Ireland Squad Confirmed For Summer Series
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAndy Farrell and the coaching team have named a 37 man squad for the Summer Series which features two Tests in July against Japan and the USA at the Aviva Stadium. The match against Japan...
Martin Johnson names his top 3 locks of all-time
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTalking to ruck.co.uk, Leicester, England and British & Irish Lions legend Martin Johnson has ranked his three greatest locks of all time. Johnson, a courageous,...
Cronje to lead extended Junior Boks
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJunior Springboks coach, Bafana Nhleko, on Saturday named George Cronje to lead the team in the forthcoming Under-20 International Series, while also calling in two more players into his squad. Nhleko...
Everything you need to know about the Rainbow Cup clash between the Sharks and Bulls
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe race for top spot in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA is going down to the wire as the Sharks and Bulls meet in Durban on Saturday for a place in next weekend’s North v South final. The match...
Breakdown of the 21 uncapped players included in the England squad
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEddie Jones has named a 34-player England squad to begin preparations for their summer series of fixtures against the USA and Canada. The England boss is having a look at the youth in the...
21 uncapped players included in England training squad
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEddie Jones has named a 34-player training squad as England begin preparations for their summer series. The squad will meet up at The Lensbury on Monday 14 June for a five-day training camp. With...
Sam Simmonds, Marcus Smith and Poppy Cleall scoop player awards
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt should come as little-to-no surprise that the Rugby Players’ Association Player Of The Year award has gone to Exeter Chiefs number 8 Sam Simmonds. The award...
Journeyman flyhalf returns to Sharks
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 32 year-old Cronje has set up camp in Durban where he is training with the Sharks as part of their Currie Cup squad. The creative flyhalf has enjoyed an extremely colourful career to...
Where are they now? The 2009 Emerging Springboks that drew with the Lions
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 2009, the British and Irish Lions were dealt a blow in their preparations for the test Series against the Springboks as they failed to put an Emerging Springbok side away drawing 13 all in Cape...
Borthwick heaps praise on Jasper Wiese ahead of Lions series
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester head coach Steve Borthwick has given a hugely positive endorsement of his young number 8 Jasper Wiese ahead of the British & Irish Lions series in South Africa. Wiese stormed...
