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World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 31 January-2 February, 2025

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for this weekend's opening rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and Rugby Europe Men's Championship. Permutation highlights: Ireland cannot improve...

Match Day Programme: Scotland v Italy

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fixture: Scotland v Italy Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh - Scotland  Kick-off: 14:15 (GMT) Referee: Karl Dickson Head-to-head Played: Played: 37  Italy Wins: 9  Scotland...

Easterby Names Ireland Team To Face England In Championship Opener

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland open their Guinness Men's Six Nations campaign against England. ©INPHO/Ken Sutton Interim Head Coach Simon Easterby has named the Ireland Men’s Match Day Squad, sponsored...

Kieran Treadwell To Return To Harlequins

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins are delighted to announce Kieran Treadwell will return to the Club from Ulster Rugby this summer ahead of the 2025/26 season. The former Academy graduate returns to South West London having...

World Rugby Chair Robinson confident of Wallabies World Cup revival

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby Chair and former Wallaby Brett Robinson is confident the Wallabies have shown enough growth to be a real threat at the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Robinson was high performance manager for the national...

Munster bolster squad with Ryan, Milne & Barron

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm that Academy prop Kieran Ryan will move up to the senior squad next season on a two-year deal with prop Michael Milne and hooker Lee Barron joining from...

Freddie Steward signs contract extension

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester Tigers and England international fullback Freddie Steward has signed a new deal with the club.   The announcement follows news of eight additional Tigers players re-signing with the...

Ulster to host the Reds in February

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

On Friday 7 February we host a special Friday night lights, as the Super Rugby powerhouse Queensland Reds travel to Belfast for the Bank of Ireland Mid-Season Challenge.   This is a once in a...

Doak Names Ireland Men’s U20s Team To Face England In Cork

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head Coach Neil Doak has named his Ireland Men’s U20s Match Day Squad, sponsored by PwC, for Thursday night’s U20 Six Nations opener against England at Virgin Media Park (Kick-off 7.45pm). Connacht...

Australia and Argentina win HSBC SVNS Perth in front of sell-out crowd

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A sell-out finals day crowd for the second year in succession witnessed a blockbuster day of international rugby sevens as Australia and Argentina were crowned women’s and men’s HSBC SVNS Perth...