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Ireland 27-22 England: Second-half comeback secures winning start for hosts

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland rallied from a slow start to come from behind and claim a win in their Six Nations opener, beating England 27-22. The hosts ran riot in the second half, but a late rally by England ensured they...

Ireland Player Ratings

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland secure an opening round bonus point after weathering the storm sent by England. The difference was in the intensity especially in the final quarter. Here are our player ratings   Andrew...

WATCH: 20 minute red card for England U20

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2025 edition of the 6Nations got underway when Ireland U20 welcomed England U20 to Cork. Although the visitors held the early lead, they found themselves a man down in the 14th minute after flanker...

World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 31 January-2 February, 2025

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for this weekend's opening rounds of the Guinness Men's Six Nations and Rugby Europe Men's Championship. Permutation highlights: Ireland cannot improve...

Match Day Programme: Scotland v Italy

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fixture: Scotland v Italy Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh - Scotland  Kick-off: 14:15 (GMT) Referee: Karl Dickson Head-to-head Played: Played: 37  Italy Wins: 9  Scotland...

Easterby Names Ireland Team To Face England In Championship Opener

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland open their Guinness Men's Six Nations campaign against England. ©INPHO/Ken Sutton Interim Head Coach Simon Easterby has named the Ireland Men’s Match Day Squad, sponsored...

Kieran Treadwell To Return To Harlequins

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins are delighted to announce Kieran Treadwell will return to the Club from Ulster Rugby this summer ahead of the 2025/26 season. The former Academy graduate returns to South West London having...

World Rugby Chair Robinson confident of Wallabies World Cup revival

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby Chair and former Wallaby Brett Robinson is confident the Wallabies have shown enough growth to be a real threat at the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Robinson was high performance manager for the national...

Munster bolster squad with Ryan, Milne & Barron

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm that Academy prop Kieran Ryan will move up to the senior squad next season on a two-year deal with prop Michael Milne and hooker Lee Barron joining from...

Freddie Steward signs contract extension

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester Tigers and England international fullback Freddie Steward has signed a new deal with the club.   The announcement follows news of eight additional Tigers players re-signing with the...