Munster boss praises team after Leinster victory
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster head coach Johann van Graan was upbeat after his side’s victory over Leinster at the RDS yesterday. With Damian de Allende, CJ Stander, Conor Murray and Tadhg Beirne leading the...
Team News: Munster at full strength, Ryan and Doris return for Leinster
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe teams for this weekend's Round 1 Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup clash between Munster and Leinster have been named. Ireland international Garry Ringrose returns for Leinster and will captain...
Ugo Monye's latest Lions XV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer England and British & Irish Lions representative Ugo Monye has penned his ideal Lions starting XV as the tour to South Africa approaches. Monye, a popular pundit in the UK, has evolved...
Jim Telfer picks his 2021 Lions Test XV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Scotland international and British & Irish Lions player and coach Jim Telfer has selected his best Lions XV for the upcoming 2021 tour of South Africa. Telfer won 22 caps for Scotland...
A strong second half secures a quarter-final spot for Toulouse
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyToulouse have booked their place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals having fought back from a 7 point deficit at half time at Thomond Park against Munster. Antoine Dupont and Keith Earls both...
Hamish Watson named Six Nations Player of the Championship
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland flanker Hamish Watson has been named Six Nations Player of the Championship by fans after winning the biggest ever vote for the award. The 29-year-old put in a series of superb performances...
CJ Stander captains Munster in his 50th Champions Cup appearance
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Munster team has been named for Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 game against Toulouse at Thomond Park. Peter O’Mahony misses out due to the thigh laceration he sustained...
Marcell Coetzee Named PRO14 Players' Player
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster and Springbok No 8 Marcell Coetzee has been voted in as the Guinness PRO14 Player’s Player of the Season for 2020/21. Coetzee has delivered stellar performances for Ulster throughout...
Readers' Six Nations Team of the Tournament
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe ask for your opinion and you gave it! The results are in and this is your Six Nations team of the competition. Front row: Wyn Jones, Ken Owens and Tadhg Furlong Wyn Jones...
Sir Ian McGeechan selects his B&I Lions XV based on the Six Nations
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer British and Irish Lions head coach Ian McGeechan has named the team he would select to play the Springboks based on the 2021 Six Nations. McGeechan has named just one English player –...
