Simon Hammersley leaves Newcastle Falcons
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNewcastle Falcons full-back Simon Hammersley is leaving the club after exercising a relegation release clause, the club has confirmed. The 26-year-old had signed a two-year contract...
Cian Healy signs new IRFU & Leinster contract
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland international loosehead Cian Healy has signed a new two-year IRFU contract until the end of the 2020/21 season. Healy has been capped 88 times for Ireland, Healy started four...
George Smith calls time on playing career
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies legend George Smith has announced his retirement from rugby following nearly two decades at the top of the sport. "Finally the day has come where I officially...
Toner ruled out of PRO14 Final
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster have today confirmed that second rower Devin Toner will miss the PRO14 final against Glasgow on Saturday after sustaining a knee injury in Leinster's 24-9 win over Munster in the semi-final. The...
Chiefs finish top as Saints edge out Quins for fourth
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints took the final Premiership play-off spot despite losing to Exeter, while Bath secured Champions Cup rugby next term. Exeter Chiefs wrapped up top spot in the...
Premiership team of the season: Danny Cipriani shows his class | Robert Kitson
7 years ago by The GuardianSouth African and Australian talent is to the fore alongside the best of British in Tom Curry, Joe Marler and Henry SladeThe fast-footed Argentinian will be missed when he swaps Devon for Bordeaux this...
Saracens confirm Vunipola facing three months out
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMako Vunipola is unlikely to play much part in England's Rugby World Cup warm-up matches after Saracens confirmed the prop will require "a minimum of three months to recover" from hamstring surgery. The...
Dan Robson: ‘The DVT is always going to be something I have to be aware of’
7 years ago by The GuardianThe Wasps scrum-half was preparing to face Scotland when scans revealed a serious medical problemDan Robson was just about to put his boots on when it struck him something was wrong. He had been taken...
Gregory and Koroi return for London Sevens
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScott Gregory and Vilimoni Koroi return from injury to bolster the travelling squad, while Sam Dickson, Trael Joass and Niko Jones are currently sidelined. A six week break since the last tournament...
Saracens confident injured Mako Vunipola will be fit for World Cup
7 years ago by The Guardian• Loosehead prop tore his hamstring in Champions Cup final• England’s first warm-up match is against Wales on 11 AugustMako Vunipola’s season is over but the Saracens director of rugby, Mark McCall,...
