Ben Curry & Marcus Smith Headline England World Rugby U20 Championship Squad
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his 28-man squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship (30 May – 17 June). The squad includes eight players who were involved at last year’s tournament...
Paul Gustard’s move to Harlequins may hurt England’s World Cup preparations
8 years ago by The Guardian• Gustard to coach Harlequins after England’s South Africa tour• Injury to Wasps’ Jack Willis adds to Jones’s back-row problemsEngland’s World Cup preparations have been thrown into turmoil...
England defence coach Paul Gustard to become Harlequins Head Coach
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland defence coach Paul Gustard will leave Eddie Jones' coaching ticket following the South Africa tour to become Harlequins head coach. The appointment is set to take place in the next 24 hours and...
Chris Ashton named in Barbarians squad to face England at Twickenham
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer England international wing Chris Ashton has been named in Pat Lam's Barbarians squad to face England in the Quilter Cup clash at Twickenham next Sunday. The try scoring machine proved to be an...
England’s Kyle Sinckler: ‘I don’t want to lose the fire in my belly’
8 years ago by The GuardianProp heads for South Africa knowing a troubled reputation follows him but insists he must keep ‘that extra juice I need to play at the top level’Whenever Eddie Jones is asked about England’s strength...
England’s Denny Solomona eager to move on from bans and booze
8 years ago by The GuardianSale wing who has made headlines for the wrong reasons during his time in union hopes to make the right impression in South AfricaDenny Solomona’s rugby union career is only 18 months old but it has,...
Bundee Aki To Captain Barbarians Against England
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland's Bundee Aki will lead the Barbarians in their showdown with England at Twickenham later this month. Head coach Pat Lam has handed the captaincy to the Connacht centre who 'epitomises...
RG Snyman & Marco van Staden headline Bulls extensions
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBulls captain, Burger Odendaal and leading locks, RG Snyman and Jason Jenkins are amongst some of the leading talents who extended contracts with the Blue Bulls, the club today confirmed. Odendaal...
GUINNESS PRO14: Semi-Finals Preview
8 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsAfter 149 games, only four teams remain in the race to reach the GUINNESS PRO14 final next Saturday (May 26) and claim the title as the first champions of Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.
Eben Etzebeth in doubt for June Tests
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok and Stormers lock Eben Etzebeth looks set to miss all four of the Springboks’ June Tests after the Stormers confirmed that the lock will not make a return to Super Rugby until July. According...
