Match Preview: Townsend points to youth as Exeter Chiefs host Glasgow Warriors
10 months ago by epcrugby.comExeter Chiefs scrum-half Stu Townsend has lauded the club’s young players who have stepped up in the Investec Champions Cup this season ahead of their Round 3 match against Glasgow Warriors. The...
Team news: Bristol Bears vs Vodacom Bulls
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyKieran Marmion will make his first Champions Cup start for the club when the Bears take on Vodacom Bulls at Ashton Gate in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday (3.15pm KO, live on TNT Sports). The scrum...
Hiddleston to make Glasgow Warriors debut
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGregor Hiddleston will make his professional debut for Glasgow Warriors at Sandy Park tomorrow afternoon, after the former Scotland U20 hooker was named in the starting XV for this weekend’s...
Team News: Baxter Names Chiefs for Investec Champions Cup Third Round
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyRob Baxter has made five changes to his starting line-up for Chiefs’ Investec Champions Cup Round Three clash against Glasgow Warriors at Sandy Park on Saturday, January 13. The...
European Rugby crunch time for Prem sides
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe return of European action will see a host of Gallagher Premiership Rugby sides bid to secure safe passage to the knockout stages. For the four English clubs unbeaten in the Investec Champions Cup,...
Eight changes for Saints ahead of clash with Bayonne
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyPhil Dowson has made eight changes to his Northampton Saints side for Round 3 of the Investec Champions Cup, as Aviron Bayonnais head to cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens this Friday (12 January,...
Aki And Fryday Named Guinness Rugby Writers Players Of The Year
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyToday, Ireland and Connacht centre, Bundee Aki and ex-Ireland captain and Exeter Chiefs Lock, Nichola Fryday have been named the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Men’s and Women’s 15s Players...
Lawes voted Gallagher Player of the Month for December
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints flanker Courtney Lawes has been voted as December’s Gallagher Player of the Month, winning 47% of the vote in the public poll ahead of Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Finn...
Joe Marler injury blow adds to England worries
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbySteve Borthwick has front-row concerns ahead of the Six Nations. England prop Joe Marler has been ruled out of Harlequins’ Investec Champions Cup clash against Cardiff as his arm injury...
Munster must win ‘all-or-nothing’ clash in Toulon
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCoach praises development of Jack Crowley, whose importance is growing as Joey Carbery nears departure It’s January and it’s the Champions Cup, so in time-honoured fashion Munster’s hopes...
