Leicester top Bordeaux with late Ford penalty
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA 77th minute penalty from Leicester Tigers fly-half George Ford was ultimately the deciding factor as the two-time Heineken Champions Cup winners left the South of France with a 16-13 win over Union...
Ulster battle to win at Clermont
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster Rugby produced an impressive display to win 29-23 against ASM Clermont Auvergne in their opening Heineken Champions Cup Pool A game at Stade Marcel-Michelin on Saturday. Scrum-half...
Antoine Dupont claims Men's 15s World Rugby Player of the Year Award
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Men’s and Women’s 15s Player of the Year have been announced with Antoine Dupont (France) and Zoé Aldcroft (England) scooping the two prestigious categories and putting an end to...
World Rugby unveil the Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPlayers from eight nations have been selected in the Dream Team by the World Rugby Awards Panel with all four of the Men’s 15s Player of the Year nominees included. The players selected...
Six All Blacks, Four England Players & No Ireland Players In Rugby World's 20 Best Players
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySix All Blacks have been included in Rugby World magazine's top 20 list of 100 best players of 2021, with France's Antoine Dupont topping the list. The biennial countdown by the Magazine...
Blitzboks do it again in Dubai
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok Sevens coach Neil Powell and captain Siviwe Soyizwapi both praised the character of the team after the Blitzboks rallied to beat Australia 10-7 in tightly fought Emirates Dubai 7s final on Saturday...
U20 Six Nations Fixtures Confirmed
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2022 Under-20 Six Nations Championship will be played between 4th February and 20th March 2022. It will follow the same weekends as the Senior Men’s Championship. Matches will...
A World XV of players who COULD transfer to another test team in 2022
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn a groundbreaking move, the World Rugby Council approved an amendment to the sport’s national team representation laws. This amendment will now permit an international player to transfer...
Australia & England revealed as the Preferred Candidates for the next Rugby World Cups
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia have been awarded 'Preferred Candidate' status for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup from World Rugby while England are the Preferred Candidate for the 2025 Women's edition of the competition. World...
England Women notch up 18 consecutive victories
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWomen’s rugby in England is in a healthy space, to say the least. The Red Roses have hit a purple patch of late which has included knocking over the likes of France, the Canada and New Zealand. Their...
