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Under-20 Summer Series to take place in Italy

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Before the World Rugby U20 Championship returns in 2023, Six Nations Rugby has confirmed its commitment to support the rugby pathway for the next generation of rugby talent, by staging the event...

Keith Earls Signs Contract Extension To RWC23

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland and Munster back Keith Earls has signed a contract extension up until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.     Keith has played 96 times for Ireland scoring 34 international...

URC Award Winners Announced

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

ALAN O'CONNOR AND JAC MORGAN HAVE BEEN NAMED AS THE FIRST WINNERS IN THE INAUGURAL URC AWARDS       Ulster lock Alan O'Connor and Ospreys back-row...

Spain cite eligibility 'inconsistencies' with Irish and Scottish players

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In a bid to appeal their ban from the 2023 RWC, Spain are planning to cite Irish internationals James Lowe and Bundee Aki, as well as Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman as cases of players with eligibility...

London Irish 2021/22 leavers confirmed

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Club can today announce the players that will depart London Irish following the conclusion of the 2021/22 season.   Albert Tuisue leaves Irish after making 72 appearances and scoring 25 times...

Former All Black greats favour Papalii over captain Cane for Ireland Series

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks' captain Sam Cane shouldn't wear the no.7 jersey for the upcoming test series against Ireland in July, according to former All Blacks Sir John Kirwan, Mils Muliaina and Jeff Wilson.     Cane...

PODCAST: Ian Foster lifts the lid on the selectors thinking ahead of Ireland Series

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster joined the All Blacks podcast to look back on his playing career, answer fan questions, discuss the 2022 All Blacks squad naming and much more.   On the All...

Blitzboks to face Australia in London Cup quarter-finals

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springbok Sevens returned to winning ways in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Twickenham on Saturday, beating Argentina, Ireland and Kenya to top Pool D at the HSBC London Sevens, the penultimate...

Intrigue ahead of final as O'Gara and Sexton are rivals once more

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup final has no shortage of individual contests, but one if the most intriguing is the somewhat unorthodox one between Leinster flyhalf and captain Johnny Sexton and...

Leinster unchanged from semi-final win over Toulouse

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Leinster Rugby team, as sponsored by Bank of Ireland, has been named to face La Rochelle in the Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille tomorrow (KO 5.45 local/4.45pm Irish – LIVE on Virgin...