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George Furbank returns for Saints

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Phil Dowson names an unchanged starting line-up for Northampton Saints’ Investec Champions Cup quarter-final clash with Castres Olympique on Saturday (12 April, kick-off: 5.30pm).    The...

Disciplinary Update: Neethling Fouché Appeal

5 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following an appeal, Stormers Neethling FouchĂ© will miss four games after an Appeal Panel upheld the original Disciplinary Panel decision.   In the Round 14 URC Ulster v Stormers...

Alex Nankivell Free To Play After Appeal Upheld

5 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster Rugby’s Alex Nankivell is free to play following an appeal by the club which was upheld. In the Round 14 BKT URC Connacht v Munster game (Saturday, March 29) the referee Craig Evans showed...

No medical evidence to outlaw 7-1 split

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby insists there is no medical evidence that 7-1 bench splits will lead to more injuries and the governing body has no plans to outlaw the tactic as a result. France deployed a bench of seven...

Tigers side for European knockout

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hanro Liebenberg will captain the Leicester Tigers side in Saturday’s European knockout fixture away to Glasgow Warriors. After finishing third in Pool 1, the squad were seeded tenth and drawn to...

Glasgow Warriors make Three alterations for Leicester Tigers showdown

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Franco Smith has made three changes for tomorrow night’s Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 clash with Leicester Tigers, as his side prepares to host its first-ever...

Scotland confirm 2025 summer tour

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland’s summer tour plans for 2025 have been confirmed where they will take on the Māori All Blacks, followed by Fiji and Samoa. The tour kicks off with a match against the...

Bielle-Biarrey named Player of the 2025 6Nations Championship

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s meteoric rise in international rugby has reached another milestone after being voted the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Player of the Championship. The...

Alex Nankivell - Red card appeal hearing

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

An Independent Disciplinary Panel will meet tomorrow (Wednesday, April 2) to consider an appeal by Munster Rugby’s Alex Nankivell to the red card he received during his team’s Round 14 United...

Horne extends Glasgow Warriors contract

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

George Horne has capped a landmark weekend in Glasgow Warriors by putting pen to paper on a new contract with his boyhood club, in a deal that will see the scrum-half staying at Scotstoun for the...