Winners and Losers: A Look at the First All Blacks Squad of the Year
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the All Blacks kick off a new international campaign, all eyes are on the squad selections and the performances that influenced them. The recent All Blacks XV tour, featuring matches against Japan and...
All Blacks squad named to face France
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks selectors Scott Robertson, Scott Hansen and Jason Ryan have named five new caps in their 33-strong squad for the 2025 Lipovitan-D July Series against France.The squad is as follows: (age, Super...
Conor Murray confirms exit from Munster after 17-year career
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland and Munster scrum-half Conor Murray has announced he will leave the province at the end of this season to pursue a playing opportunity abroad. The departure brings to a close a remarkable chapter...
Head Coach Andy Farrell names his first British & Irish Lions team ahead of 1888 Cup
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAndy Farrell has named his first ever British & Irish Lions matchday squad ahead of facing Argentina. The Lions, playing on Irish soil for the first time, take on the Pumas in the 1888 Cup at the...
EPCR pool draws for 2025/26 season
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pool draws for the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be staged at the Premier Sports studios in Dublin on Tuesday 1 July. Both draws will be streamed...
New Munster Rugby Academy Recruits Confirmed
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster Rugby can confirm five new additions to the Academy squad ahead of the 2025/26 season. The new Academy recruits are Emmet Calvey, Conor Kennelly, Oisín Minogue, Eoghan Smyth and Tom Wood. As...
Lions Welcome Finalists as Squad Prepares for Pumas
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions is today welcoming Bath Rugby, Leicester Tigers and Leinster Rugby players to its squad ahead of facing Argentina on Friday. A total of 15 players who were involved in the...
Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of...
United Rugby Championship – Semi Final Preview
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter a thrilling start to the Play-Offs last week, just four teams now remain. Here we go! We're down to just four teams, with a spot in the 2025 Grand Final on the line, as our Semi-Final contestants...
Bulls v Sharks | URC Semi Final Preview
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThere will be no love lost when the Vodacom Bulls host the Hollywoodbets Sharks in their all-South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final in Pretoria on Saturday, where a place in the Grand...
