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Players leaving and Joining the ProD2

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2025/26 Pro D2 season will feature the following 16 teams: Agen, Aurillac, Béziers, Biarritz, Brive, Colomiers, Dax, Grenoble, Mont-de-Marsan, Montauban, Nevers, Nice, Provence Rugby, Rouen,...

Players leaving and Joining the URC this season

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The South African United Rugby Championship franchises are undergoing significant squad changes ahead of the 2025/26 season, with a host of high-profile departures and exciting new arrivals across the...

Tadhg Beirne to lead The British & Irish Lions against the Waratahs in Sydney

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andy Farrell has named the team that will face off against the New South Wales Waratahs on Saturday night at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney. Munster Rugby and Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne will captain...

Ireland Team Named For Georgia Match

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland Men’s interim Head Coach Paul O’Connell has named the Ireland team to face Georgia in the opening game of the two-Test Summer series on Saturday evening in Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi...

Match Preview: Queensland Reds v British & Irish Lions

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

In the space of two years, Hugo Keenan has gone from playing at his first Rugby World Cup to gracing the Olympic stage, and now making his debut for the British & Irish Lions ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan The...

Challenge Cup 2025/26 pool draws

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The pools for the 2025/26 Challenge Cup are locked in and here they are:  EPCR Challenge Cup pool draw Pool 1 Ospreys Zebre Parma Montpellier Hérault Rugby US Montauban Black Lion Connacht...

Dan Sheehan to captain Lions against Western Force

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andy Farrell has named Dan Sheehan as captain for The British & Irish Lions' first fixture in Australia against the Western Force on Saturday. Ireland and Leinster Rugby hooker Sheehan is one of five...

The B&I Lions believe there is room to grow

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The biggest challenge facing any coach lucky enough to lead The British & Irish Lions is how to get a group of players who have never played together to perform as a cohesive unit in a matter of weeks. The...

Head Coach Andy Farrell names his first British & Irish Lions team ahead of 1888 Cup

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andy Farrell has named his first ever British & Irish Lions matchday squad ahead of facing Argentina. The Lions, playing on Irish soil for the first time, take on the Pumas in the 1888 Cup at the...

EPCR pool draws for 2025/26 season

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The pool draws for the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be staged at the Premier Sports studios in Dublin on Tuesday 1 July. Both draws will be streamed...