Richie Mo'unga to depart Crusaders after 2023
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season will be Richie Mo’unga’s last with the Crusaders as he heads to Japan to take up a position with Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo. Mo’unga will finish...
South Africa's proudest rivalry to play out under the URC banner
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFriday evening will see arguably the greatest South African rivalries play out in the heat of the Cape Town summer; the old North vs South derby or, in more modern terms, Stormers vs Bulls. The...
Jake White: Champions Cup is tough
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyBulls director of rugby Jake White admitted after his side’s 44-14 rout at Exeter Chiefs in Round 2 of the Heineken Champions Cup that the tournament is harder than he initially anticipated. The...
Barnes Recommits to Taranaki Bulls for the Next Two Seasons
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNeil Barnes has recommitted to Taranaki Rugby for the next two years announcing today he will lead the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls through to the end of 2024. “I’m rapt to be in a position...
Stormers brace for impact against well-rested Bulls
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Stormers will be up against it in their own backyard on Friday evening as they will face a strong, well-rested Bulls side coming down from the north. The Stormers were last in action on Saturday...
Exeter urged to kick on after back-to-back wins
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Ali Hepher heaped praise on Exeter Chiefs after they recorded successive bonus-point wins in the Heineken Champions Cup – and reminded his side how crucial every point is in the pool...
Exeter prove too strong for the Vodacom Bulls
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs handed the Vodacom Bulls their first defeat of the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup campaign, outmuscling the Pretoria outfit at the Sandy Park Stadium. Captain and English player, Luke Cowan-Dickie...
Cowan-Dickie hat-trick as Exeter blitz Vodacom Bulls
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyLuke Cowan-Dickie scored a hat-trick of tries as Exeter Chiefs marched to a 44-14 win over Vodacom Bulls in the Heineken Champions Cup at Sandy Park on Saturday. The 2020 champions made...
Loughborough Lightning offered place in next cycle of Allianz Premier 15s
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints have confirmed that the Club’s women’s team, Loughborough Lightning, have been offered a place in the next cycle of the Allianz Premier 15s competition from the 2023-24...
Exeter and Bulls in heavyweight clash
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySomething will have to give as Exeter Chiefs welcome Vodacom Bulls in the Champions Cup on Saturday. Both sides opened their campaigns last week with bonus-point victories, Vodacom Bulls...
