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Challenge Cup

2021 - 2022

Sam Riley renews at the Stoop

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dynamic hooker Sam Riley has signed a new contract with Harlequins, committing his future to The Stoop. The homegrown 89-appearance hooker has crossed the whitewash three times already this season, bagging...

Cardiff make nine changes for Welsh derby showdown

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cardiff Rugby have made nine changes for Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship clash with the Ospreys at St Helens. The Blue & Blacks travel to Swansea following a bruising run of fixtures...

SA sides gear up for big battles as Vodacom URC break looms

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The four South African sides participating in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship will be gearing up for big battles this weekend, as the cross-hemisphere competition heads for a break for the Nations...

Pietersen’s Pride At Leading The Team That Gave Him Everything

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

It’s the team that gave JP Pietersen everything and shaped him for the better as a person.   Now he is looking to give back to the Hollywoodbets Sharks as head coach.   Pietersen made...

Anscombe Relishing His New Role Back In Wales

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

It was 12 years ago this week that Gareth Anscombe first arrived in Wales amid a blaze of publicity.   He had come over from New Zealand to join Cardiff having been targeted by Warren Gatland after...

Cheetahs face anxious Faf de Klerk wait

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cheetahs scrumhalf Faf de Klerk is set to undergo scans after suffering an ankle injury against Bayonne on Sunday. The 35-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Monday, was forced off in the 43rd minute...

Ulster Squad Update

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Performance Medicine Team has issued an injury update ahead of the province's BKT United Rugby Championship Round 4 fixture against Vodacom Bulls this Saturday.  Zac Ward sustained an ankle...

Bayonne edge Cheetahs as Harlequins thrash Vannes in Challenge Cup opener

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bayonne snatched a narrow 29-27 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs, while Harlequins produced a dominant attacking display to defeat French side Vannes 57-19 in the opening round of the EPCR Challenge Cup...

Sharks team for Challenge Cup opener

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Hollywoodbets Sharks open their 2026/27 EPCR Challenge Cup campaign against Lyon in France this weekend. Nick Hatton captains the side from eighthman. After featuring in last week’s VURC encounter...

Dyer hits century in European opener

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wing Rio Dyer will make his 100th appearance for Dragons RFC as the club kicks-off its EPCR Challenge Cup campaign against USA Perpignan at Rodney Parade on Friday night (kick-off 8pm).   Homegrown...