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Munster with positive injury update ahead of La Rochelle

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The Munster squad started preparations on Monday ahead of Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 tie against La Rochelle in the south of France. Munster go into the game after a vital...

Bielle-Biarrey named Player of the 2025 6Nations Championship

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s meteoric rise in international rugby has reached another milestone after being voted the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Player of the Championship. The...

Conor Murray Joins Munster 200 Club

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

In Saturday’s United Rugby Championship Round 14 clash with Connacht at MacHale Park, Castlebar, Conor Murray made his 200th appearance for the province. From Patrickswell, Co. Limerick, Murray...

Argentina and New Zealand crowned Hong Kong Sevens champions

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand women and Argentina men claimed the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens titles to back up their victories in Vancouver last month and extend their leads in the HSBC SVNS 2025 standings New Zealand...

URC Round 14 Review

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Durban delight as leaders Leinster make a splash!   Leo Cullen was a delighted man as league leaders Leinster Rugby bounced back from their first defeat of the season to beat Hollywoodbets Sharks...

Munster Side To Face Connacht

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Munster side has been named for Saturday’s URC Round 14 Interpro derby against Connacht at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park (2.30pm, live on TG4). There are five changes to the side that faced...

Fintan Gunne handed first start as Leo Cullen names team to face Sharks

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Round 14 of the BKT United Rugby Championship on Saturday at Kings Park Stadium (KO: 5.15pm Irish time...

McCloskey to make 200th Ulster appearance against Stormers

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster and Ireland international centre, Stuart McCloskey, makes his 200th cap for his province, as Ulster take on DHL Stormers at Kingspan Stadium this Friday night. (KO: 7.35pm). There is...

O’Connell To Lead Ireland As Humphreys Congratulates Lions Coaches

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Paul O’Connell will take charge of the Ireland squad for the Summer Tour matches against Georgia and Portugal as Simon Easterby has been named in the British & Irish Lions coaching staff along...

British & Irish Lions assistant coaches named for tour down under

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The British & Irish Lions confirmed the appointment of five new Assistant Coaches. Head Coach Andy Farrell bolstered his Lions backroom team with hires from three different Unions. John Dalziel (Scotland),...