Monday Round-Up
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbySmith to Wasps: Wasps this morning have confirmed that Australia legend George Smith will join the Premiership side on a one year deal. The flanker has amassed 111 caps for his national side and has...
Bok scrumhalf answers BaaBaas' call
1 decade ago by Rugby 365World Cup-winning Springbok scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar has completed the Barbarians squad to face Ireland and England this week. The BaaBaas face Ireland at Thomond Park, Limerick, on Thursday (May 28)...
Munster and Glasgow book places in Guinness PRO12 final
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpGlasgow Warriors will play Munster in the final of the Guinness Pro12 at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast next weekend after both sides triumphed in two tantalising home semi-finals. The Warriors struck...
Warriors edge past Ulster into Final
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Glasgow warriors advanced to the Pro12 Final with a gutsy 16-14 win over an inspired Ulster side at Scotstoun on Friday. The teams scored one try each, but Fin Russell - who provided the scoring pass...
Gregor Townsend: We must be 20 per cent better
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanIn a nod to the expected tactical kicking battle with Ulster’s sublime South African Ruan Pienaar, Henry Pyrgos comes in at nine in place of Niko Matawalu, who shuffles to the wing for what could prove...
Glasgow Warriors v Ulster
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsHooker Fraser Brown and scrum-half Henry Pyrgos return to Glasgow Warriors' line-up to tackle a much-changed Ulster in the Pro12 semi-final. Brown replaces Dougie Hall, while Niko Matawalu moves...
Eleven changes for play-off
1 decade ago by Ulster Rugby NewsUlster Head Coach, Neil Doak, has made 11 changes from the side that lost to Glasgow Warriors last week for tomorrow's play-off against the same opposition at Scotstoun (kick off 19:45). Ten internationals...
Gilroy: Ulster face huge task to end Warriors record
1 decade ago by Ulster Rugby NewsEven with a side boosted by the return of key players, Craig Gilroy admits Ulster face a tough test to break Glasgow Warriors' stunning home record in their GUINNESS PRO12 semi-final on Friday. The...
Rhys Webb Pro12 player of the year
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsOspreys and Wales half-back Rhys Webb has been voted Pro12 player of the season. The 26-year-old scrum-half has scored 12 tries in the tournament this season, and topped a poll of club captains. ...
'Glasgow were like lions feeding on a carcass'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsIn the early minutes of the second half at Scotstoun there was a line-out on the main stand side of the pitch, a routine set-piece that wouldn't have mattered a damn except for the light it shone a...
