Champions Cup Round 2 Top Performers
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith just 2 games left in Round 2 of the Champions Cup we take a look at the top performers over the last 2 days of rugby. Defenders Beaten: Mike Hayley won the Man of the Match for Munster...
Lyon back to winning ways as Perpignan claim first home victory
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTries from Carl Fearns, Mickael Ivaldi and Thibaut Regard helped Lyon get back to winning ways in Saturday's Top 14 action. Lyon claimed their first Top 14 win since February as they...
Anscombe & Williams ruin Lyon’s Champions Cup debut
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA brilliant performance by the Cardiff Blues as they came away with a hard-earned victory over Lyon at the Matmut - something that not many teams have been able to do in recent times. The Blues...
Champions Cup 2018-19: six players to watch in Europe’s elite competition | Robert Kitson
8 years ago by The GuardianFrom Lyon’s back-row star Carl Fearns to rampaging Bath winger Joe Cokanasiga, who could be this year’s standout stars?The 2018-19 Heineken Champions Cup kicks off on Friday in what is always a keenly...
Wednesday Morning Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies and Ireland to meet in first ever three-test series The three Tests will be played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane (June 9), Melbourne’s AAMI Park (June 16) and Sydney’s Allianz...
Toa Halafihi signs for Lyon
9 years ago by Lyon RugbyTaranaki flanker Toa Halafihi has signed for French club Lyon as an injury replacement for Englishman Carl Fearns, who has been ruled out of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere season. 23-year-old...
Tuesday Morning Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCheetahs will field their best possible team in the Currie Cup The Cheetahs will play their best available team against the Golden Lions at Ellis Park, in Round 12 of the Currie Cup 2017, this coming...
Fearns' season over after ACL injury
9 years ago by Lyon RugbyEnglish forward Carl Fearns is out for the rest of the season after rupturing his cruciate knee ligament. That's my season over folks. Rubbish news but I'm a lucky man with lots of...
Mignoni extends Lyon stay
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLyon head coach Pierre Mignoni has been awarded with a lucrative five-year contract extension for guiding Lyon to Top 14 promotion. Lyon have started the new campaign strongly with four wins from their...
Victor Vito named Top 14 player of the year
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer All Blacks loose forward Victor Vito has claimed the 2017 French Top 14 player of the year. A vote by members of the French players' union decided the winner, with the...
