11 Years on from Jaque Fourie and Morne Steyn's heroics
6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby11 Years to the day, the Springboks claimed a series victory over the British and Irish Lions with a 28-25 win in a classic Test match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. With tempers flaring...
The Toulon 23 That Won The Heineken Cup For The Second Time
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 2014, Toulon went back to back winning their second Heineken Cup under Bernard Laporte. The side a season before featured some of the best players in the world in the...
Throwback: The Two Star Studded FRENCH Line Ups That Contested The 2013 Champions Cup Final
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCast your mind back to 2013, Barack Obama is still the president of America, The All Blacks are still Rugby World Champions, the Lions are preparing for their tour to Australia and two French sides have...
Relive: The Third British and Irish Lions Test 2009 - Full Test
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith South Africa having already secured the Series 2-0, The British and Irish Lions came out with a point to prove in the third and final test of the tour. The Lions finished on...
Australia’s Bernard Foley ushers England out of their own World Cup | Eddie Butler
1 decade ago by The GuardianEngland failed to make the most of their chances while Australia’s fly-half was in dominant form, scoring 28 of his side’s 33 pointsOf all the people who had a cruel hand in ejecting the hosts from...
Why won't England pick overseas men?
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster names his World Cup training squad later this month, but it's highly unlikely European player of the year Nick Abendanon and his predecessor...
Who will be Wales' 10th Euro champ?
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsToulon's Leigh Halfpenny or Clermont Auvergne's Jonathan Davies will become Wales' 10th European champion when the French sides meet in the Champions Cup final at Twickenham on Saturday. BBC...
Weekly News Round Up
1 decade ago by Rugby Banter PageWilliams to play NZ Provincial Rugby Ahead of his much heralded return to Rugby Union from the NRL, Sonny Bill Williams will play provincial Rugby for Counties Manukau, in order to satisfy...
Andrew Sheridan Forced To Retire
1 decade ago by Rugby LadAndrew Sheridan, the former England and British and Irish Lions prop forward, has been forced to retire with immediate effect because of a neck injury. The 34 year-old, who won 40 caps for his country...
Corbisiero and Parling ruled out of Tests
1 decade ago by The TimesEngland were dealt a double injury blow yesterday when Alex Corbisiero, the Northampton loose-head prop, and Geoff Parling, the Leicester lock, were ruled out of the autumn international season because...
