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Nick Champion de Crespigny joins The Force

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Western Force have signed Australian back-rower Nick Champion de Crespigny from French Top 14 club Castres Olympique ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. The Canberra-born 28-year-old has...

Champions Cup Fixtures Confirmed

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The fixtures for the Investec Champions Cup 2024/25 pool stage have been released, with some huge clashes set to take place across Europe and South Africa involving the world’s biggest clubs!     Round...

Focus On Munster’s Champions Cup Opposition Season 24/25

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Take a closer look at Munster’s Champions Cup Pool opponents for the 2024/25 season following this week’s draw. Munster will play two home games and two away games in Pool 3 with Stade Français,...

EPCR 2024/25 Season Pool Draws format announced

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The pool draws for the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be staged in Cardiff on Tuesday 2 July. Both draws will be streamed live on epcrugby.com and the event, which...

36 man squad named by Wales

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales face South Africa in an away fixture at Twickenham Stadium on 22 June before heading for Australia on 26 June to play two Test matches against the Wallabies and a fixture against the Queensland...

Skivington says his side must embrace physical challenge against Castres

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Cherry & Whites return to European action on Friday evening, with Castres Olympique coming to Kingsholm in the Round of 16. Director of Rugby, George Skivington, says knock-out fixtures at ‘Holm...

Gloucester seek to bounce back in EPCR Challenge Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The EPCR competition offers the Cherry and Whites a perfect chance to bounce back from their 33-24 Gallagher Premiership home loss to Bristol Bears, their first since early January.  “It is...