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Five Youngsters To Watch During Super Rugby Aotearoa - Backs

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Super Rugby Aotearoa is set to be the first rugby to hit our screens since the global pandemic stalled rugby competitions world wide.   With the Aotearoa (New Zeland) version set to kick...

QUIZ: Can You Name England's World Cup Winning 22 in 2003?

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In 2003, England lifted the William Webb Ellis Cup for the first time!   The game was taken into extra time with Australia eventually falling 17-20 to an iconic drop goal.   Can you name...

Cross Code XIII, Players Who Could Make Seamless Move To Rugby League

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Few players could switch between Rugby League and Union with the likes of Sonny Bill Williams and Ben Te'o two of the few that have made the cross code jump seamlessly in the modern era.   While...

Where are they now? The 2016 Super Rugby winning Hurricanes Team

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015, The Hurricanes won their first championship after repeating their efforts of 2015 by finishing first in the regular season and hosting the...

Former Lions O'Connell and Greenwood dissect 2005 whitewash tour

6 years ago by Rugby Dump

With the next British and Irish Lions tour set to take place in South Africa next year, two former tourists Will Greenwood and Paul O'Connell reflected on some of their memories in Greenwood's Sky Sports podcast.

Throwback: The Two Star Studded FRENCH Line Ups That Contested The 2013 Champions Cup Final

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cast your mind back to 2013, Barack Obama is still the president of America, The All Blacks are still Rugby World Champions, the Lions are preparing for their tour to Australia and two French sides have...

Keith Wood Denounces Kings, Cheetahs in Pro14

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland and Lions legend Keith Wood was scathing about the Cheetahs and Kings’ participation in the Pro 14 tournament.     Speaking on a podcast, Wood was honest and firm about his...

8 Players With Alternative Careers You May Not Have Known About

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Today, most players are scouted from an early age and their ability on the pitch takes care of their financial needs. However, some well-known players from the modern and recent eras have dabbled in alternate...

Bryan Habana gives first hand account of dramatic 2009 Boks win over the Lions

6 years ago by Rugby Dump

On Sunday we looked back at the epic second Test between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions, which was perhaps the most intense rugby match in the modern era.

Gloucester head coach set to leave the club and head abroad - report

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gloucester and former Lions coach Johan Ackermann has been linked with a move to Japan by a report by South African newspaper the Rapport.    Ackermann has been head...