Wednesday Morning Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChiefs and Bulls name their match day 23: With 1 Super RUgby game on Friday both Colin Cooper & John Mitchell have named their sides to play. The Chiefs are in an unfamiliar spot on the bottom of...
Cautious CJ Stander keeps Ireland’s Six Nations champagne on ice
8 years ago by The Guardian• Munster forward has missed out before• He expects to face ‘23 angry Englishmen’CJ Stander could be forgiven for mislaying the plot on Ireland’s history with the grand slam. In his excitement...
Tuesday Evening Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbySteven Luatua ruled out for 10 weeks All Black back-row forward has been ruled out for the rest of the Championship season with a knee injury, confirms Bristol Rugby. The 26-year-old...
Latest World Rankings
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland have moved up the to second place in the latest World Rugby Rankings for the first time since August 2015 following their 20-point win over Scotland and England’s narrow loss to France in...
Monday Morning Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLima Sopoaga still in the All Blacks mix? Wasps-bound playmaker Lima Sopoaga has not been included in the Kiwis' first Test camp of the year in Christchurch but the All Blacks have refused...
George North the star of the show as Wales coast past Italy
8 years ago by The Guardian• Wales 38-14 Italy• North bags two tries in win that puts Wales second in tableWales moved to second in the table with an ultimately comfortable victory over Italy, who suffered their 16th successive...
Ospreys sign Lesley Klim
8 years ago by Ospreys RugbyOspreys have announced the addition of Namibian international Lesley Klim to next season’s squad, the highly rated centre/wing signing a two-year deal with the region. The 23-year old is...
Ireland v Scotland - Player Ratings
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland 1. Cian Healy – 7/10 Very solid at scrum time. He got through an impressive amount of work at the breakdown. Also carried dynamically throughout, consistently getting over the gain line. 2. Rory...
Super Rugby - Saturday Afternoon Preview
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Sharks and Sunwolves face off for only the third time and the second time in Durban. TheSouth Africans won both encounters scoring no fewer than 38 points on each occasion.The Sunwolves look a lot...
Super Rugby - Saturday Morning Preview
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere is plenty of Super Rugby action happening today with the Hurricanes and Crusaders kick the day off with a massive New Zealand derby. The Hurricanes have a good record against the Crusaders...
