of the BKT URC having jumped above Leinster Rugby at the top of the table. Franco Smith’s team did a professional job in recording a 40-9 bonus...
Munster boost top-four prospects with win at Emirates Lions
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster became the first European team to win in Johannesburg in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this season after beating the Emirates Lions 33-13. It was a sixth successive league victory for...
John Mitchell names squad to face France
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyJohn Mitchell has made two changes to his Red Roses match day 23 for the Round 5 Guinness Women’s Six Nations match against France at Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux. Amy Cokayne returns to the...
Ireland star Gordon D’Arcy on Leinster’s double trouble
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Ireland star Gordon D’Arcy says it is taking an “enormous effort” for Leinster Rugby to be competing for silverware on two fronts. The Dublin-based outfit are the only...
Pressure mounts on SA sides in the URC
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe South African franchises will be under immense pressure to bounce back strongly from disappointing results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last week – apart from the Emirates Lions –...
Autumn Nations Series 2024: fixtures and how to watch
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyFixtures for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series rugby have been announced, with each game shown live in the UK and Ireland on TNT Sports and discovery+. This year will see he best of northern hemisphere rugby...
Boks’ Castle Lager Outgoing Tour fixtures confirmed
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks will line up against Rugby World Cup opponents, Scotland and England, before taking on Wales in the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in November, with the last Tests confirmed on Monday. The...
Oli Spencer renews terms with Newcastle Falcons
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyOne of Newcastle Falcons’ brightest young talents, Oli Spencer, has committed to the club by signing a new two-year deal. The versatile 20-year-old plays predominantly at centre or full-back...
United Rugby Championship Round 14 Preview
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster Rugby v Cardiff Rugby, Friday 7.35pm Cardiff boss Matt Sherratt has faced a welcome selection dilemma ahead of his team’s trip to Belfast. He’s had more numbers to choose from than...
Meet Richie Murphy - the new man at the helm of Ulster
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyFor new Ulster Rugby boss Richie Murphy, coaching is very much a vocation. It can mean long hours and plenty of pressure, but he wouldn’t rather be making a living any other way. Murphy has been...
