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Attendance Record Broken as BKT URC Sets All-Time High for a Single Round

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Another new record has been set by the BKT United Rugby Championship today with the league setting an all-time high for single-round attendance. The 19,703 fans who attended the final game of Round...

Patrice Lagisquet: The man who unlocked Portugal's potential

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The former Os Lobos head coach looks back on his four years in charge, which included a stellar performance at Men's Rugby World Cup 2023. It all started with a simple approach to the president of the...

RG Snyman signs with Leinster

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster Rugby have this afternoon confirmed the signing of South Africa international, RG Snyman. Second row Snyman, who turns 29 in January, is a two-time Rugby World Cup winner with the Springboks and...

Newcastle Falcons name team to face Emirates Lions

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Nathan Greenwood makes his European debut for Newcastle Falcons on Saturday in Johannesburg when they take on Emirates Lions in the EPCR Challenge Cup.   The 20-year-old Tynesider scored a try away...

RG Snyman linked with major switch to Munster rivals Leinster

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster World Cup winner RG Snyman is set for a sensational move from Munster to Leinster. Snyman joined Munster on a big-money contract in 2020 but suffered an ACL injury on his debut, the first...

Australia and Argentina crowned Cape Town champs

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia claimed a first-ever Cape Town title, and their second HSBC SVNS 2024 victory in a row, with a gutsy 29-26 win over France in an epic women’s final to cue ecstatic celebrations. The men’s...

Josh Turnbull Confident Ahead Of Toulouse Clash

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In a repeat of the first ever final in EPCR’s elite competition, Cardiff Rugby will face Stade Toulousain in their opening Pool 2 match in the Investec Champions Cup this Saturday. Cardiff...

Brave Blossom Shota Horie calls time on his rugby career

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan rugby international Shota Horie announced today that he will retire at the end of this season after playing in four World Cups including a 2019 quarterfinal on home soil. The 37-year-old hooker,...

Two changes to Scarlets side for Cardiff clash

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two changes to Scarlets side for Cardiff clash Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel has made two personnel changes to his starting line-up for Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship round seven clash...

RWC-winners lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2023

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Five members of the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad in France – Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse – were nominated for the coveted...