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...
Leicester top Bordeaux with late Ford penalty
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA 77th minute penalty from Leicester Tigers fly-half George Ford was ultimately the deciding factor as the two-time Heineken Champions Cup winners left the South of France with a 16-13 win over Union...
Springbok stars lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2021
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFive star Springboks – Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and Makazole Mapimpi – are up against each other for the coveted SA Rugby Player of the Year award for 2021...
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...
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...
Update on Munster, Scarlets, Cardiff's return from South Africa
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn a hugely positive development, the wider Munster touring party departed Cape Town tonight after a group of 34 players and staff received negative results on completing a fourth round of PCR testing...
World Rugby issues statement regarding Dave Rennie comments
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby can confirm that it has issued a written warning to Rugby Australia and Rugby Australia’s men’s 15s head coach Dave Rennie for comments made immediately after Australia’s...
Latest World Rankings: France up to fifth
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA drama-filled weekend of test rugby has seen plenty of change in the latest World Rugby Rankings. France moved into the top 5 of the rankings while Romania entered the top 20. England's...
