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Boks target season openers to set the tone for 2026

2 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said on Thursday the matches between the Boks and Barbarians and the SA ‘A’ team versus Zimbabwe were vital to set the tone for the season as the team prepare...

Back-rower Clem Halaholo has pledged his immediate future to the Waratahs until the end of 2027

11 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Halaholo, 22, played in all but one of our 14 Swyftx Super Rugby Pacific games in his breakout season in 2026, scoring three tries. Despite leaving the club at the end of the 2025 season having not played...

Aussie Captain Liam Wright joins the Ospreys

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ospreys announced today that Liam Wright would be joining the team from the Queensland Reds ahead of the 26/27 season. Wright captained the Reds for six seasons and became the 89th player to captain...

Nations Championship 2026: Unlocking New Rivalries

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The arrival of the inaugural Nations Championship changes everything. By linking the Northern and Southern hemisphere calendars into one massive, unified league table, the old "friendly" test matches are...

Papier named SA Vodacom URC Player of the Season

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Vodacom Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier has been rewarded for this excellent form in the 2025/26 season by being named the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the season.   Papier’s...

Try of the Season, South African Vodacom URC Player of the Season & Innovation Award Winners Announced

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Try of the Season, powered by URC.tv - Angus Bell (Ulster Rugby)   It’s been some season for props scoring sensational award-winning tries.   First,...

Scarlets sign Welsh-qualified full-back Isaac Murray Macgregor

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scarlets are delighted to announce the signing of Welsh-qualified full-back Isaac Murray-Macgregor. The 20-year-old joins the club from the highly respected Canterbury and Crusaders pathway in New Zealand,...

Harlequins Bid Farewell To 22 Players

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins can today confirm the senior and academy players who will depart the Club at the conclusion of the 2025/26 campaign.   As in previous seasons, supporters will have the opportunity to...

Next-Gen Player of the Season - Tom Bowen (Cardiff Rugby)

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Bowen is going to have to get himself a trophy cabinet at this rate!   The young winger picked up a host of prizes at Cardiff Rugby’s recent awards night, being named Breakthrough...

URC Awards

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Chris Smith, Ben Carter, Quan Horn, Evan Roos and Jack Walsh have added their names to the United Rugby Championship Awards roll of honour by collecting the Gilbert Golden Boot, IPVanish Tackle...