Siwan Lillicrap retires from international rugby
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySiwan Lillicrap has announced her retirement from international rugby. The 51-times-capped back five player has been Wales Women squad captain since November 2019 and played a huge...
Wales make four personnel and one positional change to tackle Black Ferns
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales coach Ioan Cunningham has named his team for their Rugby World Cup 2021 quarter-final against New Zealand at Northland Events Centre on 29 October. Wales coach Ioan Cunningham has made four...
All the lineups for the opening weekend of the 2021 Rugby World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe teams for the opening weekend of the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. TEAM NEWS HEADLINES South Africa v France Zenay Jordaan will become South Africa’s...
Women's Rugby World Cup Preview: Pool A
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe World Cup draw was made on 19th November 2020 and this split the twelve teams into four “bands”, based on the world rankings at the time and before Italy, Japan and Scotland had...
17 new contracts for the Welsh Women ahead of the World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Welsh Rugby Union has awarded 17 new full-time contracts for female players covering the period from July 1 – Dec 31. (six months), Head Coach Ioan Cunningham has committed to leading the programme...
Gloucester-Hartpury confirms re-signings ahead of the new season
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySiwan Lillicrap Siwan Lillicrap has become Gloucester-Hartpury’s latest signing with the Wales captain pledging her future to the Cherry and Whites. Lillicrap was...
Wales Women: Kelsey Jones to make her first start of the season
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales Women have made eight personnel changes and two positional in the starting line-up to face Italy in the final round of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Kelsey Jones, Cara Hope and...
Wales Women name 37-player squad for the Women’s Six Nations
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales Women head coach Ioan Cunningham has named a 37-strong squad for the TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Siwan Lillicrap leads the squad which includes six uncapped players –...
First full-time Wales Women players revealed
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTwelve players have accepted full-time contracts – two more than originally announced. The 12-month contracts came into force this week with players and management based at the National Centre of...
