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South Africa vs Ireland: A look at the scrum-half battle

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Irish have officially named their team set to take on the Springboks in their second test on Saturday. All eyes will ascend on Kings Parks stadium for the final game of the two-game series. Bragging...

Caelan Doris named captain as Peter O’Mahony starts on the bench

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head Coach Andy Farrell has named the Ireland Match Day Squad for Saturday’s second Test against South Africa in Durban (Kick-off 5pm local time/4pm Irish time). Caelan Doris captains...

A head to head look at Argentina vs France

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

France will continue their tour of South America with a match against Uruguay today.  After dismantling Argentina last week, 28-13, Les Bleus will take the young lineup to Montevideo to take on Los...

IRFU to stop provinces signing overseas front row players

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The four provinces in Ireland, Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster will only be allowed to field Irish-qualified front-row players from 2025.   Dividing his time between the U-20s in Cape...

Franco Mostert on Ireland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok lock Franco Mostert was adamant that they had to deliver a top-class performance in their second Castle Lager Incoming Series match against Ireland to register a series victory in Durban. The...

Simon Easterby on the TMO in the first test

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Speaking post-match on Saturday after his side’s 27-20 defeat, Ireland boss Farrell said they would seek feedback on those calls through “the right channels.” Asked yesterday whether...

Ireland to tour Georgia and Romania in 2025

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland will travel to Georgia and Romania in the summer of 2025. The tour will be the same time while the Lions tour Australia.   With Ireland head coach in charge of the Lions, current defence...

Easterby: We Can’t Give South Africa Space This Weekend

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Assistant Coach Simon Easterby spoke about the areas for improvement in their performance as he says Ireland can’t give South Africa the same amount of space in the first half this weekend in Durban. Easterby...

Top14 Signings: The EPCR Stars Strengthening French Clubs

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

We now know the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup pools for the 2024/25 campaign, and so it’s time to turn our attention to who might be on the field. In particularly, this...

de Allende focused on getting the job done in Durbs

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok centre Damian de Allende, who will set the new SA record as the most capped centre pairing with Jesse Kriel, said the record had no significance for him going into the series decider against...