Stade Rochelais’ route to the Champions Cup final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChampions Cup holders Stade Rochelais have reached another final after steamrollering Exeter Chiefs in their semi-final. We take a look at their journey to a second successive final against Leinster...
England coaching team confirmed for Rugby World Cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySteve Borthwick has confirmed his England coaching team for the Rugby World Cup. Tom Harrison has been appointed as scrum coach and will join England Rugby from Leicester Tigers on 1 June. Harrison...
Bath unchanged for Saracens clash
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead of Rugby Johann van Graan has named an unchanged starting XV for Bath Rugby’s final match of the Gallagher Premiership season against Saracens. It means the team that began the 45-35 win over...
Saracens team news for Bath
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe England and Lions international has been on the sidelines since having surgery on his hamstring back in January, but is now primed and raring to go for the business end of the season. Director of...
Leinster’s route to Champions Cup final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Rugby reached their seventh Heineken Champions Cup final last weekend with their semi-final drubbing of Stade Toulousain. Here we look at how they booked their slot for an Aviva Stadium date...
Stuart Hooper will leave Bath Rugby after 15 years at the club
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter 15 years of dedication to Bath Rugby, Stuart Hooper will depart the club this summer. Joining the Blue, Black and White in 2008, Hooper was a stalwart in his eight years as a player, making 192...
Former Wasps coach Lee Blackett to join Bath
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBath Rugby has announced former Wasps Head Coach Lee Blackett will join the club this summer as an Assistant Coach. Seen as one of the most innovative coaches in the UK, the 40-year-old is a highly respected...
Marlie Packer eyes World Cup sellout after England clinch Six Nations Grand Slam
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMarlie Packer believes England can sell out Twickenham before the 2025 World Cup final after the Grand Slam was completed in front of a crowd of 58,498. France were edged 38-33 in a riveting Tik Tok Women’s...
Rob Baxter targets a vintage display as Exeter aim to taste victory in Bordeaux
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRob Baxter accepts that Exeter will need to get “an awful lot right” when they tackle Heineken Champions Cup holders La Rochelle in this season’s semi-finals. But Exeter will arrive...
Chiefs side to face La Rochelle
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, has told his squad that will have to ‘dig deep’ if they are to make it to a second Heineken Champions Cup final. The 2020 winners head to France...
