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Match Day Programme: Scotland v Italy

1 hour 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

4 hours 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

4 hours 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

7 hours 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

10 hours 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 day 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 day 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

2 days 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

3 days 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...

Furlong ruled out of Ireland's Six Nations opener

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ireland squad is continuing preparations in Portugal ahead of Saturday’s opening round Guinness Men’s Six Nations clash against England at Aviva Stadium (Kick-off 4.45pm). Tadhg...