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Match Preview: Exeter aim to end pool stage on a high

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs are already through to the knockout stage of the Heineken Champions Cup – and will look to thrill the home faithful as they welcome Pool A basement side Castres Olympique for Round...

Ireland Squad Named For 2023 Guinness Six Nations Championship

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ireland Coaching Team have named a 37-man squad for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations Championship, which kicks off with an away trip to Cardiff to face Wales on Saturday, 4th February. In...

Murphy Names Ireland U20 Squad For Six Nations

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head Coach Richie Murphy has today named a 32-man Ireland squad, sponsored by PwC, for the upcoming 2023 U20 Six Nations, including seven players who were involved in last year’s...

Scotland name 2023 Six Nations training squad

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bath Rugby wing Ruaridh McConnochie, Glasgow Warriors centre Stafford McDowall and stand-off Ben Healy, who recently agreed a move to Edinburgh Rugby from Munster, are all named in head coach Gregor Townsend’s...

Champions Cup Round of 16 places secured as pool stage heats up

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup produced some exhilarating encounters last weekend as eight teams secured their places in the knockout stage with a game to spare.   Leinster Rugby, Cell...

Match Report: 14-man Sale beaten by Toulouse

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks were eventually beaten 27-5 by Stade Toulousain in the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday despite offering stern resistance after being reduced to 14 men early on.     The...

Match Report: Heartbreak for Ulster amid last-gasp Sclavi try

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Joel Sclavi’s 81st minute try cost Ulster Rugby a famous Heineken Champions Cup victory over defending champions Stade Rochelais, as they fell to a 7-3 defeat in Pool B at the Stade Marcel Deflandre...

Sale Sharks set for humdinger against Toulouse at the AJ Bell

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jono Ross replaces the injured Tom Curry in the back-row and full-back Joe Carpenter starts a match for the first time in over a month as Alex Sanderson makes two changes to the team that toppled Harlequins...

Match Preview: Sale gunning for Toulouse revenge

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks are aiming to bounce back from defeat at Stade Toulousain when they welcome the TOP 14 side to the AJ Bell Stadium in Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday.   Sale...