Call me nostalgic, but the Grand National ain’t what it used to be | Stephen Moss
8 years ago by The GuardianThe once-great race is now sanitised, cricket is in thrall to Twenty20 and rugby is a joke. Or am I just getting old?If I had to name three highlights from a lifetime, too much of which has been spent...
Thursday Evening Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDean Adamson signs new deal at Bedford Blues Bedford Blues have announced that winger Dean Adamson has signed a new deal to remain at Goldington Road for the 2018/19 Championship season. The...
Pat Lam to coach Barbarians against England in Quilter Cup
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBristol coach Pat Lam is to take charge of the Barbarians against England on 27 May at Twickenham Stadium in the Quilter Cup. COACH NEWS 🗞Our coach for May’s match v @EnglandRugby 🌹...
Worcester Warriors sign Hurricanes lock Fatialofa
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWorcester Warriors have announced the signing of New Zealand lock Michael Fatialofa on a two-year deal from 2016 Super Rugby champions the Hurricanes. The 25-year-old becomes Warriors’...
Kane Douglas confirms a move to Bordeaux at the end of this season
8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby2014 Super Rugby winner Kane Douglas has confirmed that he will move to France at the end of the season, joining Bordeaux Begles. At the French club, he will be joined by Reds teammate Eto Nabuli,...
Cardiff Blues appoint John Mulvihill as head coach
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing the announcement that Danny Wilson would depart at the end of the current campaign, Cardiff Blues have confirmed that John Mulvihill has been appointed head coach ahead of the 2018-19 season. "We’re...
Savea back in All Black mix
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHurricanes winger Julian Savea has returned to the All Blacks' fold having not been involved with the national side since last year's British and Irish Lions tour, the wing is one of 11 Hurricanes...
Noël Estcourt obituary
8 years ago by The GuardianMy father-in-law, Noël Estcourt, who has died aged 89, was an inspirational educationist, an international rugby union full-back and a first-class cricketer.In the 1950s he left his native Southern Rhodesia...
Saints announce the signing of All Black World Cup-winning prop
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints have today confirmed that Ben Franks will be joining the club from the 2018/19 season. The 34-year-old former All Black arrives at Franklin’s Gardens from fellow Aviva...
WATCH: Montpellier team-mates fight each other before kick-off
8 years ago by Rugby WorldIncredible footage of two Montpellier players tussling with each other before their Top 14 game against Racing 92Flashpoint: Bismarck du Plessis, here in Barbarians action, was involved in a pre-match...
