Sexton to captain Leinster in Connacht clash
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Connacht Rugby in Round 11 of the BKT United Rugby Championship, on New Year’s Day in the RDS Arena, has been named by Leo...
Squad named for New Year's Day interpro with Leinster
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Connacht management team have made eight changes to their side for Sunday’s BKT URC interpro with Leinster at the RDS Arena (k/o 7.35pm). There are starts for Peter Dooley, Dave Heffernan,...
Stat Pack: Leinster v Connacht
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Leinster have scored 44 tries so far this season – more than any other team. Seven of these have come in the first ten minutes of their fixtures, an early strike rate matches only by...
Stat Pack: Ulster v Munster
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster John Cooney made 88 passes in Round 10. However, this was short of his 102 against the Scarlets in September, which remains the most passes by a single player in a match this season Hooker Tom...
Stat Pack: Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEdinburgh Rugby Edinburgh have the worst success rate from the tee in the league (56%). This is not for lack of trying – they have attempted 54 shots at goal, the third highest in the league Darcy...
United Rugby Championship Round 10 Stats
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter an exciting weekend of the BKT United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster have identified the top players from R10 along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far. Top...
Cullen & Rowntree's reactions after narrow Leinster victory at Thomond Park
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster notched up their 10th consecutive victory in the 2022-23 URC on Monday evening with victory over rivals Munster, however, the men in blue were made to dig deep to leave Thomond Park with a win. Leinster...
Connacht vs Ulster: the coaches have their say
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe first of the two Irish derbies will play out at The Sportsground this evening when Connacht host Ulster. Connacht are coming off a good victory over Benetton (38-19) on 3 December while Ulster...
Leicester & Gloucester gear up to honour the Slater Cup
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere will be a buzz around Welford Road with weekend as the first instalment of the Slater Cup is set to play out. Leicester will be coming off a loss against Clermont in the Champions Cup (23-16)...
Skivington names team for Slater Cup challenge
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGloucester Rugby head coach George Skivington has picked an experienced 23 to travel to Mattioli Woods Welford Road in the Gallagher Premiership tomorrow afternoon. After resting a number of players...
