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Dan Cole leaves Leicester due to personal reasons

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dan Cole will be leaving Leicester Tigers at the end of 2025.   The legendary tighthead prop turned Recruitment and Retention Manager has made the difficult decision to depart the club for personal...

Argentina lock Molina set for Newcastle move

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina lock Franco Molina is heading back to the Gallagher PREM this summer, signing a two-season deal with Newcastle Red Bulls. The 28-year-old has played 20 times for the Pumas, including...

Josh Hodge re-joins Newcastle Red Bulls

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Josh Hodge is returning to Newcastle Red Bulls on a three-year deal, with the Exeter Chiefs and England A full-back forming a key part of the club’s summer influx.   A graduate of Newcastle’s...

Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 3 Review

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

A 29-point haul from veteran Wallaby flyhalf Bernard Foley, alongside 11 tries, has allowed Kubota Spears to rompto their third straight win in Japan Rugby League One after the Frans Ludeke-coached outfit...

A Christmas With A Difference For Munster’s McMillan

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

It will be a very different Christmas this year for Munster Rugby coach Clayton McMillan.   Back home in his native New Zealand, it’s off season and a time for relaxation.   But having...

World Rugby confirms Match Official appointments for Men’s Six Nations 2026

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Emirates World Rugby Match Officials have been confirmed for the Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2026.  Fourteen referees from eight nations with 487 tests between them, will...

Hybrid Hero Esterhuizen Helps Sharks Bite Back

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springboks star Andre Esterhuizen is hoping the Hollywoodbets Sharks have turned the corner as they head into Saturday’s huge South African derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Durban.   The...

Back-rower Roots becomes first to re-commit to Chiefs

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs back-rower Ethan Roots has become the first member of the squad to put pen to paper on a contract extension this season. Establishing himself as one of the top performers among the squad...

Hastings Fit and Firing Ahead of Hampden Humdinger

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

After everything he has been through over the past few years, Adam Hastings has good reason to savour the special days he is now enjoying.   The Scotland international has put a nightmare time on...

Dewi Lake to join Gloucester

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales international, Dewi Lake, will join Gloucester Rugby from the Ospreys ahead of the 2026/27 season, joining teammate Jac Morgan in making the move to Kingsholm.    An abrasive hooker,...