Champions & Challenge Cup Disciplinary hearings - Round 1
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHere follows a list of disciplinary hearings from Round 1 of the Champions & Challenge Cups. Red card – Brad Shields (Wasps)The Wasps second row, Brad Shields (No 4), was issued with a red card...
Chris Ashton departs Worcester Warriors
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChris Ashton has left Worcester Warriors, the club confirmed on Monday morning. The club confirmed that Ashton's departure from the Premiership club was with immediate effect and by...
Nick Haining vs Billy Vunipola: A statistical comparison
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEdinburgh shocked Saracens with a 21-18 defeat in their Challenge Cup opener in London on Saturday. Tries from Ramiro Moyano Joya and WP Nel plus the boot of Emiliano Boffelli gave...
Antoine Dupont claims Men's 15s World Rugby Player of the Year Award
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Men’s and Women’s 15s Player of the Year have been announced with Antoine Dupont (France) and Zoé Aldcroft (England) scooping the two prestigious categories and putting an end to...
World Rugby unveil the Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPlayers from eight nations have been selected in the Dream Team by the World Rugby Awards Panel with all four of the Men’s 15s Player of the Year nominees included. The players selected...
Mark Atkinson re-signs with Gloucester
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGloucester Rugby have announced that England international Mark Atkinson has penned a multi-year deal to stay with the Cherry and Whites. Since joining Gloucester Rugby ahead of the 2014-15...
Simon Middleton creates history by winning World Rugby Coach of the Year Award
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySimon Middleton creates history as the first coach of a women’s team to win the prestigious award. Middleton guided the Red Roses through a second successive calendar year unbeaten and 18...
Six All Blacks, Four England Players & No Ireland Players In Rugby World's 20 Best Players
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySix All Blacks have been included in Rugby World magazine's top 20 list of 100 best players of 2021, with France's Antoine Dupont topping the list. The biennial countdown by the Magazine...
U20 Six Nations Fixtures Confirmed
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2022 Under-20 Six Nations Championship will be played between 4th February and 20th March 2022. It will follow the same weekends as the Senior Men’s Championship. Matches will...
Tomas Lavanini cops a five-week ban for record breaking red card
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArgentina second-row Tomas Lavanini has been suspended for five weeks following his red card against Ireland. Lavanini became the first player to ever be sent off five times at test level when...
