Thowback to Gary Halpin try scoring salute to the All Blacks
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland scored the first try of the 1995 Rugby World Cup clash between Ireland and New Zealand with a move straight from the training ground as scrumhalf Michael Bradley tapped a free-kick and gave it...
Who Is Next? The England Flyhalves In Waiting
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland has regularly had an excellent playmaker running things from the #10 jersey at test level with George Ford and Owen Farrell currently bossing the position since their respective debuts. The...
Picking a form South African XV from the Premiership
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Premiership is home to 40 South African born players with 10 of those 40 on Sale Sharks' payroll. The South Africans are some of the best players in the league, we take a look at form...
Bloodgate: Remembering One Of Rugby's Darkest Days Eleven Years On
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe date is 12 April 2009, there are five minutes left to play in the Heineken Cup quarter-final between Harlequins and Leinster at Twickenham Stoop. The Harlequins trail by a single point but their...
How Every Premiership Club Is Helping Thier Communities
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPremiership Rugby clubs have been busy supporting their communities in recent weeks following the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. With the number of confirmed cases...
Premiership Season Further Delayed While Tickets Are Donated To The NHS
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Premiership Rugby Chief Executive Darren Childs has issued a statement about the ongoing disruption to Premiership Rugby season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In the statement, Childs...
Harlequins' Semi Kunatani arrested for ignoring Covid-19 quarantine
6 years ago by The GuardianKunatani and one other unnamed player arrestedBoth players had returned to Fiji via SingaporeThe Fiji Rugby Union has criticised two of its players who have been arrested for failing to self-isolate after...
Relive: The First British and Irish Lions Test 2009 - Full Test
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa won the first British and Irish Lions tour test in 2009 as they ran out 26-21 victors. We relive the first test in full: The Springboks raced out to a 19–7 half-time...
Joe Marler on the verge retiring following 10-week ban
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland prop Joe Marler is considering quitting rugby with immediate effect according to a report by the Mail on Sunday. According to the report, Marler has become “disillusioned”...
Snakeskin shoes and skipping training as Jim and Andy tell stories about Dean Richards
6 years ago by Rugby DumpDean Richards is an England icon, both from his playing days and his subsequent career as a coach. While he may well be remembered more for his role in the controversial Harlequins 'bloodgate' scandal...
