Six Nations Round 4 Team of the Week

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

An incredible round of fixtures with two upsets on Saturday with Italy and England beating Scotland and Ireland respectively and Wales close to upsetting France on Sunday. Picking the team of the week...

Kyle Steyn at the end of a great Scotland attack

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kyle Steyn scores for Scotland after they smashed Italy out the game in the opening 15 minutes with 73% of their rucks between 0-3 seconds Pace and precision đź‘Š#AsOne pic.twitter.com/M1SrrRzBGG —...

Match Day Programme: Italy vs Scotland

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fixture: Italy vs Scotland Venue: Stade Olimpico, Rome  Kick-off: 15:00 (GMT) Referee: Angus Gardner Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (Eng) and Adam Leal (Eng) TMO: Marius...

Patience the key as Vintcent targets Scotland

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ross Vintcent has had to be patient as he takes his first steps in international rugby during the 2024 Guinness Men's Six Nations. The Italy back-rower made his debut off the bench away to Ireland in...

Mcinally: Memories of Massimo mean a lot to me

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

There’s a lot of resonance behind the trophy Scotland and Italy compete for. The Cuttitta Cup is named after Massimo Cuttitta, the former Italy captain and Scotland scrum coach who passed away three...

George North and Nick Tompkins not rocked by shock omission – Warren Gatland

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales boss Warren Gatland has sprung a major selection surprise by omitting established centres George North and Nick Tompkins from his line-up for Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with France. But...

Bigi called up to replace injured Manfredi for Scotland clash

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Marco Manfredi will not be available for Italy's match against Scotland after Zebre Parma hooker underwent instrumental tests on the morning of Monday 4 March which highlighted a muscular distraction...

Ireland vs Wales: Media reaction

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

“Men against boys” was the verdict of one UK-based writer after Ireland’s 31-7 victory over Wales on Saturday afternoon. Andy Farrell’s side were admittedly not firing on all cylinders...

England’s Joe Marler fired up by sight of Scottish Calcutta Cup celebrations

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Joe Marler is desperate to help England wrestle back the Calcutta Cup on Saturday after growing exasperated with Scotland’s recent dominance of the fixture. The 33-year-old prop grew up in an era...

5 talking points as Scotland and England renew hostilities in Six Nations

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland and England renew hostilities when they meet in rugby’s oldest international fixture at Murrayfield on Saturday. For both sides it is win or bust in a critical Guinness Six Nations round-three...