Julien Blanc rugby player
Julien Blanc rugby player

Julien Blanc

4th Oct 1992 1.75m/79kg Scrum Half

Edinburgh claim vital win over Castres

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby claimed an important 31-20 win over Castres Olympique in the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday.   In the first Heineken Champions Cup match held at The DAM Health Stadium,...

Quotes, Reaction, Stats, and Highlights from Lyon's historic Challenge Cup triumph

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lyon secured a maiden European trophy beating RC Toulon 30-12 in the EPCR Challenge Cup final on Friday.       A Challenge Cup record of 51,431 fans packed into...

Challenge Cup Final Teams: Cheslin Kolbe returns

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lyon and RC Toulon have named their teams ahead of Friday evening's EPCR Challenge Cup final in Marseille.       Jordan Taufua will captain Lyon who have named an entirely...

The New Signings Each Top 14 Club Made During The Off Season

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The French Top 14 returns this weekend in a mouth-watering opening round of fixtures.   Newly promoted Biarritz Olympique opening the competition against last season's semi-finalists Union...

How Toulon could line up with Cheslin Kolbe

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cheslin Kolbe is reportedly on his way to Toulon ahead of the 2021/22 season after a successful trophy-laden four-year stint at Toulouse.   After securing a Top 14 and Champions Cup double with...

10 in, 12 out as Toulon confirm the signings of Quinn Roux and Cornell du Preez

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Toulon have began their preparations for the 2021/22 season having confirmed the 12 players who will be leaving the club at the end of the season as well as the nine new signings.    Taofifenua...

Diaby red proves costly as Bordeaux beaten by Brive

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bordeaux-Begles could lose ground on Top 14 leaders Lyon after slipping to their second defeat in three matches at Brive.   Mahamadou Diaby's ninth-minute dismissal proved decisive as Christophe...

Lyon beat Bordeaux to extend lead, Stade stay bottom

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lyon moved five points clear at the summit of the Top 14 table with a thrilling 25-23 win over second-placed Bordeaux-Begles, while Castres thumped bottom side Stade Francais on Saturday.   The...

Challenge Cup Round 5 in numbers

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

EPC Rugby picked out some interesting statistics from last weekend’s European Rugby Challenge Cup games.         5 – Harlequins back-row forward Alex Dombrandt...

Top 14 Tries of the Weekend

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In a weekend that saw 39 tries scored across the league, here are your Top 5