Hugh Gavin to join Pro ranks next season
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyPromising centre Hugh Gavin has become the latest Connacht Academy player to sign a professional contract with the club. Gavin made headlines earlier this year with his performances for Ireland...
Key Moments: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBack-to-back Champions Cup finalists Leinster proved to strong for English Premiership outfit Leicester Tigers running five tries with three of them being scored by Ireland scrum-half James Gibson-Park. Here...
Updated Team News | Munster Side To Face Northampton
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Munster squad has been named for Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 clash away to Northampton Saints (12.30pm, live on TNT Sports & ITV). Update: An appeal hearing took place...
Jeremy Loughman Set For 100th Appearance
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySunday’s Investec Champions Cup Round-of-16 clash with Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens will see Jeremy Loughman make his 100th appearance for Munster after joining the province in...
EPCR Challenge Cup: 'Massive test' for Ulster
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster Rugby interim head coach Richie Murphy admits tackling Montpellier Hérault Rugby on their own turf will be “a massive test” for his side in their EPCR Challenge Cup Round of...
Force learn Drua lessons before daunting Eden Park trip
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWestern Force boss Simon Cron says his bottom-ranked side can only hang with the red-hot Blues in Auckland if they learn the lessons of a shock thrashing at the hands of the Fijian Drua. The Perth-based...
Contract extensions for Murray, Daly and Gleeson
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm contract extensions for Conor Murray and Jack Daly with Brian Gleeson to be promoted from the Academy to the senior squad next season. Murray and Daly...
Hong Kong Stadium set to host sell-out rugby sevens event
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySixth round of HSBC SVNS 2024 takes place in Hong Kong China on 5-7 April Full house 120,000 crowd expected for the three-day Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens featuring the world’s best 12 men’s...
All Black great Samuel Whitelock announces retirement from professional rugby
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySamuel Whitelock has announced he will retire from all professional rugby at the end of the current club season in France where he is playing for Pau.The 35-year-old has called time on an illustrious professional...
URC Round 13 Review
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeague leaders Leinster make big statement After two trophy-less seasons, no-one in the Leinster Rugby camp will be getting carried away, but they certainly made an emphatic statement in their top-of-the-table...
